Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?
Section B (2a-Self Check)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
politely, request, direction, correct, polite, direct, indirect,
speaker, whom, impolite, address, underground, course
Key sentences:
1. The expressions they use might depend on whom they
are speaking to or how well they know each other.
2. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than
directly.
3. However, it is important to learn how to use the right
language in different situations.
Language hospitality & Language appropriacy.
politely
direction
request
correct
polite
adv. 礼貌地；客气地
n. 方向；方位
n.&v. 要求；请求
adj. 正确的；恰当的
adj. 有礼貌的；客气的
Words and expressions
impolite
direct
address
underground
parking lot
adj.不礼貌的
adj. 直接的；直率的
n. 住址；地址；通讯处
adj. 地下的；n. 地铁
停车场；停车区
Where do you need to make polite
requests? Think of some possible situations.
Discuss them with your partner.
Pre-reading
2a
Mom, can you help me with my
homework?
Can you help me with my homework?
Excuse me, Sir? Could you please help
me with my homework?
1. your mother or father
2. your best friend
3. a teacher
Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He
wants to go to a small town but he doesn’t
know the way now. What should he do?
Hi! Where is the East
Town?
I don’t know.
Excuse me. Could you
please tell me where
the East Town is?
Sure. Take No. 23
Bus and you will
get there.
n. & v. 要求
; 请求
Discuss the language you used to
make this request. Was it the same
each time?
If not, discuss why not.
反义词：impolite
adj. 不礼貌的
Read the article and underline the topic sen-
tence for each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
When you visit a foreign country, it is impor-
tant to know how to ask for help politely (adv.
礼貌地) ….
polite adj. 礼貌的
While-reading2b
Paragraph 2
Good speakers change the way they
speak in different situations. …
n. 发言者
Paragraph 3
Usually polite questions are longer. They
include expressions such as “Could you
please …?” or “May I ask …?” It sounds
more polite to say, “Peter, could you please
tell me your e-mail address?”… n. 地址
What else do we need to learn besides
asking a question correctly when you
ask for help?
We need to learn how to be polite
when we ask for help.
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the
question.
What do we need to think about when you
talk to different people?
We need to think about whom we speak to
or how well we know them.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the question.
What can lead in to a request with a stranger
on the street?
“Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or
“I’m sorry to trouble you, but …” before
asking for help.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the question.
Find all the direct questions and polite
requests from the passage.
Direct questions Polite requests
1. Where are the
restrooms?
1. Could you tell me
where the restrooms
are?
Post-reading
2c
Direct questions Polite requests
2. When is the
school trip?
3. Peter, tell me
your e-mail
address.
2. Excuse me, do you
know when the school
trip is?
3. Peter, could you
please tell me
your e-mail address?
Read the requests below. In the
second column, write A if you would
say it to someone you know and B if
you would say it to a stranger. In the
last column, write where you think
these people are.
2d
Request Person Place
1. Will you pass the salt?
2. Do you know where I can
change some money,
please?
3. Could you tell me what
just happened?
4. Can you please tell me
where the nearest station
is?
A kitchen
A street
B street
B street
Request Person Place
5. Excuse me, do you know
what time it begins,
please?
6. Let me know when you’re
ready, OK?
7. Could you possibly tell me
the way to the village
school?
B cinema
A home
B street
1. Both are correct, but the first one sounds
less polite.
less + 形容词或副词, 构成降级比较形式,
相当于中文“不那么; 稍许不……”之意。
e.g. His second movie is less interesting.
他的第二部电影就没那么有趣。
2. It might seem more difficult to speak
politely than directly.
情态动词might 表达一种可能性及推测
的不确定性, 意思与表达可能性的may
相当, 表示“有可能, 也许会”, 但语气
更加委婉, 更不确定。
e.g. He might come, but it’s very
unlikely.他也许会来，但非常靠不住。
3. However, it is important to learn how to
use the right language in different
situations.
it作形式主语
【梳理】
在英语中, 如果主语是较长的动词不定式
或一个句子, 为了保持句子结构的平衡, 避
免头重脚轻, 通常用it作形式主语放在句
首, 而把真正的主语放在句尾。
常见的句型有：
1) It is + adj. (+ ____ + sb.) + to do sth.
。常用于此句型的形容词有important,
difficult, dangerous, necessary, useful,
possible等, 用来对to do sth. 进行说明。
如：
It’s difficult for us to finish the work in
an hour.
for
2) It is + adj. + ____ + sb. + to do sth.
常用于此句型的形容词有good, kind,
nice, clever, wise等, 用来对sb.的性
格、品质等进行说明。
如：
It’s kind of you to say so.
of
请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子（每空
一词）。
1. 对他来说，回答那个问题是十分困难的。
It’s very hard ____ him ____ _______
that question.
2. 你这样说真是太好了。
It’s very kind ____ you ____ ____ so.
for to answer
of to say
Exercises
3. 我们在阅览室里保持安静是十分必
要的。
It’s necessary ______ ______
(should) keep quiet in the reading
room.
It’s necessary for us
_____ ________ ______ in the
reading room.
that we
to keep quiet
Imagine you are going on a short
study vacation at a school in an
English-speaking country. What
would you like to know before you
go? Write some polite, indirect
questions about the following topics.
3a
1. The course you will study
2. The time of the course
Q: Excuse me, can you tell me what
course I will study?
Q: Pardon me, could you please tell
me when the course will start?
3. Where and what you can eat
4. Where you will stay
Q: Excuse me, would you mind
telling me where and what I can
eat?
Q: Excuse me, do you know where
I will stay?
5. What activities you can do
6. Travel to the school
Q: Excuse me, can you tell me
what activities I can do?
Q: Pardon me, could you please
tell me how to get to school?
Could you please
tell me what course
I will study?
You will study
spoken English.
Can you tell me
when the course
will start? Next week.
Practice
And do you know
where I will stay?
En! You will eat in
your host family. Of
course, it’s not
Chinese food.
Ok! Would you mind
telling me what and
where I can eat?
Your host
family, too.
Great! So can you tell
me what activities I
can do?
You can visit some
places of interest in
our country. You can
also play with us.
Ok! Could you please
tell me how to get to
school?
Take No. 11 bus.
Write a polite letter to the school asking for
the information you want to know. Use your
notes in 3a.
In your letter, you should:
﹡introduce yourself
﹡say when you are coming
﹡politely ask for information
﹡thank the person for helping you
Writing
3b
My name is … and I’m from …
I’ll be coming to your school for …
I’d like to know about …
I would like to thank you for …
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Use the following expressions to help you:
写作内容是一封书信，开头和结尾已
经给出。但还是要记住书信的格式，便于
今后运用。
信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去
他们学校的时间，然后可根据在3a环节中
所问到的问题来礼貌的询问想知道的信息。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’ll be coming to your school soon for a
short study vacation. I will leave for your
school on July 10th.
I am a boy from China. I am in Grade
Nine. I like English, I also like doing sports.
I am glad that I can study in your school.
I’d
like to know more information about the
school.
Could you tell me what course I will study
in your school? And I also want to know when
the course will start. I want to know where I
will stay. Can you tell me? Would you mind
telling me where and what I can eat in your
school? I like all kinds of activities. Could you
please tell me what activities I can do in your
school?
The last question, can you tell me how I can
get to your school? I would like to thank you
for helping me and I look forward to your
reply.
Yours faithfully student,
He Wei
1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
1. A: Could you tell me where the library is?
B: It’s on the ______ of Main and Center
Streets.
corner
corner, direct, polite, rush, suggest,
plan
Self Check
2. A: I wonder why you don’t wake up earlier
in the morning. You’re always in a
______
to get to school on time.
B: Yes, you’re right. I need to ______ my
time better.
3. A: I want to buy some winter clothes. Could
you tell me which place would be a good
choice for me to go to?
hurry
plan
B: I _______ Jenny’s Clothes Store in Cen-
tury Shopping Mall. It’s convenient to get
to.
4. A: In many countries, it is often not _____
to ask very _____ questions when you
meet someone for the first time.
suggest
polite
direct
2. Write questions and answers using the words
given.
1. buy a magazine/ bookstore on third floor
Q: Could you please tell me where I can buy
a magazine?
A: There’s a bookstore on the third floor.
2. get some stamps / post office on Green
Street.Q: Could you please tell me where I can
get some stamps?
A: there’s a post office on Green Street.
3. shopping center opens / 10:00 a.m.
Q: Could you please tell me when the
shopping center opens?
A: It opens at 10:00 a.m.
4. get to the Japanese restaurant / go
along Main Street and turn right on
Lake Street
Q: Could you please tell me how to get
to the Japanese restaurant?
A: Sure! Go along Main Street and turn
right on Lake Street.
Homework
•1. Read 2b.
•2. Finish the exercises about
Section B on students’ book.
•3. Review Section B.
Thank
you!
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