1、,Unit 12 Section B（3a-Self Check）,1. 提出礼貌的要求 2. 听起来更礼貌 3. 一个很直接的问题 4. 请求帮助 5. 在不同的情形下,make polite requests,sound more polite,in different situations,ask for help,a very direct question,Revision,6. 取决于 7. 你所用的表达方式 8. 比如 9. 花时间导入 10. 变得更擅长,become better at,spend time leading in,such as,the expressions
2、 you use,depend on,When you visit a _ country, it is _ to know how to ask for help _. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you _ tell me where the _ _?” these are similar _ for _ you may ask.,foreign,important,politely,please,restrooms are,requests,directions,Fill in blanks according to
3、 2b.,Both are _ English, but the first one sounds _ polite. That is because it is a very _ question. It is not enough to just ask a question _.,correct,less,direct,correctly,We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for _. In English, _ in Chinese, we change the way we _ in different _.,hel
4、p,as,speak,situations,The expressions you use might _ _ whom you are speaking to _ how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?” this might sound _. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West,depend,impolite,or,on,Do you know when the school trip _?”, this will sound _ mor
5、e polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them _.,is,much,well,It might seem more _ to speak politely than _. It is important to learn how to use _ _ in different situations. This will also help you _ better with other people.,difficult,directly,r
6、ight,language,communicate,3a,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.,The course you will study 2. The time of the course,Q: Excuse me, can
7、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
8、. 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.,And do you know where I
9、 will stay?,En! You will eat in your host family. Of course, its 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! C
10、ould you please tell me how to get to school?,Take No. 11 bus.,3b,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 yo
11、u,Use the following expressions to help you: My name is and Im from Ill be coming to your school for Id like to know about I would like to thank you for Im looking forward to your reply.,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。,写作指导,One possible
12、version,Dear Sir or Madam, Ill 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. Id like to know more information about t
13、he 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 wha
14、t 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,Self Check,Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.,A: Could you tell me where the li
15、brary is? B: Its on the _ of Main and Center Streets.,corner,corner direct polite rush suggest plan,2. A: I wonder why you dont wake up earlier in the morning. Youre always in a _ to get to school on time. B: Yes, youre right. I need to _ my time better. 3. A: I want to buy some winter clothes. Coul
16、d you tell me which place would be a good choice for me to go to?,hurry,plan,B: I _ Jennys Clothes Store in Century Shopping Mall. Its 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 que
17、stions 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: Theres 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: theres
18、 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 re
19、staurant? A: Sure! Go along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street.,Im looking forward to your reply. look forward to 意为“期待, 盼望”, 后面接名词或者动名词。,e.g. I look forward to your good news. 我等待你的好消息。 Look forward to hearing from you. 期待你的来信。,2. I would like to thank you for thanks for “因而感谢”, 是客套用语, thank
20、s 相当于 thank you for, 强调为 何而感谢, 其后可接名词或V-ing。 e.g. Thanks for lending me the money. 多谢您借钱给我。 Thanks for reminding. Id forgotten all about his coming this afternoon. 谢谢你提醒我, 我完全忘了他今天 下午要来。,3. I need to plan my time better.,plan sth. 计划某事, 后接名词。 e.g. I want to plan my summer vacation. 我想要计划我的暑假。,2) plan to do sth. 计划去做某事, to是动 词不定式。 e.g. They plan to have a sports meeting. 他们计划开运动会。,3) plan for sth. 关于的计划, plan是 名词。,根据3b的内容写一封回信。,
