Unit 3,Section B Period 2 (2a 3b),You are new in the USA. You want to travel around but dont know the way. What should you do?,Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?,Sure. Theres an underground parking lot over there.,Wheres the post office?,Sorry. I cant help you.,Ask for help,Sounds less polite It is a direct question. Ask a question correctly and politely,Using suitable language!,Usually, the culture of a nation is in its language. It is not enough to only know correct grammar. It is also very important to know how to choose suitable language based on cultural language for different situations.,2a. Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.,If you need help with your homework, how would you ask?,Discuss the language you used to make this request. Was it the same each time? If not, discuss why.,If you need help with your homework, how would you ask these people?,1. your mother or father:_,2. your classmate:_,3. a teacher:_,politely adv 礼貌地;客气地,direction n. 方向；方位,request n.v.要求；请求,correct adj. 正确的,direct adj直接的,polite adj. 有礼貌的,Could You Please?,Read the title，pictures and the reading strategy.Main Idea,A. Use more words to help you sound more polite. B. It is important to know how to make requests politely. C. It seems difficult to speak politely, but good speakers need to know how. D. the choice of language depends on the situation and the relationship between the speakers.,BDAC,1. Is it enough to speak correctly? 2. What are the features of polite language? 3. Is it necessary to ask indirect questions to all the people around you? 4. In the second picture, why does the man say “Sorry. I cant help you.”? Can you change the question to a more polite one? 3. What is the writers purpose of writing this article?,Logical order,Importance of language appropriacy. What is language appropriacy. Features of polite language. Seems difficult, but still important.,Paragraph 2. Good speakers- in different situations.,Paragragh1. When you visit-politely.,Paragraph3.Usually polite questions-.,Paragraph 4 However ,it is important-language,Skimming: 2b Skim the article and find out topic sentence for each paragraph,Scanning 1: 2c Scan the article and find out all the direct questions and polite requests from the article.,Where are the restrooms?,Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?,When is the school trip?,Excuse me, do you know when the school trip is?,Peter, tell me your email address?,Could you please tell me your email addres?,Knowing how to ask for information politely is important. 2.“Where are the restrooms?” sounds more politely. 3. Knowing how to use correct language is enough when you make requests. 4. We neednt change the way we speak when we talk with different people. 5. A very direct order sounds rude in English.,Scanning 2: Scan the text and complete True or False questions,T,F,F,F,T,directly,need to change,not enough,Scanning 3: Scan the text and complete 2d,A,B,A/B,B,B,A,B,restaurant,street,any public places /home,street,Movie theater /concert hall,home,street,How to ask politely?,Could you tell me where the corn chips are, please?,Is there any more milk, (please)?,Can you show me how this works? (e.g. a coffee grinder),Id like it sliced thicker / thinner, please.,Will you give me a pound of that, please? Can / Could I have a pound of that, please?,Pair work,1. make requests politely request n. 要求；请求(可数名词) He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request. I bought it at / by your request. 我应你的要求买下来。,Language points,the/a request for +名词 的要求/请求,I knew I shouldnt accept anything from such a person, but I found it difficult to turn down his _. A. offer B. suggestion C. request D. plan 表示主动提供，用offer。,A,request vt. 请求；要求 He requested help from/of the librarian to find the book he wanted. 他请求图书管理员帮他寻找他想要的书。 I requested him to come before ten. 我要求他十点以前来。 The boy requested to go boating with his schoolmates. 那男孩要求与同学一道去划船。,知识拓展,I requested that she (should) come an hour earlier. request + that 从句（从句用虚拟语气，谓语动词用should+动词原形，其中should可省略）意为“请求/要求”,2. choice n. 选择；挑选 He is careful in his choice of words. 他措辞很谨慎。 He went abroad at his own choice. 他出国是自愿选择的。 You have no choice but to give up. 你别无选择, 只能投降。 The shop has a wide choice of hats. 那家商店出售各式各样的帽子。 choose v. 选择；决定,guide a choice 指导选择 make a choice 作出选择 offer a choice 提供选择 have a free choice 可以任意选择 have a / the choice between A and B / have the choice of A or B 在A和B之间作选择 without choice 无分别地, 不分好歹地,知识拓展,3. direction n. 方向；方位 Which direction does your room face? 你的房间面向哪个方向？ He drove away in the direction of London. 他开车向伦敦方向驶去。 He hurried away in the opposite direction. 他急忙朝相反的方向离去。 If I had asked for directions, I will not have got lost. 如果我问一下方向，我就不会迷路了。,ask for directions 问路；请教, 请求指导 follow sbs directions 听从某人的指教(指示,指挥) give direc