Section B1 (1a-2d)Step 1 RevisionYou are a tourist in a city, you want to know something about the city. Make a conversation about asking information politely.A: Could you please tell me where the nearest bank is?B: Sure, go east along this street, then youll see it.A: Can you tell me if there is a delicious restaurant near here?B: Sure. Walk along this street, the restaurant is on you right.A: And do you know where the biggest hospital is?B: Go down this street, turn left at the first crossing, you will see it. A: After dinner, I want to buy a pair of shoes, would you mind telling me where the nearest supermarket is?B: Its over there, just across from you.A: Haha! I see it. Thank you very much!B: You are welcome.Step 2 Lead in来源:gkstk.Com1) Talk about places in your city.2) Show some pictures of places and discuss what qualities are important for each place.Step 3 1a & Pairwork 1a What qualities are important for each place? Write the words from the box next to each place below. Write the most important words first.interesting, fascinating, inexpensive, quiet uncrowded,big, beautiful, convenient, safe, cleanPlacesQualitiesrestroomclean, uncrowded, convenientmuseuminteresting, quiet, uncrowdedrestaurantclean, inexpensive, quietparkbeautiful, safe, big来源:gkstk.Comsubwayuncrowded, safe, convenientmallinexpensive, big, interesting, convenient, safePair work1b Talk about places in your city using the words in 1a.A: The Fun Arts Museum is really interesting.B: Yes, and its beautiful, too.A: . Step 4 Listening (1c)1) Listen and check the sentences you hear.Conversation 1_ You can go to Green Land.Conversation 2_ Could you tell me where the bookstore is?来源:gkstk.Com2) Listen to the conversations and complete the sentences.(1c)Conversation 1The boy asks about _, and the clerk tells him to go to Green Land.Conversation 2The girl asks about _, and the clerk tells her to go to the corner of Market and Middle Streets.Conversation 3The mother asks about _. The father wants to go to a _ museum. The younger girl wants to go to a _ museum. The boy wants to go to a _ museum. The older girl wants to go to an _ museum. The clerk suggests they go to the _ museum.3) Listen again and answer the questions (1d)Conversation 1The boy asks about restaurants, the clerk suggests him go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.Step 5 Practice Role-play the conversations between the clerk and the tourist.A: Can you tell me where theres good place to eat?B: Of course. What kind of food do you like?A: Id like fresh vegetables.B: You can go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.A: .Step 6 Presentation2a Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations.Discuss them with your partner. In a foreign country. In public places like a bank, a post office, a library, a shopping mall, etc. At school. At home, especially when speaking to your elders.Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesnt know the way now. What should he do?Step 7 DiscussionDiscuss the language you used to make this request (要求，请求). Was it the same each time? If not, discuss why not.Step 8 Reading1) Read the article and match paragraph with its main idea.2d Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.Paragraph 1When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely (adv. 礼貌地).Paragraph 2Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. Paragraph 3Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please ?” or “May I ask ?” Paragraph 4However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. 2) Read the article again and answer the questions.Read paragraph 1 and answer the question. 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 2 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 3 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 “Im sorry to trouble you, but ” before asking for help.2c Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.Direct questionsPolite requests1. 1. Where are the restrooms?2. When is the school trip?3. Peter, tell me your e-mail address.4. Wheres the post office?1. Could you tell me where the restrooms are?2. Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?3. Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?4.