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课件网) Unit 3 Section B (2a —2d) Could you please tell me where the restrooms are Match the adjectives with their opposites. (Ⅰ) (Ⅱ) 1. crowded A. safe 2. dangerous B. inexpensive 3. dirty C. big 4. expensive D. beautiful 5. small E. clean 6. ugly F. uncrowded 2a in a bank in a library in the street in a shopping center in an amusement park … Ask teachers for help Ask older people for something Ask a stranger for information … public places Possible situations Where do you need to make polite requests Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner. Where is the post office Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car Sorry. I can’t help you. Sure. There’s an underground parking lot over there. 1. What’s the difference between their requests 2. Are they polite Who is politer 3. Are their results the same Read the conversation and answer the questions. Maybe it’s very important to know how to ask for help politely. Talk about the places in your city, using the words above. A: The Fine Arts Museum is really interesting. B: Yes, and it’s beautiful, too. Pairwork A: The People’s Park in the middle of our city is really beautiful. B: Yes, and it’s interesting, too. Pre-reading Look through the title, the picture, the strategy tip and predict the main idea of this passage. A.How to speak to foreigners when they visit your country. B. How you should ask for things differently in different situations. C.How being polite will make you a better person and help you make friends. Prediction 2b Rephrase(重新措词表达) the main idea of each paragraph It’s _____ to ask politely. Choose different_____ in different_____. ____can we ask politely Para 1 Para 2 Para 4 Para 3 It seems_____ but still_____ important expressions situations How difficult important A: The food of the restaurant near our school is really delicious. B: Yes, and it’s inexpensive, too. While-reading Fast reading Task 1 Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph. Reading Tip: The topic sentence is usually the first or the last sentence of each paragraph. Sometimes it is also in the middle of the paragraph. Match the main idea of each paragraph. Use more words to help you sound more polite. b) It is important to know how to ask for help politely. c) Good English speakers need to know how to communicate well with other people. d) The choice of language depends on the situation and the relationship between the speakers. Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4 2c Read paragraph 3 and answer the question. Usually polite questions are _____(long). They include _____(express) 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 ” than “Peter, tell me your e-mail address.” Sometimes we even need to spend time _____(lead) into a request. For example, we might _____(one) say to a stranger, “Excuse me, I w ... ...
