指路与问路(英语)

Review
• Could you please tell me where I can …?
• Do you know where I can …? • Could you please tell me if there are any …? • There is a … on the …
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Look at the map.
1.What do you think the two questions in paragraph 1?
Both are correct English, but the first one could sound rude.
2. Why using correct language is not enough?
“Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” Could you please tell me where the library is? Could you please tell me how much you paid for that soccer ball?
Police station
Cinema
A
B
How to get to…
Turn left. Turn right. Go / Walk straight on until… Go past… take the subway \ bus\…
Airport
P a r k Chinese restaurant
6. 做到这一点也将有助于你更精通英语， 或任何一种你想说的语言。
Doing this will also help you become better at English , or any other language you wish to speak.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Unit 11 Could you please tell me where the restrooms
are?
“Where are the restrooms?” and “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” are similar requests, both are correct English , but the first sound rude We need to learn could _________. make requests how to be polite when we ________.
在美国和英国，对楼层的说法 是不一样的, 请对比： 美国 一楼 on the first floor 二楼 on the second floor 三楼 on the third floor 英国 on the ground floor on the first floor on the second floor
It might seem that ________________ speaking politely is more difficult than ___________, being direct and in a way this may be true. Howerer, in order not to ______ offend people , _________ learning about language etiquette is just as grammar or vocabulary ________ importantas learning _______________. And doing ________ this will also help you become better at English , or any other language ________________. you wish to speak
book? ”
In some situation, perhaps with people you know well.
5.What does a very direct order sound? It sounds rude in English. 6. What should polite questions be? Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language.
Because we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.(请求)
3. What might the expressions you use depend on?
They might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. 4. What situations you can say “Where is my
are?
Where you can do the following things? Match each thing with
a place in the picture.
__buy shampoo __get some information about the town __get some magazines __buy some writing paper
4. 有时，我们甚至可能需要花些时间來导 入一个问题或请求。
Sometimes we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request.
5.似乎礼貌的说比直接表达更困难。
It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct.
2.知道如何礼貌的寻求信息是重要的。
Knowing how to ask for information politely is important.
3.你运用的表达方式可能取决于你说话的 对象或你对他们的熟悉程度。
The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them.
You ________ wouldn’t usually say , “ Peter lend me your pen.” A very direct order like rude . Usually this can _________sound in English in English polite questions are longer and include extra language. It sounds polite __________ to say “more Peter, could you lend me your pen?” Sometimes we might even need to _______ some time leading spend in to a question or request.
Fire station
TV station R i v e r
Hospital
Supermarket
s t r e e t
Post office s t r Library Bus station e e t Department Hotel store
1.寻求信息或请求帮助是很常见而且是很有必 要的活动，特别是当我们去外国参观时。
Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity,especially when we visit a foreign country.
Request
1“Where are the restrooms?” 2“I want to go to the library. Where is it?”
Suitable situation
A team player asking another player.
More polite request
__make a telephone call
__buy some stamps
__get a dictionary
1b Listen and complete the conversations.
Sure. Excuse me . Do There’s a ____ on you know where I bank ________ can __________? Main Street save money _. Excuse me. Yes. There’s a post office on Could you tell me _________ where I can ____________. Center Street ______________ buy some stamps
For example, if you stop a stranger , we might first say _________,before asking them for help. “ Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me” or “ I’ m sorry to trouble you but,”
Write three question that a tourist might
ask. Then role play conversations with
your partner.
Center street
Bank
TV station
Post o office
Supermarket
Hospital
7.What can we do that we don’t offend people? Learn about language etiquette. 8.Is language etiquette(礼节语言)as important as learning grammar or vocabulary? Why? Yes. Because doing this will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.
If you say to your teacher, “Where is my book?”this will _________. sonud rudeBut if you say , “ Excuse me , Mr West. Do you know where my book is?” your question much more polite will sound __________________.On the other hand it might be already to say “Where is my book?” in some situations, you know well perhaps people _______________.
A student asks another student. A soccer player asks another player.
3“How much did you pay for that soccer ball?”
Unit 11 Could you please tell me where the restrooms