人教版九年级全册Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are Section B 2a-2d课件(共33张PPT).pptxVIP

Unit3Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?;WordsExpressions;speaker

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impolite

address

underground

parkinglot;Whenyouaskastranger

forinformation,;Whenyouaskyourlittle

sistertodosomething,;2a;2b;Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,youmayask“Wherearetherestrooms?”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”Thesearesimilarrequestsfordirections.Botharecorrect,butthefirstonesoundsless

polite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenweaskforhelp.;Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeakindifferentsituations.Theexpressionstheyusemightdependonwhomtheyarespeakingtoorhow

welltheyknoweachother.Itisallrighttoaskyourclassmatesdirect

questionsbecauseyouknowthemwell.However,ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip?”,thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?”,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.;Usuallypolitequestionsarelonger.Theyincludeexpressionssuchas“Couldyouplease...?”or“MayIask...?”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleading

intoarequest.Forexample,wemightfirstsaytoastranger,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.;Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythandirectly.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtousetherightlanguageindifferentsituations.Thiswillhelpyoucommunicatebetterwithotherpeople.;Underlinethetopicsentenceforeachparagraph.;Could

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please...？;;;Whichrequestwillyouchoose?;Discussion;Directquestions;2d;Request;LanguagePoints;polite+-ly