Unit 3
Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are ?
Section B 2
3a~Self check
1. 提出礼貌的要求
2. 听起来更礼貌
3. 一个很直接的问题
4. 请求帮助
5. 在不同的情形下
make polite requests
sound more polite
in different situations
ask for help
a very direct question
Revision
6. 取决于
7. 你所用的表达方式

8. 比如
9. 花时间导入
10. 变得更擅长
become better at
spend time leading in
such as
the expressions you use
depend on
When you visit a _______ country, it is _________ to know how to ask for help ________. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you ______ tell me where the __________ _____?” these are similar ________ for _________ you may ask.
foreign
important
politely
please
restrooms are
requests
directions
Fill in blanks according to 2b.
Both are _______ English, but the first one sounds _____ polite. That is because it is a very ______ question. It is not enough to just ask a question ________.
correct
less
direct
correctly
We also need to learn how to be polite — when we ask for _____.
In English, ___ in Chinese, we change the way we ______ in different _________.
help
as
speak
situations
The expressions you use might _______ ___ whom you are speaking to ___ how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?” this might sound ________. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West,
depend
impolite
or
on
Do you know when the school trip ___?”,
this will sound _______ more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them ______.
is
much
well
It might seem more _________ to speak politely than _________. It is important to learn how to use ______ ________ in different situations. This will also help you _____________ better with other people.
difficult
directly
right
language
communicate
3a
Imagine you are going on a short study vacation at a school in an English-speaking country. What would you like to know before you go? Write some polite, indirect questions about the following topics.
The course you will study
2. The time of the course
Q: Excuse me, can you tell me what
course I will study?
Q: Pardon me, could you please tell
me when the course will start?
3. Where and what you can eat
4. Where you will stay
Q: Excuse me, would you mind
telling me where and what I can eat?
Q: Excuse me, do you know where
I will stay?
5. What activities you can do
6. Travel to the school
Q: Excuse me, can you tell me
what activities I can do?
Q: Pardon me, could you please
tell me how to get to school?
Could you please tell me what course I will study?
You will study spoken English.
Can you tell me when the course will start?
Next week.
And do you know where I will stay?
En! You will eat in your host family. Of course, it’s not Chinese food.
Ok! Would you mind telling me what and where I can eat?
Your host family, too.
Great! So can you tell me what activities I can do?
You can visit some places of interest in our country. You can also play with us.
Ok! Could you please tell me how to get to school?
Take No. 11 bus.
3b
Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know. Use your notes in 3a.
In your letter, you should:
﹡introduce yourself
﹡say when you are coming
﹡politely ask for information
﹡thank the person for helping you
Use the following expressions to help you:
My name is … and I’m from …
I’ll be coming to your school for …
I’d like to know about …
I would like to thank you for …
I’m looking forward to your reply.
写作内容是一封书信，开头和结尾已经给出。但还是要记住书信的格式，便于今后运用。
信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去他们学校的时间，然后可根据在3a环节中所问到的问题来礼貌的询问想知道的信息。
写作指导
One possible version
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’ll be coming to your school soon for a
short study vacation. I will leave for your
school on July 10th.
I am a boy from China. I am in Grade Nine. I like English, I also like doing
sports. I am glad that I can study in your
school. I’d like to know more information
about the school.
Could you tell me what course I will study in your school? And I also want to know when the course will start. I want to know where I will stay. Can you tell me? Would you mind telling me where and what I can eat in your school? I like all kinds of activities. Could you please tell me what activities I can do in your school?
The last question, can you tell me how I can get to your school? I would like to
thank you for helping me and I look
forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully
student He Wei
Self Check
Fill in the blanks with the words
in the box.
A: Could you tell me where the
library is?
B: It’s on the ______ of Main and
Center Streets.
corner
corner direct polite
rush suggest plan
2. A: I wonder why you don’t wake up
earlier in the morning. You’re always
in a ______ to get to school on time.
B: Yes, you’re right. I need to ______
my time better.
3. A: I want to buy some winter clothes.
Could you tell me which place
would be a good choice for me to
go to?
hurry
plan
B: I _______ Jenny’s Clothes
Store in Century Shopping Mall.
It’s convenient to get to.
4. A: In many countries, it is often not
_____ to ask very _____ questions
when you meet someone for the
first time.
suggest
polite
direct
2. Write questions and answers using
the words given.
1. buy a magazine/ bookstore on third floor
Q: Could you please tell me where I can
buy a magazine?
A: There’s a bookstore on the third floor.
2. get some stamps / post office on
Green Street.
Q: Could you please tell me where I can
get some stamps?
A: there’s a post office on Green Street.
3. shopping center opens / 10:00 a.m.
Q: Could you please tell me when the
shopping center opens?
A: It opens at 10:00 a.m.
4. get to the Japanese restaurant / go
along Main Street and turn right on
Lake Street
Q: Could you please tell me how to get
to the Japanese restaurant?
A: Sure! Go along Main Street and turn
right on Lake Street.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
look forward to 意为“期待, 盼望”, 后面接名词或者动名词。
e.g. I look forward to your good news. 我等待你的好消息。 Look forward to hearing from you. 期待你的来信。
2. I would like to thank you for …
thanks for “因……而感谢”, 是客套用语, thanks 相当于 thank you for, 强调为
何而感谢, 其后可接名词或V-ing。
e.g. Thanks for lending me the money.
多谢您借钱给我。
Thanks for reminding. I’d forgotten
all about his coming this afternoon.
谢谢你提醒我, 我完全忘了他今天 下午要来。
3. I need to plan my time better.
plan sth. 计划某事, 后接名词。
e.g. I want to plan my summer vacation.
我想要计划我的暑假。
2) plan to do sth. 计划去做某事, to是动
词不定式。 
e.g. They plan to have a sports meeting.
他们计划开运动会。
3) plan for sth. 关于……的计划, plan是
名词。
根据3b的内容写一封回信。