1、.Learning objectives1. Read to learn when and how to make polite requests.2. To learn to choose and use suitable language.3. To learn the words and expressions.Step 1 RevisionHow can we make polite requests?Step 2 Work on 2a1. Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situati

2、ons.Discuss them with your partner.ØIn a foreign country.ØIn public places like a bank, a post office, a library, a shopping mall, etc.ØAt school.ØAt home, especially when speaking to your elders.2. Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesn&#

3、39;t know the way now. What should he do?3. Discuss the language you used to make this request 要求, 懇求. 1 you ask a stranger for information2 you ask your brothers or sisters3 you ask your teacher about somethingStep 3 Reading1. Listen and read. What is the main idea of the passage?A. What to do when

4、 you meet with difficulties.B. How to get along well with others.C. What to do when you fail.D. How to ask for help politely.2. Read the article and find 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. 禮貌地.P

5、aragraph 2Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.Paragraph 3Usually polite questions are longer. Paragraph 4However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. 3. Find the main idea of each paragraph.a Use more words to help you sound mor

6、e 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. 4. Read the article again and answer the questions.Read paragrap

7、h 1 and answer the question. What else do we need to learn besides asking a question correctly when you ask for help?Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.What do we need to think about when we talk to different people?Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.What can lead into a request with a s

8、tranger on the street?5. 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 m

9、e, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?3. Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?4. Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?6. How do we make direct questions polite?By adding “excuse me or “pardon me at the beginning of the question.e.g. When does the bus lea

10、ve? Excuse me, when does the bus leave?By using “could instead of “can in questions.e.g. Can you help me? Could you help me?By adding “please at the end of a question.e.g. Could you help me, please? NOT “Please, could you help me?7. Read the requests below. In the second column, write A if you would

11、 say it to someone you know and B if you would say it to a stranger. In the last column, write where you think these people are.RequestPersonPlace1. Will you pass the salt?Ahome2. Do you know where I can change some money, please?Bstreet3. Could you tell me what just happened?A/Bany public place/hom

12、e4. Can you please tell me where the nearest station is?Bstreet5. Excuse me, do you know what time it begins, please?Bmovie theater6. Let me know when youre ready, OK?Ahome7. Could you possibly tell me the way to the village school?Bstreet8. Tom is talking about polite requests with his friend Lucy.

13、 Complete their conversations according to the article.T: Is it important to know _?L: Of course. It is not enough to _. T: I agree with you. We also need to learn _. L: Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. The expressions they use might depend on _. And direct questions

14、sounds _. Usually polite questions are longer. Sometimes we need to _.T: It might seem more difficult to _. But using the right language in different situations will help you _.Step 4 SummaryTranslate the phrases into English.懇求幫助 依賴；相信 例如 引入；導入 與 聯絡Step 5 Language points 1. convenientconvenient用作形容

15、詞，意為“便利的；方便的，常用于句型“It+ be+ convenient +for sb. +to do sth.中。如：It is simple and convenient for old people to use this kind of mobile phone.A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in big cities.【運用】單項選擇1 Traveling around big cities by taxi can cost a lot of money, but its usually _ to take the u

16、nderground train to most places. A. amazing B. expensive C. convenient D. exciting2 It is _ for me to go shopping. There is a new supermarket near my home. A. difficult B. important C. impossible D. convenient2. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.less + 形容詞或副詞，構成降級比較形式，相當于中文“不那么；

17、稍許不之意。e.g. His second movie is less interesting. 他的第二部電影就沒那么有趣。polite作形容詞，意為“有禮貌的；客氣的。be polite to sb. 意為“對某人有禮貌。如：Please be polite to our guests.Its polite to do sth. 意為“做某事是有禮貌的。如：Its polite to say “Thank you.【拓展】polite的副詞形式為politely，意為“有禮貌地；客氣地。polite的反義詞是impolite，意為“不禮貌的；粗魯的。如：The girl told me p

18、olitely that her mother was not at home.Its impolite to refuse others directly.【運用】I. 根據所給提示，將以下句子翻譯成英語。1 瑪麗Mary對她的老師很有禮貌。be polite to sb. 2 為別人開門是禮貌的。Its polite to do sth.3 那個小男孩客氣地向我尋求幫助。 politelyII. 根據句意，寫出所缺單詞。1 It is p to say “thank you when someone has helped you. 2 Tom thinks people will help

19、 him if he asks for help polite. 3 Talking loudly in a library, a museum, or a movie theater is 不禮貌的. 3. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.情態動詞might 表達一種可能性及推測的不確定性，意思與表達可能性的may相當，表示“有可能，也許會，但語氣更加委婉，更不確定。e.g. He might come, but its very unlikely. 他也許會來，但非常靠不住。【運用】根據括號內所給提示

20、將以下漢語句子翻譯成英語。1 爸爸也許知道如何發動那臺機器。 might2 他可能及時趕到了那兒，但我不確定。 might4. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. it作形式主語 【梳理】 在英語中，假如主語是較長的動詞不定式或一個句子，為了保持句子構造的平衡，防止頭重腳輕，通常用it作形式主語放在句首，而把真正的主語放在句尾。常見的句型有：1 It is + adj. + for + sb. + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容詞有import

21、ant, difficult, dangerous, necessary, useful, possible等，用來對to do sth. 進展說明。如：Its difficult for us to finish the work in an hour. 2 It is + adj. + of + sb. + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容詞有good, kind, nice, clever, wise等，用來對sb.的性格、品質等進展說明。如：Its kind of you to say so.5. whom仔細觀察以下例句，考慮whom的用法，然后補全結論部分所缺內容。【例句】

22、1 I dont know whom / who Linda will invite. 2 Whom / Who are you talking with?3 To whom did you give the pen, John? 【結論】whom是who的賓格形式，用作疑問代詞，意為“誰；什么人。通過觀察以上例句我們可知，whom在句中可作_詞或介詞的賓語。由例句1和例句2我們可知，在口語或非正式用法中，whom往往可以被who代替。由例句3我們可知，假如whom緊接在_詞之后，那么不能被who代替。 【運用】根據句意用who或whom填空。1 _ are the children talking about? 2 With _ did Mary go shopping last Sunday? Step 6 Exercises.根據句意及提示，寫出句中所缺單詞。1. Show the man a map and tell him the _方位.2. With _誰 did Mary go shopp