Unit 3

1. Unit 3 Section B Period 2 (2a —3b)

2. Just for Fun!

3. Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesn't know the way. What should he do?

4. Hi! Where is the East Town? Sorry. I can’t help you.

5. Excuse me. Could you please tell me where the East Town is? Sure. Take No. 23 Bus and you will get there.

6. Using suitable language! The culture of a nation is in its language. It is not enough to only know correct grammar. It is also very important to know how to choose suitable language for every situation.

7. If you need help with your homework, how would you ask?

8. If you need help with your homework, how would you ask these people? 1. your mother or father:_______________ 2. your best friend:____________________ 3. a teacher:_________________________

9. Discuss the language you used to make this request. Was it the same each time? If not, discuss why.

10. Read the article and underline the topic sentences for each paragraph. 2b Para 1: When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. Para 2: Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. Para 3: Usually polite questions are longer. Para 4: However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.

11. Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage. 2c Direct questions Where are the restrooms? When is the school trip? Where’s the post office?

12. Polite requests Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is? Peter, could you please tell me your e – mail address? Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?

13. 2d Read the requests below. In the second column, write A if you would 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.

14. Keys: • A, restaurant / home • B, street • A / B, any public place / home • B, street • B, movie theater / concert hall • A, home • B, street

15. 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.

16. Could you please send me the introduction of the courses? Could you tell me how long the course lasts? Do you know where students usually eat and what kind of food they eat? Could I find out more about where students can stay, please?

17. Can you please tell me the kinds of activities students can do? Could you please tell me how students usually travel to school? Could you tell me how much the course costs?

18. Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know. Use your notes in 3a.

19. In your letter, you should: • introduce yourself • say when you are coming • politely ask for information • thank the person for helping you

20. Useful expressions • 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.

21. Dear Sir / Madam, My name is Li Jie and I’m from Beijing, China. I’ll be coming to your school for a short study vacation this year. I’d like to know more about your school and the course I can take. First, I would like to find out exactly how long the course is and when it will begin. I wonder if you could send me the course outline and some information about the course fees.

22. Could you please also give me some information about student housing and transport to your school? In addition , it would be interesting for me to know about the activities that students can take part in and the places where they can hang out and have their meals after school. I would like to thank you for your help and I’m looking forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, Li Jie

23. Make a polite request using the pictures below.

24. Make a polite request using the pictures below.

25. Make a polite request using the pictures below.

29. Pair work Role-play the following situations. Think about the relationship between the speaker and the listener. Decide how to make the request. • A teenager wants to stay out late, and asks a parent about it. • 2. A foreign friend is interested in your new video game, and asks about it. • 3. Some students want to hand in their homework later than the teacher asked for it. • 4. You want to change the time you asked a friend to come for a meal at your house.

30. Exercise How to ask politely? Could you tell me where the corn chips are, please? Is there any more milk, (please)? Can you show me how thisworks? (e.g. a coffee grinder) I'd like it sliced thicker / thinner, please. Will you give me a pound of that, please? Can / Could I have a pound of that, please?

31. Summary Translate the phrases. make polite requests ask for help sound less polite a direct question such as e-mail address communicate with sb. Pardon me. an underground parking lot 提出客气的请求 求助；寻求帮助 听起来不太礼貌 直接的问题 例如；比如 电子邮件地址 和某人交流 对不起 地下停车场

32. Language points 1. make polite requests request n. 要求；请求 It is my last request. 这是我最后的请求。 He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request. 当那个人拒绝了他的要求时, 他看起来很失望。 I bought it at / by your request. 我应你的要求买下来。

33. I knew I shouldn’t accept anything from such a person, but I found it difficult to turn down his _____. A. offer B. suggestion C. request D. plan 表示主动提供，用offer。 A

34. 知识拓展 request vt.请求；要求 He requested help from the librarian to find the book he wanted. 他请求图书管理员帮他寻找他想要的书。 I requested him to come before ten. 我要求他十点以前来。 The boy requested to go boating with his schoolmates. 那男孩要求与同学一道去划船。

35. 2. choice n. 选择；挑选 He is careful in his choice of words. 他措辞很谨慎。 He went abroad at his own choice. 他出国是自愿选择的。 You have no choice but to give up. 你别无选择, 只能投降。 The shop has a wide choice of hats. 那家商店出售各式各样的帽子。 choose v. 选择；决定

36. 知识拓展 guide a choice 指导选择 make a choice 作出选择 offer a choice 提供选择 have a free choice 可以任意选择 have a / the choice between A and B / have the choice of A or B 在A和B之间作选择 without choice 无分别地, 不分好歹地

37. A (2013江苏连云港) --- It's a wise _______ to wear the white tie. It matches your shirt well. --- Thank you very much. A. choice B. support C. mixture D. honour 解析：choice“选择”，support“支持”，mixture“混合”，honour“荣誉”。根据句意：“戴白色领带是明智的选择，它与你的衬衫很搭”“非常感谢”，所以选择A。

38. 3. direction n. 方向；方位 Which direction does your room face? 你的房间面向哪个方向？ He drove away in the direction of London. 他开车向伦敦方向驶去。 He hurried away in the opposite direction. 他急忙朝相反的方向离去。 If I had asked for directions, I will not have got lost. 如果我问一下方向，我就不会迷路了。

39. 知识拓展 ask for directions 问路；请教,请求指导 follow sb's directions 听从某人的指教(指示,指挥) give directions 发出指示 keep sb's directions in mind 记住某人的指示(指导) in all directions 四面八方 in every direction 四面八方 in the direction of 朝…方向

40. D He set off ______ the direction of the river. A. for B. to C. on D. in I am sure Cindy will be able to find the hotel --- she has a pretty good _____ of direction. A. idea B. feeling C. experience D. sense D

41. It used to take me an hour to get to work, but since I changed my _______, it takes me about 45 minutes. A. direction B. way C. route C

42. 4. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite. “less+形容词或副词”构成劣等比较，作“较不…”，“更不…” 。 Don't you have any less expensive shirts?   你们没有便宜点儿的衬衣? This programme is less interesting than the previous one.   这个节目不如上一个节目有趣。

43. 5. a very direct question direct adj. 直接的；直率的 He gave me a direct answer. 他给我直截了当的回答。 Which is the most direct way to London? 到伦敦哪一条路最近? She has a direct way of speaking. 她说话直爽。 He is very direct, so you always know what his real views are. 他为人很直率, 所以你总能知道他的真实想法。

44. 知识拓展 indirectadj. 间接的；迂回的；次要的；不坦率的 directorn. 导演 directionn. 方向；方位 directv. 对准；指挥；指示 He directed the building of the new bridge. 他指挥修建这座桥。

45. 6. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to … depend on 取决于；随 ... 而定 It all depends on how you deal with the problem. 那要看你如何处理这问题而定。 In fact this depends on what he will say. 这实际上取决于他将怎么说。 Our plans depend on the weather. 我们的计划要看天气而定。

46. (2010福建三明) --- It is very kind of you to _______ my grandpa when I went to Fuzhou on business. --- It's a pleasure. A. look after B. play tricks on C. depend on D. look for You may depend ＿＿＿ him. He is ＿＿＿ honest man. A. on; a B. in; an C. on; an D. at; the A C

47. —When shall we have the sports shows? —Any day next week, ______________ (因为它取决于) the weather. (depend) 【答案】because / as / for / since it depends on 【解析】it是第三人称单数；depend on“依靠、依赖、取决于”。

48. 7. Could you please tell me your e-mail address? addressn. 住址；地址；通讯处 Please write your home address on the form. 请在这张表上写下你的家庭住址。 Please ask him to leave his address. 请他把地址留下。 He put the wrong address on the package. 他把包裹上的地址写错了。 She copied the phone number into her address book. 她把那个电话号码抄写在自己的通讯录上。

49. 8. I’m sorry to trouble you, but … trouble 在这里作动词，意思是“麻烦; 使烦恼” May I trouble you to move your chair a bit? 麻烦你把椅子挪一挪行吗? You needn't trouble to answer the letter. 你不用费事回信了。 He had no idea what was troubling her. 他不知道什么事情使她烦。

50. 能麻烦你关上门吗？ 打扰您一下，请问到车站怎样走？ Can I trouble you to close the door? I’m sorry to trouble you , but can you tell me the way to the station?