Unit3 Could you please tell me where 教案

UNIT 3

Section B 3 (3a-3b)

Step 1 Revision

1. Write down the phrases

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 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

2. Fill in the blanks according to 2b in Section B.

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.

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 ________. We also

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need to learn how to be polite — when we ask for _____.

In English, ___ in Chinese, we change the way we ______ in different _________. 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, 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 ____.

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.

Step 2 Presentation

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 topics are:

① The course you will study ② The time of the course

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③ Where and what you can eat ④ Where you will stay

⑤ What activities you can do ⑥ Travel to the school

⑦ Other

Step 3 Practice

Make conversations according to the information in 3a.

Step 4 Writing

1. 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

2. Useful sentences:

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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.

写作指导：

本次写作内容是一封书信，要记住书信的格式，便于今后自己运用。信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去他们学校的时间，然后同学们可根据在3a环节中所问到的问题来礼貌的询问你想知道的信息。

One possible version: Dear Sir or Madam,

My name is He Wei and I’m from Beijing, China. I’ll be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. I will leave for your school on July 10th. 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?

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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,

He Wei