Section B1 (1a-2d)
Step 1 Revision
You are a tourist in a city, you want to know something about the city. Make a conversation about asking information politely.
A: Could you please tell me where the nearest bank is?
B: Sure, go east along this street, then you’ll see it.
A: Can you tell me if there is a delicious restaurant near here?
B: Sure. Walk along this street, the restaurant is on you right.
A: And do you know where the biggest hospital is?
B: Go down this street, turn left at the first crossing, you will see it.
A: After dinner, I want to buy a pair of shoes, would you mind telling me where the nearest supermarket is?
B: It’s over there, just across from you.
A: Haha! I see it. Thank you very much!
B: You are welcome.
Step 2 Lead in
1) Talk about places in your city.
2) Show some pictures of places and discuss what qualities are important for each place.
Step 3 1a & Pairwork
1a What qualities are important for each place? Write the words from the box next to each place below. Write the most important words first.
Places Qualities
restroom clean, uncrowded, convenient
museum interesting, quiet, uncrowded
restaurant clean, inexpensive, quiet
park beautiful, safe, big
subway uncrowded, safe, convenient
mall inexpensive, big, interesting, convenient, safe
Pair work
1b Talk about places in your city using the words in 1a.
A: The Fun Arts Museum is really interesting.
B: Yes, and it’s beautiful, too.
A: ….
Step 4 Listening (1c)
1) Listen and check the sentences you hear.
Conversation 1
______ You can go to Green Land.
Conversation 2
_____ Could you tell me where the bookstore is?
2) Listen to the conversations and complete the sentences.(1c)
Conversation 1
The boy asks about ___________, and the clerk tells him to go to Green Land.
Conversation 2
The girl asks about _________, and the clerk tells her to go to the corner of Market and Middle Streets.
Conversation 3
The mother asks about ________. The father wants to go to a ________ museum. The younger girl wants to go to a _______ museum. The boy wants to go to a __________ museum. The older girl wants to go to an ______ museum. The clerk suggests they go to the _________ museum.
3) Listen again and answer the questions (1d)
Conversation 1
The boy asks about restaurants, the clerk suggests him go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.…
Step 5 Practice
Role-play the conversations between the clerk and the tourist.
A: Can you tell me where there’s good place to eat?
B: Of course. What kind of food do you like?
A: I’d like fresh vegetables.
B: You can go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.
A: ….
Step 6 Presentation
2a Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations.
Discuss them with your partner.
In a foreign country.
In public places like a bank, a post office, a library, a shopping mall, etc.
At school.
At home, especially when speaking to your elders.
Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesn't know the way now. What should he do?
Step 7 Discussion
Discuss the language you used to make this request (要求，请求). Was it the same each time? If not, discuss why not.
Step 8 Reading
1) Read the article and match paragraph with its main idea.
2d Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely (adv. 礼貌地)….
Paragraph 2
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. …
Paragraph 3
Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please …?” or “May I ask …?”
Paragraph 4
However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. …
2) Read the article again and answer the questions.
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
What else do we need to learn besides asking a question correctly when you ask for help?
We need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.
What do we need to think about when you talk to different people?
We need to think about whom we speak to or how well we know them.
Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.
What can lead in to a request with a stranger on the street?
“Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but …” before asking for help.
2c Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.
Direct questions Polite requests
1. 1. Where are the restrooms?
2. When is the school trip?
3. Peter, tell me your e-mail address.
4. Where’s the post office?
1. Could you tell me where the restrooms are?
2. Excuse me, 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?
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.
Request Person Place
1. Will you pass the salt? A home
2. Do you know where I can change some money, please? B street
3. Could you tell me what just happened? A/B any public place/home
4. Can you please tell me where the nearest station is? B street
5. Excuse me, do you know what time it begins, please? B movie theater
6. Let me know when you’re ready, OK? A home
7. Could you possibly tell me the way to the village school? B street
Step 9 Language points
1. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
less + 形容词或副词，构成降级比较形式，相当于中文“不那么；稍许不……”之意。
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