Unit11Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?SelfCheck1.Iliverightnexttoasupermarket.It’svery_______.2.Ifindstamps_________.I’vebeencollectingthemformanyyears.3.MrTanmakesthebestnoodlesintown.They’re__________!4.TheFineArtsMuseumisboth________andinteresting.5.Putyourwalletina________place.Exercisebeautifulsafedeliciousconvenientfascinatingsafedeliciousconvenientfascinatingbeautiful1RrestaurantBbankMmovietheaterLlibrarySshoppingmallIfyouarenewhere,howareyougoingtoasktheway?Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmewheretoparkmycar?Where’sthepostoffice?Sure.Parkitrighthere.I’llhelpyou.Sorry.Ican’thelpyou.Howareyougoingtoask?Forexample:1.Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis,please?2.Couldyoutellmehowtogettothelibrary?3.CouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcansavemoney?4.…5.…RrestaurantBbankMmovietheaterLlibrarySshoppingmallLookatthemap.Writefivequestionsthatatouristmightask.Thenroleplayconversations.2GROUPWORKIfyouneedhelpwithyourhomework,howwouldyouask:1.yourmotherorfather:2.yourbestfriend:3.ateacher:1aSection1BeforeYouReadMom,Canyouhelpmewithmyhomework?Couldyoupleasehelpmewithmyhomework?Excuseme,Sir?Couldyoupleasehelpmewithmyhomework?Discussthelanguageyouusedtomakethisrequest.Wasitthesameeachtime?Ifnot,discusswhynot.•Howcanwetrynottooffendpeoplewhenmakingrequests?•Islanguageetiquetteasimportantaslearninggrammarorvocabulary?Why?Askingforinformationorhelpisaverycommonandnecessaryactivity,especiallywhenwevisitaforeigncountry.Soknowinghowtoaskforinformationpolitelyisimportant.Couldyoupleaselendmeyourpen?Section2WhileYouRead询问信息或者请求帮助是一个很常见也比不可少的社会活动,尤其在我们国家参观旅游时。因此懂得如何礼貌的获取信息就很重要。询问信息或者请求帮助是一个很常见也比不可少的社会活动,尤其在我们国家参观旅游时。因此懂得如何礼貌的获取信息就很重要。InEnglish,“Wherearetherestrooms?”and“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”aresimilarrequests-botharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstcouldsoundrude.It’simportanttousecorrectlanguage,butsometimesthisaloneisnotenough--weneedtolearnho...
