Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroo第3课时SELFCHECK1Fillinblankswiththecorrectwordgiveninitscorrectform.Beautiful,safe,delicious,convenient,fascinating1.Iliverightnexttoasupermarket.It’sveryconvenient.2.Ifindstampsfascinating.I’vebeencollectingthemformanyyears.3.MrTanmakesthebestnoodlesintown.They’redelicious.4.Putyourwalletinasafeplace.2.LookingandwritingThereisamaponpage91inthemiddle.Lookatitandaskfivequestions.Answerthemasalocalpersonmightdo.1.Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?→It’sbetweentheFifthAvenuetandtheGardenRoadonthewestsideoftheCentralStreet.2.Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethemovietheatreis?→It’satthecorneroftheFifthAvenueandtheCentralStreet.Youcanfinditonyourright.3.Excuseme,couldyoutellmewheretherestaurantis?→Therearethreerestaurantsinthecity.Thebestoneisnearestfromhere.It’sbetweentheFifthAvenueandtheRoad,justbytheCentralStreet.4.Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethelibraryis?→It’satthewestendoftheGardenRoadoppositetothebestrestaurantinthecity.5.Excuseme,couldyoutellmewheretheshoppingmallis?→It’sthetallestbuildinginthecity.It’slocatedwestoftheCentralStreetbetweentheFifthAvenueandtheGardenRoad.Justforfun!Readingpoemsisfun.SogoonreadingthislittlepoembyJamesWhitcombRiley(1849-1916).ABOY'SMOTHERMYmothershe'ssogoodtome,EfIwasgoodasIcouldbe,Icouldn'tbeasgood—no,sir!—Can'tanyboybegoodasher!ShelovesmewhenI'mgladersad;ShelovesmewhenI'mgooderbad;An',what'safunniestthing,shesaysShelovesmewhenshepunishes.Idon'tlikehertopunishme.—Thatdon'thurt,—butithurtstoseeHercryin'.—NenIcry;an'nenWebothcryan'begoodagain.Shelovesmewhenshecutsan'sewsMylittlecloakan'Sund'yclothes;An'whenmyPacomeshometotea,Sheloveshimmostasmuchasme.Shelaughsan'tellshimallIsaid,An'grabsmeupan'patsmyhead;An'Ihugher,an'hugmyPaAn'lovehimpurt'nighasmuchasasMa.Reading:Couldyoupleaselendmeyourpen?Beforeyouread,listentotherecordingforthegeneralideaofthepassage.Whileyouread,underlinealltheexpressionsandcirclealltheconnectives.Askingforinformationorhelpisaverycommonandnecessaryactivity,especiallywhenwevisitaforeigncountry,soknowinghowtoaskforinformationpolitelyisimportant.InEnglish,“Wherearetherestrooms?”and“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”aresimilarrequests—botharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstcouldsoundrude.It’simportanttousecorrectlanguage,butsometimesthisaloneisnotenough—weneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenwemakerequests.InEnglish,justlikeinChinese,wechangethewaywespeakwhentalkingwithdifferentpeople.Theexpressionsyouusemightdependonwhomyouarespeakingtoorhowwellyouknowthem.Ifyousaidtoyourteacher,“Whereismybook?”,thismightsoundrude.Butifyousaid,“Excuseme,MrWest.Doyouknowwheremybookis?”,yourquestionwillsoundmuchmorepolite.Ontheotherhand,itmightbeallrighttosay“Whereismybook?”insomesituations,perhapswithpeopleyouknowwell.Andyouwouldnotusuallysay,“Peter,lendmeyourpen.”AverydirectorderlikethiscansoundrudeinEnglish.UsuallyinEnglishpolitequestionsarelongerandincludeextralanguagesuchas‘Couldyouplease…?’or‘CanIask…?’Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleaselendmeyourpen?”Sometimes,wemightevenneedtospendsometimeleadingintoaquestionorrequest.Forexample,ifyoustopastrangerinthestreet,wemightfirstsay,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyoubut,”beforeaskingthemforhelp.Itmightseemthatspeakingpolitelyismoredifficultthanbeingdirect,andinawaythismaybetrue.However,inordernottooffendpeople,learningaboutlanguageetiquetteisjustaslearninggrammarorvocabulary.AnddoingthiswillalsohelpyoubecomebetteratEnglish,oranyotherlanguageyouwishtospeak.Part2:TeachingResources(第二部分：教学资源)I.HowtoaskfordirectionsWhenyoudon'tknowwhereyouare,orwhenyoudon'tknowhowtogettoaplace,youcanaskdirections.Talktothefirstpersonthatyousee.Askthatpersonwhereyoushouldgo.Idon'tlikemaps.Iprefertojuststopandaskdirections.Ithinkwe'relost.Let'spulloverandaskdirections.II.HowtoaskpolitelyBADGOODWherearethecornchips?Couldyoutellmewherethecornchipsare,please?There'snomilkleft.Isthereanymoremilk,(please)?Howdoesthiswork?Canyoushowmehowthisworks?(e.g.acoffeegrinder)Sliceitthicker/thinner.I'dlikeitslicedthicker/thinner,please.Givemeapoundofthat.Willyougivemeapoundofthat,please?Can/couldIhaveapoundofthat,please?
