Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?R 九年级上册 If you want to look for a restaurant ,what should you say? I should say_____________.If you want to borrow a pen from others ,what should you say?I should say_____________.2a. Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.2b. Read the article and underline thetopic sentence for each paragraph.Could You Please…? When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are ?” are similar requests for directions to a place. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite. That is because it is a very direct question. It is not enough to just ask a question correctly. We also need to learn how to be polite by being less direct or more indirect --- when we ask for help.politely adj 礼貌地 ; 客气地direction n. 方向；方位 request n. ＆ v. 要求；请求 correct adj. 正确的direct adj 直接的 polite adj. 有礼貌的 Good speakers of English change the way they talk when they speak with different people in different situations. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other. It is all right to ask direct questions in some situations, like with your classmates. However, if you say to your teacher, “ When is the school trip?”, this might sound impolite. But if you say, “Excuse me , Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is ?” this will sound much more polite. speaker n. 讲（某种语言）的人；发言者impolite adj. 不礼貌的 ；粗鲁的Usually polite questions are longer and include expressi...
