【導(dǎo)讀】GrammarFocus.Whereto…?Boy1:Yes.There?Girl1:Thanksalot.Boy1:Noproblem.Girl2:Thankyou.Boy2:You’rewele.B:Yes.There?Indirectquestions.

　　

【正文】 person might do. 1. Excuse me, could you tell me where the bank is?→ It?s between the Fifth Avenuet and the Garden Road on the west side of the Central Street. 2. Excuse me, could you tell me where the movie theatre is?→ It?s at the corner of the Fifth Avenue and the Central Street. You can find it on your right. 3. Excuse me, could you tell me where the restaurant is?→ There are three restaurants in the city. The best one is nearest from here. It?s between the Fifth Avenue and the Road, just by the Central Street. 4. Excuse me, could you tell me where the library is?→ It?s at the west end of the Garden Road opposite to the best restaurant in the city. 5. Excuse me, could you tell me where the shopping mall is?→ It?s the tallest building in the city. It?s located west of the Central Street between the Fifth Avenue and the Garden Road. Just for fun! Reading poems is fun. So go on reading this little poem by James Whitb Riley (18491916). A BOY39。S MOTHER MY mother she39。s so good to me, Ef I was good as I could be, I couldn39。t be as good—no, sir!— Can39。t any boy be good as her! She loves me when I39。m glad er sad。 She loves me when I39。m good er bad。 An39。, what39。s a funniest thing, she says She loves me when she punishes. I don39。t like her to punish me.— That don39。t hurt,—but it hurts to see Her cryin39。.—Nen I cry。 an39。 nen We both cry an39。 be good again. She loves me when she cuts an39。 sews My little cloak an39。 Sund39。y clothes。 An39。 when my Pa es home to tea, She loves him most as much as me. She laughs an39。 tells him all I said, An39。 grabs me up an39。 pats my head。 An39。 I hug her, an39。 hug my Pa An39。 love him purt39。 nigh as much as as Ma. Reading: Could you please lend me your pen? Before you read, listen to the recording for the general idea of the passage. While you read, underline all the expressions and circle all the connectives. Asking for information or help is a very mon and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country, so knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English, “Where are the restrooms?” and “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” are similar requests — both are correct English, but the first could sound rude. It’s important to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is not enough— we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests. In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you said to your teacher, “Where is my book?”, this might sound rude. But if you said, “Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know where my book is?”, your question will sound much more polite. On the other hand, it might be all right to say “Where is my book?” in some situations, perhaps with people you know well. And you would not usually say, “Peter, lend me your pen.” A very direct order like this can sound rude in English. Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language such as ?Could you please…?? or ?Can I ask…?? It sounds more polite to say, “Peter, could you please lend me your pen?” Sometimes, we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request. For example, if you stop a stranger in the street, we might first say, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I?m sorry to trouble you but,” before asking them for help. It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct, and in a way this may be true. However, in order not to offend people, learning about language etiquette is just as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you bee better at English, or any other language you wish to speak. Part 2: Teaching Resources (第二部分：教學(xué)資源 ) I. How to ask for directions When you don39。t know where you are, or when you don39。t know how to get to a place, you can ask directions. Talk to the first person that you see. Ask that person where you should go. I don39。t like maps. I prefer to just stop and ask directions. I think we39。re lost. Let39。s pull over and ask directions. II. How to ask politely BAD GOOD Where are the corn chips? Could you tell me where the corn chips are, please? There39。s no milk left. Is there any more milk, (please)? How does this work? Can you show me how this works? (. a coffee grinder) Slice it thicker/thinner. I39。d like it sliced thicker/thinner, please. Give me a pound of that. Will you give me a pound of that, please? Can/could I have a pound of that, please?