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a good museum history science children39。s a good place to eat? B:Of kind of food do you like? A:... 1e Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner. 2a Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph. Could You Please...? When you visit a foreign country,it is important to know how to ask for help example, Where are the restrooms?orCould you please tell me where the restrooms are? There are similar requests for directions. Both are correct,but the first one sounds less 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 when we ask for help. 2b Good speakers change the way they speak in different expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know them , if you say to your teacher,When is the school trip?, this might sound if you say,Excuse me,Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?” , this will sound much more polite. Usually polite questions are include expressions such asCould you please...?or May I ask...?It sounds more polite to say,Peter, could you please tell me your address? than Peter,tell me your