Could you please tell me where the restrooms are教案
youknowwell.
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：
i.howtoaskfordirections
whenyoudon'tknowwhereyouare,orwhenyoudon'tknow
howtogettoaplace,youcanaskdirections.talktothefirst
personthatyousee.askthatpersonwhereyoushouldgo.
idon'tlikemaps.iprefertojuststopandaskdirections.
ithinkwe'relost.let'spulloverandaskdirections.
ii.howtoaskpolitely
bad good
wherearethecornchips? couldyoutellmewherethecornchipsare,please?
there'snomilkleft. isthereanymoremilk,(please)?
howdoesthiswork? canyoushowmehowthis
works?(e.g.acoffeegrinder)
sliceitthicker/thinner. i'dlikeitslicedthicker/thinner,please.
givemeapoundofthat. willyougivemeapoundofthat,please?can/couldihaveapoundofthat,please?