1.有一头小马要过河 ，但是不知道水有多深 碰见一头老黄牛。 老黄牛说:水很浅， 刚好没过你的腿。 这时又来了一只小松鼠。 小松鼠说:别听他的， 水很深，会淹死你的!!! 小马犹豫了 ， 不知道该相信谁好。 这时小马的妈妈过来说:别理那两个神经病， 咱们走桥!!!!
2.“同学们，太平天国的农民最想要的是什么?”“想要找个媳妇儿!”“不，他们想要的是钱。他们要了钱干什么呢?”“拿钱买媳妇~”“你给我滚出去!”
3.今天碰到老同学小胡，我问：“你说你要跟你的女神正式表白，怎么样，成了吧”?他垂头丧气地说：“没有!让一个叫明明地捷足先登了，她还说她讨厌我。。。”“不会吧?她是怎么说的?她说，明明早就喜欢人家了，可你却现在才来说，讨厌死你。。。
4.妈妈说我小时候发过一次发高烧，体温超过40℃，到了医院去挂水时都开始抽筋了，原因是老爸抱着发烧的我站在风口等妈妈下班，一起去医院。
5.丈夫坐在电视机前津津有味地观看足球比赛，当球员攻破球门时，丈夫兴奋地跳起来欢呼。妻子不满地说：干嚎啥呀，有本事今晚你也射进自家的门一次。丈夫反唇相讥：比赛规则你懂不?射进自家门那算输，只有射进别人家的门那才算赢。妻子：……
6.路过广场，看见一个姑娘在广场喂鸽子。先问一句：“我美么?”然后撒下面包屑，于是鸽子纷纷点头。好机智的姑娘
7.走到三楼看见一个小孩正踮着脚够门铃，怎么也够不着，我走过去帮他按了几下，直到有人回话，我才松手，这时小孩撒腿就跑，原来是他的恶作剧，我大声喊：你站住，我保证打不死你
8.喜欢的人不喜欢你，这种事经历多了，至少会有一个好处：让你深刻认识到，自己其实真的很丑。
9.刚刚做抵押贷款的给我打电话问我有没有资金需求。接到这个电话，太高兴了!!我准备买架飞机，就差三个亿了!可惜那家公司实力不够，看来买飞机的计划只能暂时搁置了。
10.天气炎热，一男在马路让乘凉，突然警车停在了他身边。警察:对不起同志，不能在这乘凉!男:我妨碍车同行啦?警察:没有!男:那为什么不让我乘凉?警察:乘凉可以，裸体乘凉不行!
11.刚刚老婆突然来到我单位，质问我:你有备胎吗?我心想，难道我在单位的事败露啦?我立刻跪在老婆面前承认错误，刚要说话。老婆说:你干什么，咱的汽车没气了，我问你有备胎吗?
12.一个2B同事，刚出国，语言不通，机场过安检时，人家张开双臂，示意他照做，以探测身上有无金属东东。他以为人家老外都比较热情，直接冲过去给人家一个大大的拥抱。周围的小伙伴们惊呆了!
13.高中时上课一同学因为不遵守课堂纪律被老师叫起。老师很生气的说：“XXX，你就是坨屎;不，你是一大坨屎!”自己不好好学还影响别人!同学默默的回了句：“我知道你吃定我了。”一片哗然后，然后就没然后了!
14.天气越来越热了，推荐了几个解暑良方：第一，想想你对象，心凉半截!第二，想想自己的月收入，心拔凉拔凉地!第三，想想自己的岁数，后背嗖嗖窜凉风!!姐试了一下，刚刚又查询了一下银行卡余额，然后默默盖上被子，把电褥子打开了……
15.吃饭前老公刚虐完儿子(两岁半)，饭后 坐在沙发上看电视，这时儿子端着一个一次性杯子“爸爸喝啤酒”。当时老公一脸的得意，还望着我一笑，好像挑衅一样(平时儿子都没给他拿过一次东西吃)。谁知老公刚端着杯子大声说到“兔崽子!过来，你告诉我这怎么是热的……热的!”
16.小李喘着粗气，跑到局长办公室。局长:小李，干嘛这么激动?小李，上气不接下气说:大大……大大……大大来了……局长一听，立刻兴奋起来，撒腿就往外跑……小李:局长，我是说我大大来了，我请假去接他!
17.我喊一室友一起去帮我买手机，来到店内，一低胸大波妹子接待了我们!尼玛 只见她往吧台一趴，胸全压在玻璃上，那真叫一个肥。白花花的、明晃晃的。看得人真是眼晕。我也没看中那些机子。可是我这室友，站功真好，不停地询问，愣是看了半天手机，绝口不提买的事。。。
18.一回上数学课，一同学叫吴琼。她逃课了，她叫另一名同学帮她答到。这名同学上数学课时又睡觉。老师正讲到“大家注意啊，取值范围是零到无穷大……”。这时那睡觉的同学，立马站起来，回应了一声，声音还很大的“到”。瞬间老师正在写字的粉笔断了。。。。全班大笑。。。
19.小明和小红日久生情，不顾门第阻碍双双坠入爱河，后来经过不懈的努力，在搜救队的努力下，终于找到了他们的尸体。
20.“为什么岁月是一把杀猪刀，还是有那么多好看的人不论过了多久还是那么好看?”神回复：“傻孩子，那是因为杀猪刀只杀猪啊。”
21.什么是代沟?(8、90后)男：你跟小龙女长的很像。女：真的吗?我那么漂亮?(00后)男：你跟小龙女长的很像。女：你TMD再说一遍试试...
22.路边看到一个乞丐，心生不忍，便往他碗里放了10块钱，转身要走的那一刻他拦住了我：“先生，给你找2块钱。”我有些吃惊，他解释道：“今天丐帮周年庆，全场8折。”
23.义愤填膺的都是网友，冷漠无情的都是路人，也不知道是网友都不上街，还是路人都不上网。
24.“热么?” “热!” “想想工资，心就凉了。” “……” “还想奖金吗?” “不了，会冻死的。”
25.今天想提前下班，领导不允许：“你提前走人就算你是旷工了啊!”我呵呵一乐：“我本来就是啊。”然后扛起镐子走出了矿区。
26.今天接到一电话，是卖保险!问：先生买保险吗?我说：保险保什么!她一听，有戏，连忙介绍，嘚嘚嘚的说了很多。我只问了一句：能保我找个女朋友吗?嘟嘟……说话呀，说话，妹子别挂呀?
27.你有没有这样的体会：当你专注做一件事或者投入的与人交往时，你不觉得累，而当你什么事都没做什么人都没见，只是一整天宅家里上网狂刷网页，却感觉很累。昨天和学心理学的朋友聊，认为原因是当你这样度日，脑子里充满了念头，内心没有一刻安静，情感上激烈挣扎，还伴着悔恨和自责，你内耗了许多能量。
28.十年前读初中，我每天五块钱零花钱，给她买四块钱的牛奶或蛋糕，自己一块钱吃包子。。10年后今天，她是我老婆，我零花钱还是五块钱。。。这不是我想要的剧本啊。。。
29.本人女，怀胎八月。一日老公跑过来问我：“以后孩子取什么名字好?”我说：“要不就叫漂亮吧。”老公问“为什么?”我说：“以后别人喊我时都叫我漂亮的妈妈”。
30.两天前有个陌生女人加我微信，聊的挺好，并且女人性感面条。昨晚，趁老婆不在家，约女人开房，女人说房间已开好，就等我去啦。我兴冲冲的去了酒店，当打开门的一瞬间，我傻眼了:老婆拿着菜刀在床上坐着!……不说了，大夫正给我缝针呢!
31.阿莲要去探望丈夫，需要填写一份表格，在填到“关系”一栏时，阿莲心里直犯嘀咕：“还有问这个的，羞死人啦。”她随手写上“一月三次”，可表格被退了回来，工作人员告诉她：“关系一栏填写有误，立即修改。”阿莲更惊讶了：“天啊，这个他们也看得出。”于是她只好如实填写：一月二十次。
32.在一次智力竞赛抢答中，主持人提问：“请问大家有一样什么东西自己用的少，别人用得多?”小明飞快地按铃抢到第一名起立回答说”老婆!”，“哗!”全场一片惊讶，小明环顾四周看着目瞪口呆的人群得意地坐回原位，为自己的机智深深所折服!!
33.一女同事爱穿低胸装超短裙。她穿低胸装绝不会往上提，穿超短裙也不会向下拉，并自诩“我是个有道德的人”，直到遇到一个人回复她“你是个有职业道德的人”后她就不穿超短裙和低胸装了。
34.今早上班，和一个女同事斗嘴。我：你也就是点小脾气，怕你老公怕的要死。同事：那是你没有见过我凶的样子。我本着段子精神回道：是啊是啊，要不，现在脱了看看?刚说完一回头，只见她老公站她旁边一脸杀气…
35.有个小男孩在院里玩，听见大人们说妻管严，就回到家去问爸爸：“爸爸，什么叫妻管严?”只见他爸爸悄悄地趴在他耳朵上说：“等一会儿你妈出去了，我再告诉你。”
36.去看望了一百岁的老爷爷，想请教他长寿的秘密?谁知，老爷爷淡淡的说了一句:“我孙子小时候给了我一包叫做唐僧肉的辣条。”
37.儿子：爸爸，我不想上学了。爸爸：为什么呢?儿子：看到那些老师我就烦。爸爸：是吗?那行，不上学就给你娶个媳妇自己过日子。儿子：那我还是上学吧。。。爸爸：又怎么了?儿子：看到你天天跪搓衣板，想想那媳妇就更烦。。。
38.昨天下班，见公司一妹子，手里提着的袋子快掉了，我就赶上去，提醒她：“你的袋子快掉了!”妹子一脸惊慌，赶忙手捂住胸口红着脸说：“你怎么知道的?”看着妹子远去的身影，我茫然了许久。
39.小时候去上学，我对妈妈说：妈妈，我上学去了!妈妈总是说：乖，路上小心点。现在我去上学，我对妈妈说：妈妈，我上学去了!我妈说：滚!
40.我去理发，老板问我：“你是要托尼老师给你理，还是要威廉老师给你理?”顿时觉得这店高端大气上档次，我说：“要托尼老师给理吧。”老板喊：“托尼老师有客人找你理发---托尼老师有客人找你理发---”连喊数声没人答应，老板急了：“二柱子，有客人找你理发!”立马蹦出来一个人。
先说“不怕”。有的人学习写稿子，拿起笔来就害了怕。他以为写稿子一向是文人的事，所以写起来必须多转文，多要笔调;要是光写大白话，一定教人家看不起。于是，他就皱起眉来，本来要写“今天天气很好”，却怕不够味儿;想来想去，写成了“满心兴奋的我，觉得今天天气是伟大无比的”;反倒不像话了。
沉住了气，不要怕，写大白话就好。大白话是咱们嘴里的活语言呵!学习别人的作品是有好处的，但不要专从别人的文章里去搜集漂亮的字眼，硬来装饰自己的文字。那样，一不留神，反倒弄得词不达意了。我们都会说话，就让我们说自己的话吧。说得明白正确，比乱用一些修词好的多;说得简单有力，比说得啰苏累赘好的多。简单明确的
现在说“不慌”。写下来的大白话跟嘴里的大白话不能完全一样。我们说话的时候，可以随时地补充、改正、重复，所以虽然说得不完全联贯、顺当、干脆，可是也能对付着把事情说明白了。写文章可没有这样的便利。写下来的话必须顺当、干脆、贯通一气。因此，我们写稿子千万不要慌。我们必须要先好好地想一想。想一想要写什么，和怎样写。比如说，我们要写一篇东西，报道在“五反”运动之后，工人们怎样积极地搞生产。我们就不必多写“五反”运动里的经过情形;那些情形已是人所共知的，不必再说一遍;我们主要地是报告今天怎么搞生产。这样，我们就可以三言两语地介绍一下，像：“五反运动结束了，我们的厂里有了新气象，”即可转入正文，不拖泥带水。
这样决定好，我们还要想是借着一个积极分子的模范事迹说明搞生产的热情呢?还是把全厂所有的新气象全说出来呢?我们必须先有个决定。有了决定，才能布置这篇报道的全局。要不然，就会东一句西一句地随便扯，不能成为好文章。尽管我们要只写二三千字，也须先写出个提纲，安排好头一段说什么，第二段说什么……。有了提纲，心里有了底，写起来就能顺理成章;先麻烦点，后来可省事。
按照提纲要写第一段了，还是别慌。先要想想这一段都说什么，把要说的都在心中盘算过，然后再动笔。练习写稿子最容易犯的毛病，就是有了上句，没有下句。那是因为想一句就写一句，不晓得盘算全段儿。想起一句说一句不是好办法，那很容易写得前言不搭后语，勉强凑成一篇也会是胡涂文章。
盘算好了一段，就按着我们自己的语言写下来。我们首要的任务是把这一段话写得清楚明白，既不东一句西一句那么随便扯，又不绕着弯子去找我们自己不完全了解的字眼。呵，我们要是能用自己的话写出一段清顺的文字来，那真够快活的!
【第二章 多改多念】
文章必须修改，谁也不能一下子就写成一大篇，又快又好。怎么修改呢?我们应当先把不必要的话，不必要的字，狠狠地测去，像农人锄草那样。不要心疼一句好
这样“锄”一两遍，看一看全篇已经都联贯清楚了，再细细修改字句。首先，要把不现成的字，换上现成的字，把不近情理的字，换上近情理的字。比方说，我们的小猫在屋中撒了一泡尿，我们便写“这使我异常愤怒”，便似乎不大近情理;不如说“我有点生气”。一个爱洁净的人是可能因小猫这个举动生气的，可不见得就“异常愤怒”。反之，我们听到美帝国主义的飞机滥炸平壤，而只“生了一点气”，并不“愤怒”，就不近情理。要打算教文章带感情，能感动人，我们必须揣摩我们的话语近不近情理。
文章通体都顺当了，我们须再加工，起码教重要的句子有力量，带感情。由心里说出的真情实话必定有力量。文字的力量来自我们的思想与感情，不来自从字典辞源找来的字汇词汇。我们的思想好，感情厚，我们就一定能教普通的话变成很有力量的话。在我们和人争辩的时候，我们不是也说普通话么?可是往往很带感情。写文章也能够这样。我们要相信自己，确是能用大白话说得一针见血，我们就敢放胆地下笔了。我们写稿子要有斗争地主、奸商，或贪汚分子那样的勇气，一句话把对方说得低下头去。我们会说这样的话吗?会!好，为什么不把这样的话放在文章里呢?心里的真话——有思想有感情的话——是文艺作品的话。
为多修改就须多念自己的文章。这里所说的“念”是朗读的意思。文字写在了纸上，我们不容易知道它们的声音好不好，音节好不好，用字现成不现成。非出着声儿念不可。嘴里念，耳朵听，我们会立刻听出文字的毛病来：有的句子太长了，应当改短;有的句子念着绕嘴，必是音节或字眼安排得不对劲，要设法调换修正;有的句子意思好，可是念起来不嘹亮，不干脆，听着不起劲，这必是句子的结构还欠妥当，或某几个字不大现成，应当再加工。一个好句子念起来嘴舒服，耳朵舒服，心里也舒服。我们拉胡琴必须先定定弦。我们朗读文章，正好像拉拉胡琴，试试弦，声音不对就马上调整。
念给自己听是个好办法，可还不如念给别人听。别人的耳朵有时候比咱自己的更可靠。特别是诗和话剧，一个字用的不好不对，听者马上就会感到别扭。我们必须要求自己，写出来的东西先能教别人听得明白，然后更进一步教别人听了挺过瘾。可千万别把自己的文章藏在口袋里，不敢念给朋友们听;也别怕朋友们听了提意见。说到归齐，文章是写给别人看的听的呵!
我们还要多念别人的作品，这里的“念”是阅读的意思。光自己写，而不多念别人的作品，不容易进步。顶好是写和读并进;自己常常练习写作，也不断地阅读好作品。自己老不写，就不能充分得到阅读作品的好处;光自己写而不阅读作品，就不能吸收
怎么去写一件事，应该由作者自己决定——怎么写的最经济，最有效果。这就是说，我们不必去摹仿别人。我们念别人的作品是为丰富自己的经验，而不是为照猫画虎地去套别人的套子。这一点很要紧。比如说，念了别人的作品，我们看明白人家能用三言五语刻画出一个人物，好，我们便应当学这个方法，也设法去用三言五语描画出个人物，可不是人家的人物姓王，咱们自己的人物也得姓王，人家的人物爱唱戏，咱们的也得爱唱戏。我们要从别人的作品中学来写作的方法，而后运用这方法去自己创作，若是照着葫芦画瓢，人家怎么写我也怎么写就不对了。况且，即使一部好作品，其中也难免有薄弱的地方。有的作家很会刻画人物，而不会安排情节，有的很会描写风景，而文字不大利落。在我们念作品的时候，须“睁开眼睛”，看到好处，也看到坏处，从而学那优点，不学那缺点。要不然，把别人的缺点都学来，就越学越坏了。
【第三章 怎样运用口语】
在第一段里，咱们说过，大白话是咱们嘴里的活言语。大白话就是口语。用口语写出来的东西容易生动活泼，因为它是活言语。活言语必然念起来顺口，听起来好懂，使人感到亲切有味。
让咱们还先从用字用词上说起吧。
(一)要现成。作文章应当用现成的字和词，在前面已经略略交代过。现在，不妨再说一说，因为这是个很重要的问题。您看，我时常遇到这样的事：某同志已在工厂或部队生活过好几年，很想写出他所熟习的生活，可是写不出来，据他们自己说，是因为缺乏字汇词汇。有的同志还给我来过信，问缺乏字汇词汇怎么办。这使我很纳闷。难道在工厂或部队生活过好久，就不知道各种机器和各种武器的名称吗?就不知道工厂里部队里的日常用语吗?“迫击炮”就是“迫击炮”，并没有别的词汇可以代替呵。“计件工资”就是“计件工资”，也没有别的词汇可以代替呵。再说，既在工厂或部队里生活，每天都要劳动，办许多事情，难道不说话吗?至少，大家也得跟别人一样，有吃喝起居等等事情吧!那么，“吃饭”就是“吃饭”，难道因为作文章就须改为“进馔”么?
我看哪，这是犯了咱们在第一段说过的毛病，就是他们总以为一拿笔写文章就得放下日常生活的言语，而另换上一套。这个想法不正确。您看，作家们不是时常下厂下部队去学习工人和战士的语言吗?假若工人和战士没有丰富的言语，作家们干什么去向他们讨教呢?毛病呵大概是在这儿——有的工人和战士有点轻看自己的语言。的确，一位工人或战士说不上来一位教授的话，可是工人或战士一时并不会去描写一位教授的生活。况且，一位大学教授也并不对学生们说：“上课矣，尔辈其静听予言!”同志们，文字越现成越有力量，不要考虑什么文雅不文雅。“小三儿把衣裳弄脏了”比“小三儿将衣裳玷污了”要有劲的多。“汗流如浆”远不及“汗珠儿掉在地上裂八瓣”那么生动深刻。躲着生活中现成的词汇不用，而另换一套，是劳而无功的。
(二)要选择。看了上边的一段话，我们就知道写文章须用现成的字与词。可是，这并不是说，凡是现成的字与词都可以拍拍脑袋算一个。我们须细心地选择一下，看哪个最合适。
比如说，“上学”和“入学”两个词本来是差不多的，可是它们并不完全一样，我们就不好随便地用。“小三儿上学去”是说小三儿到学校去;“小三儿入了学”是说他考中了，入了学校。这样，一个“上”字和一个“入”字就不能乱用;一乱用，意思就不明确了。再比如说，“行”跟“走”本是一个意思，可是我们不说“我行到东安市场”;在这里，“走”字现成。赶到我们说“行军”的时候，又必说“行”，不说“走”;“行军”现成，“走军”不像话。现成不现成就是通大路不通大路，大家都那么说就现成;只有我们自己那么说就不现成，我们应当留点心。
再看，“作”“干”“搞”三个字不都是一样的么?可是，我们要先选择一下，看看哪个最合适。在“他作事很认真”这一句里，“作”字最恰当。我们不能说“他干事很认真”，或“搞事很认真”。在“你要好好地干”里，“干”就比“作”和“搞”都更有劲。“他把事情搞垮了”，“搞”又比“作”和“干”都更恰当。
这么一看，我们就可以看明白：那些发愁字汇词汇不够用的同志们也许并不缺乏字汇词汇，而是不会选择与调动自己知道的字眼儿。用现成的字眼儿作文章，必须注意怎么选择，怎么调动。这就是说，我们须给我们平时用的语言加点工。平时，我们用错一两个字，也许没有太大的关系，写文章可不许用错一个字。用错一个字，话就不明确，成了胡涂文章。我们学习写作，先别光发愁字眼儿不够用，到处去找什么“潺潺”呵，“熊熊”呵，“涟漪”呵，有了这些半死不活的词汇并不能教咱们写出好文章;没有它们，我们还是能写出好文章来。最要紧的是把咱们知道的字眼都用得恰当合适。作文所以是费脑筋的事，就在这里——写在纸上的字要个个明确，个个合适，我们要想了再想，不许马马虎虎。为了“作”“干”“搞”这类人人知道的字也要用脑筋细想细选。这就叫作“推敲”。有一个古人作了一句诗：“僧推月下门。”后来一想，“推”字不如“敲”字好，因为“推”字的动作太“瘟”，不如“敲”字的动作既有动作，又能出声儿。您看，同是现成的字，有响声的就比哑叭字好得多。当然，推门也可能出声儿，可是推门的声儿不像敲门的声那么响亮，那么好听。我们作文或作诗，也得下些“推敲”的工夫。想了再想，一点也不随便。这是我们必须下的一番工夫。不下达番工夫，而只想大笔一挥就能写出一篇好文章，没有那回事。我们作文既不要先害怕，也别着急。作什么也是一样，都是功到自然成。
(三)新字新词。照着前边所说的，我们是不是应当吸收新的词汇呢?一定要吸收。“抗美援朝”，“爱国卫生运动”，都是几年前所没有的，而现在已成为尽人皆知的，我们怎能不用呢。它们已经成为大家口头上的，而且没有别的词汇可以代替它们，它们也就都现成。
可是要当心，要用一个新的词汇，必须先十分明白了它，千万别似懂不懂就乱用。“检查”是“检查”，“检讨”是“检讨”，不能随便将就。自己不明白一个字一个词，就赶紧去向别人讨教，千万别不懂假充懂，那最误事!
说到这儿，我又想起那些发愁词汇缺乏的同志们。我看哪，他们心中也许有许多词汇，可是一到用的时候就抓了瞎，到底这个词怎么讲呢?不用它吧，不行;用吧，心里没底!所以他们发了愁。假若他们平日有“不明白就问”的习惯，他们一定用不着这样发愁。把平日口头上说的词汇都重新检查一下，看看到底真明白了多少，也许是个好办法。不明白的赶紧去问。我们要运用口语，就不能不用口头上的新名词，要用它们就须先明白它们。不这么办，我们不易丰富自己的语言。
以上是由用字用词上讲怎么运用口语。以下另说两件事：(一)应否用土话。口语里有许多土话;土话在一个地方现成，在另一个地方就不现成，或甚至完全不懂，所以我们用土话的时候得考虑一下。我们顶好用普通话写文章，少用或不用土话。我们全国都正在进行推广普通话的运动，所以我们写文章也该用普通话。这是我们的一个政治任务。不会说普通话怎办呢?只有一个办法——学。
(二)造句。从造句上说，我们也要遵照口语的句法。一般的说，中国话在口头上是简单干脆的，不多用老长老长的句子。我们往往爱犯造长句的毛病，不但念起来不自然，不悦耳，不易懂，而且有把自己也绕胡涂了的危险——自己已绕胡涂，读者就更胡涂了。按照我的经验，我总是先把一句话的意思想全，要是按照这点意思去造句呢，我也许需要一句很长很长的话;于是，我就用口语的句法重新去想，看看用口头上的话能不能说出那点意思，和口头上的话怎样说出那点意思。我往往把一个长句子分成好几个短句来说，既能把意思说明白，而且说得很自然，挺带劲，不拖泥带水。用这个方法造句，写出来的一篇东西虽不能完全是口语，可是大致都能接近口语了。思想尽管深，能用普通的句法说出来，思想就变成谁都能明白的事儿了。
【第四章 写透一件事】
关于这一项，分三段来说吧：(一)写自己真知道的事，不写自己不十分知道的事。一个学生不写学生的生活，而在报纸上找些婚姻法宣传资料去写，一定写不出什么名堂来。写东西非有生活不可。不管文字多么好，技巧多么高，也写不出自己不知道的事情。我们是工人，就写工人的生活。
这样，写作范围不就太小了么?只要写得深刻，范围小点没有什么关系。一位伟大的作家的确能够写出许多不同的人物，好多不同的事情，可是咱们现在的目的是先写好一件事，还不能希望马上成为伟大的作家。咱们今天若能好好地写出一篇反映真实的报道，诚诚实实地宣传咱们厂里新找到的窍门，从而传布到全国，推行到全国，咱们的功劳可就真不小!咱们若能就着咱们所知道的一件事，写成个独幕剧，使全厂的或几个厂子的同志们看了戏，都受到感动，增加了生产，咱们也就立了功。不怕写的少，就怕写不好。写出十几句话的一首好歌子，风行全国，到处起很大的鼓舞作用，功劳也不小呵!
(二)抱定一个题目写，不要一会儿一换。初学写作的人往往有这个困难：很高兴地看中了一件事，打算用它写成一篇
找到问题，咱们心里可就透亮多了。呵，原来这件热闹的事并没有什么了不起，问题很简单哪;原来那件简单的事倒并不应当轻视，问题不小呵。这样，咱们就不再被表面的现象迷惑住，也就容易判断出哪个值得写和哪个值不得写，不再冒冒失失地不管三七二十一拿笔就写，也就减少了因写不出而扫兴灰心的毛病。
一旦找到问题就死不放手，加劲儿挖掘它的根儿，越挖越深，咱们也就越有的写了。呵，昨天老张闹脾气，原来不是因为肝火盛，而是他有个思想问题。什么思想问题呢?他呀不明白“计件工资”的好处。哪一点他不明白呢?他呀不明白工人的利益和国家的利益是一致的。您看，当作一个问题看，咱们就能由老张个人闹脾气看到国家利益上去，这不就有好多话可说了么?抱住这个题目挖吧，别放手!
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标
基本词汇：restroom, stamp, bookstore, postcard, pardon, washroom, bathroom, normal, rush, suggest, staff, grape, central, mail, east, fascinating, convenient, mall, clerk, corner, polite, politely, speaker, request, direction, correct, direct, whom, address, underground
基本句型：Excuse me, do you know where I can buy some medicine?
Sure. There’s a supermarket down the street.
Could you please tell me how to get to the post office?
Sorry, I’m not sure how to get there.
I wonder where we should go next.
Could you tell us when the band starts playing this evening?
You should try that new ride over there.
2. 技能目标: （1）能用宾语从句礼貌的寻求帮助。
（2）能用正确的方法指路。
3. 情感目标: 培养学生尊重他人，对人有礼貌，热爱生活。
二、教学重难点：
1. 教学重点：（1）礼貌的向他人寻求帮助。
（2）正确使用宾语从句。
2. 教学难点：运用宾语从句礼貌的寻求帮助。
三、教学步骤:
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
Step 1 Warming –up
Step 2 Presentation
（1）Guessing game
Show pictures to the whole class, one student explains the places in English and another one who doesn’t look at the blackboard guesses what place it is. For example, one student say: We can save money or exchange money in this place, another one guess it is a bank. Get students to guess the places like bank, post office, bookstore, museum, bathroom, washroom, mall and so on.
（2）Show some stamps to students and present the new sentences:
Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?
Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?
Do you know where I can get some magazines?
Step 3 Practice
1) Match each thing with a place in the picture in 1a.
2) Read the phrases.
___ get some money
___ get some magazines
___ have dinner
___ get a dictionary
___ get some information about the town
___ buy a newspaper
___ buy some stamps
___ get a pair of shoes
Step 4 Listening
Listen and complete the conversations in the picture in 1a. Then check the answers with the whole class.
Step 5 Practice
Make conversations using the information in 1a. Then talk about your own city. For example:
A: Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the bookstore?
B: Sure, just go along Main Street until you pass Center Street. The bookstore is on your right, beside the bank.
A: Thanks. Do you know when the bookstore closes today?
B: It closes at 7:00 p.m. today.
A: Thank you!
B: You’re welcome.
Step 6 Listening
1. Listen and number the directions in the order that you hear them.
2a You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order you hear them.
___ Go to the bird floor.
___ Turn left.
___ Go to the second floor.
___ Turn right.
___ The supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore.
___ Go past the bookstore.
2. Listen again. Show how the boy walks to the supermarket. Draw a line in the picture in 2a. Then get one student draw the line on the blackboard.
3. Listen the third time and answer the questions.
1) Excuse me, can you tell me where I can buy some medicine?
2) Do you know how to go there?
3) OK, great. Oh, and one more thing. Do you know when this shopping center closes tonight?
4) OK, thanks a lot.
Step 7 Pairwork
Make conversations about the other places in the picture in 2a.
A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can buy some stamps?
B: Yes, there’s a post office in this shopping center.
A: Do you know how to go there?
B: Yes. Go to the third floor and turn right. Then go past the bank. The post office is between museum and library. You should be able to get stamps.
A: OK, great. Oh, and one more thing. Do you know …
B: I’m not sure, but you …
A: OK, thanks a lot.
B: You’re welcome.
Step 8 Reading
1. Read the conversation in 2d and answer the questions.
2. Role – play the conversation.
3. Explain the language pints in 2d.
(1) Go along Main Street until you pass Center Street.
1) until和 till同义为“直到……” ，till多用于口语，until可以放在句首，till则不能放在句首。
2) not...until“直到……才”，表示直到某一时间, 某一行为才发生, 之前该行为并没有发生。
e.g. I did not study English until 9 o'clock last night.
(2) Pardon? Restroom? You already want to rest? But we haven’t even started yet!
1) pardon用作动词，后面既可以跟宾语，也可以跟双宾语；pardon sb. for doing sth.意为“原谅/宽恕某人做某事”
e.g. Can you pardon me for not passing the exam, Mom?
2) 在没有听懂对方的话，请对方重复一 下时也可说 pardon。
e.g. Pardon? I’m sorry I can’t follow you.
(3) I’m excited to try the rides!
excited和 exciting的区别:
1) excited意为“激动的；兴奋的”，作表语时，主语通常是人；作定语时，常用来修饰人，说明激动的表情。
e.g. All of us were excited when we heard the good news.
The excited child opened his present quickly.
2) exciting意为“激动人心的”，作表语时，主语通常是物；作定语时，常用来修饰物。
e.g. The movie is very exciting.
My father told me an exciting story.
(4) I mean … you know, a washroom or bathroom.
mean作动词有以下含义：
1) 有……的意思，指（多作及物动词），其后可跟名词或代词，也可跟从句。
e.g. What does this word mean?
2）意味（着）（及物动词），常跟名词，有时可跟动词-ing形式或从句。
e.g. Carl really could not do that — it would mean the end of his career.
3）有……意图，打算，想，常跟名词、代词或动词不定式。跟带不定式
的复合结构时，还可用于被动语态。
e.g. I never meant to hurt you.
(5) We normally say “toilets” or “washrooms”.
normally adv. 正常地; 通常地，一般地
e.g. August is normally a slow month.
(6) Nine thirty, so you don’t need to rush!
rush v. 仓促; 匆忙 n. 仓促; 匆忙
e.g. Then three policemen rushed at him. (rush v.)
They made a rush for the door. (rush n.)
Step 9 Summary
1) Excuse me. Where is Qiaotou Middle School?
2) Excuse me. Could you tell me where Qiaotou Middle School is?
3) Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to Qiaotou Middle School?=Do you know how to get to Qiaotou Middle School?
4) Excuse me. Which is the way to Qiaotou Middle School?
Step 10 Homework
Make conversations about your own town/city.
Section A 2 (3a-3b)
Step 1 Revision
1) Translate the sentences into English.
① 请你告诉我，怎样去书店好吗？
② 打扰了，你知道我在哪能买到一些邮票吗？
③ 我想知道公园今天什么时候关门。
④ 银行和超市之间有一个餐馆。
2) Role-play the conversation in 2d.
Step 2 Presentation
1) Show a picture of fun park. Ask students: Are you excited to try these in the fun park?
2) Show a ride to them and say: How do you think the ride? Is it fun or scary? Do you want to have a try?
Step 3 Reading
1) Read the conversation in 3a quickly and true or false the sentences.
① Alice and He Wei are in Water World.
② The new ride looks scary.
③ Alice was scary at first.
④ Alice thinks the new ride is actually fun.
⑤ He Wei thinks Fun Times Park restaurant severs delicious food.
⑥ A rock band plays in Water World Restaurant every evening.
⑦ Alice and He Wei can go later to the restaurant.
2) Read the conversation again and answer the questions in 3a.
1. Why did Alice not want to go on the new ride? How did she feel after the ride?
2. What is special about Uncle Bob’s restaurant?
3. Should Alice and He Wei get there early for dinner? Why?
Step 4 Practice
Underline the questions or statements in the conversation that ask for information. Rewrite them in a different way.
e.g. I wonder where we should go next.
Could you tell me where we could go next?
Check the answers with the whole class.
Step 6 Language points
1. I was scared at first, but shouting did help.
此句相当于I was scared at first, but shouting really helped. 原句是一种表现强调的句式，英语中，可用助动词do对谓语动词进行强调，构成强调句。
e.g. Please do be careful. 请一定小心。
I do agree with you. 我完全同意你的意见。
He did warn you other day, remember? 他前两天就告诫过你，还记得吗？
2. You never know until you try something.
try的用法
1) 做名词 have a try 试一试
e.g. Why not have a try? 为什么不试一试？
2) 做动词
(1) try to do sth. 努力做某事
e.g. Well, we’ll try to finish the homework in time.
那好。我们争取及时完成作业。
(2) try doing sth. 表示尝试着去做某事
e.g. -- I usually go there by train. 我通常乘火车去那儿。
-- Why not try going by boat for a change? 为什么不换乘船呢?
(3) try one’s best 尽某人最大的努力
e.g. Thank you. I will try my best.
谢谢你。我会尽力而为的。
3. I suggest Water City Restaurant in Water World.
suggest作动词，可意为“显示；间接表明”，后可接宾语从句。
e.g. His behavior suggested (that) he was a kind man.
他的行为显示他是个好人。
suggest作“建议”讲时，应注意以下两点：
1) suggest doing sth. 建议做某事
e.g. I suggested going home.
我建议回家。
2) suggest后接从句时，从句常用虚拟语气，谓语由“should +动词原形”构成，
should可以省略。
e.g. I suggested that we should go home. 我建议我们回家。
另外，suggestion是suggest的名词形式，作“建议”讲时，是可数名词。
e.g. Do you have any suggestions? 你有什么建议吗？
4. The restaurant is always busy, at that time so come a little earlier to get a table.
用于“就餐”的语境时，形容词busy相当于“吃饭人多；餐厅拥挤”的意思；动词短语to get a table类似于汉语“定餐桌；占位子”等意思。
Step 7 Homework
1. 背诵3a。
2. 用“Could you tell me … ?”写三个问路的句子。
Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)
Step 1 Revision
1. How did Alice and He Wei think of the new ride？Students say the sentences together?
Alice thought that it looked pretty scary. He Wei thought that it would be fun.
2. After the ride, Alice and He Wei talked about their feeling.
Alice thought that was fun! She was scared at first, but shouting really did help. He Wei told Alice that “You never know until you try something.”
3. Alice and He Wei talked about Uncle Bob’s.
Alice thought this restaurant looked interesting. It seemed a rock band plays there every evening. He Wei suggested that they could have dinner there.
Step 2 Grammar Focus
1) Let students complete the sentences.
1. 打扰了，你知道我能在哪买到一些药?
Excuse me, do you know where ____ _____ buy some medicine?
2. 当然，顺着这条街有个超市。
Sure. There is a supermarket down the street.
3. 请你告诉我怎样到邮局好吗？
Could you please tell me _____ ____ get to the post office?
4. 对不起，我不确定怎样到那。
______, I am ______ ______ how to get there.
5. 你能告诉我们今晚乐队什么时候开始演奏吗？
Can you tell us ______ ____ ______ ______ playing this evening?
6. 晚上8点开始。
It starts at 8:00 p.m.
7. 我想知道接下来我们该去哪儿。
I ______ where we ______ _____ _____.
8. 你应该试试那个新的乘骑设施。
You should try that new ride over there.
2）Objective clauses with wh-questions
上一个单元我们已经学习了由that和whether, if引导的宾语从句。这个单元我们继续学习由疑问词引导的宾语从句。疑问词：疑问代词（what、whom、who、whose、which）疑问副词（when、where、why、how）。
语序：无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句，也无论主从句间是什么引导词，宾语从句一律用陈述语序，即“引导词+主语+谓语+其它”。如：Could you tell me where Wei Fang lives?
1. 如果主句是一般现在时或一般将来时，宾语从句的时态不受限制，可根据实际表达的需要来确定。如：
Jenny knows the man was flying a kite at that time.
You will understand why I did it one day.
总有一天你会明白我为什么那样做。
2. 如果主句是一般过去时，宾语从句用过去时态的某种形式。如：
I thought he had gone to town that day.
我以为他那天进城去了。
3. 如果宾语从句叙述的是客观事实、自然现象或科学真理等，从句不受主句时态的限制，用一般现在时。如：
He said time is money.
他说时间就是金钱。
3）Practice
1. He asked ________ for the computer.
A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much
C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid
2. “Have you seen the film?” he asked me.
He asked me _______.
A. had I seen the film
B. have I seen the film
C. if I have seen the film
D. whether I had seen the film
3. “You’ve already got well, haven’t you?” she asked.
She asked ______.
A. if I have already got well, hadn’t you
B. whether I had already got well
C. have I already got well
D. had I already got well.
4. He asked, “How are you getting along?”
He asked _______.
A. how am I getting along
B. how are you getting along
C. how I was getting along
D. how was I getting along
5. He asked me _____ told me the accident.
A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
6. She asked me if I knew ______.
A. whose pen is it B. whose pen it was
C. whose pen it is D. whose pen was it
Keys: DDBCCB
Step 3 Function: Ask for information politely and follow directions
1) 问路时应注意
① 问路时应首先说一声：“Excuse me.”这样可以引起对方的注意，又不失礼貌。
② 当你没听清时，你可以说一声“Excuse me, would you please say it again?”(对不起，请您再说一遍好吗?) 或“I beg your pardon?”(对不起，请再说一遍好吗?)等，礼貌地要求对方重复一遍。
③ 问完路后，千万不要忘记向对方说句“Thank you for helping me.” 或“Thank you.”
④ 问路时经常会用到“向左(右)拐”这样的表达，英语对此有两种常见的说法，即turn left (right)或turn to the left (right)。表示 “在左(右)边”，英语用介词on或at均可。
2）用英语问路及其回答
① Excuse me, can you tell me where the railway station is?
打扰一下，请问火车站在哪儿?
② Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the train station?
劳驾，请问去火车站怎么走?
③ Excuse me, could you tell me which is the way to the nearest hospital?
劳驾，请问去最近的医院怎么走?
④ Excuse me, would you please show me the way to the post office?
请告诉我去邮局怎么走好吗?
⑤ Excuse me, would you mind telling me the way to the police station?
劳驾，请告诉我去警察局怎么走好吗？
⑥ Excuse me, how can I get to No. 1 Middle School?
劳驾，请问去一中怎么走?
⑦ Excuse me, is this the right way to the People’s Park?
打扰了，请问去人民公园走这条路对吗?
⑧ Excuse me. Could you tell me if there is a Qiaotou Middle School near here?
打扰了，请问桥头中学是否在这附近?
⑨ Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to Qiaotou Middle School?
= Excuse me. Do you know how to get to Qiaotou Middle School?
请问，你知道怎样去桥头中学吗?
3）指路的方法
① Take along with this street, and … is on you left.
② Go down this way, and turn left at the first crossing, and you’ll find … is right there, on your left.
③… is behind (near, next to, on the left of) …
④ You can just take NO.111 bus, and get off at the second station. And you’ll see it.
⑤ Look! … is in front of us far away, right there!
Step 4 Practice
1) Rewrite the questions in 4a to make them more polite.
① Where can I buy some grapes or other fruit?
② How does this CD player work?
③ How do I get to the Central Library?
④ Is the Italian restaurant nearby open on Mondays?
Get students write down their answers in their books.
2) What should each person ask in the following situations? Let students write down their answers and them say their answers one by one.
① Tim is very hungry.
Could you tell me where I can get something to eat?
Excuse me, would you mind telling me how I can get to a nearby restaurant?
Pardon me, do you know if there’s a restaurant around here?
② Sally needs to mail a letter.
③ Helen needs to know when the bike shop closes.
④ Ben is wondering if there’s a bank in the shopping center.
3) Ask students to write four questions that a tourist might ask about your city/ town. Then role-play conversations with your partner.
Step 5 Exercises
Translate the sentences into Chinese.
① 请你到那后给我打个电话好吗？
② 请在这条路的尽头向右转。
③ 你能告诉我在哪里可以买到一些邮票吗？
④ 你可否告诉我火车什么时候到达武汉？
Step 6 Homework
假如你到一个陌生的城市去旅游，你想向当地人了解一些关于那个城市的
东西，请编写一个你和当地人的小对话。
Section B1 (1a-2d)
Step 1 Revision
You are a tourist in a city, you want to know something about the city. Make a conversation about asking information politely.
A: Could you please tell me where the nearest bank is?
B: Sure, go east along this street, then you’ll see it.
A: Can you tell me if there is a delicious restaurant near here?
B: Sure. Walk along this street, the restaurant is on you right.
A: And do you know where the biggest hospital is?
B: Go down this street, turn left at the first crossing, you will see it.
A: After dinner, I want to buy a pair of shoes, would you mind telling me where the nearest supermarket is?
B: It’s over there, just across from you.
A: Haha! I see it. Thank you very much!
B: You are welcome.
Step 2 Lead in
1) Talk about places in your city.
2) Show some pictures of places and discuss what qualities are important for each place.
Step 3 1a & Pairwork
1a What qualities are important for each place? Write the words from the box next to each place below. Write the most important words first.
Places Qualities
restroom clean, uncrowded, convenient
museum interesting, quiet, uncrowded
restaurant clean, inexpensive, quiet
park beautiful, safe, big
subway uncrowded, safe, convenient
mall inexpensive, big, interesting, convenient, safe
Pair work
1b Talk about places in your city using the words in 1a.
A: The Fun Arts Museum is really interesting.
B: Yes, and it’s beautiful, too.
A: ….
Step 4 Listening (1c)
1) Listen and check the sentences you hear.
Conversation 1
______ You can go to Green Land.
Conversation 2
_____ Could you tell me where the bookstore is?
2) Listen to the conversations and complete the sentences.(1c)
Conversation 1
The boy asks about ___________, and the clerk tells him to go to Green Land.
Conversation 2
The girl asks about _________, and the clerk tells her to go to the corner of Market and Middle Streets.
Conversation 3
The mother asks about ________. The father wants to go to a ________ museum. The younger girl wants to go to a _______ museum. The boy wants to go to a __________ museum. The older girl wants to go to an ______ museum. The clerk suggests they go to the _________ museum.
3) Listen again and answer the questions (1d)
Conversation 1
The boy asks about restaurants, the clerk suggests him go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.…
Step 5 Practice
Role-play the conversations between the clerk and the tourist.
A: Can you tell me where there’s good place to eat?
B: Of course. What kind of food do you like?
A: I’d like fresh vegetables.
B: You can go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.
A: ….
Step 6 Presentation
2a Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations.
Discuss them with your partner.
In a foreign country.
In public places like a bank, a post office, a library, a shopping mall, etc.
At school.
At home, especially when speaking to your elders.
Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesn't know the way now. What should he do?
Step 7 Discussion
Discuss the language you used to make this request (要求，请求). Was it the same each time? If not, discuss why not.
Step 8 Reading
1) Read the article and match paragraph with its main idea.
2d Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely (adv. 礼貌地)….
Paragraph 2
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. …
Paragraph 3
Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please …?” or “May I ask …?”
Paragraph 4
However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. …
2) Read the article again and answer the questions.
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
What else do we need to learn besides asking a question correctly when you ask for help?
We need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.
What do we need to think about when you talk to different people?
We need to think about whom we speak to or how well we know them.
Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.
What can lead in to a request with a stranger on the street?
“Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but …” before asking for help.
2c Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.
Direct questions Polite requests
1. 1. Where are the restrooms?
2. When is the school trip?
3. Peter, tell me your e-mail address.
4. Where’s the post office?
1. Could you tell me where the restrooms are?
2. Excuse me, Mr. West.
Do you know when
the school trip is?
3. Peter, could you
please tell me
your e-mail address?
4. Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?
2d Read the requests below. In the second column, write A if you would say it to someone you know and B if you would say it to a stranger. In the last column, write where you think these people are.
Request Person Place
1. Will you pass the salt? A home
2. Do you know where I can change some money, please? B street
3. Could you tell me what just happened? A/B any public place/home
4. Can you please tell me where the nearest station is? B street
5. Excuse me, do you know what time it begins, please? B movie theater
6. Let me know when you’re ready, OK? A home
7. Could you possibly tell me the way to the village school? B street
Step 9 Language points
1. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
less + 形容词或副词，构成降级比较形式，相当于中文“不那么；稍许不……”之意。
e.g. His second movie is less interesting.
他的第二部电影就没那么有趣。
2. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.
情态动词might 表达一种可能性及推测的不确定性，意思与表达可能性的may相当，表示“有可能，也许会”，但语气更加委婉，更不确定。
e.g. He might come, but it’s very unlikely.
他也许会来，但非常靠不住。
3. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
it作形式主语
【梳理】
在英语中，如果主语是较长的`动词不定式或一个句子，为了保持句子结构的平衡，避免头重脚轻，通常用it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。
常见的句型有：
1) It is + adj. (+ for + sb.) + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容词有important, difficult, dangerous, necessary, useful, possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。如：
It’s difficult for us to finish the work in an hour.
2) It is + adj. + of + sb. + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容词有good, kind, nice, clever, wise等，用来对sb.的性格、品质等进行说明。
如：It’s kind of you to say so.
Step 10 Exercises
请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子（每空一词）。
1. 对他来说，回答那个问题是十分困难的。
It’s very hard ____ him ____ _______ that question.
2. 你这样说真是太好了。
It’s very kind ____ you ____ ____ so.
3. 我们在阅览室里保持安静是十分必要的。
It’s necessary ______ ______(should) keep quiet in the reading room.
It’s necessary for us _______ ______ ______ in the reading room.
Keys: 1. for; to answer 2. of, to say 3. that we, to keep quiet
Step 11 Homework
Write a guide to a place that you know well.
Section B 2 (3a-Self Check)
Step 1 Revision
1) Write down the phrases
① 提出礼貌的要求 ② 听起来更礼貌
③ 一个很直接的问题 ④ 请求帮助
⑤ 在不同的情形下 ⑥ 取决于
⑦ 你所用的表达方式 ⑧ 比如
⑨ 花时间导入 ⑩ 变得更擅长
2）Fill in the blanks according to 2b.
When you visit a _______ country, it is _________ to know how to ask for help ______. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you _____ tell me where the ________ ___?” these are similar ________ for _________ you may ask.
Both are _______ English, but the first one sounds _____ polite. That is because it is a very ______ question. It is not enough to just ask a question ________. We also need to learn how to be polite — when we ask for _____.
In English, ___ in Chinese, we change the way we ______ in different _________. The expressions you use might _______ ___ whom you are speaking to ___ how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?” this might sound ________. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West, do you know when the school trip ___?”, this will sound _____ more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them ____.
It might seem more _______ to speak politely than _______. It is important to learn how to use _____ ________ in different situations. This will also help you ___________ better with other people.
Step 2 Presentation
Imagine you are going on a short study vacation at a school in an English-speaking country. What would you like to know before you go? Write some polite, indirect questions about the following topics.
The topics are:
① The course you will study ② The time of the course
③ Where and what you can eat ④ Where you will stay
⑤ What activities you can do ⑥ Travel to the school
⑦ Other
Step 3 Practice
Make conversations according to the information in 3a.
Step 4 Writing
1) Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know. Use your notes in 3a.
In your letter, you should:
introduce yourself
say when you are coming
politely ask for information
thank the person for helping you
2) Use the following expressions to help you:
My name is … and I’m from …
I’ll be coming to your school for …
I’d like to know about …
I would like to thank you for…
I’m looking forward to your reply.
3）写作指导：本次写作内容是一封书信，信的开头和结尾已经给出。但我们还是要记住书信的格式，便于今后自己运用。信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去他们学校的时间，然后同学们可根据在3a环节中所问到的问题来礼貌的询问你想知道的信息。
One possible version:
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is He Wei and I’m from Beijing, China. I’ll be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. I will leave for your school on July 10th. I’d like to know more information about the school.
Could you tell me what course I will study in your school? And I also want to know when the course will start. I want to know where I will stay. Can you tell me? Would you mind telling me where and what I can eat in your school? I like all kinds of activities. Could you please tell me what activities I can do in your school?
The last question, can you tell me how I can get to your school? I would like to thank you for helping me and I look forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
He Wei
Step 5 Self Check
1) Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
2) Write questions and answers using the words given.
Step 6 Language points
1. I’m looking forward to your reply.
look forward to期待，盼望。后面接名词或者动名词。
e.g. I look forward to your good news. 我等待你的好消息。
Look forward to hearing from you. 期待你的来信。
2. I would like to thank you for…
thanks for“因……而感谢”，是客套用语，thanks相当于thank you，for强调为何而感谢，其后可接名词或V-ing。
e.g. Thanks for lending me the money. 多谢您借钱给我。
Thanks for reminding. I’d forgotten all about his coming this afternoon.
谢谢你提醒我，我完全忘了他今天下午要来。
3. I need to plan my time better.
1) plan sth. 计划某事，后接名词。
e.g. I want to plan my summer vacation. 我想要计划我的暑假。
2) plan to do sth. 计划去做某事，to是动词不定式。
e.g. They plan to have a sports meeting. 他们计划开运动会。
3) plan for sth. 关于……的计划，plan是名词。
Step 7 Homework
根据3b的内容写一封回信。
