假如你向別人咨詢自己不知道的事情，那就需要有禮貌地進行詢問。用語應(yīng)該注意稍微書面些、得體些，太過隨便的話不要說，小細節(jié)大文明。如何禮貌詢問，你真的會嗎？本期就跟同學(xué)們聊聊怎樣寫好以“禮貌地詢問信息和指路” 為話題的文章。

一、寫作目標

關(guān)于以“禮貌地詢問信息”和“指引方向”為話題的文章，寫作任務(wù)是能夠有禮貌地向別人詢問信息，描述地理位置，給他人指路或提供幫助等。一般情況下，此話題作文與路線圖有關(guān)，所以在書寫時要仔細地理解圖畫或提供的信息等。

二、話題素材積累

教材原句：

開頭句： Excuse me， could you please tell me how to get to the bookstore？

中間句：1. Why don’t we come back here for dinner later？

2. Pardon me， do you know if there’s a bank in the shopping center？

結(jié)尾句：When you visit a foreign country， it is important to know how to ask for help politely.

課外典句：

開頭句：1. Excuse me. I’m looking for Bank of America.

2. I’d like to go to the Summer Palace.

中間句：1. Just go a long Main Street until you pass Center Street.

2. The bookstore is on your right， beside the bank.

結(jié)尾句：I hope you can get it.

經(jīng)典金句：1. When in Rome， do as the Romans do.

2. Lady First not only means gentlemen should let ladies go first.

三、典例引領(lǐng)

苗慧今年暑期想?yún)⒓由虾Ｓ⒄Z夏令營（Shanghai English summer camp）。假設(shè)你是苗慧，請你根據(jù)下列提示，寫一封信給負責(zé)人馬先生咨詢一些信息。

提示：1. 介紹自己的一些基本信息，如姓名、年級等；

2. 禮貌地詢問信息，如時間、吃住、活動等；

3. 表示感謝。

要求：1. 必須包含所有提示內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮;

2. 80～100詞。

思路點撥：

這是一篇關(guān)于咨詢信息的應(yīng)用文寫作，在詢問信息時，注意運用“Could you please ...”等委婉句型進行詢問。介紹自己時用一般現(xiàn)在時，敘述將來發(fā)生的情況時用一般將來時。介紹自己的情況時用第一人稱，詢問信息時多用第二人稱。

寫作提綱：

[上海英語夏令營][自我介紹][詢問信息][表達感謝][I’m Miao Hui， a Grade Nine student ...][I love English ...][When will the summer camp begin？][How long will it last？][Where will we stay？][...][I’d like to thank you for helping ...]

妙筆生花：

One possible version：

Dear Mr. Ma，

I’m Miao Hui， a Grade Nine student at Yangguang Middle School. I love English and I hope to improve my English. So I’d like to come to your school soon for the Shanghai English summer camp. I’m writing to know more information about the summer camp. Could you please tell me when the summer camp will begin and how long it will last？ I also want to know what we will do during the summer camp. Will it be fun？ And could you please tell me where we will stay？ I’m wondering if the hotel is clean and comfortable. I also want to know if it is convenient to go shopping. What’s more， let me know how much it costs and what I need to bring， please. I’d like to thank you for helping me and I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Miao Hui

四、寫作實踐

假如你是詹妮，國慶節(jié)期間你將和朋友去某城市旅游。你從網(wǎng)上獲得了Sunshine Hotel的部分信息。請你寫一封電子郵件給這家賓館的經(jīng)理，介紹你的行程并咨詢以下細節(jié)。

1. How far is the hotel from the airport？

2. How can we get to the hotel？

3. Do you offer free breakfast？

4. Is there a swimming pool in the hotel？

要求：1. 覆蓋要點，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2. 80 詞左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Sir or Madam，

My name is Jenny and I’m from New York.

Thanks for your time. I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Jenny

One possible version：

Dear Sir or Madam，

My name is Jenny and I’m from New York. My friends and I are planning a vacation to your city. We have got some information about your hotel， but I still have some questions to ask. Would you be kind enough to reply to my e?mail？

We are arriving on October 1st. And we plan to stay in your hotel for about three days. Would you tell me how far your hotel is from the airport？ And we’d like to know how we can get to your hotel. Also， we wonder whether you offer free breakfast or not. Would you mind telling me if there is a swimming pool in your hotel？

Thanks for your time. I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Jenny

（作者單位：江蘇省揚州市田家炳實驗中學(xué)）