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When you visit a foreign country,it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example ,“Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” are 1. s requests for directions. Both are cor rect,but the first one sounds less polite. That is because it is a very direct question. It is not enough to just ask a question 2. c . We also need to learn how to be polite by being less direct —or more indirect一when we ask for help.

Good speakers change the way they speak in different 3. s . The expressions they use might 4. d on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other. It is all right to ask your classmates direct questions because you know them well. However,if you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this might sound

5. i . But 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 longer. They include expressions such as ^uCould you please — ?^J, or

“May I ask...？” 6. s more polite to say,

“Peter,could you please tell me your e-mail address?^ than ^“Peter,tell me your e-mail address？” Sometimes we even need to spend time 7. 1 in to a request. For example,we might first say to a8. s ，“Excuse me,I wonder if you can help me” or “I'm sorry to trouble you,but ... ” before asking for help.

It might seem more difficult to speak 9. p than directly. However,it's important to learn how to use the 10. r language in different situa tions. This will help you communicate better with other people.

Answer 1

III. 1. similar   2. correctly   3. situations

4. depend   5. impolite   6. sounds

7. leading   8. stranger   9. politely   10. right