Unit 7 Would you mind turning down the music? Section A

Language Goals: Make requests Apologize

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句 子 Would you mind...? Would you please...? Not at all. I’ll do it right away.

语 法 Would you mind...? 句型的用法及其答语 交流用法 —Would you mind moving your bike? —Sorry. I’ll do it right away.

I think it is a little bit hot in our classroom and I want to ask someone to open the window. What can I say ? 1 Can/Could you please open the window? 2 Would you please open the window? 3 Would you like to open the window? 4 Why don’t you open the window? 5 Why not open the window ？ 6 How/What about opening the window?

a new expression: Would you mind opening the window? mind ——discomfort at something ( 介意） mind + doing 介意做某事 mind + not doing 介意不做某事 Certainly not / Not at all. I will do it right away.

—— Would you mind doing …? Would you mind not doing…? —— No, not at all. Ok / Sure, I’ll do it right away. Sorry. I’ll do it in a minute. I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. Certainly not. / Of course. / No problem.

sweeping the floor Would you mind …

folding the clothes Would you mind …

making the bed

doing the laundry Would you mind …

cleaning the yard Would you mind …

cleaning the room

doing the dishes

taking out the trash Would you mind …

A: Would you mind doing the dishes? B: Ok, I’ll do it right away. ／ I’m sorry. But I’m afraid I have to do my homework first. 你介意 …… 吗？ 好，我马上做。 我很抱歉，但是 我恐怕得 …… 。

A: Would you mind getting up? B: Not at all. I’ll get up in a minute. 9:00 am

A: Would you mind turning down( 音量调小 ) the music? B: I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away.

A: Would you mind not smoking? B: I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. 再

A: Would you mind not fighting? B: I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.

1a phrases ： clean the yard room, car, bedroom kitchen, bathroom … badminton, volleyball, table tennis… play basketball move your bike turn down the music chair, desk …

Would you mind …? cleaning the yard not playing basketball moving your bike turning down the music No, not at all Sorry, I’ll do it right away. Sorry, we’ll go and play in the park

a b c d 1a Match the requests with the people in the picture.

1b. Listen and number the requests in the order you hear them.

____ a. Would you mind cleaning the yard? ____ b. Would you mind not playing baseball here? ____ c. Would you mind moving your bike? ____ d. Would you mind turning down the music?

Conversation 1 Woman 1: Would you mind turning down the music? Woman 2: No, not at all. Conversation 2 Man 1: Would you mind cleaning the yard? Man 2: Sorry. I’ll do it right away. Tapescript

Conversation 3 Man 1: Would you mind moving your bike? Man 2: Not at all. I’ll do it right away. Conversation 4 Man 1: Would you mind not playing baseball here? Boy 2: We’re sorry. We’ll go and play in the park.

Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans? mind 用作动词时，后接 V-ing 形式作宾语， 常用于 Would you mind doing...? 句型中， 表示委婉、客气的请求。 【透视一 句式】 Would you mind doing...? 句型意为 “ 做 …… 你是否介意？； 做 …… 好吗？ ” ，是一种比较客气的表达方 式。 如： Would you mind turning off the light in the room? 你把房间里的灯关掉好吗？

如果要表示 “ 不要做 …… 你是否介意？； 不要做 …… 好吗？ ” ，只需在 V-ing 形式前 面加 not 。如： Would you mind not standing in front of me? 请你不要站在我的前面好吗？

【透视二 应答】 如果表示不介意时，可用 如下用语来表达： Certainly not. / Of course not. / No, not at all.; 如果表示介意 时，常用 Sorry. / I’m sorry. 并陈述某种理 由来表示委婉的拒绝或反对。如： —Would you mind going to the movies this evening? 今晚去看电影好吗？ —I’m sorry. But I have to finish my homework first. 对不起，我必须先完成我的家庭作业。

【温馨提示】 1. Would you mind doing...? 句型中 的 would 也可用 do 代替，但语气较生硬。 2. Would you mind doing...? 句型中 的逻辑主语只能是谈话的对方 you 。如 果想要对方允许自己做某事，可用 Would you mind my doing...? 句型。 如： Would you mind my smoking here? 你介意我在这里吸烟吗？

Conversation 1 Man: Pete, would you mind getting up? It’s eleven o’clock! You have to clean the yard! Pete: OK, Dad, I’ll get up now. Conversation 2 Woman: Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans? They look terrible. Nick: OK, I’ll put on another pair. Tapescript

Conversation 3 Girl 1: Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom? I need to take a shower. Nancy: Sorry. I won’t be long. Conversation 4 Woman: Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room? Jenny: I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away.

Conversation 5 Man: Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes? Sarah: OK. I’ll do them in a minute.

Listen again. Match the requests in activity 2a with the responses below. Write the letters [a-e] in the blanks.

1.__d___Sorry. I won’t be long. 2._____ I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away. 3._____OK. I will do them in a minute. 4._____OK. I’ll put on another pair. 5._____ OK, dad. I’ll get up now. c a b e

OK. I’ll do them in a minute. 好的，我现在就去做。 in a minute 意为 “ 过一会儿；立刻；马上 ” ， 常用在一般将来时的句子中。如： The film will begin in a minute. Don’t go away. 电影马上就开始了，别走开。 for a minute 意为 “ 一会儿；片刻 ” 。如： We talked about the matter for a minute. 我们就那件事交谈了一会儿。

Look at the pictures. Try to describe the pictures with one or two sentences.

Dear Larry. Your father is at a meeting and I’m going shopping. I need your help. 1. Would you mind washing the dishes ? 2. Could you please ? 3. Would you mind ? 4. Please. 5. Also, you have to. If you finish these tasks, we can go to a movie tonight. Love, Mom feed the dog cooking dinner go to the library do your homework 3a. complete the note.

task ； job ； work task 意为 “ 工作；任务 ” ，是可数名词，多指 他人派给的任务。如： Her task was to wash and cook. 分派给她的任务是洗衣和烹饪。 task 还意为 “ 功课；作业 ” 。如： I am doing my home task. 我正在做家庭作业。

job 意为 “ 工作；职业 ” ，既可指固定的工作， 也可指临时的或某项具体的工作，是可数 名词。如： Tom’s father is looking for a job. 汤姆的父亲在找工作。

work 意为 “ 工作；职业 ” ，是不可数名词，表示 比较抽象、泛指的工作。如： I have a lot of work to do today. 我今天有许多工作要做。 He was out of work then. 那时他失业了。

Would you mind (not) doing sth.? 请你 …… 好不好 ? Could you please (not)do sth.? 你能 …… 吗 ? (Please do…) 请 ……. 用于礼貌地询问或请求别人做或不做某事 …… You have to do sth. 你必须做 …… 你必须做某事, 语气强硬。 Would you mind finishing homework after class? Could you please finish homework after class? You have to finish homework after class. 3b. PAIRWORK

Fill in the blanks. Would you mind ____ （ clean) your room? Could you please____ (clean) your room ? Why don’t you _____(clean) your room ? Why not _____(clean) your room ? Please _____(clean) your room ? Homework: