Would you mind turning down the music?

Is there anything that bother ( 烦扰 ) you? At home: My parents often argue with each other. There are too many rules in my family. At school: My friends usually borrow something from me but don’t return it in time. In class, some students often make too much noise.

If your room is in a mess, what would your mother say? a dirty room 提建议

Could you please clean the room? You’d better clean the room. You should clean the room. Please clean the room. You must clean the room.

Would you mind cleaning the room? Or a new expression: 你介意 … 吗？

No, not at all. 不，一点也不。 Using “Would you mind doing …?” doing the dishes

sweeping the floor Would you mind … NO, not at all./Sure, not.

making the bed Would you mind … Sorry, I’ll do it right away. 立刻，马上

OK. I’ll do it in a minute. Would you mind … cleaning the floor 立刻

I’m sorry. I’ll get up in a minute. Would you mind … getting up

Would you mind … turning down the music? Of course not./Sure, not./Certainly, not./No, not at all.

smoke If someone smoke in public, what would you say?

Could you please not smoke here? You’d better not smoke here. You shouldn’t smoke here. Please don’t smoke here. You mustn’t smoke here.

Would you mind not smoking here? Or a new expression:

Sorry. I’ll get up right away. Would you mind not… sleeping late

I’m sorry. I’ll stop it right away. Would you mind not… playing the computer games

Sorry, we will pick it up in a minute. Would you mind not… throwing litter

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

Would you mind doing sth. 表示礼貌的请求得到许可的用语。 “ 请你做 … 你是否介意？ ” 、 “ 请你 做 … 好吗？ ” ， 是一种比较客气的表达方式。 eg. Would you mind opening the window? 你介意打开窗户吗？ 如果要表示 “ 请你不要做 … 你是否介意？ ” 、 “ 请你不要做 … 好吗？ ” ， 只需在 doing 前面加 not 。 Eg. Would you mind not sitting in front of me? 请你不要坐在我前面好 吗？ 应答用语： 如果同意表示不介意时，可用如下用语来表达： Certainly. / Of course not. / Not at all. / No, not at all. 如果不同意表示介意时，常用 “Sorry / I’m sorry.” 并陈述某种理由来 表示拒绝或反对。 Eg. -Would you mind turning off the light in the room? -I’m sorry. But I haven’t finished my homework yet.

close the window not play basketball here --- Would you mind…? clean the classroom not have a fight ing\ing ing \ing

Try to find out four things that bother( 烦扰 ) them. the CDs are too loud the yard is too dirty two boys are playing baseball a bike is in front of the door

Would you mind ? turning down the music cleaning the yard moving your bike not playing baseball 1a/1b

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

Listen and number the requests 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? _____ No, not at all. Not at all. I’ll do it right away. We’re sorry. We’ll go and play in the park. Sorry. I’ll do it right away.

1c PAIRWORK Look at the picture and make conversations. A: Would you mind moving your bike? B: Sorry. I’ll do it right away.

Pair work 两人一组，互相借物。 完成任务所需的语言结构： Would you mind lending me your English book? No,not at all…

Practice: Say the sentences using “Would you mind…?” 1. Please clean the blackboard. 2. Go out please 3. Don’t watch TV! 4. Don’t talk in class 5. Please get out of the bathroom. Would you mind cleaning the blackboard? Would you mind going out? Would you mind not watching TV? Would you mind not talking in class? Would you mind getting out of the bathroom.

Homework. 1.Read the listening conversations on P Make your own conversations.