When you visit a foreign country，it is important to know how to ask for help politely. （1）

For

For

example，you may ask " Where are the restrooms？" or "Could you please tell me where the restaurants are？".These are similar requests for directions.Both are correct，but the first one sounds less polite.That is because it is （2）

a

a

very direct question.It is not enough to just ask a question correctly.We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
    Usually polite questions are （3）

longer

longer

（long）.They include expressions such as " Could you please？" or "May I ask ？" It （4）

sounds

sounds

（sound） 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（5）

leading

leading

（lead） into a request.For example，we might first say to a （6）

stranger

stranger

（strange）， "Excuse me，I wonder （7）

if/whether

if/whether

you can help me" or " I'm sorry to trouble you，but…" before asking for help.
    It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.However，it is important （8）

to learn

to learn

（learn） how to use the right language in different （9）

situations

situations

（situation）.This will help you communicate better （10）

with

with

other people.