Section A (1a-2d)
Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
restroom, stamp, bookstore, beside, postcard, pardon,
washroom, bathroom, normally, rush
Key sentences:
Could you please tell me where I can buy some
stamps?
Could you tell me how to get to Center Street?
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
Objective Clauses with wh- questions.
Learn how to ask and show the way.
Words and expressions
stamp
bookstore
beside
postcard
restroom
n. 邮票;印章
n. 书店
prep. 在旁边;在附近
n. 明信片
n. (美)洗手间;公共厕所
washroom
bathroom
pardon
rush
normally
n. 洗手间;厕所
n. 浴室;洗手间
v. 原谅;
interj. 请再说一遍
v. & n. 仓促;急促
adv. 通常;正常情况下
Ask and show the way
• Excuse me, where is …?
• Excuse me, is there … near here ?
• Excuse me, could you tell me the way to …?
• Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to …?
• Go straight.
• Go along the street, then turn left / right.
• Turn left / right at the first turning / crossing.
• Go past the…
Lead in: Revision
take out money
get some money
save money
Where can we …?
bank
存钱
get a pair of shoesWhere can we …?
supermarket
department store 百货公司
daily department store
Where can we …? buy snacks
buy some stamps
and post a letter
Where can we …?
post office
restroom
washroom
toilet
pass water
Could you please tell me where I can …?
Where can I …?
rest and have dinner
Could you please tell me where I can …?
restaurant
Where can I …?
borrow some books
get some information
about the town
Where can I …?
Could you please tell me where I can …?
library
get some magazines
get a dictionary
Where can I …?
Could you please tell me where I can …?
bookstore
get some money
get some magazines
______ have dinner
b
f / c
a
1a Where can you do the things below?
Match each thing with a place in the
picture. Many different answers are
possible.
Presentation
get a dictionary
get some information about the town
buy a newspaper
buy some stamps
get a pair of shoes
f
d / f
f
e
c
Listen and complete the conversations in the
picture in 1a.
Excuse me. Do you
know where I can
get a dictionary.
Yes. There’s a post
office on Center
Street.
Sure. There’s a
bookstore on Main
Street.
Could you tell me
where I can buy
some stamps. ?
1b
Listen again. Filling the blanks.
• Conversation 1
• A: Excuse me, could you tell me where __________ buy
some stamps?
• B: Yes. There is a post office on Center Street.
• A: Oh, could you tell me ____________ get to Center
Street?
• B: Sure. You see that bank there?
• A: Hmm … oh, yes.
• B: Just go past the bank and then turn right. The post
office is on the right, __________ the library.
• A: Thanks a lot!
I can
how to
next to
• Conversation 2
• A: Excuse me, do you know where _______ get a
dictionary?
• B: Sure. There is a bookstore on Main Street.
• A: Oh, could you please tell me _________ get
there?
• B: Yes. Go along Center Street and then turn left
on Main Street. Then you will see the bookstore on
the other side of the street.
• A: Thanks! Do you know _______ the bookstore
_________ today?
• B: I think it closes at 7:00 p.m. today.
I can
how to
when
closes
•A: Excuse me, could you please tell me
how to …?
•B: Sure, just go along …The … is on
your right, beside the bank.
•A:Thanks. Do you know when the
bookstore … today?
•B: It closes at 7:00 p.m. today.
1c
1. Could you please tell me where I can
buy some stamps?
1) Could you please do …? 请你做…好吗?
表示委婉地请求。
could 在此并不表示过去,而表示委婉语气。
2) 当宾语从句原形为特殊疑问句时,从句的引导
词是疑问句的疑问词。这里从句由where引导。
3) 宾语从句用陈述语序(I can).
Language Points
2. Could you tell me how to get to Center
Street?
1) “疑问词+动词不定式”充当宾语。
e.g. Do you know how to solve the problem?
你知道如何解决这个问题吗?
2) “疑问词+动词不定式”可以转化为宾语从句。
e.g. Could you tell me how I can get to Center
Street?
Do you know how I can solve the problem?
2) Could you please ____ us Mary's telephone
number?
A. to give B. give
C. giving D. to giving
B
1) --- Could you please tell me _____ the city
park?
--- The day after tomorrow, I think.
A. when will you visit
B. when you will visit
C. when would you visit
D. when you would visit
B
Practice
2
4
3 在…和…之间
A: Excuse me, could you tell me where I can
buy some medicine?
B: Yes, there’s a supermarket in this shopping
center.
A: Do you know how to go there?
B: Yes, go to the second floor and then … then
turn left. Let’s see … Then go past the
bookstore. And umm … the supermarket is
2b
between the flower store and the bookstore.
You should be able to get medicine there.
A : OK, great. Oh, and one more thing. Do you
know when this shopping center closes
tonight?
B: I’m not sure, but you can ask for
information over there.
A: OK, thanks a lot.
B: You’re welcome.
Make conversations about the other
places in the picture in 2a.
A: Excuse me, do you know where I can
get some postcards?
B: Sure. Go to the second floor. There’s a
bookstore between the bank and the
supermarket.
2c
•1. What’s the name of the park?
•2. Where did Alice want to go first?
Fun Times Park.
Restroom
/ Washroom
/ Toilet.
Read the conversation and answer some
questions.
• A: This is Fun Times Park, the biggest amusement park in our city!
• B: I’m excited to try the rides!
• A: What should we start with? There’s Space World, Water World,
Animal World …
• B: Before we decide, could you first tell me where the restrooms are?
• A: Pardon? Restroom? You want to rest? But we haven’t even started
yet!
Listen. Then role-play the conversation.
•B: Oh no, I don’t mean that. I mean … you know, a
washroom or bathroom.
•A: Hmm … so you mean … the toilet?
•B: Yes! Sorry, maybe people in China don’t often
use the word “restroom” when they speak English.
•A: That’s right. In China, we normally say “toilet”
or “washroom” in English. Anyway, they’re just
over there.
•B: OK. I’ll be quick!
•A: No problem. You don’t need to rush!
2) restroom, washroom, bathroom & toilet
以上词都可以表示“洗手间”。
中西方文化差异,习惯用语不同。
1. Before we decide, could you first tell me
where the restrooms are?
1) 该句是由连接副词where引导的宾语从句。
Language Points
2. I don’t mean that. I mean ...
mean v. “意思是…”
mean doing sth. “意味着”
Success means working hard.
成功意味着工作努力。
mean to do sth. “打算或企图做某事”, 其主语通常
是表示人的名词或代词。
We mean to call on you tomorrow.
我们打算明天看望你。
3.You don't need to rush!你不必着急!
1)need在这里作行为动词,意为“需要”。作行为动词时,
need有人称和数的变化,后面可接名词、代词、动名词
及带to的动词不定式,可用于肯定句、疑问句或否定句
中。
e.g.I don't need to see the doctor.
She needs help.
need还可做情态动词,这时无人称和数的变化,后接
动词原形,多用于否定句或疑问句中。
e.g.You needn't worry.
2)rush用作动词,意为“仓促,急促”,常用短
语:rush to do sth.意为“赶紧做某事,抢着做
某事”。
e.g.She's always rushing to finish first.
拓展
rush用作名词,意为“匆忙,高峰”,常用短语:
in a rush匆忙地,仓促地
rush hour(交通)高峰期,拥堵时刻
1. Ask and show the way.
2. Objective Clauses with wh-
questions.
Summary
1. Practice the conversation on page
18, 2d.
2. Preview the passage in 3a.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank
you!