Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?

Unit 11

Section A

Language Goal:

Learn to ask for information politely.

Can you tell me where I can buy some shampoos?

Could you tell me how to get to the post office?

Could you tell me if there are any good museums in Newtown?

Target languages:

Listen. You will hear some of the directors below. Listen. You will hear some of the directors below.

2a

___ Take the elevator to the second floor.

___ Turn left.

___ Take the escalator to the second floor.

___ Turn right.

___ The drugstore is between the furniture store and the

bookstore.

___ Go past the bank.

Number the directions in the order that you hear them.

1

3

4

2

Boy1: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can buy some shampoo?Boy2: Yes, there’s a drugstore on the second floor. Um. Let me think… Take the escalator to the second floor and then…then you turn left. Let’s see… Then go past the bank. And um…

Tapescripts

The drug store is between the

furniture store and the book

store. You should be able to

get shampoo there.

Boy1: OK, great. Thanks a lot.

Boy2: You’re welcome.

1. Take the elevator to the second floor ． 乘电梯上二楼。

Explanation

take 在此表示“搭、乘”的意思。【例】（ 1 ） He told me to take an express ． 他叫我搭乘特别快车。

（ 2 ） She takes a bus to work every day ． 她每天乘公共汽车上班。

在美国和英国，对楼层的说法是不一样的 , 请对比：

美国 英国一楼 on the first

floor on the ground floor

二楼 on the second floor

on the first floor

三楼 on the third floor

on the second floor

Do you know the difference between the two

verbs“bring”and“take”?

你知道 bring 和 take 这两个动词的区别吗 ?

2. The drugstore is between the furniture

store and the bookstore ． (1) between prep. “ 在……两者之间” , 常与 and 连用。【例】

(2) among prep ．“在……当中”，指三者或三者以上之间。

They saw a village among the hills ．他们看到群山中有个村庄。

【例】

exchange 作为 n. 是外币兑换本金之意。

3. Do you know where I can exchange money ？ 你知道我在哪可以换钱吗？

exchange money 指的是两种不同的币种间的交换。

You can exchange dollars for RMB in the bank.你可以在银行将美元兑换成人民币。

【例】

4 ． The bank is next to the bookstore ． 银行在书店的隔壁。

next to 是“贴近，隔壁”的意思。【例】

(1) The house standing next to ours is a cinema ． 我们隔壁的那幢房子是一家电影院。

(2) Who is crying in the room next to mine?

谁在我隔壁房间里哭？

Listen again and show how the boy walks to the drugstore. Draw a line on the picture above.

Listen again and show how the boy walks to the drugstore. Draw a line on the picture above.

2b

Model

A: Excuse me. Do you know where I can exchange

money?

B: Sure. There’s a bank on the second floor. Take the

escalator to the second floor and turn right. The bank is next to the bookstore.

Make conversations using the other places in the picture above.

2c PAIRWORK

Grammar Focus

• Do you know where I can buy shampoo?

• Could you tell me how to get to the post office?

• Can you please tell me where I can get a

dictionary?

宾语从句

注：画线部分为宾语从句。

2. 宾语从句的语序 :

主句 + 引导词 (that \who\where\when

\why 等 ) + 主语 + 谓语

1. 宾语从句在复合句中作主句谓语动词 , 形容词 , 介词的宾语。

1. 我不知道他什么时候来 .

I don’t know when he will come.

2. 你能告诉我他住在哪里吗 ?

Can you tell me where he lives?

3. 你知道他为什么迟到吗 ?

Do you know why he is late?

例如：

Read the article. Then list the advantages and

disadvantages of going to the mall.3aThey’re all at the mall.

After school, a lot of young people go to the mall. We decided to talk to some students about why they go there.

Interviewer: Why do you go to the mall?

Yu Yue: I go to the mall because my friends

hang out there. But I don’t really like it.

Interviewer: Oh? Why not?

Yu Yue: The air isn’t fresh. I prefer being

outside. Also, it’s usually crowded.Interviewer: And how about you?Li Jun: Oh, I love the mall. There’s always something happening. There are a lot of free concerts there. It’s also just fun to watch people.

Hu Peng: I like the mall, too. I like to go in the

music store and listen to CDs. I also

like to look at books in the bookstore.

Yu Yue: Well, when I go into stores I always

spend too much money!

Advantages Disadvantages

____________________

____________________

____________________

——————————

____________________

____________________

____________________

The air isn’t fresh

it’s usually crowded

There’s always something happening.

There are a lot of free concerts there.

It’s also just fun to watch people.

Listen to CDs look at books in the bookstore.

spend too much money

Model A: Where do you usually hang out with your friends?

B: We usually go to my friend, Qiu’s place.

A: Is that a good place to hang out?

B: Well, it has advantages and disadvantages. It’s a kind of small. But Qiu’s mom is a wonderful cook, so we always have great snacks.

Talk about these questions:

1.Where do you usually hang out with friends? At your house? At school? At a mall?

2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each place?

3b GROUPWORK

4 Directions ChallengeWith your group, think of three places in your city. Write directions from your school to each place. Then read the directions to your classmates. They guess the places.

Model

A: Go out the front door and take a right. Walk about three

blocks. Go past the park, and turn left onto Oak Street.

Then…

根据句意、首字母及汉语提示补全单词或词组。1. Could you tell me w_____ the restrooms are?

2. —E_______ me. Could you tell me how to

get to the post office?

—Sure.

3. I must go home directly, because my mother do

esn’t allow me to h__________ after school.

4. When she goes to stores she always s______

too much money!

herexcuse

pends

ang out

6. Let’s go to the department store, I want to buy

______________ ( 洗发香波 ).

7. You can ___________ ( 换 ) money in this bank.

8. There are two __________________ ( 药店 ) along this road.

9. The small book shelf is the only ___________ ( 家俱 ) of the poor student.

10. I find stamps fascinating. I’ve been

___________ ( 收集 ) them for many years.

shampoo

exchange

furniture

collecting

drugstores

根据所给的汉语完成句子

1. 晚会上我通常是喝茶而不是喝咖啡。I often ___________________________ at the pa

rty.

2. 这是一个从真实生活中取材的真实故事。This is a _________ story of __________ life.

3. 虽然她不再年轻了，但她有一颗年轻的心。Though ___________________, she has a young

heart.

Exercise:

drink tea but not coffee

true the real

is not young

Exercise:

4. 我们的英语老师正站在学生中唱英文歌曲 Our English teacher ______________________,

singing an English song.

5. 微机室不许吸烟。Smoking is _____________in a computer room.

6. 中国以它的特殊文化而闻名。______________________ its special culture.

not allowed

is standing in students

China is famous for

单项选择1. The girl asked the teacher ______.

A. what does the museum looks like

B. what did the museum look like

C. what the museum looks like

D. what the museum looked like

2. —Would you like to have another cup of tea?

—______.

A. Yes, I do B. Not al all

C. No, thanks D. Help yourself

B

C

3. —Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy? 　

—I’ll buy ______ of them, so I can give one to my friend, Hellen.

A. either B. neither C. all D. both

4. —You must come back every month.—Yes, I ______. 　

A. will B. must C. should D. can 　　 5. I will tell them the news as soon as they _______ back. A. came B. come C. will come D. are coming

D

A

B

6. You must go ________ that street to get to the park.

A. cross B. across C. pass D. passed

7. When class began, we stopped _____ to the teacher carefully.

A. listening B. listen C. listens D. to listen

8. —Will you come to the net bars ( 网吧 ) with me?

—Sorry. My mother always tells me ______ there.

A. not go B. go C. not to go D. to go

B

D

C

9. He hardly hurt himself in the accident, ______?

A. doesn‘t he B. didn’t he

C. did he D. does he 　10. His parents were worried that he ______ too

much time chatting on line.

A. spent B. cost

C. paid D. had

C

A