Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are ? Period 1 Section A 1a —1c

take out get some money save money 存钱 Where can we …?

bank

get a pair of shoes Where can we …?

supermarket department store 百货公司

daily’s department store Where can we …? buy snacks

buy a newspaper Where can we …?

stationer 文具店

buy some stamps buy some stamps and post a letter and post a letter Where can we …?

post office

restroom toilet Where can we …? pass water pass water Could you please tell me where we can …?

rest and drink coffee have dinner Where can we …? Could you please tell me where we can …?

restaurant

borrow some books get some information about the town Where can we …? Could you please tell me where we can …?

library

get some magazines Where can we …? Could you please tell me where we can …?

make a telephone call 打电话 Where can we …? Could you please tell me where we can …?

book store

telephone booth 电话亭

buy some medicine Where can we …? Could you please tell me where we can …?

drugstore 药房

hang out Where can we …? Could you please tell me where we can …?

mall 购物商场

buy some furniture 家具 Where can we …? Could you please tell me where we can …?

furniture store 家具店

get some magazines save money make a telephone call Could you please tell me where we can …?

get a pair of shoes get some magazines get a dictionary get information about the town Do you know where I can...? Could you tell me where I can...?

get some money buy a newspaper buy some stamps have dinner Do you know where I can...? Could you tell me where I can...?

get some money get some magazines have dinner get a dictionary get some information about the town buy a newspaper buy some stamps get a pair of shoes b a / d a / e d d / e a / c e b Match each thing with a place in the picture. Many different answers are possible.

Phrases  get some money  get some magazines  have dinner get a dictionary  get some information about the town  buy a newspaper buy some stamps  get a pair of shoes

1b Listen and complete the conversations Conversation l Girl: Excuse me, could you tell me where I can buy some ? Boy: Yes. There’s a post office on Center Street. Girl: Oh, could you tell me how to Center Street? Boy: Sure. You see that there? Girl: Hmm…oh, yes. Boy: Just go the bank and then right. The post office is on the right, next to the library. Girl: Thanks a lot!

 Conversation 2  Boy: Excuse me, do you know where I can get a dictionary?  Girl: Sure. There’s a on Main Street.  Boy: Oh, could you please tell me how to get there?  Girl: Yes. Go Center Street and then turn left on Main Street. Then you will see the bookstore on the other of the street.Yes. G  Boy: Thanks! Do you know when the  bookstore today?  Girl: I think it closes at 7:00 p.m. today.

Listen and complete the conversations in the picture in 1a. buy some stamps post office Center Street get a dictionary Main Stree bookstore

directions

Turn left. Turn right. Go / Walk along … until … Go past …

Where is ? A A B next to … on the right between … and …

Make conversations.

A: Excuse me. Do you know where I can mail a package? B: Yes. The post office is on Main Street. It’s just next to the drugstore. A: Thank you very much.

1. Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary? 请你告诉我在哪能买到字典好吗？ Could you please tell me where...? 是问路的 一种常用句型。此句型中 could 并不表示过去， 而是表示委婉语气。 Could you please tell me where the library is? 请你告诉我图书馆在哪好吗？ Language points

Could you please ________ us Mary's telephone number? A. to give B. give C. giving D. to giving B

--- Could you please tell me _____ the Bamboo Garden? --- 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

(1) 问路的其他常用句型有： ① Excuse me. Where is the... ？ ② Excuse me. Which is the way to... ? ③ Excuse me. Is there... near here? ④ How can I get to... ?

⑤ Could / Can you tell me the way to …? ⑥ Could / Can you tell me which is the way to... ？ ⑦ Can you tell me how I can get to …? ⑧ Could / Can you tell me how to get to … ？ ⑨ Do you know which is the way to …?

(2) 指路的常用表达方式有： ① It’s over there. /It’s on … Street / Road. ② Walk along / up / down this road / street. ③ Take the … turning on the right / left. ④ Turn left / right at … ⑤ It’s next to / across from / in front of / behind / …

2. They close at 7:00 p.m. today. close 在这句话中是作动词，意思是 “ 关门； 不开放 ” 。 The store closes at 9 p.m. every day. 这家商店晚 9 点关门。 close 作动词还可意为 “ 关；合拢；停业；结 束 ” The door closed quietly. 门无声地关上了。 The hospital closed at the end of last year. 这所医院去年年底关闭。 At eleven the meeting closed. 会议于十一时结束。

close 还可作形容词，意思是 “ 亲近的；近的 ” They have been close friends since childhood. 他们从童年就是好朋友。 I shall become your close neighbour soon. 我就要成为你们的近邻了。 Our house is close to the railway station. 我们家离火车站很近。 知识链接