Unit 3
Unit 3
Could you please
tell me
where the
restrooms are?
Section B 1
1a-2d
Sure, go east along this street, then you’ll see it.
Could you please tell me where the nearest bank is?
You are a tourist in a city, you want to know something about the city.
Revision
And do you know where the biggest hospital is?
Sure. Walk along this street, the restaurant is on you right.
Can you tell me if there is a delicious restaurant near here?
Go down this street, turn left at the first crossing, you will see it.
After dinner, I want to buy a pair of shoes, would you mind telling me where the nearest supermarket is?
It’s over there, just across from you.
Haha! I see it. Thank you very much!
You are welcome.
What qualities are important for each place?
clean
Warming up
museum
interesting
restaurant
delicious, inexpensive
adj. 不昂贵的
park
beautiful
fascinating adj.
极有吸引力的
subway
uncrowded
adj. 不拥挤的; 人少的
inexpensive
adj. 不昂贵的
safe
big
convenient adj.
便利的, 方便的
mall 商场, 购物中心
1a
What qualities are important for each place? Write the words from the box next to each place below. Write the most important words first.
interesting fascinating inexpensive quiet uncrowded big beautiful convenient safe clean
clean, uncrowded, convenient
interesting, quiet, uncrowded
clean, inexpensive, quiet
beautiful, safe, clean, big
uncrowded, safe, convenient
inexpensive, big, convenient, interesting, safe
Pair work
Talk about places in your city using the words in 1a.
The Fine Arts Museum is really interesting.
Yes, and it’s beautiful, too.
1b
The subway is so convenient.
Yes, and it’s uncrowded and safe.
…
…
Listening
Listen and check (√) the sentences you hear.
Conversation 1
1. ______ You can go to Green Land.
Conversation 2
2. _____ Could you tell me where the
bookstore is?
Conversation 1
The boy asks about ________________, and the clerk tells him to go to Green Land.
Conversation 2
The girl asks about ______________, and the clerk tells her to go to the corner of Market and Middle Streets.
a good restaurants
public restrooms
1c
Listen to the conversations and complete the sentences.
n. 拐角, 角落
Conversation 3
The mother asks about _____________. The father wants to go to a ________ museum. The younger girl wants to go to a _______ museum. The boy wants to go to a __________ museum. The older girl wants to go to an ______ museum. The clerk suggests they go to the _________ museum.
a good museum
history
science
Children’s
art
computer
1d
Listen again. Check your answers in 1c. Then retell the main idea of each conversation.
Conversation 1
The boy asks about restaurants, the clerk suggests him go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.
…
Role play
1e
Can you tell me where there’s a good place to eat?
Of course. What kind of food do you like?
Role-play the conversations between the clerk and the tourists.
I’d like fresh vegetables.
You can go to Green Land, they have delicious salad.
…
…
2a
Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.
In a foreign country.
In public places like a bank, a post office, a library, a shopping mall, etc.
At school.
At home, especially when speaking to your elders.
Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA.
He wants to go to a small town but he doesn’t know the way now.
What should he do?
Hi! Where is the East Town?
I don’t know.
Excuse me. Could you please tell me where the East Town is?
Sure. Take No. 23 Bus and you will get there.
Discussion
n. & v. 要求; 请求
Discuss the language you used to
make this request. Was it the same each time?
If not, discuss why not.
反义词：impolite
adj. 不礼貌的
Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.
2b
Paragraph 1
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely (adv. 礼貌地) ….
polite adj. 礼貌的
Reading
Paragraph 2
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. …
n. 发言者
Paragraph 3
Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please …?” or “May I ask …?” It sounds more polite to say, “Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?”…
n. 地址
Paragraph 4
However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. …
What else do we need to learn besides asking a question correctly when you ask for help?
We need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
What do we need to think about when you talk to different people?
We need to think about whom we speak to or how well we know them.
Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.
What can lead in to a request with a stranger on the street?
“Excuse me, I wonder if you can
help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble
you, but …” before asking for
help.
Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.
Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.
2c
Where are
the restrooms?
1. Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
2. When is the
school trip?
3. Peter, tell me
your e-mail
address.
2. Excuse me, Mr. West.
Do you know when
the school trip is?
3. Peter, could you
please tell me
your e-mail address?
4. Where’s the
post office?
4. Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?
Read the requests below. In the second column, write A if you would say it to someone you know and B if you would say it to a stranger. In the last column, write where you think these people are.
2d
A
home
B
street
A/B
any public place/home
B
street
B
movie theater
A
home
B
street
Both are correct, but the first
one sounds less polite.
less + 形容词或副词, 构成降级比较形式, 相当于中文“不那么; 稍许不……”之意。
e.g. His second movie is less
interesting.
他的第二部电影就没那么有趣。
Language points
2. It might seem more difficult to speak
politely than directly.
情态动词might 表达一种可能性及推
测的不确定性, 意思与表达可能性
的may相当, 表示“有可能, 也许
会”, 但语气更加委婉, 更不确定。
e.g. He might come, but it’s very
unlikely.
他也许会来，但非常靠不住。
3. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
it作形式主语
【梳理】
在英语中, 如果主语是较长的动词
不定式或一个句子, 为了保持句子
结构的平衡, 避免头重脚轻, 通常
用it作形式主语放在句首, 而把真正
的主语放在句尾。
常见的句型有：
1) It is + adj. (+ ____ + sb.) + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容词有important, difficult, dangerous, necessary, useful, possible等, 用来对to do sth. 进行说明。如：
It’s difficult for us to finish the work in an hour.
for
2) It is + adj. + ____ + sb. + to do sth.
常用于此句型的形容词有good, kind,
nice, clever, wise等, 用来对sb.的性
格、品质等进行说明。
如：
It’s kind of you to say so.
of
请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子（每
空一词）。
对他来说，回答那个问题是十分困难
的。
It’s very hard ____ him ____ _______
that question.
2. 你这样说真是太好了。
It’s very kind ____ you ____ ____ so.
for
to answer
of
to say
Exercises
3. 我们在阅览室里保持安静是十分必
要的。
It’s necessary ______ ______
(should) keep quiet in the reading
room.
It’s necessary for us
_____ ________ ______ in the
reading room.
that we
to keep quiet
Write a guide to a place that you know well.
Homework