Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?
Unit 3
grape
central
nearby

pardon me

mail

east
n. 葡萄
adj. 中心的；中央的
adj. 附近的；邻近的
adv. 在附近；附近
抱歉，对不起；什么；请再说一遍
v. 邮件；发电子邮件
n. 邮件；信件
adj. 东方的；东部的
adv. 向东；朝东
n. 东；东方
Objectives
To learn to use objective clauses
with wh- questions
Could you tell us when the band starts playing this evening?
I know that the Water Festival is really fun.
Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
I wonder if they will have the races again next year.
I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong.
I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand.
主语
谓语
从句
宾语
宾语从句 (objective clauses)
在复合句中，由一个_____充当_____，这个句子叫做宾语从句。引导宾语从句的常见关联词有____, ___, _______, _____, _____, _____, ______等
句子
宾语
that
if
whether
what
where
why
how
请分别找出句中的主语、谓语、宾语从句
Review
Can you tell me where I can buy some medicine?
Could you please tell me when he left for Japan?
Could you tell me where we could go next?
Do you know where I can get some money?
Look at these sentences
由 wh- 引导的宾语从句
* 连接词： 原先的疑问词
* 语序： 陈述语序
* 时态
When did he leave for Japan? Could you tell me?
Could you tell me when he left for Japan?
陈述语序
主句为一般过去时，从句进行相应的变化
Summary
宾语从句三要素：
连接词 that（陈述句）
if/whether（一般疑问句）
who; whom; whose; which; what
when; where; why; how(特殊疑问句)
时态 主句为一般现在时，
从句可以是任何时态
主句为一般过去时，
从句进行相应的变化
客观真理，自然现象等不变
语序 陈述语序
Rewrite the questions to make them more polite.
4a
Where can I buy some grapes or other fruit?
How does this CD player work?

3. How do I get to the Central Library?

4. Is the Italian restaurant nearby open on Monday?
1. Could you tell me where I can buy some grapes or other fruit?
2. Could you tell me how this CD player work?
3. Could you tell me how to get to the Central Library?
4. Could you tell me whether the Italian restaurant nearby open on Monday or not?
What should each person ask in the following situations?
4b
Tim is hungry.

Sally needs to mail a letter.
Helen needs to know when the bike shop closes.
Ben is wondering if there’s a bank in the shopping center.
Could you tell me where I can get something to eat?
Excuse me, can you tell me how to mail a letter?
Pardon me, do you know when the bike shop closes?
Pardon me, do you know if there is a bank in the shopping center?
Write four questions that a tourist might ask about your town/city. Then role-play conversations with your partner.
4c
Excuse me, could you tell me where is the train station?
Pardon me, could you tell me how to get to a nearby restaurant?
Do you know where I can get some money?
Excuse me, could you please tell me where is Xin Jian Street?
1. Do you know _________  Zunyi or not tomorrow? （2012黔西南）
A. whether are they leaving for        
B. whether they are leaving for
C. if they are leaving for             
D. if are they leaving for
【解析】考查宾语从句语序，宾语从句要用陈述句语序，所以排除A、D选项；if不能与or not连用。故选B。
2. — Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?
— Yes, I am still wondering ____.
(2012江苏南京)
A. how is Chinese paper cut made
B. how was the Great Wall built in ancient times
C. why the Chinese people like to play the dragon dance
why do the Chinese people eat rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival
【解析】本题考查的宾语从句的语序，应用陈述语序。故选C。
3. -I wonder ______ she will be able to come back from Hong Kong.
-Maybe tomorrow morning.
A. when B. where C. how D. whether
【解析】本题考查宾语从句的连接词。
4. What were you doing ______ Zhang Fan came in?
A. when B. while C. where
【解析】考查时间状语从句的连接词。came是短暂性动作，故用when。
Review
Objective clauses with wh- questions
Could you tell us when the band starts playing this evening?
Do you know where we can get some food quickly?
1. Review the objective clauses
with wh- questions you’ve learned today.
2. Read the articles in Learning English.
3. Preview the new words and expressions.
4. Preview 1a-2a on page 21.
Homework