Unit 3
Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?
Section A 3
Grammar Focus-4c
How did Alice and He Wei think of the new ride?
Revision
Alice thought that it looked pretty scary. He Wei thought that it would be fun.
After the ride, Alice and He Wei talked about their feeling.
Alice thought that was fun! She was scared at first, but shouting really did help. He Wei told Alice that “You never know until you try something.”
Alice and He Wei talked about Uncle Bob’s.
Alice thought this restaurant looked interesting. It seemed a rock band plays there every evening.
He Wei suggested that they could have dinner there.
1. 打扰了，你知道我能在哪买到一些药？
Excuse me, do you know where ____ _____
buy some medicine?
2. 当然，顺着这条街有个超市。
Sure. There’s a supermarket down the street.
3. 请你告诉我怎样到邮局好吗？
Could you please tell me _____ _____ get to
the post office?
I
can
how to
Grammar Focus
4. 对不起，我不确定怎样到那。
______, I am ______ ______ how to get there.
5. 你能告诉我们今晚乐队什么时候开始演奏吗？
Can you tell us ______ ____ ______ ______
playing this evening?
6. 晚上8点开始。
It starts at 8:00 p.m.
7. 我想知道接下来我们该去哪儿。
I _______ where we _______ _____ _____.
8. 你应该试试那个新的乘骑设施。
You should try that new ride over there.
Sorry
not sure
when the band starts
wonder
should go next
上一个单元我们已经学习了由that和whether, if引导的宾语从句。这个单元我们继续学习由疑问词引导的宾语从句。
疑问词：疑问代词(what、whom、who、whose、which)疑问副词(when、where、why、how)。
Objective clauses with wh-questions
语序
无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句, 也无论主从句间是什么引导词, 宾语从句一律用陈述语序, 即“引导词 + 主语 + 谓语 + 其他”。如：
Could you tell me where Wei Fang lives?
时态
1. 如果主句是一般现在时或一般将来时, 宾语从句的时态不受限制, 可根据实际表达的需要来确定。如：
Jenny knows the man was flying a kite at that time.  
You will understand why I did it one day.
总有一天你会明白我为什么那样做。
2. 如果主句是一般过去时, 宾语从句用过去时态的某种形式。如：
I thought he had gone to town that day.
我以为他那天进城去了。
3. 如果宾语从句叙述的是客观事实、自然现象或科学真理等，从句不受主句时态的限制，用一般现在时。如：
He said time is money. 
他说时间就是金钱。
Practice
1. He asked ________ for the computer. A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid2. “Have you seen the film?” he asked me.
He asked me _______. A. had I seen the film
B. have I seen the film C. if I have seen the film
D. whether I had seen the film
D
D
3. “You’ve already got well, haven’t
you?” she asked. She asked ______.
A. if I have already got well, hadn’t you  B. whether I had already got well C. have I already got well
D. had I already got well.
B
4. He asked, “How are you getting
along?”
He asked _______. A. how am I getting along  B. how are you getting along C. how I was getting along  D. how was I getting along
C
5. He asked me _____ told me the
accident. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
6. She asked me if I knew ______. A. whose pen is it
B. whose pen it was C. whose pen it is
D. whose pen was it
C
B
Function
Ask for information politely
and follow directions
问路时应注意：
1. 问路时应首先说一声：“Excuse me.”这样 可以引起对方的注意，又不失礼貌。
2. 当你没听清时，你可以说一声“Excuse me,
would you please say it again?”(对不起，请
您再说一遍好吗?) 或“I beg your pardon?” (对不起，请再说一遍好吗?)等，礼貌地要求 对方重复一遍。
4. 问路时经常会用到“向左(右)拐”这样的表
达，英语对此有两种常见的说法，即turn
left (right)或turn to the left (right)。表示
“在左(右)边”，英语用介词on或at均可。
3. 问完路后，千万不要忘记向对方说句
“Thank you for helping me.” 或“Thank
you.”
4. Excuse me, would you please show me the way
to the post office? 请告诉我去邮局怎么走好吗?
3. Excuse me, could you tell me which is the way
to the nearest hospital?
劳驾，请问去最近的医院怎么走?
2. Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the
train station? 劳驾，请问去火车站怎么走?
1. Excuse me, can you tell me where the railway
station is? 打扰一下，请问火车站在哪儿?
用英语问路及其回答：
5. Excuse me, would you mind telling me the way to the police station?
劳驾，请告诉我去警察局怎么走好吗？
6. Excuse me, how can I get to No. 1 Middle School?
劳驾，请问去一中怎么走?
7. Excuse me, is this the right way to the People’s Park?
打扰了，请问去人民公园走这条路对吗?
9. Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to
Qiaotou Middle School?
= Excuse me. Do you know how to get to
Qiaotou Middle School?
请问，你知道怎样去桥头中学吗?
8. Excuse me. Could you tell me if there is a
Qiaotou Middle School near here?
打扰了，请问桥头中学是否在这附近？
指路的方式
1. Take along with this street, and … is on you left.
2. Go down this way, and turn left at the
first crossing, and you’ll find … is
right there, on your left.
3. … is behind (near, next to, on the left
of) …
4. You can just take No. 111 bus, and get
off at the second station. And you’ll see it.
5. Look! … is in front of us far away, right
there!
Rewrite the questions to make them more polite.
1. Where can I buy some grapes or other
fruit?
2. How does this CD player work?
3. How do I get to the Central Library?
4. Is the Italian restaurant nearby open
on Mondays?
4a
Check the answers
1. Could you tell me where I can buy some
grapes or other fruit?
2. Excuse me, do you know how this CD player works?
3. Can you tell me how to get to the
Central Library?
4. I wonder if the Italian restaurant nearby is open on Monday.
4b
What should each person ask in the following situations?
1. Tim is very hungry.
Could you tell me where I can get something to eat?
Excuse me, can you tell me how I can get to a nearby restaurant?
Pardon me, do you know if there is a restaurant around here?
2. Sally needs to mail a letter.
Excuse/Pardon me, could you please tell me where the post office is?
I’d like to know where I can buy some stamps.
Do you know where the nearest post office is?
3. Helen needs to know when the bike
shop closes.
Excuse/Pardon me, could you please tell me when the bike shop closes?
Do you happen to know when the bike shop closes?
I’d like to know when the bike shop closes.
4. Ben is wondering if there’s a bank in
the shopping center.
Do you know whether there’s a bank in the shopping center?
Could you please tell me if there’s a bank in the shopping center?
I’m wondering if there is a bank in the shopping center.
4c
Write four questions that a tourist might ask about your town/city. Then role-play conversations with your partner.
Excuse me, do you know where I can buy a local phone card?
2. Pardon me, could you tell me where the central bus station is?
3. Could you please tell me where the nearest supermarket is?
4. Excuse me, is there a fast food restaurant nearby?
请你到那后给我打个电话好吗？

2. 请在这条路的尽头向右转。

3. 你能告诉我在哪里可以买到一些邮票吗？

4. 你可否告诉我火车什么时候到达武汉？
Could you give me a call when you get there?
Please turn right at the end of the road.
Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?
Could you please tell me when the train will arrive in Wuhan?
我会做！
假如你到一个陌生的城市去旅游，你想向当地人了解一些关于那个城市的东西。请编写一个你和当地人的小对话。
Homework
Thank you!