Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are ?
Period 6 Section B
1a —1d
NEW WORDS
convenient adj.便利的；方便的
mall n. 商场；购物中心
clerk /kla:k/ n. 职员
corner n. 拐角、；角落
polite adj. 有礼貌的；
1、Our hometown is small, but it is very c .
2、Have you ever been to the m to buy clothes.
3、His father works as a bank c in Sunnvill.
4、We should be p when we speak to the old.
5、Did you see the white dog at that
c just now ?
onvenient
all
lerk
olite
orner
Look at the following pictures.
What qualities are important for each place?
Free Talk
restroom
clean
park
beautiful
clean
mall
inexpensive
convenient
safe
museum
interesting
quiet
restaurant
delicious,
clean
subway
uncrowded
clean
Match the adjectives with their opposites.
(Ⅰ) (Ⅱ)
1. crowded A. safe
2. dangerous B. inexpensive
3. dirty C. big
4. expensive D. beautiful
5. small E. clean
6. ugly F. uncrowded
Talk about the places in your city, using the words above.
Pairwork
Listen and write where the clerk says the tourists should go.
the corner of Market and Middle Streets
the computer museum
The tourists should go to …
The boy asks about _________, and the clerk tells him to go to Green Land.
The girl asks about _______, and the clerk tells her to go to the corner of Market and Middle _______.
Listen again and complete the sentences.
restrooms
museums
The mother asks about _______, and the father wants to go to a _______. The girl wants to go to a _______. The boy wants to go to a ______. The older girl wants to go to an ______. The clerk tells them to go to the _______.
museums
museums
museums
museums
museums
museums
Listen and fill in the blanks
Conversation 1
Boy: Could you tell me where there’s a good place ?
Clerk: Of course. There are a lot of good restaurants in Sunville. What kind of are you looking for?
Boy: I’d like fresh vegetables.
Clerk: I’d try Green Land. They have delicious .
Conversation 2
Girl: Do you know if there are any public around here?
Clerk: Yes. You’ll find some at the of Market and Middle Streets.
Girl: Umm…are they ?
Clerk: Oh, yes. They’re very clean.
Conversation 3

Mother: Could you tell me if there is a
good in Sunville?
Clerk: Well, we have several. What kind of museums do you like—History? Science? A museum?
Father: What about history? I like history museums. They’re fascinating.
Girl 1：Oh, Dad! History museums are . Let’s go to a science museum.
Boy: Science? We always go to science museums. I want to go to a children’s museum. They’re .
Girl 2: Well, I’m too old for a children’s museum. Why don’t we go to an museum?
Clerk: Why don ’t you go to the computer museum? There are a lot of fun things for children there. You can learn all about the history of computers, as well as learn about science.
Mother: That’s a great ! Let’s go to the computer museum.
Role-play the conversations between the clerk and the tourists.
Pairwork
Pair work
Suppose you are a tourist. You talk with a local person to ask for information.
Look at the map. Write five questions that a tourist might ask. Then role-play conversations with your partner.
Excuse me, could you tell me where the bank is, please?
Sure. It’s on the Third Avenue. Go along the Pine Street and then turn left to the Third Avenue. The bank is opposite the bus stop.
2. Excuse me, could you tell me where the museum is?
Of course. It’s at the Oak Street. You can cross the park to get to Oak Street.
3. Excuse me, could you tell me where the restaurant is?
4. Excuse me, could you tell me where the library is?
5. Excuse me, could you tell me where the theater is?
Summary
there’s a good place to eat
What kind of food are you looking for?
I’d like fresh vegetables.
at the corner of
 I’m too old for a children’s museum.
Why don’t we go to an art museum?
.You can learn all about the history of computers, as well as learn about science.
Exercise
( ) 1.Could you tell me______?
A.where is the station
B.who is he
C.how I can get there
D.when does the train leave
C
( ) 2.Can you please tell me where_________ the post office?
A.to find
B.can I find
C.how to find
D.find
A
( ) 3.Do you know______there’s a good place to drink coffee around here?
A.when B.if C.what D.how
( ) 4. He told me that he__ the next day.
A . will come back
B. would come back
C. comes back
D. can come back
B
B
( ) 5.There’s a bookstore_______ the third floor. A.on B.at C.in D.about
( ) 6.You must be careful when you go ________the street.
A.around B.through
C.across D.into
( ) 7.Go______the park and turn left onto Yimeng Road.
A.pass B.passed
C.passing D.past
A
C
D
改为宾语从句
1, When does the train arrive?
Please tell me.
_____________________ _
2, What does he do?
Do you know?
________ _ _
Please tell me When the train arrives.
Do you know what he does.
3, Do they want fried chicken ?
He asked the boys.
____________ ____

4, Was the watch made in Shanghai?
I don’t know.
_______
He asked the boys whether\ if they want fried chicken .
I don’t know whether\ if the match was made in Shanghai.
5, Do you want to try something new? Tom’s mother asked him.
__ _______
Tom’s mother asked him
whether\ if he wanted to try something new.
1.fascinating adj. 迷人的；极有吸引力的
Your ideas are fascinating.
fascinated adj. 着迷的
我过去对恐龙很着迷。
fascinate vt 使….着迷，使… 感兴趣
fascination n. 魅力，极大吸引力
Language points
2. convenient adj. 便利的；方面的
Online shopping is both cheap and
convenient.
网上购物既便宜又方便。
The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
这家人认为在厨房吃饭更方便。
Internet makes it convenient for us to get in touch with each other.
互联网使得我们相互联系便利了。
be convenient for / to sb. 对某人来说方便
It is not convenient for me to ring him up.
我现在不方便给他打电话。
在你方便的时候请来看我们。
误: Please come to see us when you are
convenient.
正: Please come to see us when it is convenient
for you.
It is very convenient to travel by
underground. (改为感叹句)
_________ _________ it is to travel by underground!
How
convenient
(2014武汉英语一模考试)
--- Recently, there are many thieves
here, so you should put your
valuable things in a ______ place.
--- Thank you, I will.
A. beautiful B. convenient
C. safe D. dangerous
C
Traveling around big cities by taxi can cost a lot of money, but it's usually _____ to take the underground to most places.
A. amazing B. expensive
C. convenient D. exciting
(2012 山东东营市) It’s very convenient ______ us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either from the station or on the internet.
A. to B. of C. by D. for
C
D
3. corner n. 拐角；角落
She waved to me as she turned the corner.
她拐弯时向我挥了挥手。
There's a grocer's at the corner of the
street.
在街道的转弯处有一个食品杂货店。
The news soon spread to the farthest corner.
消息很快传到最远的角落。
drive sb. into a corner
逼得某人走投无路
turn a corner 拐过街角
around the corner
在拐角处, 在近处, 即将来到
in the corner 在角落里(在建筑物内部)
on / at the corner 在拐角处(在建筑物外部)
在街道的拐角处有个邮局。
一个女孩坐在房间的角落里。
There is a post office at the corner of the street.
A girl sat in the corner of the room.
Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空
1. He met many strange people and learned lots
of _________ (interest) things during the
vacation.
2. The scene in Guilin is _________ (real)
beautiful.
3. There are few people in the street. It’s
_______ (crowd).
练一练
interesting
really
uncrowded
4. The clothes in this store are _______
(expensive). Anybody can afford them.
5. Can you tell me where there’s a good
place _______ (go) sightseeing?
6. It's too noisy here; let's find a little
________ (quiet) place to chat.
inexpensive
to go
quieter
I live right next to a supermarket. It’s very _________.
2. I find stamps ___________. I’ve been collecting them for many years.
3. Mr. Tan makes the best noodles in town. They’re ___________!
beautiful safe delicious convenient fascinating
convenient
delicious
II. 选词填空
fascinating
4. The Fine Arts Museum is both __________ and interesting.
5. Put your wallet in a _________ place.
safe
beautiful safe delicious convenient fascinating
beautiful
III. 补全对话, 每空一词
A: 1) _______ me. Could you tell me 2) _____
there is a good museum in Sanville?
B: Well, we have several. What 3) ______ of
museums do you like, history, science
or a computer museum?
A: Our kids don’t like science museums or
history museums, but we like science and
history.
Excuse
if
kind
B: How 4) ______ the computer museum?
There are a lot of fun things for children
there. You can learn all about science as
well as the history of computers.
A: That’s a great 5) _______! We’ll go to the
computer museum. 6) _______ do we get
there?
B: You can take the No. 1 bus.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: You’re welcome.
about
idea
How
Our city is very beautiful and convenient. It has something for everyone. If you’re looking for bookstores, there is a very big one in our city. It is called Xinhua Bookstore.
Write a guide to your city or town.
There are lots of big malls in which you can buy many kinds of beautiful and inexpensive goods. If you love good food, you can find it at Nanmenkou where the food is both delicious and cheap. Welcome to our city.