(共23张PPT)
Unit 3
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
Section A (1a-2d)
bank
Where is it
department store
restaurant
library
post office
restroom/washroom
stamp
bookstore
bathroom
postcard
词汇
1a
get some money ______
get some information
about the town ______
get some magazines ______
buy a newspaper ______
have dinner ______
buy some stamps ______
get a dictionary ______
get a pair of shoes ______
Where can you do the things below Match each thing with a place in the picture. Many different answers are possible.
b
d/f
d/f
f
a
e
d/f
c
1b
Listen and complete the conversations in the picture in 1a.
buy some stamps
post office
Center Street
get a dictionary
bookstore
Main
Street
Excuse me. Could/Can you tell me the way to …
Excuse me. Could/Can you tell me how I can get to …
Excuse me. Could/Can you tell me how to get to …
Excuse me. Could/Can you tell me where … is/are
Excuse me. Do you know where/how …
Excuse me. Which is the way to …, please
Excuse me. Where is …, please
Excuse me. Is there a/an … near here
问路的常用句型
1c
Make conversations using the information in 1a. Then talk about your own town/city.
A: Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the bookstore
B: Sure, just go along Main Street until you pass Center Street. The
bookstore is on your right, beside the bank.
A: Thanks. Do you know when the bookstore closes today
B: It closes at 7:00 p.m. today.
2a
Listen. You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order you hear them.
1
____ Go to the third floor.
____ Turn left.
____ Go to the second floor.
____ Turn right.
____ The supermarket is between the
flower store and the bookstore.
____ Go past the bookstore.
2
3
4
2b
Listen again. Draw a line in the picture above to show how the boy walks to the supermarket.
2c
Make conversations about the other places in the picture in 2a.
A: Excuse me, do you know where I
can get some postcards
B: Sure. Go to the second floor.
There’s a bookstore between the
bank and the supermarket.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
He Wei: This is Fun Times Park, the biggest amusement park in our city!
Alice: I’m excited to try the rides!
He Wei: What should we start with There’s Space World, Water World, Animal
World ...
Alice: Before we decide, could you first tell me where the restrooms are
He Wei: Pardon Restroom You want to rest But we haven’t even started yet!
Alice: Oh no, I don’t mean that. I mean ... you know, a washroom or bathroom.
He Wei: Hmm ... so you mean ... the toilets
Alice: Yes! Sorry, maybe people in China don’t often use the word “restroom” when
they speak English.
He Wei: That's right. In China, we normally say “toilet” or “washroom” in English.
Anyway, they’re over there.
Alice: OK. I’ll be quick!
He Wei: No problem. You don’t need to rush!
1. Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the bookstore 打扰一
下，你能告诉我怎样到达书店吗？
(1) Excuse me. 是英语中常用的客套用语，其意思根据不同情境理解为
“请原谅”“不好意思，打扰一下”等。如：
Excuse me, just a minute, please. 对不起，请稍等一下。
Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to No. 1 Middle School
打扰了，你能告诉我怎样去第一中学吗？
language points
(2) Could you please … “请你……好吗？”否定式为“Could you please
not …” “请你别……好吗”交际用语，表示有礼貌地提出请求，后接动词
原形。
Could you please tell me where the bookstore is 请你告诉我书店在哪好吗？
Could you please not stand here 请别站在这儿好吗？
拓展
表示委婉请求做某事的句型：
Could you please do sth.
Would/Will you please do sth.
Would you like to do sth.
May/Can/Could I do sth.
肯定回答常用：Sure./ Of course./ No problem./ I’d love to.等。
否定回答常用：Sorry, I’d love/like to, but I …/ Sorry, I’m afraid …等。
2. Sure, just go along Main Street until you pass Center Street. 当然，就沿
着主街向前走，一直到你经过中心大街。
(1) go along 表示“沿着……向前走”，多指沿着街道、河边或堤坝等向
前走，指路常用语。go down也表示“沿着……向前走”，但其多指
向低处走，或向郊区走。
Go along this street, and you will find the park in the end.
沿着这条街向前走，在路的尽头你会找到那个公园。
拓展
常见的指路表达方式：
①Turn left/right at … 在……往左/往右转。
②Take the first/second/…turning on the right/left.
在第一/二/……个拐弯处往右/左拐。
③It’s across from/near/next to … 它就在……对面/附近/旁边。
④You can take the NO. … bus and get off at …
你可以乘……路公共汽车在……下车。
Turn right at the third crossing, and then walk straight. 在第三个十字路口往右转，然后朝前直走。
Take the second turning on the right. 在第二个拐弯处往右拐。
It’s across from/near/next to the hospital. 它就在医院对面/附近/旁边。
You can take the NO. 3 bus and get off at the National Park Stop. 你可以乘3路公共汽车在国家公园站下车。
(2) until 此处用作连词，意为“直到……时为止”。
A. 用于肯定句。
Please wait here until I come. 请在这里等到我来。
He ran until he was breathless. 他一直跑到气喘吁吁才停下。
注意
作连词的until用于肯定句中，表示主句的动作一直持续到从句动作发生或状态出现时为止，一般可译为“直到……为止”。在这种用法中，主句的谓语动词必须是延续性动词（非瞬间性动词），如 live, wait, last, love, like, stay, work, continue 等。
C. until 用作介词，意为“直到某一时刻；直到发生某事”
It may last until Friday. 这可能要延续到星期五。
He will be working until 5 o’clock. 他将一直工作到五点钟。
He didn’t go to bed until 11:30. 他直到11：30才去睡觉。
B. 用于否定句中，构成“not … until”结构，意为“直到……才”。
I hadn’t realized she was foreign until she spoke.
她不说话我还一直不知道她是个外国人。
I won’t stop shouting until you let me go. 你不放我走,我就一直喊叫。
注意
作连词的until用于否定句中，从句动作先发生，主句动作再发生。
3. The supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore. 超市在
花店和书店之间。
between … and ...意为“在......和......之间”，指在两者之间，连接名词
或代词。
She lives between the school and the drugstore. 她住在学校与药店之间。
He is sitting between you and me. 他正坐在你我之间。
辨析
between与among
between:在两者之间 among:在三者或三者以上之间
Don’t eat between meals. 正餐之间不要吃东西。
He sat among the children. 他坐在孩子们中间。
4. Go past the bookstore. 经过书店。
go past = pass 意为“经过；路过”。其中 past为介词，意为“经过”。
Go past our school. = Pass our school. 经过我们学校。
The bus went past us without stopping at the bus stop.
公共汽车没在站点停留就从我们旁边过去了。
past用作介词时还表示“(时间)在……后；晚于”。
It’s five past six now. 现在是 6 点 5 分。
辨析
past, over, across与through
The man walked past a shop. 这个人走过一家商店。
There is a bridge over the river. 河上面有座桥。
The little boy is walking across the road. 这个小男孩正在步行穿过马路。
He can go through the forest by himself. 他能独自穿过森林。
past 经过
over 跨越
across 横穿
through 穿过
past 经过；晚于 表示空间上“经过”或时间上“在……之后”
over 从……上方跨过 表示空间范围上“越过”
across 横穿；越过 表示动作是在某一物体表面进行的，强调从一端到另一端
through 穿过；越过 表示动作是在某一空间内进行的，强调从内部穿过
4. I’m excited to try the rides! 对于尝试那些乘骑的游乐设施，我很兴奋！
① be excited to do sth. 对做……感到兴奋
She was excited to learn the news. 她听到这消息很兴奋。
② be excited about sth. /doing sth. 对……感到兴奋
Are you excited about your new job 想到新工作，你感到兴奋吗？
You must be excited about leaving for America. 你对去美国一定很兴奋。
杰克对乘坐飞机去那里旅行感到兴奋。（两种答案）
Jack was excited to travel there by plane.
Jack was excited about travelling there by plane.
拓展
excited 与 exciting 的区别
在句子中都可以用作定语或表语，但它们的意思和在句中的用法有差异。 excited意为“兴奋的”，一般修饰人；而 exciting 意为“令人感到兴奋的”，一般修饰物。例如：
Was it an exciting match
Are you excited about going to Beijing
类似词语有：
interested / interesting 感兴趣的／有趣的
moved / moving 感动的／令人感动的
surprised／surprising 感到惊奇的／使人惊奇的
pleased / pleasing 高兴的／令人高兴的
bored / boring 厌烦的／令人厌烦的
tired / tiring 厌倦的／令人厌倦的
amazed / amazing 惊奇的／令人惊奇的
frightened / frightening 受惊的／令人惊恐的
puzzled / puzzling 迷惑的／令人迷惑的
5. Pardon 请再说一遍好吗？
① pardon此处为感叹词，意为“再说一遍 ；抱歉，对不起” 。此处表示没
听清或不理解对方的话，希望对方再重复一遍，读时用升调，相 当 于
“Beg your pardon ” 或 “I beg your pardon ” pardon还可用于做错
事道歉时，读时用降调；要表明自己与对方有不同的见解，可能引起对方
不快时，用降调。
I do beg your pardon. 请您一定要原谅我。
② pardon用作及物动词，意为“宽恕；原谅”，后接名词、代词或动
词-ing形式作宾语，也可接双宾语。常用结构：pardon sb. for (doing)
sth. “原谅某人做某事”。
We must pardon him for his fault. 我们一定要原谅他的过失。
Please pardon me for not having answered your letter.
没有给您回信，请你原谅。
6. But we haven’t even started yet! 但是我们甚至还没有开始呢！
yet副词，意为“还；尚”，常用于否定句或疑问句中，通常置于句
未。yet表示说话人期望发生的事情尚未发生,常用于现在完成时。
They haven’t watered the flowers yet. 他们还没有浇花。
7. You don’t need to rush! 你不需要着急！
① rush此处用作动词，意为“仓促；急促”。常用短语 ：rush to do sth.
意为“赶紧/抢着做某事”； rush to …意为“冲/奔向……”。
She’s always rushing to finish her homework first.
她总是赶着第一个完成作业。
He stood up and rushed to the door. 他站起来向门口冲去。
② rush用作名词，意为“勿忙；繁忙”，常用短语：in a rush“匆忙地”，
rush hour“（交通）高峰期；拥挤时刻”。
I found the work being done in a rush. 我发现这项工作正在被匆匆进行。
If you go now, you’re likely to hit the rush hour.
你要是现在走,很有可能会赶上交通高峰期。
1. Review the new words and expressions.
2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。
restroom, stamp, have dinner,
restaurant, post office, next to
go past, on the second floor
homework
THANKS
