(共17张PPT)
Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are
(Section A Grammar focus-4c)
1. Master some key words and expressions.
2. Learn about Object clauses with wh- questions.
3. Try to use Object clauses in daily communication.
Learning Objectives
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)
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。
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。
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。
He said time is money.
他说时间就是金钱。
Excuse me, do you know where I can buy some medicine Sure. There’s a supermarket
down the street.
Could you please tell me how to get to the post office Sorry, I’m not sure how to get there.
Could you tell us when the band starts playing this evening It starts at 8:00 p.m.
I wonder where we should go next. You should try that new ride over there.
Grammar Focus
4a Rewrite the questions to make them more polite.
Where can I buy some grapes or other fruit
Excuse me, could you please tell me where
I can buy some grapes or other fruit
How does this CD player work
Excuse me, could you please tell me how this
CD player works
3. How do I get to the Central Library
Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the
Central Library
4. Is the Italian restaurant nearby open on
Mondays
Excuse me, could you please tell me if the Italian
restaurant nearby is open on Mondays
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, would you mind telling me how I can get to a nearby restaurant
Pardon me, do you know if there’s a restaurant around here
Sally needs to mail a letter.
Excuse me, could you tell me how I can get to the post office
Excuse me, could you tell me if there’s a post office near here
Excuse me, do you know if there’s a post office near here
3. Helen needs to know when the bike shop closes.
Could you tell me when the bike shop closes
Excuse me, do you know when the bike shop closes
4. Ben is wondering if there’s a bank in the shopping center.
Excuse me, could you tell me if there’s a bank in the shopping center
Pardon me, do you know if there’s 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.
A: Excuse me, could you please tell me where the nearest
bank is
B: Sure. You go east along this street ...
1. Excuse me, could you please tell me if there’s a restaurant
around here
2. Excuse me, could you please tell me where the restrooms
are
3. Excuse me, could you please tell me if there is a bus
stop around here
4. Excuse me, could you please tell me how I can get to
a hotel
5. Excuse me, could you please tell me where the
famous park is
Homework
1. Master what you have learned in this lesson.
2. Learn to ask for information politely.
Thank you!