课程内容

《Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?(Section A)》
Language Goal:
Ask for information politely
Dialogue 1
Hi! Where is the restroom?
Sorry.I can't help you.
Dialogue 2
Excuse me. Could you please tell me where the restroom is?
Sure. Go straight. Turn left at the first corner and you will find it.
1a: Where can you do the following things? Match each thing with a place in the picture. Many different answers are possible.
_____buy shampoo             a-drugstore    b-bank     c-department store
_____get some magazines      d-library    e-post office
_____make a telephone call
_____get a dictionary
_____get some information about the town
_____buy some writing paper
_____buy some stamps
_____save money
1b: Listen and complete the conversations.
Excuse me. Could you tell me where I can ___(1)___?
Yes. There's a ___(2)___ on ___(3)___.
Excuse me. Do you know where I can ___(4)___?
Sure. There's a ___(5)___ on ___(6)___.
1c: PAIRWORK
Make conversation in 1a. Then talk about your own city.
A: Excuse me. Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?
B: Sure. There's a bookstore on River Road.
2a: Listen. You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order that you hear them.
_____ Take the elevator to the second floor.
_____ Turn left.
_____ Take the escalator to the second floor.
_____ Turn right.
_____ The drugstore is between the furniture store and the bookstore.
_____ Go past the bank.
2b: Listen again. Show how the boy walks to the drugstore. Draw a line on the picture abvoe.
A: Excuse me. Do you know where I can exchange money?
B: Sure. There's a bank on the second floor. Take the escalator to the second floor and turn right. The bank is next to the bookstore.
2c: PAIRWORK
Make conversations using the other places in the picture above.
Grammar Focus
Excuse me. Do you know where I can buy some shampoo?
Sure. There's a drugstore on the second floor.
Could you tell me how to get to the post office?
Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?
Can you tell me where Center Street is?
Can you tell me where there's a good place to eat?
Could you please tell me if there are any good museums in Newtown?
Do you know if there are any public restrooms around here?
3a: Read the article. Then list the advantages and disadvantages of going to the mall.
They're all at the mall.
After school, a lot of young people go to the mall. We decided to talk to some students about why they go there.
Interviewer: Why do you go to the mall?
Yu Yue: I go to the mall because my friends hang out there. But I don't really like it.
Interviewer: Oh? Why not?
Yu Yue: The air isn't fresh. I prefer being outside. Also, it's ususlly crowded.
Interviewer: And how about you?
Li Jun: Oh, I love the mall. There's always something happening. There are a lot of free concerts there. It's also just fun to watch people.
Hu Peng: I like the mall, too. I like to go in the music store and listen to CDs. I also like to look at books in the bookstore.
Yu Yue: Well, when I go into stores I always spend too much money!
3b: GROUPWORK
Talk about these questions:
·Where do you usually hang out with friends? At your house? At school? At a mall?
·What are the advantages and disadvantages of each place?
4: Directions Challenge
Think of three places in your city. Write disections from your school to each place. Then read the directions to your classmates. They guess the place.