Unit 5 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?

1. Unit 5 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?

2. Section A 1a-2c

3. Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? Why does she look so worried? What’s wrong?

4. Ask for information politely Could you please tell me where …? Do you know where/if …? Can you tell me how I can get to …?

5. Do 1a. Match each thing with a place in the picture. Many different answers are possible. Do you ever ask for the information about these things? save money get/magazine get/dictionary buy stamps get information about the town buy writing paper buy/shampoo

6. Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps? Yes. There’s a post office on Center Street.

7. Excuse me. Do you know where I can save money? Sure. There’s a bank on Main Street.

8. A: Excuse me. Can you please tell me where I can _____________ ? B: Sure. There’s a ________ on River Road. PAIRWORK

9. directions

10. elevator escalator mall

11. You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order that you hear them. drugstore furniture store 2 4 3

12. How does he walks to the drugstore?

14. A: Excuse me. Do you know where I can …? B: Sure. There’s a … on the …floor. Take the escalator to the … floor and turn… PAIRWORK

15. Grammar Focus • Do you know where I can buy shampoo? • Could you tell me how to get to the post office? • Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?

16. HOMEWORK Make two conversations about asking for information.

17. Section A 3a -Section B 4

18. Reading They're all at the mall. free concerts Spend too much money! crowded 3a

19. groupwork • 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?

20. What qualities are important for each place?

21. PAIRWORK Talk about places in your city.

22. listening the corner of Market and Middle Streets restrooms the computer museum museums

23. pairwork A: Can you tell me where there’s a good place to eat? B: Of course. What kind of food do you like? A: …

24. Eat,have fun and learn in Watertown

25. groupwork

26. HOMEWORK Writing

27. Reading Could you please lend me your pen?

28. Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesn't know the way now. What should he do?

29. Hi! Where is the East Town? Sorry. I can’t help you.

30. Excuse me. Could you please tell me where the East Town is? Sure. Take No. 23 Bus and you will get there.

31. If you need help with your homework, How would you ask?

32. How can we try not to offend people when making requests? • Is language etiquette as important as learning grammar or vocabulary? Why?

33. Match each paragraph with its main idea. • Requests are made in any language. • Using extra words helps to make language more polite. • Knowing how to make requests politely is important. • To become good English speakers, we need to do more than just learn language structure. • Requests in English are the same as in Chinese. • Choice of language depends on relationship, and the situation. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4

34. Could you please lend me your pen?

35. Role play • A teenager wants to stay out late, and asks a parent about it. • A foreign friend is interested in your new video game, and asks about it. • Some students want to hand in their homework later than the teacher asked for it. • You want to change the time you asked a friend to come for a meal at your house.

36. Using suitable language! The culture of a nation is in its language. It is not enough to only know correct grammar. It is also very important to know how to choose suitable language for every situation.

37. HOMEWORK

44. Thank you