1 ask for information politely;

2 provide information politely and follow instructions.

At the end of the class, students will be able to:

Teaching objectives:

3 use the objective clause correctly.

Could you please tell me where …?

Do you know where/if …?

Can you tell me how I can get to …?

…….?

post office bookstore newsstand

bank restaurant library

shopping mall department store

restroom drugstore cafe

buy some stamps/…

post office

get some books / dictionaries/postcards/…

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buy a newspaper/get some magazines

newsstand

get some money

bank

have dinner

restaurant

get some information about the town

library

get a pair of shoes/…

shopping mall department store

restroom

cafe[ kæ'fei ]

drugstore[ 'drʌgstɔ: ]

shampoo[ ʃæm'pu: ]

In the United States, a drugstore is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold , and where you can buy cosmetics, some household goods, and also drinks and snacks.

Classification a place where you can buy clothes:

a place where you can have dinner:

a place where you can stay:

a place where you can take the bus, subway, train and airplane:

a place where you can get some money:

get some money

get some magazines

have dinner

get a dictionary

get some information about the town

buy a newspaper

buy some stamps

get a pair of shoes

b

d

a

f

d / e

c

e

c

DEAN’S RESTAURANT

KILLEEN’S BOOKSTORE

f

re

RestaurantRestaurant

BankBank

BookstoreBookstore

LibraryLibrary

Post officePost office

Daily’s departmentDaily’s departmentstorestore

Cen

ter streetC

enter street

Main StreetMain Street

TPR

Go down this street until you reach the end.

Turn right at the first crossing.

Go straight.

Go past the bank.

Turn left at the second crossing.

Listening (1b)Intentions The way to the

destination

The girl

She wants to go to ___________________ because she wants to ________________.

_____________the bank and then ________ ________. It’s on the right, _________________the library.

a post officeGo past

turn right

next tobuy some stamps

Listening (1b)Intentions The way to the

destinationThe boy

He wants to go to ___________________ because he wants to______________________________________.

_____________Center Street and then ________ ________on Main Street. The bookstore is ______________________of the street.

a bookstoreGo along

turn left

on the other side

get a dictionary

Retell the conversation (1)

The girl asks the boy…

The boy tells her to…

Retell the conversation(1)

The girl asks the boy where she can buy some stamps. Then she asks the boy how to get to Center Street.

The boy tells her to go past the bank and then turn right.

Retell the conversation(2)

The boy asks the girl where he can get a dictionary. Then he asks the girl how he can get there and when the bookstore closes. She tells him to go along Center Street and then turn left on Main Street .

Could you please tell me where I can buy some stamps?

Yes. There’s a post office on Center Street.

Excuse me. Do you know where I can get a dictionary?

Sure. There’s a bookstore on Main Street.

Excuse me. Do you know where I can get some money?

Sure. There’s a bank on Main Street.

Thanks. Could you please tell me how to get to the bank?

Sure, just go along Main Street until you pass Center Street. The bank is on your right, between the bookstore and the restaurant.

A: Excuse me. Could you please tell me where I can ___________ ?

B: Sure. There’s a ______on ___.A: Thanks. Do you know how to get to___________?B: Yes, just go along__________ until you pass ______________. The ________ is _________ .A: Thanks. Can you tell me when the …closes today?

Where are the restrooms?

Could you please tell me where the restrooms are？

Could you please tell me where ?the drugstore is

It’s on Main Street.

Where is the drugstore?

Sure.

Could you please tell me where ?the cafe is

Where is the cafe?

Sure . It’s on Main Street.

Could you please tell me where ?the library is

Where is the library?

Sure. It’s on Center Street.

Could you please tell me where ?the department store is

Where is the department store?

Sure. It’s on Main Street.

Can you tell me where I can ?

There’s a department store on Main Street.

buy a pair of shoes

Sure.

Could you please tell me where I can ?buy some stamps

Sure. There’s a post office on Center Street.

Could you please tell me where I can ?get a dictionary

Sure. There’s a library on Center Street.

Could you please tell me where I can ?save money

Sure. There’s a bankon Main Street.

Excuse me. Do you know where I can_______________?

Yes. There’s a __________ on

__________.

Sure. There’s a________ on

______.

Excuse me.Could you tell mewhere I can ________________?

1

2

3 4

buy some stamps

post officeCenter Street

get a dictionarybookstoreMain Street

2a.Number the directions in 2a.Number the directions in the order that you hear.the order that you hear.

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.

22

44

33

11

2b Draw a line in the picture above to show how the boy walks to the supermarket.

FLOWER SUPERMARKET

Listening (2a)

The boy asks about a place________________.

The other boy tells him to go to __________________in the shopping center.

He also tells him the way there: go to _______________ and then _______________. Then _____________ the bookstore. It’s ____________ the flower store and the bookstore.

to buy some medicine

the supermarket

the second floor turn leftgo past

between

Excuse me,do you know whereI can get some postcards?

Sure. Take the escalator to the second floor and turn left. The bookstore is next to the bank.

Retelling

The boy wants to know where he can buy some medicine , how he can get there and when the shopping center closes.

The other boy tells him there’s a supermarket in the shopping center. He also tells him the way there. But he doesn’t know when the shopping center closes . He suggests he should ask for information over there.

Summary

Could you tell me where I can send a postcard?

Do you know where I can send a postcard ?

Can you tell me how I can get to the post office ?

Could you tell me where the post office is? Do you know how to get to the post office ?