Unit 11 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?

t: ok. now look at the box in 1a on page 86, suppose you want to do the following things, match each thing with a place in the picture below.there may be different answers. after the ss finish matching, collect the answers.t: now suppose you are not in your own city, you are traveling in another city, which you are not familiar. for example, you want to save money but you don’t know where the bank is. what would you do?s3: i would ask a local citizen for help.t: what would you say then?s3: where is the nearest bank? i can’t find it.t: if i were the local citizen, i would say nothing and turn away.s3: why?t: because your request sounds very impolite. he / she won’t help a rude person, you see? we can use the following expressions instead to ask for help.show the following structures on the screen.could you tell me where i can ...?do you know where i can get to ...?t: by using these two structures, your requests may sound very polite and i am sure he / she will tell you how you can get to the bank. will you have a try make? s3: could you tell me where i can get to the nearest bank? t: great, that sounds much better. or we can also say “do you know where i can save money?” make more sentences using these two expressions.s: do you know where i can buy any local presents? could you tell me where i can make a phone call?step ii  listening and speaking (1b & 1c: p86)ask the ss to listen and complete the conversations. after that let the ss work in pairs and practice the structures orally.t: now listen to the tape and complete the conversations in the picture. check the answers.t: work in pairs, and make conversations by following the example.sample conversations:1. s1: hi, good morning.s2: hi, good morning.s1: where are you going?s2: i’m going to buy shampoo for my mother. do you know where i can buy the cheapest shampoo?s1: i know a mall between the cinema and the bookstore on river road. things are very cheap and nice there.s2: thank you very much. 2. s1: excuse me. can you tell me where i can drink some coffee?s2: sure. there is a starbucks café on the first floor of that building.s1: thank you.3. s1: excuse me. do you know where i can mail a package?s2: yes. the post office just around the corner.s1: thank you very much.step iii  homework ask the ss to prepare for the next period: talk about directions.