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10 WRITE & SPEAK.

A Use the words in parentheses to complete the polite questions.

1. (where / the zoo / be)

Can you tell me where the zoo is?

2. (how / I / can / get / to the theater)

Could you tell me

3. (if / there / be / a good bookstore / near here)

Do you know

4. (when / the bus to the castle / leave)

Can you tell me

5. (what time / the stores / close)

Do you know

6. (whether / the museum / be / open today)

Could you tell me

B Work with a partner. Ask and answer your questions from exercise A. Use the information in
Castletown Visitor Highlights to guide your answers.

A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the zoo is?
B: Sure. It’s on Highway 15, just outside of town.

Castletown Visitor Highlights
• Visit the castle at the north end of Castle Road. Free buses every hour, starting at 10 AM.

• See a play about a famous local explorer at Main Street Theater, Main St. & 7 Ave.
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• Be sure to visit the famous Old Town Bookstore at Main Street and 4 Ave. Hours 10–8.
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• Learn all about our town at Castletown Museum. Tues–Fri: 10–6; Sat–Sun: 9–5.
• For family fun, visit our local zoo! It’s located just outside of Castletown, on Highway 15.

11 APPLY.

A In your notebook, draw a simple map of the place where you grew up or a place you know
well. Mark an X on four places of interest, but do not tell your partner what they are.

B Work with a partner. Give your partner a list of the places and your map. Take turns asking
and answering polite questions with noun clauses about each other’s maps. Try to locate the
places on the map.

A: Can you tell me where the Museum of Modern Art is?
B: Sure, it’s on 53rd Street, just off 5th Avenue.

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