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UNIT 3 STAGE 4

Used Cars

Dialogue Setting

Professor Zhang is thinking about getting a car. She asks about Ouyang Liʼs car as he is driving her. Ouyang understands that Zhang is interested in buying or leasing a car, so he mentions the make, or brand, of the car to give her more information than she might think to ask about.

Zh`ng R9ng: 8uy1ng t9ngxu5, n& zh7li3ng ch4zi h6n h2o. Sh* x%nde h1ishi ji]de?8uy1ng L&: B]-x%n. Sh* y%-ji}-b`-ji}ni1n de F{t7p1i(r).

Chinese Visitor to American Campus

Zh`ng R9ng: N& sh* g`ng m2i de ma?8uy1ng L&: B{-sh*. Sh* qi1nni1n m2i de.

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Dialogue Information:

* this car: zh7li3ng ch4zi * Commenting that this car is very good: Zh7li3ng ch4zi h6n h2o.

* Commenting to Ouyang that this car is good: 8uy1ng t9ngxu5, zh7li3ng ch4zi h6n h2o. * Commenting to Ouyang that his car is good: 8uy1ng t9ngxu5, n& zh7li3ng ch4zi h6n h2o.

* Commenting that the car is new: N& zh7li3ng ch4zi h6n x%n. Sh* x%nde ch4zi. Sh* x%nde.

* Asking if it is a new one: Sh* x%nde ma?

* Asking if it is an old one: Sh* ji]de ma?

* Asking whether it is new or it is old: Sh* x%nde h1ishi ji]de?

* Replying that (it is) not new: B]-x%n.

* year: ni1n

* 1989: y%-ji}-b`-ji}ni1n q%sh^b`ni1n

* Ford: F{t7p1i(r)

* two Ford vehicles: li2ngli3ng F{t7 ch4

* Replying that the car is not new and it is a 1989 Ford: B]-x%n. Sh* y%-ji}-b`-ji}ni1n de F{t7p1i(r).

* Stating that he just bought it: T` g`ng m2i le. T` g`ngg`ng m2i le.

* Asking if he just bought it: T` g`ng m2i le ma?

* Asking if he has bought it: T` m2i le ma?

* Asking with emphasis if he just recently bought it: T` sh* g`ng m2i de ma?

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* Affirming that he just bought it: T` sh* g`ng m2i de.

* Asking with emphasis if you just recently bought it: N& sh* g`ng m2i de ma?

* Denying the information suggested by the question: B{-sh*.

* the year before last: qi1nni1n

* Stating that (the car) was bought the year before last: Sh* qi1nni1n m2i de.

Ch1ng y^xi3

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Vocabulary (Sh4ngc^)

6. Adjectives (x^ngr9ngc^) ji] x%n hu3i 7. Verbs (d-ngc^): Origin ch[sh4ng zh*z3o ji3nl* g3i

8. Countries (gu9ji`) M-x%g4 M5ngg} 5gu9 Yu7n1n

9. Time Question (sh^ji`n y^w7n c^z}) N6ini1n?

10. Timewords (sh^ji`nc^) num + ni1n qi1nni1n

11. Place (d*di2n) t{sh[gu2n

12. Adverb (f]c^) g`ng(g`ng)

13. Measure (li3ngc^) -li3ng

1. Phrases (c^z}) B{-sh*. M5i-y0u r5n m2i.

2. Nouns (m^ngc^): Types of Vehicles ch4zi

q*ch4ji3och4p2och4j^p}ch4mi3nb`och4k2ch4d3k7ch4g8ngg-ng q*ch4xi3och4

3. Noun (m^ngc^) p1i(r)

4. Nouns (m^ngc^): Brand Names F{t7 B6ij%ng J^p} L^nk6n B4nch^ D3zh-ng F4ngti1n R*ch2n 5. Place Words (f`ngw7ic^) d8ngbi`n(r) n1nbi`n(r) x%bi`n(r)

b6ibi`n(r)

G8ngg-ng q*ch4

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DRILLS

Drill One: Giving a strong opinion.

Instructor: N& k3n y^xi3 zh7xi4 ba.Student: N& n7ixi4 sh7b7i d8u hu3i le,

m5i-y0u r5n m2i.

Example:

1 2

3 4

5 6

SURPLUS!

$9500.00

I canʼt hear you. Whatʼs wrong with this phone!

$2500.00

$140.50

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Drill Two: Asking which vehicle is being talked about. Review different kinds of vehicles you will see in this drill.

q*ch4

ji3och4

p2och4

car

sports car

sedan

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mi3nb`och4

j^p}ch4

d3k7ch4

k2ch4 truck

bus

jeep

van

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Instructor: W0 h6n x&huan n3li3ng ch4zi.Student: Sh* d3k7ch4 h1ishi j^p}ch4?

When someone mentions a vehicle, ask which of the illustrated vehicles is being talked about. In the example, you ask whether it is a jeep or a truck being talked about.

Example:

2

3

1

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Drill Three: Asking about the national origins of a brand of car.

5

4

Example:Instructor: F4ngti1n sh* R*b6n zh*z3o de h1ishi D5gu9 zh*z3o de?Student: R*b6n zh*z3o de.

1 2

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Drill Four: Giving the location of some notable countries. Review the four basic directions of the map.

3 4

5

d8ngbi`n(r)

n1nbi`n(r)

b6ibi`n(r)

x%bi`n(r) eastwest

north

south

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Example: Instructor: Ji`n1d3 z3i n2r?Student: Z3i M6igu9 de b6ibi`n(r).

Here are a couple of maps to refer to for this drill.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Map 1:

Map 2:

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Drill Five: Denying the choice.

Example:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Instructor: R*b6n z3i Zh8nggu9 de b6ibi`n(r) h1ishi z3i Zh8nggu9 de n1nbi`n(r)?Student: D8u b{-sh*. R*b6n z3i Zh8nggu9 de

d8ngbi`n(r).

Drill Six: Stating the year.

Example: Instructor: T` sh* n6ini1n ch[sh4ng de?Student: Y%-ji}-li]-b`ni1n.

1 2

43

1968

1990 1992

18951963

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Drill Seven: Asking when something happened.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Example: Instructor: Ch4zi y&jing m2i le.Student: N& sh* sh5nme sh^hou m2i de?

K2ch4

5 6

7

1967

1960

1985

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1 2

Drill Eight: Asking for the year of origin.

Instructor: W0 m2i-le y^li3ng ch4zi.Student: Sh* n6ini1n zh*z3o de?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Example:

Drill Nine: Identifying the brand.

Example:

Instructor: Zh7li3ng ch4zi h6n pi3oliang, sh* sh5nme p1ir de? Student: Sh* L^nk6n. M6igu9 de.

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3 4

Drill Ten: Asking when something was done.

Example: Instructor: T` y&jing m2i-le di3nn2o. Student: T` sh* sh5nme sh%hou m2i de?

5 6

7 8

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Dialogue Comprehension

Drill Eleven: Asking who did it.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Instructor: M^ngti`n de hu* y&jing `np1i-guo le.Student: Sh* shu^ `np1i de?

Example:

Drill Twelve: Reporting a very recent action.

Example: Instructor: T9ngxu5men sh* sh5nme sh^hou shu8 de?Student: T`men sh* g`ngg`ng shu8 de.

Zh`ng R9ng: 8uy1ng t9ngxu5, n& zh7li3ng ch4zi h6n h2o. Sh* x%nde h1ishi ji]de?8uy1ng L&: B]-x%n. Sh* y%-ji}-b`-ji}ni1n de F{t7p1i(r).Zh`ng R9ng: N& sh* g`ng m2i de ma?8uy1ng L&: B{-sh*. Sh* qi1nni1n m2i de.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

P2och4