Unit 3, Stage 4 • 59 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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Unit 3, Stage 4 • 59
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: 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.
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:
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Drill Three: Asking about the national origins of a brand of car.
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Example:Instructor: F4ngti1n sh* R*b6n zh*z3o de h1ishi D5gu9 zh*z3o de?Student: R*b6n zh*z3o de.
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Drill Four: Giving the location of some notable countries. Review the four basic directions of the map.
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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.
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Map 1:
Map 2:
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Drill Five: Denying the choice.
Example:
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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