Lesson 28
Conversation 1 : Do you take exercise everyday? Conversation 2 : What's your favorite sport? Conversation 3 : Can you play football? Conversation 4 : You are a football fan? Grammar Exercises : Substitution Drill
Conversation 1 : Do you take exercise everyday?
-
měi tiān
每天
duàn liàn
锻炼
shēn tǐ
身体
ma?
吗?
- Duàn liàn.
锻炼。
hěn
xǐ huān
喜欢
yùn dòng.
运动。
锻炼 duàn liàn (v) take exercise
身体 shēn tǐ (n) body
运动 yùn dòng (n) sports, exercise
Audio file : lesson 28 - dialog 01.mp3
Translation
- Do you take exercise everyday?
- Yes. I really like sports.
Conversation 2 : What's your favorite sport?
-
zuì
xǐ huān
喜欢
shén me
什么
yùn dòng?
运动?
-
zuì
xǐ huān
喜欢
lán qiú
篮球
yóuyǒng.
游泳。
-
lán qiú
篮球
de
zěn me yàng?
怎么样?
-
de
hái
kěyǐ,
可以,
yóu yǒng
游泳
yóu
de
búcuò.
不错。
(v) to play (sports)
篮球 lán qiú (n) basketball
yóu (v) to swim
游泳 yóu yǒng (v) to swim
还可以 hái kěyǐ (adv) not bad
Audio file : lesson 28 - dialog 02.mp3
Translation
- What's your favorite sport?
- I like playing basketball and swimming.
- How good are you at basketball.
- I'm not that bad, I swim also pretty good.
Conversation 3 : Can you play football?
-
huì
zú qiú
足球
ma?
吗?
-
huì,
会,
kě shì
可是
xǐ huān
喜欢
kàn
zú qiú
足球
bǐ sài.
比赛。
(v) kick, play
足球 zú qiú (n) football (soccer)
可是 kě shì (conj) but
比赛 bǐ sài (n) match, game
Audio file : lesson 28 - dialog 03.mp3
Translation
- Can you play football?
- No, but I like to watch football games.
Conversation 4 : You are a football fan?
-
shì
qiú mí
球迷
ba?
吧?
- Duì,
对,
měi
xīng qī tiān
星期天
dōu
tǐ yù chǎng.
体育场。
Rú guǒ
如果
mǎi
dào
piào,
票,
jiù
kàn
diànshì.
电视。
- Qiú piào
球票
guì
ma?
吗?
Duō shāo
多少
qián
zhāng?
张?
-
guì,
贵,
chà bù duō
差不多
èr shí
20
kuài
qián
zuǒ yòu.
左右。
球迷 qiú mí (n) football fan
qiū tiān (adj) right, yes
体育场 tǐ yù chǎng (n) stadium
如果 rú guǒ (conj) if
piào (n) ticket
球票 qiú piào (n) football ticket
差不多 chà bù duō (adv) almost
左右 zuǒ yòu (n) about, or so
Audio file : lesson 28 - dialog 04.mp3
Translation
- You are a football fan?
- Yes, I go to the stadium every sunday. And if I can't buy a ticket, I watch TV.
- Is the ticket expensive. How much for one?
- No, about 20 Yuans.
Grammar Revision: the complement of degree 得 Subject + Object + Verb + 得 + adjective
Examples:
- 你 篮球 打 得 怎么样? ( How good do you play basketball? )
- 我 篮球 打 得 不错? ( I play basketball not bad. )
Revision: the potential complements 得 or 不 Subject + Verb + 得 / 不 + Verb + Object
Examples:
- 我 买 到 球票。 ( I could not buy a ticket. )
- 我 买 到 球票。 ( I could buy a ticket. )
Phrase structure, if... then. 如果 (rúguǒ, if)... 就 (jiù, then)... occurs in conditional complex sentences.
Examples:
- 我如果 买不到球票,看电视。 ( If I can't buy a ticket, then I'll watch TV. )
- 如果 天气不好,不去。 ( If the weather is bad, then don't go. )
Exercises : Substitution Drills Exercise 1
-
xǐ huān
喜欢
shén me
什么
yùn dòng
运动?
-
xǐ huān
喜欢
lánqiú
篮球
 
V. N.
排球 pái qiú volleyball
网球 wǎng qiú tennis
足球 zú qiú football
乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú ping-pong
Exercise 2
-
lán qiú
篮球
de
zěn me yàng
怎么样?
-
lán qiú
篮球
de
hái
kě yǐ
可以。
N. V.
保龄球 bǎolíng qiú bowling
羽毛球 yǔmǎo qiú badminton
足球 zú qiú football
游泳 yóuyǒng swim yóu
高尔夫球 gāoěrfū qiú golf
Exercise 3
-
huì
zú qiú
足球
ma
吗?
-
huì
zú qiú
足球
 
V. N.
篮球 lánqiú playing basketball
排球 pái qiú playing volleyball
yóu yǒng swimming
huá bīng skating
huá xuě skiing
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