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?
| 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?
| - | Nǐ 你 zuì最 xǐ huān喜欢 shén me什么 yùn dòng?运动? | | - | Wǒ 我 zuì最 xǐ huān喜欢 dǎ打 lán qiú篮球 hé和 yóuyǒng.游泳。 | | - | Nǐ你lán qiú篮球 dǎ打 de得 zěn me yàng?怎么样? | | - | Dǎ 打 de得 hái还 kěyǐ,可以, yóu yǒng游泳 yě也 yóu游 de得 | | | búcuò. 不错。 |
| 打 | dǎ | (v) | to play (sports) | 篮球 | lán qiú | (n) | basketball | 游 | 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?
- | Nǐ | | - | Bú 不 huì,会, kě shì可是 wǒ我 xǐ huān喜欢 kàn看 zú qiú足球 bǐ sài.比赛。 |
| 踢 | tī | (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?
- | Nǐ 你 shì是 qiú mí球迷 ba?吧? | | - | Duì, 对, měi每 gè个 xīng qī tiān星期天 dōu都 qù去 tǐ yù chǎng.体育场。 | | | Rú guǒ 如果 mǎi买 bú不 dào到 piào,票, jiù就 kàn看 diànshì.电视。 | | - | Qiú piào 球票 guì贵 ma?吗? Duō shāo多少 qián钱 yì一 zhāng?张? | | - | Bú 不 guì,贵, chà bù duō差不多 èr shí20 kuài块 qián钱 zuǒ yòu.左右。 |
| 球迷 | qiú mí | (n) | football fan | 对 | qiū tiān | (adj) | right, yes | 体育场 | tǐ yù chǎng | (n) | stadium | 如果 | rú guǒ | (conj) | if | 票 | 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 不 到 球票。 ( I could not buy a ticket. )
- 我 买 得 到 球票。 ( I could buy a ticket. )
Phrase structure, if... then. 如果 (rúguǒ, if)... 就 (jiù, then)... occurs in
conditionalcomplex sentences.
Examples:
- 我如果 买不到球票,就看电视。 ( If I can't buy a ticket, then I'll watch TV. )
- 如果 天气不好,就不去。 ( If the weather is bad, then don't go. )
Exercises : Substitution Drills Exercise 1
- | Nǐ 你 xǐ huān喜欢 shén me什么 yùn dòng运动? | | - | Wǒ 我 xǐ huān喜欢 。 |
| V. | N. | | | | | 打 | dǎ | 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball | 打 | dǎ | 网球 | wǎng qiú | tennis | 踢 | tī | 足球 | zú qiú | football | 打 | dǎ | 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | ping-pong |
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Exercise 2
- | Nǐ 你 de得 zěn me yàng怎么样? | | - | Wǒ 我 de得 hái还 kě yǐ可以。 |
| N. | V. | | | | | | 保龄球 | bǎolíng qiú | bowling | 打 | dǎ | 羽毛球 | yǔmǎo qiú | badminton | 打 | dǎ | 足球 | zú qiú | football | 踢 | tī | 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swim | 游 | yóu | 高尔夫球 | gāoěrfū qiú | golf | 打 | dǎ |
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Exercise 3
- | Nǐ 你 huì会 ma吗? | | - | Wǒ 我 bú不 huì会 。 |
| V. | N. | | | | | 打 | dǎ | 篮球 | lánqiú | playing basketball | 打 | dǎ | 排球 | pái qiú | playing volleyball | 游 | yóu | 泳 | yǒng | swimming | 滑 | huá | 冰 | bīng | skating | 滑 | huá | 雪 | xuě | skiing |
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