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e. I’m not 21. I won’t be 21 until next month.
f. He teaches me to sing American songs and I teach him to sing Chinese songs.
g. I called him today to invite him to go dancing next Thursday evening.
h. Oh no! I have three tests next Friday!
Focus on communication
1. Dialogue comprehension
Study the Lesson 8 Dialogue. Then, read the following statements and indicate whether
they are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) MíngtiAn 是十一 yuè 八 hào。
b. ( ) JCntiAn 是 XiFo GAo 的 shBngrì。
c. ( ) XiFo Yè hé XiFo GAo jCnnián dDu 是二十 suì。
d. ( ) 十一 yuè 十三 hào 是 xCngqC 五。
e. ( ) XiFo Yè xiFng xCngqC 五 qHng XiFo GAo chC wFnfàn，hB píjiJ。
f. ( ) XiFo GAo xCngqC 五 yIu kFoshì。
g. ( ) XiFo GAo 不 huì tiào wJ，zhH huì chàng gB。
h. ( ) XiFo Yè 不 huì tiào wJ，也不 huì chàng gB。
i. ( ) TAmen xiFng 這個 xCngqCtiAn tiào wJ，xià 個 xCngqC 五 chàng gB。
j. ( ) XiFo Yè yào jiAo XiFo GAo chàng gB，XiFo GAo yào jiAo XiFo Yè tiào wJ。
k. ( ) WImen zhCdào XiFo ZhAng 很 xHhuan chàng gB，也很 xHhuan tiào wJ。
l. ( ) XiFo GAo míngtiAn yào gGi XiFo ZhAng dF diànhuà。
- What do you say?
What do you say in each of the following situations?
a. You want to know what day it is tomorrow.
b. You want to find out how old your friend’s younger sister is.
c. You want to find out if your friend is also 19 years old.
d. You want to invite your friends to dinner this Sunday evening.