Lesson 9 Workbook 163Focus on communication
- Dialogue comprehension
Study the Lesson 9 Dialogue. Then, read the following statements and indicate whether
they are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) 小張 zài fùxí FF 文，小謝 zài fùxí 中文。
b. ( ) 小張 jCntiAn 有 diànnFo kè 的 kFoshì。他五 diFn zhDng shàng kè。
c. ( ) 小張明 tiAn 不 yào chC 早 fàn。
d. ( ) 小謝也 xiFng huí sùshè shuì jiào。
e. ( ) 小謝說他 wFnshang xH zFo。
f. ( ) 小張 xiFng wFnshang xH zFo。明 tiAn，wFn 一 diFn 起 chuáng。
- What do you say?
What do you say in each of the following situations?
a. You want to ask your Chinese teacher’s permission to speak English.
b. Your friends invite you to dinner. You have to decline because you’re busy this
Saturday.
c. You want to find out what time your roommate goes to class tomorrow.
d. You tell your friend that you are doing your homework right now.
e. Your friend said he has to go to class at 6:30. You want to tell him you think it’s too
early.
f. It is 1:00 p.m. and your roommate is just waking up. You want to ask your roommate
why he is just getting up now (and you want to convey your opinion that it is pretty late
to be waking up).
g. You want to tell your mom that tomorrow is Sunday and you want to get up a little later
(than usual).