Lesson 13  Workbook

Listening and speaking

 Structure drills 

1. Just the opposite (Use and Structure note 13.7)

You will hear a location. Respond with the opposite location, as in the example. Please look at the illustration as you study the example.

Example:You will hear: 书的下 biAnYou will say: 书的上 biAnYou will hear the correct response: 书的上 biAn

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2. It is right here (Use and Structure notes 13.2, 13.7)

You will hear a question about the location of some place, followed by a location. Say that the place is right at the location, including the word 就 to emphasize that it is right there, as in the example.

Example:You will hear: 学 xiào 在哪儿？（饭馆的东 biAn）You will say: 学 xiào 就在饭馆的东 biAn。You will hear the correct response: 学 xiào 就在饭馆的东 biAn。

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3. Describing a location from the other perspective (Use and Structure note 13.7)

You will hear a statement describing the location of A with respect to B. You will describe the location of B with respect to A as in the example. Please look at the illustration as you study the example.

XiFo ZhAng lFoshC

Example:You will hear: 小张在老师的 zuIbiAn。You will say: 老师在小张的 yòubiAn。You will hear the correct response: 老师在小张的 yòubiAn。

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4. Easy to do/hard to do (Use and Structure note 13.6)

You will hear a statement saying that some activity is easy or difficult. Restate it, saying that the activity is easy to do or hard to do, as in the example. English translations are provided for the example sentences to help you understand the difference in meaning between the two forms.

Example:You will hear: 学中文很容易。 Studying Chinese is very easy.You will say: 中文很容易学。 Chinese is easy to study.You will hear the correct response: 中文很容易学。

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5. Indicating sequence (Use and Structure note 13.10)

You will hear two actions that are part of a series of directions to a location. Indicate that the first action happens first and the second action happens afterward by adding xiAn before the first verb phrase and 再 before the second verb phrase, as in the example.

Example:You will hear: 你 guò 马路，wFng bGi 走。 (You) cross the street, go north.You will say: 你 xiAn guò 马路，再 wFng bGi 走。 First cross the street, then go north.You will hear the correct response: 你 xiAn guò 马路，再 wFng bGi 走。

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Listening for information

1. Where is everything?

You will hear several questions about each of the following pictures. Answer the questions in English based on the pictures.

a.

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b.

c.

2. Yao Cheng’s room

Here is a picture of Yao Cheng’s room. You will hear six questions about his room. Answer the questions in English based on the picture.

a. d.

b. e.

c. f.

3. Meeting Professor Zhang

You are meeting Professor Zhang downtown this afternoon. The following is a map of downtown. You will hear five questions. Answer the questions in Chinese based on the map and your location. The “left/right” directions are from your perspective as you face the station.

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