Structure Drills
1. Some do this, some do that. (Use and structure note 10.9)
Click “Prompt” to hear a question about a person or a place. Answer the question by saying that “有的 …., and 有的 …” Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 课本都很贵吗? Are all textbooks very expensive?
Response: 有的贵，有的不贵。 Some are expensive and some are not expensive.
Example. Prompt: 课本都很贵吗？ |
Example. Response: 有的贵，有的不贵。 |
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2. It hasn’t happened in a while. (Use and structure note 17.4)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about something the speaker hasn’t done for a period of time. Rephrase the statement saying “我有 (time) 没 … 了 . Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 这三个月我没说中文。I haven’t spoken Chinese these past three months.
Response: 我有三个月没有说中文了。I haven’t spoken Chinese these past three months.
Example. Prompt: 这三个月我没说中文。 |
Example. Response: 我有三个月没有说中文了。 |
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3. 因为……所以…… because…therefore (Use and structure note 17.5)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement. Rephrase the statement, adding 因为……所以…… Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我很忙，没有给你打电话。I am (was) very busy. I didn’t phone you.
Response: 因为我很忙，所以没有时间给你打电话。Because I was very busy, therefore I didn’t phone you.
Example. Prompt: 我很忙，没有给你打电话。 |
Example. Response: 因为我很忙，所以没有时间给你打电话。 |
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4. What did they say? 说and 告诉 (Use and structure note 17.6)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about what someone said using either 说or gàosu. Rephrase the statement using the other word. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 他跟我说明天没有考试。He said to me that tomorrow there isn’t a test.
Response: 他告诉我明天没有考试。He informed me that tomorrow there isn’t a test.
Example. Prompt: 他跟我说明天没有考试。 |
Example. Response: 他告诉我明天没有考试。 |
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5. What did he say? Asking indirect questions. (Use and structure note 17.8)
Click “Prompt” to hear a question. Restate the question as an indirect question by saying “he asked me …” Then click “Response” to hear the correct response:
Example
Prompt: 那个老师yán吗？Is that teacher strict?
Response: 他问我那个老师yán不yán. He asked me if that teacher is strict.
Example. Prompt: 那个老师yán吗？ |
Example. Response: 他问我那个老师yán不yán. |
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6. Practice with intensifiers: 有一点 AdjV, bǐjiào AdjV (Use and structure notes 17.12, 17.13)
Click “prompt” to hear a question following by an intensifier. Reply to the question in the affirmative, including the intensifier. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: Jiào文huà课的老师yán吗？(有一点) Is the teacher who teaches the culture class strict? (a little)
Response: Jiào文huà课的老师有一点yán。The teacher who teaches the culture class is a little strict.
Example. Prompt: Jiào文huà课的老师yán吗？(有一点) |
Example. Response: Jiào文huà课的老师有一点yán。 |
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7. What are you interested in? (Use and structure note 17.14)
Click “Prompt” to hear a question asking what someone is interested in, followed by a noun phrase. Say that the person is interested in that noun phrase. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 小高对什么有兴qu？（中国文huà）What is little Gao interested in? (Chinese culture)
Response: 小高对中国文huà有兴qu。Little Gao is interested in Chinese culture.
Example. Prompt: 小高对什么有兴qu？(中国文huà) |
Example. Response: 小高对中国文huà有兴qu。 |
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8. Not interested (Use and structure note 17.14)
Click “Prompt” to hear the name of a person followed by an activity or academic subject. Reply that the person is not interested in that activity or academic subject. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 小高，lǚyóu. Little Gao, travel
Response: 小高对lǚyóu没有兴qu。Little Gao is not interested in travel.
Example. Prompt: 小高，lǚyóu |
Example. Response: 小高对lǚyóu没有兴qu。 |
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