Exercises

Lesson 1
Phaàn C - Part C
Baøi taäp - Exercises

C 1
Fill in your name and nationality. Speak out loud to practice your pronunciation as though you are introducing yourself or you are talking about someone else. Use pencil and paper to write your answers.

1- Teân toâi laø .

1*Toâi laø ngöôØi .

2- Teân anh aáy laø .

2*Anh aáy laø ngöôØi .

3- Teân coâ aáy laø .

3*Coâ aáy laø ngöôØi .

Now, introduce the following people according to the example above:

anh Chính
baø Höông
coâ Chaâu
chò Hieàn
thaày Laân
oâng Hieáu
anh Phan vaø chò Hoa
coâ Tuyeát vaø anh Vuõ
chò Lan vaø baø Yeán
coâ Xuaân vaø thaày Thanh

C 3 - (C4 in the textbook). Using the cue words and following the example, A asks B questions in the pattern:

__________________ laø_________________________ , phaûi khoâng?
Example: Anh Vaên, ngöôØi Vieät

A: Teân anh laø Vaên, phaûi khoâng?
B: Vaâng, teân toâi laø Vaên.
A: Anh laø ngöôØi Vieät, phaûi khoâng?
B: Vaâng , toâi laø ngöôØi Vieät.

C 4 - (C6 in the textbook)
Following the example, A makes a statement and asks B if B is not the same. B answers in the affirmative. Practice using different terms of address (oâng, thaày, anh, coâ, baø, chò). Please pay attention to the use of cuõng and its position in the statement.
Example: NgöôØi Myõ, chò

Affirmative answer:
ngöôøi Myõ, chò
A: Toâi laø ngöôØi Myõ. Chò cuõng laø ngöôØi Myõ, phaûi khoâng?
B: Daï vaâng, toâi cuõng laø ngöôØi Myõ.

Negative answer:
A: Toâi laø ngöôØi Myõ. Chò cuõng laø ngöôØi Myõ, phaûi khoâng?
B: Daï khoâng, toâi khoâng phaûi laø ngöôØi Myõ.

Cue words (for affirmative answers)	Cue words (for negative answers)
1- ngöôØi Anh, thaày	1- ngöôØi Anh, thaày, ngöôØi Myõ
2- ngöôØi Trung, oâng	2- ngöôØi Baéc, coâ, Trung
3- ngöôØi Thaùi, baø	3- ngöôØi Thaùi, baø, Vieät
4- ngöôØi Nam, chò	4- ngöôØi Nam, chò, Phaùp

C 6 - (C9 in the textbook) Using the cue words, B asks a question to A's statement, and A answers.
(Remember to ask for region when appropriate).
Example:

A: Chò Sue laø ngöôØi Myõ. (cue: chò Jane, Canada)
B: Coøn chò Jane laø ngöôØi nöôÙc naøo?
A: Chò aáy laø ngöôØi Ca-na-ña.

1. Anh Thi laø ngöôØi Vieät.	(chò Ñang, Thaùi)
2. Baø Szabo laø ngöôØi UÙc.	(oâng Swan, Anh)
3. Baø Bích laø ngöôØi Baéc.	(baø Naêm, Nam)
4. Chò Marie laø ngöôØi Phaùp.	(anh Paul, Myõ)
5. Coâ Satako laø ngöôØi Nhaät.	(coâ Kim, Vieät)
6. Anh Minh laø ngöôØi Trung.	(amh Kim,Baéc)

1. Hello (Mrs.) Excuse me, what's your name?

My name is Hoa. And what is yours (Sir)?
My name is John.

2. This is Miss Hoa, and this is Mrs. Jones.

And who is that over there?
Oh, that's Pierre

3. Excuse me, Mrs. Jones. You're an American, aren't you?

Yes, I'm an American.
Margarete is an American too, isn't she?
No, she's not American. She's Canadian.
And how about Miss Hoa? Where is she from?
Miss Hoa is from Vietnam. She's a Northerner

4. Excuse me, where do you come from?

I come from Thailand. How about you? Where are you from?
I come from Japan.
Mr. Ñöùc is also from Japan, isn't he?
No, Mr.Ñöùc is not from Japan. He's from Viet Nam.

OÂng Ba:	Chaøo baø. Teân toâi laø Ba.
Baø Haø:	Chaoø oâng. Teân toâi laø Haø.
OÂng Ba:	(Introducing Mr.Sunaryo and Miss Tam to Mrs. Ha) Xin giôí thieäu. Ñaây laø oâng Sunaryo vaø ñaây laø coâ Taâm.
OÂng Sunaryo vaø coâ Taâm:	Chaøo baø.
OÂng Ba:	Coøn ñaây laø oâng Sims.
Baø Haø:	Chaøo oâng Sims. Haân haïnh ñöôïc gaëp oâng. OÂng laø ngöôØi Myõ, phaûi khoâng?
OÂng Sims:	Daï vaâng, toâi laø ngöôØi Myõ. Haân haïnh ñöôïc gaëp baø.
OÂng Ba:	A! Kia laø oâng Harris.
Baø Haø:	OÂng Harris laø ngöôØi Ca-na-da, phaûi khoâng?
OÂng Sims:	Daï khoâng, oâng aáy khoâng phaûi laø ngöôØi Ca-na-da. OÂng aáy laø ngöôØi UÙc. (Turning to Miss Taâm) Coâ Taâm, coâ laø ngöôØi nöôÙc naøo?
Coâ Taâm:	Daï, toâi laø ngöôØi Vieät.
OÂng Sims:	(To Mr. Sunaryo) OÂng Sunaryo, oâng cuõng laø ngöôØi Vieät, phaûi khoâng?
OÂng Sunaryo:	Daï khoâng, toâi laø ngöôØi In-ñoâ-neâ-xia.
OÂng Sims	(shakes hand with Mr. Sunaryo) Haân haïnh ñöôïc gaëp oâng.
OÂng Sunaryo	Toâi cuõng raát haân haïnh ñöôïc gaëp oâng.

TöØ vöïng	Vocabulary
xin	to request
giôÙi-thieäu	to introduce
Xin giôÙi thieäu	Please let me introduce you.
haân haïnh	to be happy, honored
gaëp	to meet
haân haïnh ñöôïc gaëp oâng	I'm pleased (to be able) to meet you . (Formal)
raát	very much

1. Chaøo baø. Xin loãi baø, teân baø laø gì?

Daï,teân toâi laø Hoa. Coøn oâng, teân oâng laø gì?
Teân toâi laø John

2. Ñaây laø coâ Hoa vaø ñaây laø baø Jones.

Coøn kia laø ai?
AØ, kia laø anh Peter.

3. Xin loãi baø Jones, baø laø ngöôØi Myõ, phaûi khoâng?

Daï vaâng, toâi laø ngöôØi Myõ.
Chò Margarete cuõng laø ngöôØi Myõ, phaûi khoâng?
Daï khoâng, chò aáy khoâng phaûi laø ngöôØi Myõ. Chò aáy laø ngöôØi Ca-na-ña.
Coøn coâ Hoa, coâ aáy laø ngöôØi nöôÙc naøo?
Coâ Hoa laø ngöôØi Vieät, coâ aáy laø ngöôØi mieàn Baéc.

4. Xin loãi (anh/chò/..., anh/chò/... laø ngöôØi nöôÙc naøo?

Daï, toâi laø ngöôØi Thaùi. Coøn chò/anh/... laø ngöôØi nöôÙc naøo?
Daï, toâi laø ngöôØi Nhaät.
OÂng ÑöÙc cuõng laø ngöôØi Nhaät, phaûi khoâng?
Khoâng, oâng ÑöÙc khoâng phaûi laø ngöôØi Nhaät, oâng aáy laø ngöôØi Vieät.