Phaàn C: Baøi taäp
Part C - Exercises
C 1  B gives a negative answer to A's question, the first round using chöa, then using khoâng.

Thí duï:

ñònh ñi ñaâu
A:  Chò ñònh ñi ñaâu khoâng?
B1: Chöa, toâi chöa ñònh ñi ñaâu caû.
B2: Khoâng, toâi khoâng ñònh ñi ñaâu caû.
1- muoán aên gì
2- Hoâm nay....ñònh gaëp ai
3- caàn mua gì
4- muoán hoûi gì
5- Tuaàn naøy... phaûi hoïc gì
6- ñònh noùi gì
C 2 A relocates the time question words as in the example, and B makes up an answer.

Thí duï:

Maáy giôØ anh ñònh ñi?
A:  Anh ñònh maáy giôØ ñi?
B:  Toâi ñònh baûy giôØ ñi./ Baûy giôØ toâi ñi.
1- Luùc naøo anh muoán ñeán?
2- Bao giôØ coâ ñònh hoïc?
3- Hoâm naøo oâng aáy heïn veà?
4- Chieàu naøo chò ñònh laøm?
5- Maáy giôØ baø muoán aên?
6- Luùc naøo anh aáy heïn ñeán ñoùn?
C 3 (C4 in the text book) From the cue, A asks a question and B answers by stating that B shares the place of action with Nam. 

Thí duï:

laøm, choã
A:   Anh laøm ôÛ ñaâu?
B:  Toâi laøm cuøng choã vôÙi anh Nam.
1- hoïc, lôÙp
2- ñi, ñöôØng
3- laøm, sôÛ
4- ôÛ, khaùch saïn
5- chôØ, choã
6- veà, xe
C 4 (C6 in the text book) Give Vietnamese equivalents.
1- Hello. Is that Peter? Jan speaking.
  • Oh, hi, Jan.
  • Are you going to go anywhere tonight?
  • No, I'm not going anywhere tonight.  Do you want to go somewhere?
  • I'd like to invite you to go out for dinner.
  • Would you? That's good! What time do you want to go?
  • Can you come and pick me up at 6:30?
  • O.K., I'll come at 6:30.
2- Hello.  I'd like to speak to Hoaøng.
  • Oh, he's not home.  He just left about 10 minutes ago.
  • Excuse me, who's speaking?
  • My name is John.  I study in the same class with Hoaøng.
  • Oh do you? Do you want to leave a message?
  • I asked him to go out tonight, but I have some other things to do, so I won't be able to go out with him.
  • I'll let him know.  Does Hoang know your telephonne number?
  • Yes, he knows my telephone number already.
3- This is the "Round the World" travel Agency, hello (Polite).
  • Hello, I want to make an appointment to see the Agency Director.
  • She's not in the office today.  Let me see. ....Can you come Friday at 9:00 a.m.?
C 5 (C7 in the text book) Baøi taäp ñoïc
Hear the Whole Dialog
Read this telephone conversation and practice it together, then hold similar conversations with your friends.
Thi: A-loâ, toâi muoán noùi chuyeän vôÙi chò Hoa.
Haø: Raát tieác, chò Hoa ñi phoá chöa veà.  Anh coù daën gì khoâng?
Thi: Bao giôØ chò aáy veà?
Haø:

 Toâi cuõng khoâng roõ.  Chò aáy ñi caùch ñaây ba tieáng,
coù leõ cuõng saép veâø.
Thi:

 Toâi môØi chò aáy ñi xem phim 7 giôØ röôÛi toái nay.  Baây giôØ laø 7 giôØ 20 roài.
Haø: Anh ñaõ mua veù chöa?
Thi: Roài, toâi mua hai veù roài.
Haø: Chaø, phieàn nhæ!.... AØ may quaù, chò Hoa veà roài.  (noùi vôÙi chò Hoa)  Coù ñieän thoaïi cho chò ñaây.
Hoa: A-loâ, Hoa ñaây.
Thi: AØ Hoa ñaáy aø. Baûy giôØ hai möôi roài, sao khoâng ñeán ñoùn anh?
Hoa: Ñoùn ai? Xin loãi, anh noùi gì toâi  khoâng hieåu?
Thi:

 Thi ñaây, em heïn laø 7 giôØ 15 ñeán ñoùn anh roài mình ñi
xem phim. 
Hoa: Xin loãi, toâi khoâng quen ai teân laø Thi caû.  Toâi cuõng khoâng heïn ñeán ñoùn ai ñi xem phim caû..  Coù leõ anh goïi nhaàm soá .
Thi: Cheát chöÛa! Ñoù laø 473741, phaûi khoâng?
Hoa: Khoâng, ñaây laø 47274l.
Thi: OÀ, theá aï, xin loãi chò nheù, xin loãi chò nheù, toâi ñaõ laøm phieàn chò.
Hoa: OÀ, khoâng sao.
TöØ vöïng Vocabulary
roõ be clear
cuõng saép veà will return pretty soon
(laøm) phieàn to bother, disturb, be troublesome
veù ticket
Chaø, phieàn nhæ! Well, it's troublesome isn't it?
may be lucky
Adjective quaù very very Adjective
cho for
quen be acquainted (with)
Toâi khoâng quen ai teân laø Thi caû. I don't know anybody named Thi.
nhaàm wrong, wrongly
cheát chöÛa! Oh-h! (Exclamation of regret, dismay)
khoâng sao No matter. That's all right.
English equivalents for C4 and C5
C 4 (C6 in the text book)
1- Hello.  Is that Peter? Jan speaking.
  • Aloâ! Anh Peter ñaáy/ ñoù aø? Jan ñaây.
  • Oh, hi, Jan.
  • AØ, chaøo chò Jan.
Are you going to go anywhere tonight?
  • Toái nay anh (coù) (ñònh) ñi ñaâu khoâng?
No, I'm not going anywhere tonight.  Do you want to go somewhere?
  • Khoâng, toái nay toâi khoâng ñi ñaâu (caû ).  Chò (coù) muoán ñi ñaâu khoâng?
I'd like to invite you to go out for dinner.
  • Toâi muoán môøi anh ñi aên côm chieàu.
Would you? That's good !  What time do you want to go?
  • Theá aø?  Hay laém.  Maáy giôø chò muoán ñi?
Can you come and pick me up at 6:300?
  • Saùu (giôø) röôÕi anh ñeán ñoùn toâi ñöôïc khoâng?
O.K., I'll come at 6:30.
  • ÖØ/ Ñöôïc, saùu (giôø) röôÕi toâi ñeán .
2- Hello, I'd like to speak to Hoang.
  • Aloâ, toâi muoán noùi chuyeän vôùi anh Hoaøng.
Oh, he's not home.  He just left about 10 minutes ago.
  • AØ Daï, anh aáy khoâng coù (ôû) nhaø.  Anh aáy vöøa ñi caùch ñaây khoûang möôøi phuùt.
Excuse me,  who's speaking?
  • Xin loãi,  anh laø ai vaäy?
My name is john.  I study in the same class with Hoang.
  • Teân toâi laø John.  Toâi hoïc cuøng lôùp vôùi anh Hoaøng.
Oh, do you? Do you want to leave a message?
  • Theá a?  Anh daën gì khoâng?
I asked him to go out tonight, but I have some other thing to do, so I won't be able to go out with him.
  • Toâi môøi anh aáy toái nay ñi chôi, nhöng toâi coù chuùt vieäc, neân toâi seõ khoâng ñi vôùi anh aáy ñöôïc.
I'll let him know.  Does he know your telephone number?
  • Toâi seõ noùi laïi vôùi anh aáy vaäy.  Anh Hoaøng bieát soá ñieän thoïai anh khoâng?
Yes, he knows my telephone number already.
  • Bieát, anh aáy bieát soá ñieän thoïai toâi roài.
3- This is the " Round the World" Travel Agency, hello (polite).
  • Ñaây laø coâng ty du lòch " Voøng quanh Theá giôùi", xin chaøo.
Hello, I want to make an appointment to see the Agency Director.
  • Chaøo anh/chò...., toâi muoán heïn gaëp baø Gíam Ñoác coâng ty.
She's not in the office today.   Let me see... Can you come Friday at 9:00a.m?
  • Baø (Giaùm ñoác) khoâng coù ôû vaên phoøng hoâm nay.  Ñeå toâi xem...
  • Chín giôø saùng thöù saùu chò/ anh/...ñeán ñöôïc khoâng?
C 5 (C7 in the text book)
Thi: Hello, I want to speak with Hoa.
Ha:

 I'm sorry, Hoa went downtown and hasn't returned yet.  Do you want to leave a message?
Thi: When will she be back?
Ha: I'm not quite sure.  She left three hours ago, perhaps she's about to return.
Thi: I invited her to go see a film at 7:30 tonight. (Now) it's 7:20 already.
Ha: Have you bought the tickets yet?
Thi: Yes, I bought two tickets already.
Ha:

 Oh, what a nuisance! Oh-h, lucky! Hoa's back already.  (speaking to Hoa) Telephone for you.
Hoa: Hello.  This is Hoa.
Thi:

 Oh, Hoa (you're there , are you)? It's 7:20 already.  Why haven't you picked me up?
Hoa: Pick who up? Excuse me, what are you saying? I don't understand.
Thi: This is Thi.  You made a date to pick me up at 7:15 to go to a movie.
Hoa: Excuse me, I don't know anyone named Thi, and I did'nt make a date to pickup anyone to go to a movie.  Perhaps you have the wrong number.
Thi: Oh-h! Isn't that 473741?
Hoa:  No, it's 472741.
Thi: Oh so!  Please excuse me! Excuse me for bothering you!
Hoa: Oh, no problem.

 

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