Part C Exercises

Baøi MöôiØ Boán - Lesson 14
Phaàn C: Baøi taäp
Part C: Exercises
C 1
Following the cue, A asks a question and B answers as shown in the example.
Thí duï:

Los Angeles lôÙn hôn Dallas.
A: Los Angeles coù lôÙn hôn Dallas khoâng?
B: Coù, Dallas cuõng lôÙn, nhöng Los Angeles lôÙn hôn.

1- Soâng CöÛu Long daøi hôn soâng Hoàng (the Red River).

2- Tieáng Vieät khoù hôn tieáng Anh.

3- Phoá Quang Trung heïp hôn phoá Traàn Höng Ñaïo.

4- Quyeån töØ ñieån Anh-Phaùp naøy daøy hôn quyeån töØ ñieån Anh-Vieät.

5- Anh Phong cao hôn anh Minh.

6- Nhaø ôÛ Haø Noäi thaáp hôn nhaø ôÛ Hoàng Koâng.

C 2
Using C1, A asks the same question but B answers with the antonym.
Thí duï:

Los Angeles lôÙn hôn Dallas.
A: Los Angeles coù lôÙn hôn Dallas khoâng?
B: Coù, Dallas nhoû hôn Los Angeles.

C 3
A makes a statement regarding the character of an activity. B says that anh Nam does the same thing but more intensely.
Thí duï:

A: Anh aáy noùi chaäm laém.
B: Nhöng anh Nam noùi chaäm hôn anh aáy.

1- Chò Hoàng hoïc gioûi laém.

2- Anh Minh chaïy nhanh laém.

3- Coâ Nga laøm vieäc chaêm chæ laém.

4- Hoâm qua oâng Ba ñeán sôÙm laém.

5- Anh BaêØng giuùp oâng Hoøa nhieàu laém.

6- Coâ aáy ñôïi laâu laém.

C 4
A makes a statement. B states a preference for some other thing (the cue).
Thí duï:

A: Toâi thích soáng ôÛ Nha Trang nhaát. ( Ñaø Laït)
B: Coøn toâi, toâi thích soáng ôÛ Ñaø Laït hôn.

1- Chò Oanh thích xem phim Myõ nhaát.	(phim Nhaät)
2- Anh Laân thích laøm ôÛ Boä Di truù nhaát.	(Boä Ngoaïi giao)
3- Gia ñình aáy thích ñi Phaùp nhaát.	(ÑöÙc)
4- Coâ aáy thích mua ñoà ôÛ Sin-ga-po nhaát.	(Hoàng Koâng)
5- Chò Barbara thích côm Taøu nhaát.	(côm Vieät)
6- Baø Cuùc thích nhaïc Jazz nhaát.	(nhaïc Rock)

C 5
Following the cue, A asks a question and B makes an appropriate answer.
Thí duï:

Mua quyeån naøo
A: Theo chò, toâi neân mua quyeån naøo?
B: Theo toâi, anh neân mua quyeån naøy.

1- Theo anh, coâ aáy neân xem phim naøo?

2- Theo oâng, chuùng toâi neân uoáng röôïu hay bia?

3- Theo baø , hoï neân gaêïp ai?

4- Theo chò, toâi neân hoïc baøi naøo?

5- Theo coâ, chuùng ta neân ñi xe ñoø hay xe löÛa?

6- Theo anh, toâi neân veà ñöôØng naøo?

C 6
A makes a statement. B reponds with a question to which A makes up an answer.
Thí duï:

A: Soâng Hoàng (Red River) laø moät con soâng daøi ôÛ
Ñoâng Döông.
B: Theá con soâng naøo daøi nhaát ôÛ Ñoâng Döông?

1- Beán Thaønh laø moät khaùch saïn lôÙn ôÛ Saøigoøn.

2- Perth laø moät thaønh phoá yeân tænh ôÛ UÙc.

3- Satay Hut laø moät tieäm aên reû ôÛ San Diego.

4- Chuøa Moät Coät laø moät ngoâi chuøa (a temple) ñeïp ôÛ Haø Noäi.

5- Chase Manhattan laø moät ngaân haøng lôÙn ôÛ Myõ.

6- OÂng Thanh laø moät baùc só gioûi ôÛ Ñaø Naüng.

C 7
Give Vietnamese equivalents.

1- Los Angeles is bigger than San Francisco, isn't it?

Yes, Los Angeles is a bit bigger than San Francisco.
Would you prefer to live in Los Angeles or San Francisco?
I'd prefer to live in San Jose because San Jose is smaller and newer.
Furthermore, it has more Vietnamese people.

2- So you live in Canberra do you?

Yes, I live in there because I work in the Ministry of Health.
How do you like Canberra?
I like to live in Canberra because it's quieter and prettier than Sydney, but I like to go to Sydney for fun.
It's lucky you like living in Canberra, since you work there. As for me, I prefer to live in Sydney because it's more fun and the Vietnamese restaurants in Sydney are better.

3- According to you, what movie should I see?

It's up to you, but I think you should see this movie. This one is shorter but newer, has better music, better and younger cast (dieãn vieân), and because of that it's more interesting.
You speak too fast. Please speak more slowly.

4- Which city is the biggest city in Viet Nam?

Saigon is the biggest city in Viet Nam.
Which city is the most beautiful in Viet Nam?
Perhaps Hue is.

C 8 Baøi taäp ñoïc
Read this conversation and practice it with a classmate, then hold a similar conversation with each other.
Hear the Whole Dialog

Sue:	Toâi saép ñi Vieät Nam maáy tuaàn. Theo anh, toâi neân ôÛ khaùch saïn naøo?
Greg:	Chò ñònh ôÛ Haø Noäi hay Saøigoøn?
Sue:	Toâi seõ ôÛ Haø Noäi hai tuaàn, roài vaøo Saøigoøn.
Greg:	ÔÛ Haø Noäi, theo toâi, chò neân ôÛ khaùch saïn Thoáng Nhaát.
Sue:	Toâi nghe noùi khaùch saïn ThaêÙng Lôïi môÙi hôn, lôÙn hôn vaø vì naèm beân bôØ hoà Taây neân caûnh ñeïp hôn.
Greg:	Ñuùng, khaùch saïn ThaêÙng Lôïi môÙi hôn,roäng hôn vaø coù caûnh ñeïp hôn, nhöng xa trung taâm thaønh phoá hôn. Giao thoâng coâng coäng ôÛ Haø Noäi khoâng toát laém, vì theá ôÛ khaùch saïn Thoáng nhaát tieän hôn. Hôn nöõa, ñoà aên ôÛ khaùch saïn Thoáng Nhaát ngon hôn.
Sue:	ÖØ, coù leõ toâi seõ ôÛ khaùch saïn Thoáng Nhaát. Theá, ôÛ Saøigoøn, theo anh, khaùch saïn naøo toát nhaát?
Greg:	Saøigoøn coù khaù nhieàu khaùch saïn toát. Nhöng toâi thích ôÛ khaùch saïn Quoác Teá nhaát. Ñoù laø khaùch saïn lôÙn nhaát vaø ñeïp nhaát Saøigoøn.
Sue:	Nhöng cuõng ñaét nhaát, phaûi khoâng , anh?
Greg:	Taát nhieân, nhöng ñoà aên vaø röôïu ôÛ ñoù ngon nhaát, vaø caùc coâ phuïc vuï ôÛ ñoù xinh nhaát.
Sue:	Toâi ñi Saøigoøn vôÙi choàng toâi. Coù leõ chuùng toâi seõ ñeán moät khaùch saïn khaùc reû hôn.

TöØ vöïng	Vocabulary
ñoä	approximately
roài	and then
vaøo	go down (South) to
toâi nghe noùi	I have heard
naèm	to lie, to be located
bôØ	bank (of a stream, river..)
hoà	lake
hoà Taây	West Lake
caûnh	view, landscape
ñuùng	correct, right
trung taâm	center
giao thoâng	communication
coâng coäng	public
khaù nhieàu	quite a few
coâ phuïc vuï	waitress
xinh	pretty
khaùc	other

Answer for exercises C7

1- Los Angeles is bigger than San Francisco, isn't it?

Los Angeles lôÙn hôn San francisco, phaûi khoâng?
Yes, Los Angeles is a bit bigger than San Francisco.
Vaâng, Los Angeles lôÙn hôn San Francisco moät chuùt.
Would you prefer to live in Los Angeles or San Francisco?
Anh/ chò/... thích soáng ôÛ Los Angeles hay San Francisco?
I'd prefer to live in San Jose because San Jose is smaller and newer.
Toâi thích soáng ôÛ San Jose hôn vì San Jose nhoû hôn vaø môÙi hôn.
Furthermore, it has more Vietnamese people.
Hôn nöõa laø ( San Jose) coù nhieàu ngöôØi Vieät hôn.

2- So you live in Canberra do you?

(Theá ) anh/ chò/.. (soáng) ôÛ Canberra aø?
Yes, I live there because I work in the Ministry of Health.
Vaâng, (toâi) soáng ôÛ ñoù vì toâi laøm vieäc ôÛ boä Y-teá.
How do you like Canberra?
Anh/ Chò/... thaáy Canberra theá naøo?
I like to live in Canberra because it's quieter and prettier than Sydney, but I like to go to Sidney for fun.
Toâi thích ôÛ Canberra vì Canberra yeân tænh hôn vaø ñeïp hôn Sydney, nhöng toâi thích ñi Sydney chôi.
It's lucky you like living in Canberra since you work there. As for me, I prefer to live in Sydney because it's more fun and the Vietnamese restaurants in Sydney are better.
May maén laø anh/ chò/... thích ôÛ Canberra vì anh /chò/... laøm (vieäc) ôÛ ñoù. Coøn toâi, toâi thích ôÛ Sydney hôn vì Sydney vui hôn vaø tieäm/ hieäu aên Vieät taïi/ ôÛ Sydney ngon hôn.

3- According to you, what movie should I see?

Theo anh/ Chò/ .. (thì) toâi neân xem phim naøo?
It's up to you, but I think you should see this movie. This one is shorter but newer, has better music, better and younger cast, and because of that it's more interesting.
Tuøy anh/ chò/..., nhöng theo toâi anh/ chò/ .... neân xem phim naøy. Phim naøy ngaén hôn nhöng môÙi hôn, coù nhaïc hay hôn, dieãn vieân gioûi hôn vaø treû hôn, vì theá hay hôn.
You speak too fast. Please speak more slowly. Anh/ Chò/... noùi nhanh/ mau quaù. Xin anh/ chò/... noùi chaäm hôn.

4- Which city is the biggest in Viet Nam?

Thaønh phoá naøo lôÙn nhaát (ôÛ) Vieâït Nam?
Saigon is the biggest city in Viet Nam.
Saøigoøn laø thaønh phoá lôÙn nhaát (ôÛ) Vieät Nam.
Which is the most beautiful in Viet Nam?
Thaønh phoá naøo ñeïp nhaát (ôÛ) Vieät Nam?
Perhaps Hue is.
Coù leõ Hueá.

Answer for exercises: C 8

Sue:	I'm about to go to Vietnam for a few weeks. According to you, what hotel should I stay at?
Greg:	Do you intend to stay in Hanoi or Saigon?
Sue:	I'll stay in Hanoi about a week, then go down to Saigon.
Greg:	According to me, in Hanoi you should stay at the Thong Nhat Hotel.
Sue:	I hear that the Thang Loi Hotel is newer, bigger, and because it's on the banks of West Lake the scenery is more beautiful.
Greg:	That's right, the Thang Loi is newer, more spacious and has prettier scenery, but it's farther from the center of town. Public communication in Hanoi is not very good, and because of that it's more convenient to stay at the Thong Nhat. Morever, the food at the Thong Nhat is better.
Sue:	Yeah, maybe I'll stay at the Thong Nhat. So what hotel in Saigon do you think is best?
Greg:	Saigon has quite a few good hotels. But I like to stay at the Quoc Te Hotel best.That's the biggest and prettiest hotel in Saigon.
Sue:	But it's also the most expensive, isn't it, Greg?
Greg:	Naturally, but the food and the wine there are the best, and the waitresses there are the prettiest.
Sue:	I'm going to Saigon with my husband: maybe we'll stay at another cheaper hotel.