Lesson 3
Phaàn C - Part C
Baøi taäp - Exercises

C 1
Following the cues, A asks the question "What are you (doing) there?", and B answers.
Example:
Cue: (laøm baøi ba)
A: Chò laøm gì ñaáy/ñoù?
B: Toâi laøm baøi ba.
1- hoïc (baøi 4)
2- daïy (luaät)
3- xem (phim Saøigoøn)
4- aên (phôÛ)
5- uoáng (caø-pheâ)
6- aên (côm Taøu)
C 2
Practice asking and answering these questions.  In your answer remember to be accurate in the PERSON category.
Example:
Cue: (böu ñieän)
A:  Anh ñi ñaâu ñoù?
B:  Toâi ñi böu ñieän.
1. Chò ñi ñaâu? (Boä Giaùo duïc)
2. Caùc anh ñi ñaâu ñaáy? (thö vieän)
3. Baø Xuaân ñi ñaâu ñoù? (hieäu aên)
4. Chò Leä ñi ñaâu? (uoáng traø)
5. Caùc chò ñi ñaâu ñaáy? (chôi)
6. Baø ñi ñaâu ñaáy? (thaêm oâng Ba)
C 3
Using the cued term of address, A asks B "Where are/is              going?, and B makes up answer.
Example:
Cue: anh
A:  Anh ñi ñaâu ñaáy?
B:  Toâi ñi Boä Xaõ hoäi.
Cue:
  • baø
  • coâ
  • anh aáy
  • chò Hoa
  • caùc chò
  • oâng Thanh
C 4
Following the cue, B gives an answer to A's question.
Example
Cue: (y taù)
A:  Baây giôØ chò laøm gì?
B:  (Baây giôØ) toâi laøm y taù.
1. OÂng Huøng laøm gì? (baùc só)
2. Baây giôØ anh laøm gì? (kyõ sö )
3. Baây giôØ chò hoïc gì? (ngoân ngöõ hoïc)
4. Ba giôØ chò hoïc gì? (moân kinh teá )
5. MöôØi moät giôØ chò hoïc gì? (lòch söû )
6. Coâ Hoa aên gì? (côm Taøu)
C 5 (C6 in the textbook)
Give Vietnamse equivalents.
1. Where are you going (right now)?
  • I'm going to the Department of Education.
  • You work there,eh?
  • Yes, I do. And where are you (plural) going?
  • We're going to class.
2. What are you doing now, Hung?(Hung, a man)
  • I'm a businessman.
  • How about you? What are you doing now?
  • I'm public servant in the Department of Social Welfare, but I'm a student too.
3. You are a high school teacher, aren't you?
  • Yes, I teach at Phan Chu Trinh School, but I'm a student too.
  • You're also student, eh? So what are you studying?
  • I'm studying French.
  • So what level are you studying?
  • I'm studying first-year French.
  • Where are you studyding?
  • I'm studying at the French library.
4. Where are you going now?
  • I'm going to the club Hoaøn Kieám.
  • What are you going to do there (laøm gì ôÛ ñoù)?
  • I'm going to meet (gaëp) friends and drink coffee.
C 6 (C7 in the textbook)
Baøi taäp ñoïc - Reading Exercise
Read the conversation and practice it with each other.
Hear the Whole Dialog
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Intro: Chò Lan vaø anh John gaëp nhau ôÛ caâu laïc boä.
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Lan: Chaøo anh.  Teân toâi laø Lan.
spkr.gif (282 bytes) John: Chaøo chò Lan.  Teân toâi laø John.  Haân haïnh ñöôïc gaëp chò.
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Lan:

 Toâi cuõng raát haân haïnh ñöôïc gaëp anh.  Anh laø ngöôØi Ca-na-ña, phaûi khoâng?
spkr.gif (282 bytes) John:

 Daï khoâng.  Toâi laø ngöôØi Myõ.  Coøn chò laø ngöôØi Vieät,
phaûi khoâng?
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Lan: Daï vaâng.  Xin loãi, anh laøm ôÛ ñaâu?
spkr.gif (282 bytes) John: Toâi laøm ôÛ Thö vieän Quoác gia.
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Lan: Anh laøm ôÛ Thö vieän Quoâc gia aø?
spkr.gif (282 bytes) John: Vaâng.  Coøn chò, chò laøm gì?
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Lan: Daï, toâi laø sinh vieân.
spkr.gif (282 bytes) John: Chò laø sinh vieân aø? Theá chò hoïc gì?
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Lan: Daï, toâi hoïc tieáng Anh, ngoân ngöõ  hoïc, lòch söÛ vaø chính trò.
spkr.gif (282 bytes) John: Chò ra tröôØng seõ laøm gì?
spkr.gif (282 bytes) Lan: Toâi seõ laøm vieân chöÙc.
spkr.gif (282 bytes) John: Baây giôØ chuùng ta ñi uoáng caø-pheâ nheù.
TöØ vöïng Vocabulary
gaëp nhau to met together/each other
haân haïnh to be honored, pleased
toâi haân haïnh ñöôïc gaêp chò. I'm pleased to meet you (Formal)
raát VERB very VERB
thö vieän quoác gia national library
seõ will, shall
xin to request
chuùng ta we(Inclusive: you and I)
nheù all right?
Chuùng ta...nheù. Let's....., all right?
Vietnamese equivalent for exercise C5 (C6 in the textbook)
1. Anh/ Chò/.. ñaâu ñaáy/ñoù?
  • Toâi ñi Boä Giaùo duïc.
  • Anh/Chò/...laøm ôÛ ñoù aø?
  • Daï vaâng (toâi laøm ôÛ ñoù). Coøn caùc anh/chò/...ñi ñaâu ñaáy/ ñoù?
  • Chuùng toâi ñi hoïc.
2. Baây giôØ anh laøm gì,  anh Huøng?
  • Daï, toâi laøm/laø thöông gia.
  • Coøn anh/chò/..., baây giôØ anh/chò/...laøm gì?
  • Toâi laø vieân chöÙc/ coâng chöÙc ôÛ boä Xaõ hoäi, nhöng toâi cuõng laø sinh vieân.
3. Anh/Chò /..laø giaùo vieân/ giaùo sö, phaûi khoâng?
  • Vaâng toâi daïy ôÛ tröôØng Phan Chu Trinh, nhöng toâi cuõng laø sinh vieân.
  • Anh/Chò/..cuõng laø sinh vieân aø?
  • Theá anh/chò/...hoïc gì?
  • Toâi hoïc tieáng Phaùp.
  • Theá anh/chò/..hoïc lôÙp maáy?
  • Toâi hoïc tieáng Phaùp naêm thöÙ nhaát.
  • Anh/Chò/...hoïc ôÛ ñaâu?
  • Toâi hoïc ôÛ thö vieän Phaùp.
4. Baây giôØ anh/chò/...ñi ñaâu?
  • Toâi ñi Caâu lac boä Hoaøn  Kieám.
  • Anh/Chò/...laøm gì ôÛ ñoù?
  • Toâi gaëp baïn vaø uoáng caø-pheâ.
English equivalents for C6 (C7 in the textbook).
Lan and John meet each other at a social club.
Lan: Hello (brother).  My name is Lan.
John: Hello, Lan.  My name is John .  I am pleased to meet you.
Lan: I'm, also very pleased to meet you.  You're Canadian, aren't you?
John: No, I'm American.  And you're Vietnamese.   Aren't you?
Lan: Yes.  Excuse me, where do you work?
John: I work at the National Library.
Lan: You work at the National Library, do you?
John: Yes.  And you, what do you do?
Lan: I'm a (tertiary) student.
John: You're student, are you? So what do you study?
Lan: I study English language, linguistics, history, and political science.
John: What are you going to do when you graduate?
Lan: I'll apply to work as a public servant.
John: Let's go have some coffee now, all right?

 

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