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Lesson 20 Renting an Apartment

Do you know
! what some traditional housing styles in China are?

! The Si He Yuan () in the north, earthen round

houses () in Fujian ( [Fjin]); houses built

along canals in Suzhou () , and the special roof
scaffolding style that functions as fire-proofing in houses
in Anhui ().
! which direction early houses usually faced?
! if many people still live in traditional-style houses?

oxcart

The farmers drilled wells for water.


Shyun
(n)Courtyard

Tlu
(n) traditional
communal residence,
usually of circular shape,
found in Fujian province.

Vocabulary

Gngy
apartment

Dlu
building


Tu tin
townhouse

Bish
villa

Role play
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Choose the correct meaning for

the following words.
1.

a. to come over b. to come in

c. to bring over

2.

a. upstairs

b. immediately

c. downstairs

3.

a. should

b. but

c. must

4.

a. to move

b. to enter

c. to pay

5.

a. to move

b. to enter

c. to pay

Listening Exercises

1.
a. I want to move in.
b. I want to move out.
c. I want you to move in.

d. I want you to move out.

2.
a. I brought my girlfriend over.
b. I went out with my girlfriend.

c. I went to see my girlfriend.

d. I moved in with my girlfriend.

3.

3.
4.

a. The rent has to be paid on the first day each month.

b. The rent has to be paid in the first month every year.
c. The rent has to be paid at the end of each month.
d. The rent has to be paid on the first Monday of each month.

4.

a. Please come over here right now.

b. Please leave now.
c. Please move in now.
d. Please come down right now.




, ,
,

! 1.

True

! 2.

True

False

True

False

! 3.

True

False

! 4.

True

False

! 5.

False

Character Exercises
1.W b w pngyou
dili le.

2.Yu yge rn bn
chq le.

3.N yobuyo bn
jnli?

4.Qng n bng w b
zhuzi bn shngqu.

5.W b wde gu gi
w npngyou le.

6.W mshng xiqu.

Match each traditional character

with its simplified form.
!

1.

a.

2.

b.

3.

c.

4.

d.

5.

e.

6.

f.

7.

g.

With a partner, complete the sentences with

, directional complements, and the
prompts in parentheses.

1.

2.

3.
4.
5.

! Answer the following questions.

1.

2.

3.

6000

4.

5.