Unit3:WhereDo YouWork?

PartI:ListenandLearn

1.
N h .
Hell .

Zhsh wbba.
Thisismyfather.

TziZhnggu.
HeisinChina.

Tbgngzu,tuxile.
Hedoesn'twork.Heretired.

2.
Zhsh wddi.
Thisismybrother.

TyziZhnggu.
HeisinChina,too.

Tsh gngchngsh.
Heisanengineer.

TziShnghigngzu.
HeworksinShanghai.

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3.
Zhsh wtitai.
Thisismywife.

Tysh losh.
Sheisateacher,too.

TziDavisgngzu.
SheworksinDavis.
Davis
TziShnghigngzu.
HeworksinShanghai.

4.
A:Zhsh shi?
A:Whoisthis?
A:
B:Zhsh WngXiohu.Tsh xusheng.
B:ThisisWangXiaohua.Heisastudent.
B:
A:Tyujijiema?
A:Doeshehavesisters?
A:
B:Yu.Tyuy gejijie,miyumimei,gge,ddi.
B:Yes,hehasaeldersister.Shedoesn'thaveyoungersisterandbrothers.
B:
A:Tjijiezinl gngzu?
A:Wheredoeshissisterwork?
A:
B:TziBijnggngzu,sh gngchngsh.
B:SheworksinBeijing.Sheisanengineer.
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B:
TziShnghigngzu.
HeworksinShanghai.

5.
A:Zhsh shi?
A:Whoisthis?
A:
B:Zhsh Xilosh derzi.
B:ThisisProf.Xie'sson.
B:
A:Tzinl gngzu?
A:Wheredoeshework?
A:
B:Tzi ohiogngzu.
B:Heworksin ohio.
B: Ohio

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PartII.UtterancesandNotes

'zi...gngzu'means'toworksomewhere'.'zi'hereservesasapreposition.

'de'isapossessivemarker.'Xiloshderzi'meansProf.Xie'sson.Whenthe
relationshipisveryclose,theword'de'isoptional.Forexample,'wbba,w
mma,tpngyou,(myfather,mymother,his/herfriend)andetc.

Payparticularattentiontothepositionoflocationwords.InChineselocationwords
usuallyoccurbeforetheverb.ThisisverydifferentfromEnglish.Pleasecompare
thefollowingChineseandEnglishcounterparts:
HeworksinShanghai.
TziShanghaigngzu.

Thefollowingaresomeusefulwordsyoumayneedinordertotalkaboutyour
familymembers.Ifyouneedaspecificword,pleaseaskyourinstructorortutor.
difu
jngl
lobn

adoctor,aphysician
amanager
aboss,anownerofabusiness

Bl
Lndn
Bijng

Paris
London
Beijing

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PartIII:NewSentenceModules
1.Heisin...

Tzi

Zhnggu
Shnghi
Bijng
ohio
Davis

2.Wheredoeshework...?Heworksin...
nl
Tzi

Zhnggu
Shnghi
Bijng
ohio
Davis

gngzu

3.Does(s)hehave...?
Tyujijiema?
Tyumiyujijie?

ygejijie
ygerzi
Tyu
linggemimei
linggeddi
ygegge

Tmiyu

jijie
rzi
mimei
ddi
gge

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PartIV.Practicemakesperfect
Nowyouhavestudiedanewunit.Canyoufigureouthowtosaythefollowingwords
orphrasesinChinese?
she,son,daughter,towork,tobeat(somewhere),toretire,anengineer,ateacher,wife,
youngersister,anelderbrother
donotwork,donothave,
where,inBeijing,inShanghai,inChina
Prof.Xie's,WangXiaoping's,myfather's
Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedonyourownsituation.Pleasebesuretogive
realanswers.
Nxngshnme?
Njioshnme?
Nshxushengma?
Nyumiyugge,jijie,ddi,mimei?
Nbbazinlgngzu?
Nmmazinlgngzu?
Nbbashgngchngshma?
Nmmashloshma?

CommunicativeTasks
1.Prepareashortpresentationtotalkaboutyourselfandyourfamily.Pleaseuseall
sentencepatternsinUnit1throughUnit3.
2.Conductaconversationwith oneofyourclassmatesaskingeach other'sinformation,
familymembersandetc.

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