2.6 Talking about Jobs
Storyline:
In another part of the room, Mr. Chen chats with Jaden about his decision to join the Hong Kong internship and his desire to improve his language skills. Their conversation soon turns to family, but before they go deeper, Lily gathers everyone’s attention. She announces it’s time to head to the IT office to collect their work equipment.
Text Recording
陈老师: | 李梅、王杰丹,你们有家人在香港吗? |
李梅、王杰丹: | 没有。 |
陈老师: | 那你们为什么会来香港实习? |
王杰丹: | 我爸爸是网络工程师,在香港工作过,所以我也想来香港。 |
陈老师: | 李梅,你爸爸妈妈做什么工作? |
李梅: | 我爸爸是公司职员,妈妈是商人。我跟妈妈来过香港旅游,我很喜欢香港。 |
陈老师: | 太好了。你有兄弟姐妹吗? |
李梅: | 没有,我爸妈只有我一个孩子。 |
王杰丹: | 我有一个姐姐,一个弟弟,他是高中生。还有一个妹妹,是中学生。 |
赵莉莉 talks to all: | 大家都认识了,希望你们喜欢一起工作。公司给你们每人一台工作电脑,我们 |
陈老师: | 我也带你们去看看你们的办公室。 |
赵莉莉: | 好我们走吧。 |
Read the Following Narrative and Answer the Questions.
Sentence Structures
Grammar Practices
Grammar exercise 1: Multiple Choice
Grammar exercise 2: Fill in blanks
jiārén, families
méiyǒu, do(does) not have
wèishénme, why?
shénme , what?
zhíyuán, office worker
shāngrēn, merchant/businessman or business woman
zhǐ , only
gāozhōngshēng, senior high school student
zhōngxuéshēng, middle school student
gěi, to give
dài, to bring
xìnxī, information
jìshù, technology
bàngōngshì, office
ná, to hold
to walk
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)