Conversation A : On a Farm?
LISA: Let's sit here, Mr Learner.?
MARTIN: Please call me Martin. May I ask some questions??
LISA: Of course.?
MARTIN: May I record your answers??
LISA: Yes.?
MARTIN: Do you have a family??
LISA: Yes, I have a husband.?
MARTIN: What is your husband's name??
LISA: Eric.?
MARTIN: Eric. That's right. We've met. Do you have children??
LISA: Yes. We have two children.?
MARTIN: Are they boys or girls??
LISA: We have one boy and one girl.?
MARTIN: Wonderful. You have a son and a daughter. Are your mother and father living??
LISA: Yes, they are.?
MARTIN: Do they live here??
LISA: No, they don't. They live in town.?
MARTIN: Do you have a large farm??
LISA: Oh, yes. It's a very large farm. The farm was my father's farm.?MARTIN: And you have a very large house.?
LISA: It's a wonderful house. The house is old. Here's Eric.?
ERIC: Hello, Martin??
MARTIN: That's right.?
ERIC: How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??
ERIC: Fine, thanks.?
LISA: We're talking about families.?
ERIC: I have a large family.?
MARTIN: Are your parent's living??
ERIC: My mother is living. My father isn't living.?
MARTIN: Where does your mother live??
ERIC: She lives in California1.?
MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters??
ERIC: I have three brothers and two sisters.?
MARTIN: Where do they live??
ERIC: Two brothers live in town. One lives on a farm.?
MARTIN: What do they do? One is a farmer??
ERIC: That's right. Two brothers have businesses in town.?
MARTIN: Lisa, do you have brothers and sisters??
LISA: I have a sister.?
MARTIN: Where does she live??
LISA: She lives in Texas.?
MARTIN: Is she married2??
LISA: No, she isn't.?
MARTIN: What does she do??
LISA: She's in the army.?
MARTIN: Are your sisters married, Eric??
ERIC: One sister lives in Montana. She's married to a rancher. One lives in California. My mother lives with this sister.?
MARTIN: What does this sister do??
ERIC: She has a business.?
LISA: She's a photographer3.?
MARTIN: That's interesting.?
Practice 1:询问他们是不是有某物或人,诸如家庭、孩子、爸爸妈妈等,用:
Do you have?回答:Yes, I do. 或 No, I don't.?
Examples: MARTIN: Do you have a family??
LISA: Yes, I do.?
MARTIN: Do you have children??
LISA: Yes, we do.?
MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters??
ERIC: Yes, I do.?
MARTIN: Are your parents living??
LISA: Yes, they are.??
会话A : 在农场?
丽 莎:让大家坐这里吧,勒纳先生。?
马 丁:叫我马丁好了。我能问你几个问题吗??
丽 莎:当然可以。?
马 丁:我可以把你的回答录下来吗??
丽 莎:可以的。?
马 丁:你成家了吗??
丽 莎:是的,我有老公。?
马 丁:你老公叫什么名字??
丽 莎:埃里克。?
马 丁:埃里克。对了,大家见过。你有孩子吗??
丽 莎:是的。大家有两个孩子。?
马 丁:男生还是女生??
丽 莎:一男一女。?
马 丁:太好了。你有一个儿子和一个女儿。你的爸爸妈妈还健在吗?
丽 莎:是的。?
马 丁:他们住在这儿吗??
丽 莎:不,他们住在城里。?
马 丁:你有一个大农场吗??
丽 莎:噢,是的,那是个非常大的农场,过去是我爸爸的。?
马 丁:你还有一所大房屋。?
丽 莎:是一个非常棒的房屋。这个房屋非常古老。埃里克来了。?
埃里克:你好,马丁??
马 丁:很好。?
埃里克:你如何??
马 丁:非常不错,谢谢。你如何??
埃里克:非常不错,谢谢。?
丽 莎:大家正在谈论家庭。?
埃里克:我有一个大伙庭。?
马 丁:你爸爸妈妈还健在吗??
埃里克:我妈妈还健在,爸爸不在了。?
马 丁:你的妈妈住在什么地方??
埃里克:她住在加利弗福尼亚。?
马 丁:你有兄弟姐妹吗??
埃里克:我有三个兄弟和两个姐妹。?
马 丁:他们住在什么地方??
埃里克:两兄弟住城里,一个在农场。?
马 丁:他们干什么工作?有一个是农民吗??
埃里克:是的,另两个兄弟在城里做买卖。?
马 丁:丽莎,你有兄弟姐妹吗??
丽 莎:我有个姐姐。?
马 丁:她住什么地方??
丽 莎:她住在德克萨斯。?
马 丁:她结婚了??
丽 莎:没。?
马 丁:她干什么工作的??
丽 莎:她在军队工作。?
马 丁:埃里克,你的姐妹们有没有结婚??
埃里克:一个住在蒙大拿州,她嫁给了一个农场主。一个住在加利福尼亚,我母
亲同她住在一块。?
马 丁:这个姐姐干什么工作??
埃里克:她经商。?
丽 莎:她是个摄影家。?
马 丁:非常有意思。