Assignments

Listening Reading

Listening                                         

New words for listening comprehension

如果

rú guǒ

If

压力

yā lì

Pressure---压力 to pressurise

走路

zǒu lù

To walk

经常

jīng cháng

Often

别的

bié

Other

姑娘

Young woman

国外

guó

Abroad

虽然---,可是---

suī rán --- kě shì ---

Although

---见面

n --- jiàn miàn

To meet with

决定

jué dìng

To decide

huàn

To change/exchange

Please listen to the passage and answer the following questions in English

Normal Speed Whole Chunk1 Chunk2 Chunk3
Fast Speed Whole              Chunk1 Chunk 2 Chunk3

Questions

1 Why does Xiaowang have pressure?

2 Why does Xiaowang have difficulty in finding a girlfriend?

3 What was Xiaowang's ex-girlfriend like? Why did they break up?

4 What does Xiaowang's mum want him to do this Saturday and why?

Reading

Please read the following dialogue and answer the questions in English

A: 你知道老李的儿子考(kǎo-to take an exam) 上北京大学了吗?

B: 是吧。他儿子学习很好,应该能考上好大学。

A: 就是。看看人家的儿子,再看我的孩子,真难过(nán guò-to be sad)呀!

B: 你难过什么?你的孩子不是也不错嘛?已经开始工作赚(zhuàn-to earn) 钱了。

A: 现在,她虽然在贸易公司工作,可是赚得很少。因为她没上过大学,不能跟大学毕业生赚得一样多。

B: 她有什么打算 (dǎ suɑn - plan) ?

A: 她想一边工作一边上夜校!可是她不喜欢学习,上夜校也没有用!越学懂得越少!

B: 不喜欢学就别学了。现在连中学没毕业的人都可以自己开公司(zì jǐ - oneself),赚大钱。

A: 一个女孩子开什么公司?应该找个不错的男人,结婚、生孩子。

B: 你的孩子怎么想?

A: 她不喜欢听我说结婚生孩子。我说她没上过大学不容易 (róng yì) 找到工作,她不高兴,说她应该快结婚,她更不高兴! 只好不说了!

B: 她一定会不高兴!你说的都是她不喜欢听的。

Questions

1 Why does B think that the son of Laoli should be able to get in a good university?

2 Why is A sad when comparing A's child and Laoli's son?

3 What is the reason that A's child earns little in A's opinion?

4 What is A's child plan? What does A think of this plan?

5 Please translate the underlined sentences.