John is inviting Jimmy to a baseball game.
John: Why don’t we go to a baseball game?
Jimmy: _________”
B. It’s good to play baseball.
C. No, thanks. I’d like to sit here.
Mối quan hệ giữa John và Jimmy: Bạn bè.
Bối cảnh tình huống: John rủ Jimmy đi xem đấu bóng chày.
Câu thoại đầu tiên: “Why don’t we …?” (Sao chúng ta không ...?) là cấu trúc đưa ra lời đề xuất.
Trong bốn phương án, chỉ có A. I’d rather go to the art gallery. (Tôi muốn đến phòng trưng bày nghệ thuật hơn.) chứa cấu trúc hồi đáp lời đề xuất.
Ngoài ra, việc dịch ba phương án còn lại cũng giúp ta lựa chọn dễ dàng hơn:
B. Chơi bóng chày rất tốt.
C. Không, cảm ơn. Tôi muốn ngồi ở đây.
D. Không, tôi không đi.
Chọn A.
Jane is talking to Mike, who has just helped her with her luggage.
- Jane: “_________”
- Mike: “It’s my pleasure.”
Peter is going on a business trip next week. He is talking to Jake, his colleague.
Jake: “Are you thinking of flying business class?”
Peter: “_________”
It’s late in the evening. Susan and Fiona have just finished work in their office.
Susa: “Let me drive you home.”
Fiona: “_________”
Laura is telling Bob about her exam results.
- Laura: “________”
- Bob: “That’s great. Congratulations!”
Linda, Jake, and Jane are classmates. Linda and Jake are on the way home after school. Linda: “Jane didn’t look well today, did she?”
Jake: “_________”
Tom and Mike are having a drink in a café after lunch.
Tom: “Have you seen the price of petrol these days?”
Mike: “________”
Luke is offering help to Mary.
- Luke: “Shall I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “Yes,_________.”
Alice and Jenny are friends. They haven’t seen each other for months. Today, Alice is going shopping in the supermarket and sees Jenny.
Alice: “How are you doing?”
Jenny: “_________”Peter and Janet are talking about John, their new classmate. Peter first met John in class yesterday, but Janet hasn’t met him as she was absent.
Janet: “_________?”
Peter: “He’s tall and thin with black hair.”
Jessica at the airport. She is carrying her suitcases along the way to the check-in desk. A young man comes over and talks to her.
The man: “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?”
Jessica: “_________”
- Kien: “Do you feel like going out for a drink this evening?”
- Trung: “_________”
Charlott is feeling umwell and has to see the doctor, Ben.
Ben: “Do you have a temperature?”
Charlotte: “_________”
Jake is in a café and having lunch with a friend of his.
Jake: “Could you bring me some water?”
Waiter: “_________”Jimmy asked his teacher to go out.
- Jimmy: “May I go out, please?”
- Teacher: “_________”
A porter is talking to Mary in the hotel lobby.
- Porter: “May I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “________”