Living Places

住所

Match the dialogues with pictures below.

將下列圖片與對(duì)話配配看。

1 A:Where do you live?

B:I live in Taichung.

A:Where is Taichung?

B:It’s on the middle part of Taiwan.

2 A:Where are you living?

B:I’m living in the school dormitory.

A:Is it in the campus?

B:No, it takes about 5 minutes walking to the campus.

3 A:Do you live in the school’s dormitory?

B:No. I’m living in a home stay.

A: Where is the home stay?

B:It’s near the Taipei Train Station.

4 A:What kind of house are you living?

B:I’m living in a 4-room apartment.

A:It sounds pretty big.

B:Well, it’s just big enough for a family of 5.

5 A:Wow, look at this bungalow! Is this where you are living?

B:Yes, this is my auntie’s house.

A:How big is it?

B:It has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 dining room, 1 living room and I big yard…

Knowledge Time

會(huì)話知識(shí)百科

1 Where do you live? / Where are you living?問的都是 “你住哪里？”，回答時(shí)的動(dòng)詞形式要與問句一致。

2 Where do you live?是一個(gè)很籠統(tǒng)的問題，回答時(shí)需要依照談話人的背景及當(dāng)時(shí)的情境，來判斷所需答復(fù)的內(nèi)容。

e.g.— 在外國的留學(xué)生，多半是住學(xué)校宿舍 dormitory ／住宿家庭 home stay ／附近租房子 rented house, 或附近租公寓 rented apartment。

— 移民海外者，多半談的是房子的種類：獨(dú)棟洋房 bungalow ／聯(lián)建的西式房子 town house ／ 大廈 condominium ／ 公寓 apartment ／ 高樓的頂層豪宅penthouse ／套房 suite。

— 旅游或出差者，多半談的是旅店的種類：旅館 hotel ／汽車旅館 motel ／民宿B&B（bed&breakfast）／青年旅社 youth hostel。

— 當(dāng)?shù)鼐用�，多半談的是�?dāng)?shù)氐膮^(qū)域：臺(tái)北 Taipei ／臺(tái)中 Taichung ／臺(tái)南Tainan／高雄 Kaohsiung ／花蓮 Hualien。

答 案

1. d 2. e 3. b 4. a 5. c