11/27 今天的学习目标 (Today’s Learning Objectives) I can read the basic information on Chinese house rental advertisements. I can do Lesson 17 Workbook pages 142-143. Quiz: A:我学中文学了两年了。 Wǒ xué zhōng wénxuéle liǎng niánle I have studied Chinese for two years.

Q:你学中文学了多久了? A:我学中文学了两年了。 11/27 小考 xiǎo kǎo (Quiz) Nǐ xué zhōng wénxuéle duōjiǔle? How long have you been studying Chinese? A:我学中文学了两年了。 Wǒ xué zhōng wénxuéle liǎng niánle I have studied Chinese for two years. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了 Use this pattern to talk about the length of time of an action up to now.

Q：这本书你看了几遍了？ A: 这本书我已经看了五遍了。 11/28 小考 xiǎo kǎo (Quiz) Zhè běn shū nǐ kàn le jǐ biàn le? How many times have you read the book? A: 这本书我已经看了五遍了。 Zhè běn shū wǒ yǐjīng kàn le wǔ biàn le. I’ve already read the book for five times. Verb +了+ quantity + 了

Dì kè: zū fáng zi 第十七课：租房子Lesson Seventeen: Renting An Apartment

Duì huà yī Zhǎo gè gèng hǎo de dì fāng 对话一：找个更好的地方 Finding a Better Place

Duì huà èr Dǎ diànhuà wèn chūzū gōngyù 对话二：打电话问出租公寓 Calling about an Apartment for Rent

第十七课 学习目标 (Lesson 17 Learning objectives) In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to Describe your current and ideal living quarters; Name common pieces of furniture; State how long you have been living at your current residence; Comment briefly on why a place is or isn’t good for someone; Discuss and negotiate rent, utilities, and security deposits.

第十七课 学习目标 (Lesson 17 Learning objectives) Forms & Accuracy: Verb +了+ Numeral + Measure Word + Noun +了 连… 都/也 Potential Complements with Verb + 不下 多 Indicating an Approximate Number Question Pronouns with 都/也 (II)

第十七课 对话一 Shēng cí 生词 vocabulary

吵 chǎo to quarrel; noisy v/adj

做饭 zuò fàn to cook; to prepare a meal vo

报纸 bàozhǐ Newspaper n

广告 guǎnggào Advertisement n

附近 fùjìn vicinity; neighborhood; nearby area n

套 一套公寓，一套衣服，一套家具。 tào measure word for suite or set M yī tào gōngyù yī tào yīfú yī tào jiājù 一套公寓，一套衣服，一套家具。 An apartment a set of clothes a set of furniture

公寓 gōngyù Apartment n

出租 chūzū to rent out v

租屋广告 Zhūwū guǎnggào House Rental Advertisment 雅房出租 yǎfáng 套房出租 Tàofáng 含家具 hán jiājù Including furniture. 两房一厅一卫 Liǎng fáng yī tīng yī wèi Two bedrooms, one living room, one bathroom

走路 zǒu lù to walk vo

分钟 fēnzhōng Minute n

卧室 wòshì Bedroom n

厨房 chúfáng Kitchen n

卫生间 Wèishēngjiān bathroom n

卫生间 Wèishēngjiān bathroom n

客厅 kètīng living room n

家具 jiājù Furniture n

连 lián Even prep

可能 Kěnéng maybe; possible mv/adj

第十七课 对话一 Yǔ fǎ 语法 grammar

了 le particle Q:你学中文学了多久了? A:我学中文学了两年了。 Nǐ xué zhōng wénxuéle duōjiǔle? How long have you been studying Chinese? A:我学中文学了两年了。 Wǒ xué zhōng wénxuéle liǎng niánle I have studied Chinese for two years. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了 Use this pattern to talk about the length of time of an action up to now.

了 le particle 王朋在学校的宿舍住了两个学期了。 Wáng Péng zài xuéxiào de sùshè zhù le liǎng ge xuéqī le. Wang Peng has been living on campus for two semesters up to this moment. The sentence usually implies that the action has been continuing for some time and is expected to last into the future. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了

了 le particle Q:老张养狗养了几年了? （两年） A:他养狗养了两年了。 Lǎo zhāng yǎng gǒu yǎngle jǐ niánle? How long has Old Chang been raising the dog? A:他养狗养了两年了。 Tā yǎng gǒu yǎng le liǎng nián le He has been raising the dog for two years. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了 Use this pattern to talk about the length of time of an action up to now.

了 le particle 小黄喝酒喝了几个小时了? （四个小时） 他喝了四个小时了。 Xiǎo huáng hējiǔ hēle jǐ gè xiǎoshíliǎo? 他喝了四个小时了。 tā hēle sì gè xiǎoshíliǎo Verb +了+ time phrase + 了 Use this pattern to talk about the length of time of an action up to now.

了 le particle Q: 李小姐睡觉睡了几个钟头了? （十个钟头） A: 她睡了十个钟头了。 Lǐ xiǎojiě shuìjiào shuìle jǐ gè zhōngtóule How many hours has Miss Li been sleeping? A: 她睡了十个钟头了。 Tā shuìle shí gè zhōngtóule Miss Li has been sleeping for ten hours. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了 Use this pattern to talk about the length of time of an action up to now.

了 le particle Q: 你妹妹洗澡洗了几分钟了? （四十五分钟） A: 她洗了四十五分钟了。 Nǐ mèimei xǐzǎo xǐle jǐ fēnzhōngle How many minutess has your sister been taking a shower? A: 她洗了四十五分钟了。 Tā xǐle sìshíwǔ fēnzhōngle She washed forty-five minutes. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了 Use this pattern to talk about the length of time of an action up to now.

了 le particle 夏先生看报纸看了几个钟头了? (两个钟头) 他看了两个钟头了。 Xià xiānshēng kàn bàozhǐ kànle jǐ gè zhōngtóule? How many hours has Mr. been reading the newspaper? 他看了两个钟头了。 Tā kànle liǎng gè zhōngtóule He has read for two hours. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了 Use this pattern to talk about the length of time of an action up to now.

了 le particle Q: 你开出租汽车开了几年了？ A: 开了一年半了。 Nǐ kāi chūzū qìchē kāi le jǐ nián le? How many years have you been driving a cab? A: 开了一年半了。 kāi le yì nián bàn le. For a year and a half now. Verb +了+ time phrase + 了

他病了三天。 他病了三天了。 They mean differently! Tā bìng le sān tiān. He was sick for three days. (He recovered from the illness on the fourth day.) 他病了三天了。 Tā bìng le sān tiān le. He has been sick for three days. The illness has continued for three days and he currently remains sick.

衣服我已经买了三件了，够了。 The structure can also be used to indicate quantity Yīfu wǒ yǐjīng mǎi le sān jiàn le, gòu le. I have already bought three pieces of clothing. That’s plenty/enough. Verb +了+ quantity + 了

这封信我已经看了两遍了，不想再看了。 The structure can also be used to indicate quantity Zhè fēng xìn wǒ yǐjīng kàn le liǎng biàn le, bù xiǎng zài kàn le. I’ve read this letter twice already and don’t want to read it again. Verb +了+ quantity + 了

The structure can also be used to indicate quantity Nǐ mèimei hē le jǐ bēi chá le Q: 你妹妹喝了几杯茶了? (兩杯茶) How many cups of tea has she drunk? A: 她喝了兩杯茶了。 She adrank two cups of tea already. . Verb +了+ quantity + 了

Q: 李老師上了几节课了? （三节课） A: 他上了三节课了。 The structure can also be used to indicate quantity Lǐ lǎoshī shàng le jǐ jié kè le Q: 李老師上了几节课了? （三节课） A: 他上了三节课了。 . Verb +了+ quantity + 了