day 7moving day

moving day

Say where people are moving things to, and talk about where you would like to live, with “if” and your reasons.

words to say

• 搬 bān · to move (something heavy)
• 箱子 xiāngzi · suitcase, box
• 房子 fángzi · house, flat
• 沙发 shāfā · sofa
• 家具 jiājù · furniture
• 租 zū · to rent
• 城市 chéngshì · city
• 电梯 diàntī · lift, elevator
• 楼梯 lóutī · stairs
• 抬 tái · to lift, carry (together)

sentences

• 他们正在把沙发搬到楼上去。 · They are carrying the sofa upstairs.
• 请把这个箱子放在桌子旁边。 · Please put this box next to the table.
• 电梯坏了，我们只好走楼梯。 · The lift is broken, so we have to take the stairs.
• 这个沙发太重了，我们一起抬吧。 · This sofa is too heavy; let’s lift it together.
• 如果房子不贵的话，我就租。 · If the flat isn’t expensive, I’ll rent it.

say it after the voice

• 电梯坏了，我们走楼梯吧。 · The lift is broken. Let’s take the stairs.
• 我想在学校附近租房子。 · I want to rent a flat near the university.
• 你能帮我把箱子搬下去吗？ · Can you help me carry the boxes downstairs?
• 我们把沙发抬到楼上去吧。 · Let’s carry the sofa upstairs.
• 如果房子太贵，我就不租了。 · If the flat is too expensive, I won’t rent it.

questions to answer

• 大城市好还是小城市好？ · Which is better, a big city or a small one?
• 搬家的时候你最怕什么？ · What do you dread most when you move house?
• 你喜欢住在高楼里吗？ · Do you like living in a high-rise?
• 你会做饭吗？ · Can you cook?

pictures to describe

• A sweating man and a woman carry a green sofa up a staircase; at the left a lift door has a big red cross, with boxes, a lamp, a chair and a plant.