Dialogue
王女士\uFF1A
Nǐ你hǎo好！Nǐ你shì是zuò做shén什me么gōng工zuò作de的？Hello! What do you do for work?
李先生\uFF1A
Wǒ我shì是lǎo老shī师。Wǒ我zài在gōng公sī司shàng上bān班。I am a teacher. I work at a company.
王女士\uFF1A
Nǐ你zuò做shén什me么shì事？What do you do there?
李先生\uFF1A
Wǒ我jiāo教xué学sheng生。Wǒ我hěn很xǐ喜huan欢xué学sheng生。Nǐ你ne呢？I teach students. I really like students. How about you?
王女士\uFF1A
Wǒ我shì是yī医shēng生。Wǒ我hěn很máng忙。Nǐ你máng忙ma吗？I am a doctor. I am very busy. Are you busy?
李先生\uFF1A
Wǒ我yě也hěn很máng忙。Wǒ我zǎo早shang上qī七diǎn点shàng上bān班，wǎn晚shang上liù六diǎn点xià下bān班。I am also very busy. I start work at 7 in the morning and finish at 6 in the evening.
王女士\uFF1A
Nǐ你yì一tiān天gōng工zuò作duō多shao少xiǎo小shí时？How many hours do you work in a day?
李先生\uFF1A
Shí十yī一ge个xiǎo小shí时。Wǒ我hěn很gāo高xìng兴，yīn因wèi为wǒ我xǐ喜huan欢zuò做shì事。Eleven hours. I am very happy because I like doing things.
王女士\uFF1A
Nǐ你shén什me么shí时hou候yǒu有shí时jiān间？When do you have time?
李先生\uFF1A
Wǎn晚shang上yǒu有shí时jiān间。Gōng公sī司lǐ里yǒu有hěn很duō多rén人，wǒ我hěn很gāo高xìng兴。I have time in the evening. There are many people at the company; I am happy.
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
工作work; job; to work公司company; firm; corporation上班to go to work下班to finish work; to get off work忙busy医生doctor; physician老师teacher学生student先生teacher女士lady人person; people; human做to do事matter时候time时间time早上early morning晚上in the evening小时hour很(adverb of degree)高兴happy
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
工
作
忙
闲
老
板
会
议
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
的时候 for when
Attach 的时候 after a time expression or clause to mean when/at the time of.
很忙/很累 degree complement
Use 很 before 忙, 累, 高兴 to describe a state; omit 很 only in contrast.
上班/下班/工作
Distinguish 上班 (go to work), 下班 (finish work) and 工作 (work/job).
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write a short introduction about someone's job: what they do, where they work, their schedule, and how they feel.
Frame
他是/她是……。他在/她在……上班。他/她早上……上班，晚上……下班。他/她很……。
Self-check
- \u2610 I named a job (老师, 医生, 学生).
- \u2610 I used 上班 and 下班 correctly.
- \u2610 I included time words (早上, 晚上).
- \u2610 I described a feeling (忙, 累, 高兴).