6.8 Politely Declining Invitations
The following drills cover the material presented in Unit 6.8 Politely Declining Invitations. Practice questions and answers used in politely declining invitations.


A.EXPANSION DRILL

1	Speaker: Tā zài Wàijiāobù Lǐbīnsī gōngzuò.
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He works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [in] the Protocol Department.
You: Tā zài Wàijiāobù Lǐbīnsī gōngzuò. Tāde bàngōngshì zài wǔlóu.
He works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [in] the Protocol Department. His office is on the fifth floor.
2	Tā zài zhèr gōngzuò. qīlóu	Tā zài zhèr gōngzuò. Tāde bàngōngshì zài qīlóu.
3	Tā zài Jiānádà Dàshiguǎn gōngzuò. lóushàng	Tā zài Jiānádà Dàshiguǎn gōngzuò. Tāde bàngōngshì zài lóushàng.
4	Tā zài Běijīng gōngzuò. Guānhuá Lù	Tā zài Běijīng gōngzuò. Tāde bàngōngshì zài Guānhuá Lù.
5	Zhāng Tóngzhì zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò. Nánjīng Lù	Zhāng Tóngzhì zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò. Tāde bàngōngshì zài Nánjīng Lù.
6	Wáng Nǚshì zài yínháng gōngzuò. èrlóu	Wáng Nǚshì zài yínháng gōngzuò. Tāde bàngōngshì zài èrlóu.
7	Wèi Shàoxiào zài Wǔguānchù gōngzuò. sānlóu	Wèi Shàoxiào zài Wǔguānchù gōngzuò. Tāde bàngōngshì zài sānlóu.

B.RESPONSE DRILL

1	Speaker: Dàshǐ jiēzháo qǐngtiě le ma?
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Has the ambassafor received the invitation yet?
You: Dàshǐ hái méi jiēzháo qǐngtiě.
The ambassador has not received the invitation yet.
2	Tāmen dōu jiězháo qǐngtiě le ma? not all	Tāmen méi dōu jiēzháo qǐngtiě.
3	Nǐmen jiēzháo Bùzhǎngde qǐngtiě le ma? yes	Wǒmen jiēzháo Bùzhǎngde qǐngtiě le.
4	Tāmen jiēzháo Dàshiguǎnde qǐngtiě le ma? already	Tāmen yǐjīng jiēzháo Dàshiguǎnde qǐngtiě le.
5	Nǐmen jiēzháo Dàshiguǎnde qǐngtiě le ma? not yet	Wǒmen hái méi jiēzháo Dàshiguǎnde qǐngtiě.
6	Tā jiēzháo qǐngtiě le ma? no	Tā méi jiēzháo qǐngtiě.
7	Nǐ jiēzháo Wǔguānchùde qǐngtiě le ma? yes	Wǒ jiēzháo Wǔguānchùde qǐngtiě.

C.EXPANSION DRILL

1	Speaker: Tā bù néng lái.
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He cannot come.
You: Hěn kěxī, tā bù nén lái.
Unfortunately, he cannot come.
2	Tā xué Zhōngguo huà xuéde bù hěn hǎo. kěxī	Hěn kěxī, tā xué Zhōngguo huà xuéde bù hěn hǎo.
3	Tā méi lái. yíhàn	Hěn yíhàn, tā méi lái.
4	Tāmen bù néng dōu lái. bàoqiàn	Hěn bàoqiàn, tāmen bù néng dōu lái.
5	Tāmen dōu bù lái. kěxī	Hěn kěxī, tāmen dōu bù lái.
6	Tāmen dōu bù néng qù. bàoqiàn	Hěn bàoqiàn, tāmen dōu bù néng qù.
7	Tā hái méi qù. yíhàn	Hěn yíhàn, tā hái méi qù.

D.EXPANSION DRILL

1	Speaker: Qǐng ni zhuǎngào Zhāng Bùzhǎng.
Please inform Minister Zhang.
You: Qǐng ni tì wǒ zhuǎngào Zhāng Bùzhǎng.
Please inform Minister Zhang for me.
2	Wǒ zhuǎngào Zhāng Bùzhǎng le. nǐ	Wǒ tì nǐ zhuǎngào Zhāng Bùzhǎng le.
3	Tā hái méi zhuǎngào Lǐ Kēzhǎng. nǐ	Tā hái méi tì nǐ zhuǎngào Lǐ Kēzhǎng.
4	Tā bù néng zhuǎngào Lǐ Kēzhǎng. wǒ	Tā bù néng tì wǒ zhuǎngào Lǐ Kēzhǎng.
5	Wǒ yǐjīng zhuǎngào dàshǐ le. nǐ	Wǒ yǐjīng tì nǐ zhuǎngào dàshǐ le.
6	Wǒ míngtiān jiù zhuǎngào dàshǐ. nǐ	Wǒ míngtiān jiù tì nǐ zhuǎngào dàshǐ.
7	Tā shi zuótiān zhuǎngào dàsshǐde. nǐ	Tā shi zuótiān tì nǐ zhuǎngào dàsshǐde.

E.TRANSFORMATION DRILL

1	Speaker: Tāmen míngtiān lái.
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They are coming tomorrow.

OR Tāmen zuótiān lái le.
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They came yesterday.
You: Tāmen míngtiān yìqǐ lái ma?
Are they coming together tomorrow?

Tāmen zuótiān shi yìqǐ láide ma?
Did they come together yesterday?
2	Tā míng tiān zǒu. alone	Tā míngtiān yíge rén zǒu ma?
3	Tā zuótiān zǒu le. alone	Tā zuótiān shi yíge rén zǒude ma?
4	Wáng Tóngzhì míngtiān qù Nánjīng. by train	Wáng Tóngzhì míngtiān zuò huǒchē qù Nánjīng ma?
5	Wáng Tóngzhì Xīngqīyī qù Shànghǎi le. by plane	Wáng Tóngzhì Xīngqīyī shi zuò fēijī qù Shànghǎide ma?
6	Tā qù le. alone	Tā shi yíge rén qùde ma?

F.SUBSTITUTION DRILL

1	Speaker: Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, bù néng qù.
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That day we have a previous engagement; we cannot go.
You: Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, méi bànfa qù.
That day we have a previous engagement; we have no way of going.
2	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, méi bànfa qù. cannot go together	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, bù néng yìqǐ qù.
3	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, bù néng yìqǐ qù. not all of us can go	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, bù néng dōu qù.
4	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, bù néng dōu qù. none of us can go	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, dǒu bù néng qù.
5	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, dǒu bù néng qù. did not go	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, méi qù.
6	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, méi qù. not all of us went
Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, méi dōu qù.	Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, méi dōu qù.