I’m a basketball coach.
我是一位棒球教练。
A What work do you do in the States?
A 你在美国做什么工作？
B I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach.
B 我在一所学校工作。我是一位棒球教练。
A That’s a good job. Basketball is really popular in China!
A 那是一份好工作。棒球在中国很受欢迎。
B Yes, I know. There are some fantastic players in China.
B 是的，我知道。在中国有很多优秀的球手。
A We have a good team for the Olympics.
A 我们有一支参加奥运会的优秀球队。
B Yes, I think you could win the Gold medal.
B 是的，我想你们可能赢得金牌。

Notes注释
1 You can ask and talk about what people do in various ways, eg: What work do you do in the States? / What work do you do in the States?
你可以用不同的方法询问和讨论人们做什么工作。例如：What work do you do in the States? /你在美国做什么工作？
2 You can describe the nature of your work in various ways, eg: I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach. / I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach.
你可以用不同的方法描述你的工作性质。例如：I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach. /我在一所学校工作。我是一位 棒球教练。
3 Remember you can use could / could to talk about possibilities, eg: You could win the Gold medal / You could win the Gold medal.
记住你可以用could /可能来谈论可能性。例如：You could win the Gold medal /你们可能得金牌。

Key phrases and sentences
What work do you do the States?
I work in a school.
I’m a basketball coach.
That’s a good job.
Basketball is really popular in China.
Yes, I know. There are some
fantastic players in China.
We have a good team for the
Olympics!
Yes, I think you could win the Gold
medal.

你在美国做什么工作？
我在一所学校工作。
我是一位棒球教练。
那是一份好工作。
棒球在中国很受欢迎。
是的，我知道。在中国有很多优秀
的球手。
我们有一支参加奥运会的优秀球队。
是的，我想你们可能赢得金牌。