Conversation A : At a Family Reunion?

MARTIN: Why do you have the family reunion, Mr. Kessler??

CHUCK: We have a large farm. We have a large house, too.?

MARTIN: Is the family reunion very large??

CHUCK: We have thirty or forty families. Have you met my wife, Martin??MARTIN: No, I haven't. Good morning, Mrs. Kessler.?

YVONNE: Call me Yvonne. I'm happy to meet you. You're a reporter.?MARTIN: Yes, I am. I want to meet these men and women.?

YVONNE: We have about forty men and women.?

CHUCK: We have about sixty children.?

YVONNE: It's a large reunion.?

CHUCK: Come meet some Kesslers.?

MARTIN: Are these men and women all Kesslers??

CHUCK: Some are married to Kesslers. This is my father.?

MARTIN: Hello, Mr. Kessler.?

FATHER: Hello. Are you a Kessler??

MARTIN: No, I'm not. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.?

FATHER: Have you met my wife??

MARTIN: Hello, Mrs. Kessler. I'm happy to meet you.

MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Kessler?

MOTHER: I'm a housewife.?

MARTIN: Do you have more children??

MOTHER: Only there. We have two daughters and one son.?

MARTIN: Where do they live??

MOTHER: Our son, Chuck, lives here, of course. One daughter lives in St Louis. One daughter lives in Fargo.?

MARTIN: What do you do, Mr. Kessler?

FATHER: I'm a salesman.?

MARTIN: What do you sell??

FATHER: I sell seed corn.?

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Excuse me, I want to meet more Kesslers.?MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Are you a Kessler??

KAREN: Of course. I'm Karen Kessler. This is my sister.?

KENDRA: I'm Kendra. How are you??

MARTIN: Fine, thanks.?

KAREN: Are you married to a Kessler??

MARTIN: No, I'm not.?

KENDRA: Are you married??

MARTIN: Yes, I am.?

KAREN: What do you do??

MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask you some questions??

KAREN: OK.?

MARTIN: Do you have any brothers??

KAREN: No, I have only my sister.?

MARTIN: Are you married??

KAREN: No, I'm not. Kendra is married.?

Practice 1：询问别人家庭情况的一个常用句型是 Do you have……。?

Examples:  MARTIN: Do you have a wife??

CHUCK: Yes, I have a wife.?

MARTIN: Do you have children??

MOTHER: We have two daughters and one son.?

MARTIN: Do you have any brothers??

KAREN: No, I have only my sister.?

会话 A  在一个家庭聚会上?

马  丁：凯斯勒先生，你为什么举办这个家庭聚会呢??

查  克：我们有个大农场，我们的房子也很大。?

马  丁：这次的家庭聚会规模很大吗??

查  克：有三四十个家庭参加。马丁，你见过我妻子伊冯了吗??

马  丁：没有，早上好，凯斯勒太太。?

伊  冯：叫我伊冯好了。很高兴见到你，你是记者吧。?

马  丁：是的。我想见见这些先生和女士们。?

伊  冯：这里大约有40位。?

查  克：这里大约有60个孩子。?

伊  冯：这是个大型聚会。?

查  克：来和一些凯斯勒家族成员见见面。?

马  丁：这些人都是凯斯勒家族成员吗??

查  克：一些是与凯斯勒家族成员联姻的。这是我父亲。?

马  丁：你好，凯斯勒先生。?

父  亲：你好，你是凯斯勒家族成员吗??

马  丁：不，我不是。我叫马丁·勒纳，我是记者。?

父  亲：你见过我妻子了吗??

马  丁：你好，凯斯勒太太，很高兴见到你，凯斯勒太太做什么工作??

母  亲：我是家庭妇女。?

马  丁：你的孩子多吗??

母  亲：仅有三个，我们有两个女儿一个儿子。?

马  丁：他们住在哪里??

母  亲：我儿子查克自然住在这儿了，一个女儿住在圣路易斯，一个女儿住在法哥。?

马  丁：你做什么工作，凯斯勒先生??

父  亲：我是推销员。?

马  丁：你卖什么??

父  亲：我卖玉米种子。?

马  丁：见到你很高兴。对不起，我想多见些凯斯勒家族成员。?

马  丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳，你是凯斯勒家族成员吗??

卡  伦：当然了，我叫凯伦·凯斯勒，这是我姐姐。?

卡德拉：我叫卡德拉，你好吗??

马  丁：我很好，谢谢。?

卡  伦：你是娶了凯斯勒家族的成员吗??

马  丁：不，不是。?

卡德拉：你结婚了吗??

马  丁：是的。?

卡  伦：你做什么工作。?

马  丁：我是记者。我可以问你一些问题吗??

卡  伦：可以。?

马  丁：你有兄弟吗??

卡  伦：没有，我只有个姐姐。?

马  丁：你结婚了吗??

卡  伦：没有，肯德拉结婚了。