Dialog for Potatoes

commis cook： What shall (1) I do?

vegetable chef： Get me a sack of potatoes.

commis cook： Shall I wash them?

vegetable chef： Yes. Scrub them with a brush.

commis cook： And then (2) ?

vegetable chef： Peel them.

commis cook： And after that (3) ?

vegetable chef： Dice the potatoes.

commis cook： Are we going to make soup with the potatoes (4) ?

vegetable chef： Yes， that’s right.

PAIR WORK： WHAT SHALL I DO?

commis cook： Shall I get a sack of potatoes?

Shall I wash the potatoes?

Shall I scrub the potatoes?

Shall I peel the potatoes?

Shall I dice the potatoes?

Shall I make soup with the potatoes?

vegetable chef： Yes. Please do.

No. It’s not necessary (5) .

Notes：

1. "shall"和"will"构成一般将来时用的助动词，shall用于第一人称will用于第二、三人称，疑问式是将助动词放置句首，但是在"What shall I do?" "Shall I wash them?"等句中，shall不表将来，而是征求对方意见。 "我干什么呢?""需要我洗土豆吗?".

2. 然后呢?

3. 去皮以后呢?

4. "be going to "表示打算，准备做的事或即将发生或肯定要发生的事。"我们打算用土豆做汤吗?"

5.这是一句省略回答，全句应该是It is not necessary for you to dice the potatoes.这里的"it"为引词作形式主语，真实主语是后面的动词不定式，"to dice the potatoes".

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