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"構成一般將來時用的助動詞，shall用于第一人稱will用于第二、三人稱，疑問式是將助動詞放置句首，但是在"What shall I do?" "Shall I wash them?"等句中，shall不表將來，而是征求對方意見。 "我干什么呢?""需要我洗土豆嗎?".

2. 然后呢?

3. 去皮以后呢?

4. "be going to "表示打算，準備做的事或即將發生或肯定要發生的事。"我們打算用土豆做湯嗎?"

5.這是一句省略回答，全句應該是It is not necessary for you to dice the potatoes.這里的"it"為引詞作形式主語，真實主語是后面的動詞不定式，"to dice the potatoes".

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