Grammar: AdjectivesAdjectives describing the subject of a sentence often act as verbs too; there is no need to say ‘is’ in Chinese. Just state the subject followed by the adjective. Generally speaking 很 (very) is used before the adjective for emphasis. For example:

noun verb-adjective English meaning

狗 很大。 The dog is big.

弟弟 很好玩儿。 Little brother is fun.

猫 很可爱。 The cat is very cute.

Ask and answer questions in Chinese.

身份证 Identity Card

姓名：刘花 (你叫什么名字？)年龄：十六岁 (你多大岁了？)出生日期：一九九二年八月十五号出生地点：中国上海地址：中国上海浦东区 (你住在哪儿？）家人：妈妈，爸爸，姐姐宠物：狗

(1-5): Listen to the passage and answer the questions in English.

1 What is Hai’s family name?2 How old is he?3 Where does he live?4 What pet does his brother have?5 What pet does his sister have?

Write a short paragraph about yourself. Use the framework to help you.

刘花 1234 5678 9101

出生日期：15-08-1992

出生地点：中国上海

Read the texts about Wang Ming, Chen Xiaohong and Mao Wen and answer the questions in Chinese.

谁？1 …十八岁？ 2 …十六岁？ 3 …有姐姐，也有哥哥？4 …有弟弟？5 …住在上海？6 …喜欢看书？ 7 …喜欢听音乐？8 …没有宠物？9 …有金鱼？ 10 …喜欢猫，可是家里没有猫？

1 我的生活 my life复习 Review 2 - Understanding basic introductions

1Reading

2Speaking

4Writing

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宠物 chǒng wù pet

浦东区 pǔ dōng qū a district in Shanghai

cultureWhen Chinese people introduce themselves, they give their family name � rst followed by their given name. For example: 我姓张 (my family name is Zhang) 叫张小红 (my name is Zhang Xiaohong).

你好，我姓…，叫…。我…岁。我的生日是…月…号。我住在…。我有…（弟弟，姐姐）。他/她叫…。我们家有…（猫，狗，鱼）。它… （大，小，黑，白）。我喜欢… (看书，听音乐，看电视)。

Chapter 1

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我叫王明。我十六岁。我家在上海。我有一个可爱的妹妹叫王丽。她很喜欢猫，可是我们家没有猫。我喜欢听中国音乐。

我姓陈，叫陈小红。我十五岁。我住在中国北京。北京很大！我有一个哥哥叫陈海。他很有意思。他十九岁。我也有一个姐姐。她叫陈希。她爱看电影。我不太喜欢看电影，但是我喜欢看电视。我们家没有宠物。

我姓毛，叫毛文。我住在香港。我的生日是四月二十六号。我十八岁。我有一个弟弟叫大明。他十岁。他有一只大黑狗。我有很多金鱼。我喜欢看英文书，也喜欢游泳。

使用者: 王明

使用者: 陈小红

使用者: 毛文

3Listening

Grammar: Choice-type questionsTo ask somebody whether or not they do a certain activity, you can use a positive / negative questioning style. First say the verb (看= watch), then follow this directly with the negative form of the verb (不看= don’t watch).

For example:你每天晚上看不看电视？Do you watch TV (or not) every day?

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4 爱好 ài hào Hobbies

玩儿电脑 wán er diàn nǎo

Copy the grid and use the new gramar to � ll it in.

Person Speci� c Time phrase

Verb (positive)

Verb (negative form)

Noun

你You

玩儿play not play

电脑?computer?

You read不看 not read

中文书?Chinese books?

他He

今天晚上 this evening listen not listen (to)

音乐?music?

妹妹Sister tomorrow watch

不看 not watch TV?

She 星期天 On Sundays

做 do / play not do / play sports?

Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions in English. (1–6)

1 What question does Zhang Hai ask Xiaohong at the beginning of their conversation?

2 What is Xiaohong’s response?3 Why can’t Xiaohong go to the cinema on Sunday?4 What does Xiaohong often do?5 What is Zhang Hai’s problem?6 When does Xiaohong invite Zhang Hai to her house?

To do what?

Write a diary about a typical day in your life giving times for the activities that you do. Use the framework to help you.

看书 kàn shū 听音乐 tīng yīn yuè看电影 kàn diàn yǐng看电视 kàn diàn shì

做运动 zuò yùn dòng

听音乐

跳舞 tiào wǔ

星期六早上: 九点 ~ 十点半 看中文书 十点半 ~ 十一点 喝茶 十一点 ~ 十二点 玩儿电脑 十二点 ~ 十二点半 吃牛肉面

下午: 十二点半 ~ 一点半 看电视 一点半 ~ 三点半 做运动 四点 ~ 五点半 听音乐

GrammarWhen writing in Chinese, remember that time always comes before the action. For example:妈妈六点回家。= Mum comes home at 6 o’clock. (Lit.: Mum 6 o’clock comes home.)

Interview your classmates to � nd out what they do in their free time. Use activity 2 to help you.

我七点半起床,七点三刻吃早饭。我常常吃面包，有的时候喝牛奶。我八点半上学。我天天四点回家，然后看电视。我们家五点半吃晚饭。吃饭以后我玩儿电脑，听音乐或者看书。我常常十点睡觉。 然后 rán hòu then

或者 huò zhě or

Chapter 1

Read Chen’s diary for Saturday. Answer the questions in English.

1 When does Xiao Chen read?2 What does Xiao Chen do from 11am to 12am

on Saturday?3 What does he have for lunch?4 When does Chen play sports?5 How long does he spend listening to music?

2Reading

4Speaking

6Writing

3Writing

5Listening

Exam tipMake sure that you understand the two main types of basic questions – both those ending in 吗 and choice-type questions. Both types will be asked in the oral exam!

1Listening

Listen to � nd out what these teenagers do in their spare time. White down the right letter for each person. (1–5)

1 Zhang Wen2 Mao Lan3 Chen Ming

4 Liu Hong5 Wang Li

a b c d

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Asking choice-type questions