Read a timetable and say what exists

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Read a timetable and say what exists

Find a lesson time and describe a school facility.

Before you start: Recall week星期xīng qī weekdays, clock times and to have / there is有yǒu for existence. not have / haven't没有méi yǒu states ordinary absence; course and facility words are glossed in the fresh tasks.

Build the meaning

to have / there is有yǒu states having or existence; its ordinary negative is not have / haven't没有méi yǒu. school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn and school学校xué xiàonot have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí describe different facilities.

Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kèwhat time?几点jǐ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ asks when the Chinese lesson starts. Match the correct subject and time before answering.

When does it start? Does the school have …?

Work through a decision

A timetable says Wednesday星期三xīng qī sān，Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè八点bā diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ，数学课shù xué kè九点jiǔ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ – on Wednesday, Chinese begins at eight and mathematics at nine. Asked Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kèwhat time?几点jǐ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ, first find the requested subject Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè, then take its attached time 八点bā diǎn. The nearby nine belongs to mathematics. The timetable gives no finishing times.

Compare: school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn reports a library at the school; school学校xué xiàonot have / haven't没有méi yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn reports its absence. Use not have / haven't没有méi yǒu for this ordinary negative rather than 不有bù yǒu. A lesson’s start time says nothing about when the library opens; they are separate facts.

Useful words in context

Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè Zhōngwén kè – Chinese lesson. Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè九点jiǔ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。
to start开始kāi shǐ kāishǐ – begin. 九点jiǔ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。
to have / there is有yǒu yǒu – have / there is. school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn。
not have / haven't没有méi yǒu méiyǒu – do not have / there is no. school学校xué xiàonot have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。
library图书馆tú shū guǎn túshūguǎn – library. I / me我wǒto go去qùlibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn。

Listen before reading the script

Ask a partner to read the listening script from the answer section while you keep it covered. Then attempt the listening question. If you work alone without audio, use the script for reading practice; it is not a listening test.

Read a different account

Monday星期一xīng qī yī，Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè九点jiǔ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ，数学课shù xué kè十点shí diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn，not have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。

Try the reading question before checking the English meaning in the answer section.

Speak with a partner

Ask when a fictional Chinese class starts. Then ask about a library and reply with to have / there is有yǒu or not have / haven't没有méi yǒu.

Check the distinction: Do not write 不有bù yǒu for this ordinary absence statement. not have / haven't没有méi yǒu can refer to a current situation.

Learn step by step · Practise and review.

Practice without the models

Choose a pattern, cover its teaching examples, and attempt its questions. Use the labels to find feedback in the separate key.

Read a timetable and say what exists

0801.1 Listening. When does Chinese begin in the recording?

A. Monday at nine
B. Tuesday at nine
C. Tuesday at ten

0801.2 Reading. Which facility is absent in the reading?

A. The swimming pool
B. The library
C. The classrooms

0801.3 Complete “The school has no swimming pool”: school学校xué xiào…………swimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。

0801.4 Match each word with its meaning in this unit.

1. Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè
1. to start开始kāi shǐ
1. to have / there is有yǒu
1. not have / haven't没有méi yǒu
1. library图书馆tú shū guǎn
A. have / there is
B. library
C. do not have / there is no
D. Chinese lesson
E. begin

0801.5 Write a small timetable note and one sentence about a facility.

Write or say your own response before reading the key.

0801.6 school学校xué xiàonot have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。school学校xué xiào means school and swimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí means swimming pool. Which claim follows from not have / haven't没有méi yǒu here?

A. The school has no swimming pool.
B. The school has two pools.
C. The pool opens at nine.

0801.7 Thursday星期四xīng qī sì，数学课shù xué kè八点bā diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ，Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè十点shí diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。Thursday星期四xīng qī sì means Thursday, 数学课shù xué kè mathematics, Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè Chinese and to start开始kāi shǐ begins. First match the requested subject to its time. When does Chinese begin?

A. Thursday at ten
B. Wednesday at ten
C. Thursday at eight

0801.8 Read: Friday星期五xīng qī wǔ，Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè九点jiǔ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn，not have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。library图书馆tú shū guǎn means library and swimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí swimming pool. Which claim is supported?

A. Chinese begins at nine on Friday; the school has a library but no pool.
B. Chinese begins at nine on Friday; the library also opens at nine.
C. Chinese begins at nine on Friday; the school has a library and a pool.

0801.9 Use Mandarin for the new sentences or dialogue. You may explain your reasoning in English. Create a short fictional timetable for two different subjects on one weekday. Give different start times, then state one facility the school has and one it lacks. Ask a partner one timetable question and one facility question, or write both replies. Leave finishing times unknown unless you explicitly add them.

Write or say your own response before reading the key.

A fresh situation

R1. Interpret and repair. A notice says school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn，not have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí. Someone concludes that a pupil owns the library. Correct the inference.

R2. Use it yourself. Describe one facility at your fictional school and one it does not have.

Write your responses before opening the key. Compare meaning as well as form; a different valid answer need not copy the model.

Open the answers after your attempt

Answers and explanations

Check after your attempt. For open tasks, compare the message and the stated criteria, then revise one detail.

Read a timetable and say what exists

0801.1 C. Tuesday at ten

Tuesday星期二xīng qī èr and 十点shí diǎn are both needed.

0801.2 A. The swimming pool

not have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí explicitly states there is no swimming pool.

0801.3 not have / haven't没有méi yǒu

not have / haven't没有méi yǒu is the ordinary negative of to have / there is有yǒu.

0801.4 1–D: Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè = Chinese lesson; 2–E: to start开始kāi shǐ = begin; 3–A: to have / there is有yǒu = have / there is; 4–C: not have / haven't没有méi yǒu = do not have / there is no; 5–B: library图书馆tú shū guǎn = library

Use the example sentences to check each word’s meaning in context.

0801.5 One possible response: Wednesday星期三xīng qī sān，Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè十点shí diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn。

Check meaning and form:

State the weekday and subject.
State a clock time.
Use to have / there is有yǒu or not have / haven't没有méi yǒu for the facility.

Compare the meaning and structure with the checklist. Your own response may differ from the model.

0801.6 A. The school has no swimming pool.

not have / haven't没有méi yǒu negates the existence of a pool at the school. It does not supply an opening time or a positive quantity. Check the negative phrase before looking for a facility detail.

0801.7 A. Thursday at ten

Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè is linked to 十点shí diǎn, ten, on the stated Thursday. Eight belongs to mathematics. Wednesday is not the day in this timetable. Match both the day and subject before taking a time.

0801.8 A. Chinese begins at nine on Friday; the school has a library but no pool.

Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè九点jiǔ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ gives the lesson’s start, not the library’s opening time. to have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn states a library is present; not have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí states the pool is absent. Preserve both the relevant time and the negative facility statement.

0801.9 One possible response: Possible notice: Tuesday星期二xīng qī èr，Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè八点bā diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ，数学课shù xué kè十点shí diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn，not have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。Questions and replies: Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kèwhat time?几点jǐ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ？八点bā diǎn。school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí(yes/no ?)吗ma？not have / haven't没有méi yǒu。Other subjects, times and facilities can work if the questions and replies match.

How to revise: If you chose the neighbouring subject’s time, pair each subject and time before answering again. If the facility answer reverses presence and absence, check to have / there is有yǒu versus not have / haven't没有méi yǒu. Make a fresh notice after correcting the specific error.

Check meaning and form:

Attach a distinct start time to each subject on the named day.
Use to have / there is有yǒu and not have / haven't没有méi yǒu for the two facility statements.
Answer the questions from your own notice rather than an earlier example.
Distinguish lesson start times from opening or finishing times that are not supplied.
Write or speak the requested sentences, questions or dialogue in Mandarin; optional English reasoning does not replace them.

If you chose the neighbouring subject’s time, pair each subject and time before answering again. If the facility answer reverses presence and absence, check to have / there is有yǒu versus not have / haven't没有méi yǒu. Make a fresh notice after correcting the specific error.

Listening script and meaning

Tuesday星期二xīng qī èr，Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kè十点shí diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ。school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。

On Tuesday, Chinese starts at ten. The school has a swimming pool.

Reading meaning

On Monday, Chinese starts at nine and mathematics at ten. The school has a library but no swimming pool.

Speaking model

A: Chinese language中文zhōng wénsubject课kèwhat time?几点jǐ diǎnto start开始kāi shǐ？ B: 九点jiǔ diǎn。 A: school学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒulibrary图书馆tú shū guǎn(yes/no ?)吗ma？ B: to have / there is有yǒu。

Compare the intended message first. Ask a listener to comment on intelligibility and pronunciation; matching the written model does not establish speaking accuracy.

Fresh-situation answers

R1. The place-first to have / there is有yǒu introduces a library at the school; it does not identify a pupil as the owner. not have / haven't没有méi yǒu says the school has no swimming pool.

R2. One possible response. we / us我们wǒ menschool学校xué xiàoto have / there is有yǒudining hall食堂shí táng，not have / haven't没有méi yǒuswimming pool游泳池yóu yǒng chí。The location comes first and the facilities follow to have / there is有yǒu/not have / haven't没有méi yǒu. No personal ownership is claimed.