Keluarga, riwayat belajar, sekolah, dan pekerjaan
IntroducedA useful situation
- Your goal: Give basic family information and describe a festival activity.
- Before you start, recall the words you already know. New words below are here to help, not a list you must master before continuing.
Words you will use
- older sister姐姐 jiějie — older sister. I / me我to have / there is有一个older sister姐姐。
- family members家人 jiārén — family members. I / me我and / with和family members家人to have a meal吃饭。
- Spring Festival春节 Chūnjié — Spring Festival. Spring Festival春节we / us我们to be at home在家。
- because因为 yīnwèi — because. because因为older sister姐姐to return home回家(completed / change)了。
- so / therefore所以 suǒyǐ — so / therefore. so / therefore所以we / us我们in the same place一起to have a meal吃饭。
Match each word with its meaning in this unit.
Use the example sentences to check each word’s meaning in context.
Build the meaning
- to have / there is有 describes family members or possessions. I / me我to have / there is有一个older sister姐姐 gives the relationship and quantity.
- because因为……so / therefore所以…… links a reason and result. Chinese can use both markers; English often translates the relationship with just because or so.
Festival customs differ by region and family. The example is one family’s practice, not a rule for everyone.
Complete the result marker: 因为家人在一起，____大家很高兴。
所以 introduces the consequence.
Listen for a fresh detail
- Listen before revealing the script.
- Replay if you need to. This is practice: if playback is unavailable, use the script as reading and return to listening on a device with Mandarin playback.
Show the listening script and meaning
Spring Festival春节I / me我and / with和family members家人variant of 吃吃(cooked) rice米饭。older sister姐姐not不to be at home在家，so / therefore所以we / us我们to / for / give给she / her她to make a telephone call打电话。
At Spring Festival I eat rice with my family. My sister is not at home, so we call her.
Why does the family call the sister?
不在家 is given as the reason for calling.
Read a different account
Spring Festival春节，林安(modifier / structural particle)的older sister姐姐to return home回家(completed / change)了。because因为family members家人at / in在in the same place一起，so / therefore所以everyone大家degree / adjective linker很happy高兴。evening晚上they他们吃饺子。
- The reading and listening have different details. Use the material for the question you are answering.
- Read once for the situation, then again for the relevant detail. Reveal help when needed.
Show the reading meaning
At Spring Festival, Lin An’s older sister comes home. Everyone is happy because the family is together. In the evening they eat dumplings.
What causes the family’s happiness in the reading?
因为家人在一起 states the cause.
Speak, write, and review
- Describe one fictional family activity during a festival. Ask what another family does, without assuming the same custom.
- Record yourself privately or work with a partner. First try without the model, then compare the meaning and structure; a text checker cannot assess your pronunciation.
A: Spring Festival春节you (plural)你们to make做what什么？ B: we / us我们in the same place一起to have a meal吃饭。you (plural)你们(and …? / softener)呢？
- Write a family activity and one reason-result sentence.
- Tomorrow, recall two words and repeat the task with one detail changed. Revisit it after a few days; return sooner to the part that felt difficult.
Give basic family information and describe a festival activity. Use the examples as support, then try a fresh version. Completing these exercises records practice, not a guarantee of mastery.
Practise this unit’s words and skills · Choose the next guided unit
Write a family activity and one reason-result sentence.
Compare the meaning and structure with the checklist. Your own response may differ from the model.