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    任务一、六、十七 · Personal descriptions, requests and forms of address

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    Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.

    Address someone and make a request

    Use a suitable title and ask permission politely.

    Build the meaning

    A surname normally comes before a role title: 王老师, Teacher Wang. Use a title suited to the person and situation.

    可以……吗? asks permission; 请 introduces a polite request. 别…… gives a negative instruction.

    Useful words in context

    • 老师 lǎoshī — teacher. 王老师。
    • 可以 kěyǐ — may / can with permission. 我可以进来吗?
    • 进来 jìnlái — come in. 请进来。
    • 别 bié — do not, instruction. 别说话。
    • 晚 wǎn — late. 我来晚了。

    Read for meaning

    林安来晚了。她说:“王老师,对不起。我可以进来吗?”王老师说:“可以,请进来。别说话。”

    Lin An arrives late. She apologises to Teacher Wang and asks to come in. The teacher permits her and asks her not to talk.

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    李老师,我可以坐这里吗?

    Teacher Li, may I sit here?

    Speak and write

    Address Teacher Li, ask to come in, and respond when permission is given.

    Write a polite request to sit here, using a surname and title.

    One speaking model: A: 李老师,我可以进来吗? B: 可以,请进来。 A: 谢谢。

    One writing model: 王老师,我可以坐这里吗?

    • Put the surname before 老师.
    • Use 可以 and 吗.
    • State the action requested.

    Check the distinction: Do not translate English first-name classroom address automatically into every Chinese setting. Use the person’s preferred form of address.

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    词汇
    English 中文 拼音
    suggestion particle 吧 ba
    white 白 bái
    hundred 百 bǎi
    to help 帮助 bāng zhù
    newspaper 报纸 bào zhǐ
    to compare 比 bǐ
    cheap 便宜 pián yi
    don't 别 bié
    to sing a song 唱歌 chàng gē
    to go out 出 chū
    to wear 穿 chuān
    boat 船 chuán
    measure word for times 次 cì
    from 从 cóng
    mistake 错 cuò
    to play basketball 打篮球 dǎ lán qiú
    everyone 大家 dà jiā
    but 但是 dàn shì
    to reach 到 dào
    to obtain 得 dé
    younger brother 弟弟 dì di
    first 第一 dì yī
    to understand 懂 dǒng
    room 房间 fáng jiān
    very 非常 fēi cháng
    waiter 服务员 fú wù yuán
    high 高 gāo
    to tell 告诉 gào su
    older brother 哥哥 gē ge
    to give 给 gěi
    bus 公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē
    kilogram 公斤 gōng jīn
    company 公司 gōng sī
    expensive 贵 guì
    still 还 hái
    child 孩子 hái zi
    tasty 好吃 hǎo chī
    number 号 hào
    black 黑 hēi
    red 红 hóng
    to welcome 欢迎 huān yíng
    to reply 回答 huí dá
    airport 机场 jī chǎng
    egg 鸡蛋 jī dàn
    item 件 jiàn
    classroom 教室 jiào shì
    to introduce 介绍 jiè shào
    older sister 姐姐 jiě jie
    near 近 jìn
    to go forward 进 jìn
    then 就 jiù
    to think that 觉得 jué de
    coffee 咖啡 kā fēi
    to begin 开始 kāi shǐ
    to take an exam 考试 kǎo shì
    might 可能 kě néng
    can 可以 kě yǐ
    lesson 课 kè
    rapid 快 kuài
    happy 快乐 kuài lè
    tired 累 lèi
    away from 离 lí
    two 两 liǎng
    road 路 lù
    trip 旅游 lǚ yóu
    to sell 卖 mài
    slow 慢 màn
    busy 忙 máng
    each 每 měi
    younger sister 妹妹 mèi mei
    gate 门 mén
    a man 男人 nán rén
    you 您 nín
    cow's milk 牛奶 niú nǎi
    woman 女人 nǚ rén
    side 旁边 páng biān
    to run 跑步 pǎo bù
    ticket 票 piào
    wife 妻子 qī zi
    to get out of bed 起床 qǐ chuáng
    thousand 千 qiān
    clear 晴 qíng
    last year 去年 qù nián
    to let 让 ràng
    to go to work 上班 shàng bān
    the body 身体 shēn tǐ
    to fall ill 生病 shēng bìng
    birthday 生日 shēng rì
    time 时间 shí jiān
    affair 事情 shì qing
    wristwatch 手表 shǒu biǎo
    cell phone 手机 shǒu jī
    to send 送 sòng
    therefore 所以 suǒ yǐ
    it 它 tā
    to kick 踢 tī
    topic 题 tí
    to dance 跳舞 tiào wǔ
    outside 外 wài
    to finish 完 wán
    to play 玩 wán
    evening 晚上 wǎn shang
    for 为 wèi
    to ask 问 wèn
    question 问题 wèn tí
    to hope 希望 xī wàng
    to wash 洗 xǐ
    watermelon 西瓜 xī guā
    towards 向 xiàng
    hour 小时 xiǎo shí
    to laugh 笑 xiào
    new 新 xīn
    family name 姓 xìng
    rest 休息 xiū xi
    snow 雪 xuě
    color 颜色 yán sè
    eye 眼睛 yǎn jing
    mutton 羊肉 yáng ròu
    medicine 药 yào
    to want 要 yào
    also 也 yě
    in the same place 一起 yī qǐ
    already 已经 yǐ jīng
    meaning 意思 yì si
    because 因为 yīn wèi
    overcast 阴 yīn
    swimming 游泳 yóu yǒng
    right side 右边 yòu bian
    fish 鱼 yú
    yuan 元 yuán
    far 远 yuǎn
    sports 运动 yùn dòng
    again 再 zài
    early morning 早上 zǎo shang
    measure word for flat objects 张 zhāng
    long 长 cháng
    husband 丈夫 zhàng fu
    to try to find 找 zhǎo
    continuous-aspect particle 着 zhe
    really 真 zhēn
    in the process of 正在 zhèng zài
    to know 知道 zhī dào
    preparation 准备 zhǔn bèi
    bicycle 自行车 zì xíng chē
    to walk 走 zǒu
    most 最 zuì
    left 左边 zuǒ bian
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    任务二、三、九 · Events, objects and shopping comparisons

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    Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.

    Compare two things before buying

    Describe a difference and ask about the preferred item.

    Build the meaning

    A 比 B + adjective compares A with B: 这个比那个贵. Do not add 很 immediately after 比 in this basic pattern.

    Use 更 to say even more: 这个更便宜. A description alone does not establish which choice is best for every person.

    Useful words in context

    • 比 bǐ — than, comparison. 这个比那个贵。
    • 贵 guì — expensive. 这个很贵。
    • 便宜 piányi — cheap / inexpensive. 那个更便宜。
    • 颜色 yánsè — colour. 你喜欢什么颜色?
    • 但是 dànshì — but. 便宜,但是太小。

    Read for meaning

    红色的杯子二十块钱,蓝色的杯子十五块钱。红色的比蓝色的贵,但是林安更喜欢红色。

    The red cup costs twenty yuan and the blue one fifteen. Red is more expensive, but Lin An prefers red.

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    这个杯子十块钱,那个十五块钱。这个比那个便宜。

    This cup costs ten yuan and that one fifteen. This one is cheaper.

    Speak and write

    Compare two fictional cups by price. Ask which colour a partner prefers.

    Write a comparison and then a preference.

    One speaking model: A: 红色的比蓝色的贵。你喜欢什么颜色? B: 我喜欢蓝色。

    One writing model: 红色的比蓝色的贵,但是我更喜欢红色。

    • Make the comparison direction clear.
    • Give a preference separately.
    • Use 但是 only where it marks a contrast.

    Check the distinction: A 比 B 贵 means A costs more than B. Reversing A and B reverses the comparison.

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    任务四、五、八 · Weather, describing places and directions

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    Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.

    Understand a route and repair confusion

    Follow simple directions and ask for clarification.

    Build the meaning

    从……到…… gives a starting point and destination. 从学校到医院 describes a route, not the hospital’s current location.

    先……再…… orders actions. 向左转 and 向右转 mean turn left and turn right. Repeat the direction to check understanding.

    Useful words in context

    • 从 cóng — from. 从学校出发。
    • 到 dào — to / arrive. 到医院。
    • 左 zuǒ — left. 向左转。
    • 右 yòu — right. 向右转。
    • 再 zài — then / again after. 先走,再转。

    Read for meaning

    从学校到医院,先向右走,再向左转。医院在图书馆旁边。林安听不清,问:“请再说一遍。”

    From school to the hospital, first go right, then turn left. The hospital is beside the library. Lin An asks for repetition because she cannot hear clearly.

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    先向左走,再向右转。医院在学校旁边。

    First go left, then turn right. The hospital is beside the school.

    Speak and write

    Give two-step directions. Your partner asks you to repeat the final turn.

    Write a two-step route with a starting point and destination.

    One speaking model: A: 先向右走,再向左转。 B: 请再说一遍。 A: 再向左转。

    One writing model: 从学校到医院,先向左走,再向右转。

    • Name the starting point and destination.
    • Use 先 and 再 to order actions.
    • State a direction for each step.

    Check the distinction: 先 and 再 indicate order. Do not choose a route by spotting only one familiar direction word.

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    任务七、十、十一 · Meals, leisure, experience and advice

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    Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.

    Talk about an experience and a current action

    Distinguish having done something before from doing it now.

    Build the meaning

    Verb + 过 can describe an experience: 我去过上海. 没去过 denies having that experience; it does not deny knowing the city’s name.

    正在 + verb describes an action in progress: 我正在学习. A time expression helps identify when a different event happened.

    Useful words in context

    • 过 guo — experience marker. 我去过上海。
    • 正在 zhèngzài — in the process of. 我正在学习。
    • 去年 qùnián — last year. 我去年去过上海。
    • 学习 xuéxí — study. 我正在学习中文。
    • 以前 yǐqián — before. 我以前去过。

    Read for meaning

    王力去年去过上海。林安没去过上海。今天王力正在学习中文,林安正在看书。

    Wang Li has been to Shanghai, last year. Lin An has not. Today Wang Li is studying Chinese and Lin An is reading.

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    我以前去过上海。现在我正在看书。

    I have been to Shanghai before. Now I am reading.

    Speak and write

    Ask whether a partner has been to a city, then ask what they are doing now.

    Write one experience sentence and one current-action sentence.

    One speaking model: A: 你去过上海吗? B: 没去过。 A: 你现在在做什么? B: 我正在看书。

    One writing model: 我去过上海。现在我正在学习中文。

    • Use 过 for the experience.
    • Use 正在 for the ongoing action.
    • Do not imply an experience is happening now.

    Check the distinction: 过 is not an ending to add to every English past-tense verb. Here it presents an experience.

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    任务十二—十五 · Family, learning history, school and work

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    Handout

    Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.

    Describe a family and explain a custom

    Give basic family information and describe a festival activity.

    Build the meaning

    有 describes family members or possessions. 我有一个姐姐 gives the relationship and quantity.

    因为……所以…… links a reason and result. Chinese can use both markers; English often translates the relationship with just because or so.

    Useful words in context

    • 姐姐 jiějie — older sister. 我有一个姐姐。
    • 家人 jiārén — family members. 我和家人吃饭。
    • 春节 Chūnjié — Spring Festival. 春节我们在家。
    • 因为 yīnwèi — because. 因为姐姐回家了。
    • 所以 suǒyǐ — so / therefore. 所以我们一起吃饭。

    Read for meaning

    春节,林安的姐姐回家了。因为家人在一起,所以大家很高兴。晚上他们吃饺子。

    At Spring Festival, Lin An’s older sister comes home. Everyone is happy because the family is together. In the evening they eat dumplings.

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    春节我和家人吃米饭。姐姐不在家,所以我们给她打电话。

    At Spring Festival I eat rice with my family. My sister is not at home, so we call her.

    Speak and write

    Describe one fictional family activity during a festival. Ask what another family does, without assuming the same custom.

    Write a family activity and one reason-result sentence.

    One speaking model: A: 春节你们做什么? B: 我们一起吃饭。你们呢?

    One writing model: 姐姐回家了。因为家人在一起,所以我们很高兴。

    • Name the people or relationship.
    • Give a specific activity.
    • Keep the reason and result in the intended direction.

    Check the distinction: Festival customs differ by region and family. The example is one family’s practice, not a rule for everyone.

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    任务十六;语法 · Festivals, reasons, contrasts and choices

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    Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.

    Give a reason and make a suggestion

    Explain a change of plan and respond with a suggestion.

    Build the meaning

    为什么 asks for a reason; 因为 introduces one. A reply should explain the decision rather than repeat it.

    ……吧 can soften a suggestion: 我们明天去吧. 了 can indicate a new situation in 下雨了; it is not simply a past-tense marker.

    Useful words in context

    • 为什么 wèishénme — why. 你为什么不去?
    • 因为 yīnwèi — because. 因为下雨了。
    • 吧 ba — suggestion particle here. 明天去吧。
    • 一起 yìqǐ — together. 我们一起去。
    • 下雨 xià yǔ — rain. 下雨了。

    Read for meaning

    今天下雨了。王力不去公园。林安问:“为什么?”他说:“因为下雨了。我们明天一起去吧。”

    It has started raining today. Wang Li does not go to the park. He explains the rain and suggests going together tomorrow.

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    今天很热。我不去公园。我们晚上去吧。

    It is hot today. I am not going to the park. Let’s go in the evening.

    Speak and write

    Say why a fictional trip cannot happen today. Suggest a new time and let your partner accept or decline.

    Write a reason for a change of plan and a new suggestion.

    One speaking model: A: 因为下雨了,我们明天去吧。 B: 好,明天去。

    One writing model: 因为今天很热,我们晚上去吧。

    • Give a reason.
    • Give a new time.
    • Use 吧 for the suggestion, not as an English tense.

    Check the distinction: A suggestion is not a confirmed arrangement until the other person agrees. 了 may signal a change, not merely past time.

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    书写 · Build characters and use pinyin in a sentence

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    Handout

    Use the examples with their context and limits. Recall a sentence before reading the model. Original teaching additions accompany examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA); see the course reference provenance.

    Complete a message with the right character

    Use the sentence meaning and pronunciation to choose a character.

    Build the meaning

    Characters with similar sounds can have different meanings: 在 zài locates something; 再 zài can mean again or then.

    To complete a message, check the whole sentence, the pinyin cue, and the role of the missing word. Guessing from sound alone is not enough.

    Useful words in context

    • 在 zài — at / in. 我在学校。
    • 再 zài — again / then. 请再说一遍。
    • 见 jiàn — see. 明天见。
    • 这里 zhèlǐ — here. 我在这里。
    • 字 zì — character. 这个字怎么读?

    Read for meaning

    林安写:“我在学校。请明天再来。明天下午三点见。”她检查了时间和地点,然后发出消息。

    Lin An writes that she is at school and asks the reader to come again tomorrow, meeting at three in the afternoon. She checks the time and place before sending.

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    我在图书馆。明天下午四点见。

    I am at the library. See you tomorrow at four in the afternoon.

    Speak and write

    Ask a partner how to read 在, then say a sentence with it. Explain in English how 再 differs.

    Write a two-line message giving your location and tomorrow’s meeting time. Check 在 and 再 carefully.

    One speaking model: A: 这个字怎么读? B: zài。 A: 我在学校。

    One writing model: 我在学校。明天下午四点见。

    • Use 在 for the current location.
    • Give tomorrow’s time.
    • Check the characters, not only pinyin.

    Check the distinction: A correct pinyin sound does not guarantee the correct character. This authored practice is separate from the official sample with quarantined writing-key numbering.

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