Lesson 5 Visiting friends
D1 New Words: Greetings at the door
 A: Knock, knock, knock..
 B: 谁呀？
 A: 是我，XXXX
 B: 请进！
（进来，快进来）
Let’s talk etiquette at the door..
•快进来
•Shoes?
D1 New Words: 一下
 Verb + 一下
 Indicating the short duration of an action
我介绍一下。
唱了一下那个歌。
 Soften the tone. Make task seem less difficult.
请你看一下。
D1: New Words: Introducing someone
 A: 来，我介绍一下：这是
XXX,这是XXX。
B: 你好！
认识你我很高兴。
C: 认识你我也很高兴。
Practice!!
D1 New Words: About location
 在：Be at
 哪儿: New Question words…
what are other question
words we have learned?
A: 你常常在哪儿跳舞？
B: 我常常在学校跳舞。
Remember the Order!!!
D1 New Words: About location
 谁喜欢看电影？
 你常常在哪儿看电
影？
 我常常在
_________看电影。
D1 New Words: About location
 谁喜欢听音乐？
 你常常在哪儿听音
eo
er
St
乐？
 我常常在
_________
听音乐。
D1 New Words: About location
他在哪儿工作？
他在学校工作。
D1 New Words: About location
 谁有工作？
 你在哪儿工作？
 我在_________工作。
 Practice! Ask the person next to
you if he/she has a job. If so, where
does he or she work? If not, how
about someone in his or hers family?
D1 New Words: All about drinks!!

你
想
喝
点
儿
什
么
？
If you really like Starbucks
(星巴克咖啡）…
D1 New Words: 可以 和 吧
 The first Auxiliary verb!
 可以+ Verb
你可以给我一杯水吗？
外国学生不可以工作。
 吧：End of sentence suggestion particle,
softens the tone.
我们去学校吧。
我喝可乐吧。
“想”和“要”
 想+To Do : want to do something
我想喝咖啡。
 想+ noun : Miss something (usually someone)
* 我想咖啡。
 要+ To do , 要+ something: want to do
something or want something, both are O.K.
我要喝咖啡。
我要咖啡。
D1 Reading Comprehension
 王朋和李友去谁的家？
 请你介绍一下高小音。
 李友觉得小高的家怎么样？
 王朋在小高家喝了什么？
 李友想喝什么？她为什么喝水？
Grammar : “一点儿” 和 “一下”
 “一点儿” 和 “一下” both mean “ a little bit
“ and both are tone softeners.
 “一点儿” modifies the noun following it.
你喝点儿茶吧。
 “一下” modifies verb before it.
请你坐一下。
Grammar : “一点儿” 和 “一下”
 Sometime the difference can be really subtle..
A。我看了一下那个电影。
I scanned through that movie.
B。我看了一点儿那个电影。
I watched a little bit of that movie.
Grammar:
Adjectives used as predicates: Part II
 Review: there are two kinds of predicates in
Chinese:

我
是
学生
subject
verb
object
她
很
漂亮
subject
Degree
modifier
object
Grammar:
Adjectives used as predicates: Part II
 The Degree Modifiers, i.e., 很，太， etc, are
NOT optional. In another word, there must be
a degree modifers of some sort, most
commonly, 很。”很” sometimes may not be
literally “very” .
 What if there is no degree modifiers at all?
王先生很忙。Mr. Wang is busy.
王先生忙。Mr. Wang is busier (implied
comparison)
Grammar:
Sentence Structure Further Expanded..
 This time with location modifier…
 Sub + Time + Location + Verb + Object
 Remember this is only a rough sketch, there
might be some variations from time to time…
 小王明天在学校吃饭。
 白小音晚上在我家看电视。
D2: New Words
 玩儿： The most important words ever
 It means to play, to have fun, to hung out
 我明天想去找王朋玩儿。
 周末你们去哪儿玩儿？
 New Activity: 聊天



谁喜欢聊天？
你常常和谁一起聊天？
你们常常聊什么？
D2: New Words
 New Measure word: 瓶
let’s review the old measure words。。
个，张，杯，瓶
 New location: Let’s review the old ones as
well:
家 学校 图书馆
by the way.. What do you think these are?
饭馆
咖啡馆
茶馆
“回家” 和 “才”
 “回家” is a fixed expression for going to
one’s own home. It can never be “去家” or
“来家”
 “才” is best understood as “ as late as” or
“later than expected”.
Subject + Time + “才” + Verb +…..
我
三点
才
吃饭。
爸爸
明天
才
回家。
Some useful words for the
Supplementary Vocabulary
 好+Verb：好吃，好玩儿，好看
1.
2.
3.
我觉得中国饭很好吃。
那个电影很好看。
小白觉得打球不好玩儿。
L5 D2 Listening Comprehension
 Where did WangPeng and Li You go last
night? Did they have fun?
 Name two things that they did last night.
 Where does Xiao Gao’s sister work?
 What did Wang Peng drink and what about Li
You?
 When did Wang and Li You go home last
night?
Subject + Time + “才” + Verb
+…..
 I didn’t go to bed
until 12 o’clock last
night.
我昨天晚上十二点才
睡觉。
Subject + Time + “才” + Verb
+…..
 He didn’t eat
dinner until 10:00.
 他十点才吃晚饭。
Subject + Time + “才” + Verb
+…..
 Dad won’t come
home until
tomorrow.
 爸爸明天才回家。
Grammar: 了
Completed Action MarkerThe basics
 Little Gao drank beer last night:
小高昨天晚上喝啤酒了。
 Question with “ma吗”:
小高昨天晚上喝啤酒了吗？
 Question with “V-not-V”:
小高昨天晚上喝没喝啤酒？
Grammar: 了
Completed Action MarkerThe basics
 I listened to music last weekend
我上个周末听音乐了。
 Question with “ma吗”:
你上个周末听音乐了吗？
 Question with “V-not-V”:
你上个周末听没听音乐？
Grammar: 了
Completed Action MarkerNegation: use “没” and no “了” ！
Did we chat yesterday?
我们昨天聊天儿了吗？
No, we didn’t.
我们没聊天
Grammar: 了
Completed Action MarkerNegation: use “没” and no “了” ！
Did you return home on the 4th of March?
你三月四号回家了吗？
No, I didn’t.
我没回家。
Grammar: 了
Completed Action MarkerPosition of 了
 Usually,了 can be at the end of the sentence
or right after the verb.
他昨天唱歌了。
他昨天唱了歌。
 However, when there is a measuring device
about the object,了 must be right after the
verb.
他昨天唱了三个歌。
Grammar: 了
Completed Action MarkerPosition of 了
I had two bottles of cola last night.
我喝了两瓶啤酒。
我喝两瓶啤酒了。
I watched a little bit of that movie.
我看了一点儿那个电影。
我看一点儿那个电影了.
Grammar: 了
Completed Action Marker “了” is not a past tense marker.
明天我吃了饭去图书馆。
 “了” only used on those action verbs that
you can identify a clear beginning and ending.
了 doesn’t mark continuing, state of being
verbs/prdeciates, such as: 喜欢,高兴
我昨天很高兴了。
他以前（before)没喜欢跳舞。
他以前（before)不喜欢跳舞。
Grammar: 了
Completed Action Marker A couple of places you should NOT use “了”



In a “才” structure.
Negation
In discourse about a past event, not every
action verb needs to be marked. For example,
if you are describing a series of actions, only
the last one needs to be marked.
The Skit Performance(optional):
visiting friends
 Greet each other at the door and give a brief
introduction to hosts/guests.
 Sitting down, offering drinks, small talks..
 Discuss each students’ hobbies
 Decide on a common activity to do
 Here are some basic information:
 Guest 1 is classmate/friend/family of Guest 2.
Host 1 is friend/classmate/family of host 2.
guest 1 knows host 1.
 Look at the role cards you get and start to
prepare for the role play…
Incorrect Sentences
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我介绍给你一下。
我给你介绍一下。
他没去小高家了。
他没去小高家。
你想咖啡点儿吗？
你要点儿咖啡吗？
为什么你才十二点去学校。
为什么你十二点才去学校。
昨天我们看三个外国电影了。
昨天我们看了三个外国电影。
Incorrect Sentences
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我们现在去家吧。
我们现在回家吧。
小白家很好还是小高家很好。
小白家好还是小高家好。
上个周末我请我的同学来了吃饭。
上个周末我请了我的同学来吃饭。
他们认识小高的哥哥在图书馆。
他们在图书馆认识了小高的哥哥。
请你看一点儿，这是谁的书？
请你看一下，这是谁的书？