Higher Chinese
Theme: Lifestyles
Topics: family, friends, society
Neighbours and neighbourhoods
In this session you will:
• learn words and phrases needed to describe the advantages and
disadvantages of a neighbourhood
• listen to information about the advantages and disadvantages of a
neighbourhood
• talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood
• read a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of a
neighbourhood
• write a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of a
neighbourhood.
Working in pairs, match the phrases to the pictures.
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热心的邻居
友好的邻居
安静的邻居
吵闹的邻居
冷漠的邻居
干净的邻居
不讲卫生的邻居
a. friendly neighbours
b. quiet neighbours
d. warm-hearted neighbours
g. noisy neighbours
e. dirty neighbours
f. clean neighbours
c. cold/aloof neighbours
The answers are…
1 热心
rè xīn
cordial/passionate/enthusiastic
2 友好/友善
yǒu hǎo/yǒu shàn
friendly
3 安静
ān jìng
quiet behaviour and
personality
4 吵闹
chǎo nào
noisy
5 冷漠
lěng mò
cold/aloof
6 干净
gàn jìng
clean
7 不讲卫生
bùjiǎngwèishēng
dirty
How well did you do?
• Excellent
太棒了
• Not bad
不错
• Need to improve
加油
Sentence structure
1. Subject +不但 + adj., 而且 + adj. (not only but also…)
e.g. 我的邻居不但友好, 而且安静。
2. Subject +如果不是adj., + 就是adj. (if not...then it is)
e.g. 她如果不是放很大声的音乐就是很大声说话。
Say the following sentences in Mandarin:
1. My neighbours are not only friendly but also quiet.
2. His neighbours are not only aloof but also rude.
3. If my neighbours are not playing loud music then they are being
noisy.
4. Generally speaking neighbours are not very friendly in a cold
climate.
5. I like neighbours who are very quiet.
6. Generally speaking, neighbours in Britain are very clean.
7. The neighbours on the famous Australian TV show are all very
noisy.
Individually, please state true or false for the following statements:
1. 热心的邻居不喜欢和你聊天。
e.g. False
2. 友好的邻居把车停在你家的门口。
3. 安静的邻居常常在晚上有舞会 。
4. 吵闹的邻居从不放大声的音乐。
5. 冷漠的邻居常常来你家。
6. 干净的邻居常常打扫花园。
7. 不讲卫生的邻居花园里有很多垃圾。
Self-assessment
Swap your answers with the person next to you and
check your answers against theirs.
Mark the errors and keep a record of words you need to
remember on slide 20 of the learning log for this section.
Check with your teacher if you need to clarify anything.
Speaking activity - hot potato
• Everyone stands in a big circle.
• One person holds a ball and says one of the words
you’ve learnt in both English and Chinese.
• If they do this correctly, they then throw the ball to
another person, who repeats the process.
• Remember that the ball is a hot potato (so you don’t
want to hold onto it for too long!)
Listening
You will hear one girl talking about her neighbour, Miss Wang.
Listen to the passage then answer the questions on the next slide.
Questions
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Where does the speaker stay?
What did the speaker’s neighbour give her last Christmas?
What happens in winter?
What happens in summer?
What happens when they go away for a holiday?
What words did the speaker use to describe her neighbour? Mention two things.
What did the neighbour used to have?
Following on from the previous question, what happen to it?
How did the speaker feel about this incident?
What does the speaker sometimes do with the little girl from the neighbour’s
house?
What does the little girl call the speaker?
How does the speaker feel about the neighbour?
Following on from the previous question, why does the speaker feel that way?
How does the speaker feel about having a quiet and warm-hearted neighbour?
Transcript
我住在爱丁堡的一个郊区。 我们的邻居王小姐很友好。每个节日，她都会送
我礼物。去年圣诞节, 她给了我一张CD。冬天的时候，天气很冷，所以我们
很少见面。夏天比较温暖，所以我们常常见面。我们喜欢在花园聊天。有时
候，我们去度假，我们的邻居会帮我们看家。他们去度假时，我们也会帮他
们看家 。
我们的邻居很热情也很友善，有一次我病了，邻居来看我， 还带了花。
我们的邻居曾经有一条狗，那条狗很老。以前，我常常和那条狗散步。有一
天，它死了，我和邻居都很伤心。
我们的邻居有一个小女孩，有时候，我会帮忙照顾她。我很喜欢和她一起唱
歌 跳舞。她叫我姐姐。
我觉得有好的邻居很重要，因为大家可以互相帮忙。我感到非常快乐，因为
我有又安静又很热情的邻居。
Listening activity
Pictionary
In groups, discuss the kind of the neighbours your group would
wish to be.
One person then stands up and tells the class what kind of
neighbours their group would like to be. The rest class have to
draw a picture of the kind of neighbours being described.
Reading
Translate the following passage.
台湾的文化
很多来到台湾的外国朋友，晚上走在街上看到路旁住家或商店
里的红灯都会觉得很好奇，不知道它们是用来做什么的。这些
红灯是神位上的红灯，是用来祭拜神或祖先的。
信仰是台湾人生活的一部分，所以很多人的家里都有祭拜祖先
和神位的红灯。
台湾的‘大拜拜’也很有趣，‘大拜拜’是民间的一种宗教活
动。庙里有很多人许愿，很热闹。有时，庙外还有文化活动的
表演，比如：舞蹈，戏剧，功夫等等。
人们还有一些特别的信仰，比如：结婚要看八字，买房子要看
风水，有困难时要找算命先生。有人说这些都是迷信，但是很
多人因此而感到安心和平安。
Extra: if you would like a challenge, read the following passage and
answer the questions on the next slide.
香港青少年禁毒
在香港，有一个叫９０３的戏剧表演，演员都是青少年。这个故事里有三个角色：「可乐」、
「火柴」和「Jason」。他们是三个来自不同家庭的青少年。他们在不同的生活环境中，遇到
不少问题：有些是没有家庭温暖，有些是感情上的问题，也有些是工作上的压力，等等。常常
是在这些 就在这个时候，他们遇到毒品的诱惑
在剧团表演的时候，现场的观众可以表达他们的看法。有人说「可乐」应该拒绝毒品。有人认
为「火柴」不应该和朋友一起吸毒，而且还给了一些解决问题的意见。此外，观众也可以扮演
「Jason」好友的角色，说出自己的心声，请「Jason」远离毒品
表演完之后，会有一位已经戒毒了的年青人向大家讲述毒品对身体造成的伤害，也告诉大家他
的戒毒经验
很多中学生都去看这戏剧表演，同学们在看完这故事后，深深了解到毒品的坏处，知道毒品是
会上瘾和影响健康的。
这个禁毒的演出，鼓励学生们和毒品说再见并建立健康的生活方式。这种以戏剧形式来传递禁
毒信息的宣传方式，不但生动有趣，而且还能够让学生们参与讨论和表达意见，非常有助于提
高他们的思考能力，使他们在面对毒品的诱惑时，可以做出更好的决定。
这个表演对于建立年轻人的自信，培养有利于身心健康的兴趣爱好，学习有关禁毒的知识，都
是很有用的。学生们都很喜欢这个表演。
Questions
1.
Where is the 903 Drama group based?
2.
What age group are the performers?
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Who are the three main characters?
4.
What do the three main characters all have in common (the same
problem)?
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What is the story is mainly about?
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Who came to give a talk after the play?
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What did the students learn after watching this play?
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For what purpose was the play used?
讨论
• In groups, use Facebook or a blog and discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of different kinds of neighbourhood.
• You have 10 minutes to discuss and 20 minutes to look at the
Facebook and blog entries using a PC.
• Report your findings to the class in Chinese.
作业
Walk around your neighbourhood.
Take notes while you are walking (in Chinese if you can).
Note things like:
1. How clean or dirty is the neighbourhood?
2. How noisy or quiet is the neighbourhood?
3. What are the people in the neighbourhood like?
Write a short essay (250 words) on your findings.
Assessment for learning
My learning log
1. To be able to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood.
Done? When?
2. To be able to listen to information about the advantages and disadvantages of a
neighbourhood.
Done? When?
3. To be able to read short passages about the advantages and disadvantages of a
neighbourhood.
Done? When?
4. To be able to write about the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood.
Done? When?
5 Words I need to remember from this section: