Higher Chinese
Theme: Lifestyles
Topics: family, friends, society
Role of the individual in the home
and in society
In this session you will:
• learn some words used to talk about role of the individual in the home and
society
• listen for the words you have learnt
• talk to others about the role of the individual in the home and society
• read a short passage about role of the individual in the home and society
• write a short passage about role of the individual in the home and society.
Household chores – 家务
Working in pairs, match the pictures to the descriptions.
1 打扫
2 清洁
3 摆碗筷
a. wash clothes
b. set the table
c. sweep the floor
4 熨衣服
5 洗衣服
6 洗碗
d. wash the car
f. wash the dishes
e. tidy up
7 洗车
8 照顾/照料/照看
g. look after children
h. do the ironing
The answers are…
1. 打扫
dǎ sǎo
sweep the floor
2. 清洁
qīng jié
tidy up (clean up)
3. 摆碗筷
bǎiwǎnkuài
set the table
4. 熨衣服
yùn yī fú
do the ironing
5. 洗衣服
xǐyīfú？
wash clothes
6. 洗碗
xǐwǎn
wash the dishes
7. 洗车
xǐchē
wash the car
8. 照顾/照料/照看
zhàogù/zhàoliào/zhào kàn
look after children
Role in the society – community involvement
Working in pairs, match the characters to their descriptions.
1. 志愿者
2. 义卖
scouts
volunteer
3. 童子军
4. 社区服务
selling things for charity
5. 班代表
community services
class rep
The answers are…
1. 志愿者
zhìyuànzhě
volunteer
2. 义卖
yì mài
selling things for charity
3. 童子军
tóng zǐ jūn
scouts
4. 社区服务
shè qū fú wù
community services
5. 班代表
bān dài biǎo
class rep
How well did you do?
• Excellent
太棒了
• Not bad
不错
• Need to improve
加油
Sentence structure 1
Subject + 负责 + Verb + Object
e.g.
在家里，我 负责 洗车。
在家里，我 负责 打扫 客厅。
在家里，我 负责 照顾 弟妹。
Sentence structure 2
places S 帮忙/ 帮助 verbal phrases / noun
在社区，我们经常帮忙打扫社区。
在家里，我经常帮忙做家务。
在学校，我经常帮助同学。
Assessment for learning
Say the following sentences in Mandarin:
1. At home, I am responsible for the washing up.
2. My mum is responsible for the ironing.
3. At school, I like helping people. I am a class rep.
4. In the community, I am a volunteer worker. I help to sell
things that have been donated.
5. I am a volunteer. I help patients in the hospital.
6. I am a scout. I like doing scout activities.
Battleships game
• Find an opponent.
• You each draw three battleships on your sheet (do not let
your opponent see where they are).
• You have to guess where your opponent’s ships are.
• The winner is the person who hits all their opponent’s ships
first.
Detailed instructions are on your sheet.
Battleship game
Listening and reading
…我们去
了中国,
我参加了
英文志愿
者队伍。
去年
暑假
去年
寒假
前年的新年
昨天在家里
上星期
在社区里
上学期
在
学校里
…我们去
了
苏格兰高
地，我参
加了童子
军。
…我当了
班代表，
我觉得高
兴极了。
…我帮忙
洗车了，
也帮忙洗
碗了。
..我帮学
校做了义
卖活动，
也帮小区
打扫了。
…我帮忙
照顾了我
的弟妹，
我当了他
们的保姆。
You need to have a good attitude
These three people are talking about their involvement with the community
they live in. Listen carefully and answer the questions.
我参与社区服务。
我在医院做义工，
帮助病人。
我帮忙打扫社
区。我也参加
童子军训练。
What do they do? Write your answers in English.
1
2
3
You will hear one girl and one boy talking about their roles in their families and communities.
After you have finished listening, answer the questions that follow.
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我叫亮亮，我们家有五个人，我的爸爸，妈妈，两个弟弟，还有我。爸爸妈妈星期一到星期五每天工作。
星期六我们全家一起外出旅游。星期天我们全家在家里做家务。我爸爸负责洗车，我妈妈负责洗碗和洗衣
服，我负责打扫客厅，两个弟弟会帮爸爸洗车。
•
在家里，我常常帮忙照顾弟弟。他们一个十岁，一个十一岁。有时，我还会帮他们做作业。
•
每个星期三晚上，我都会去参加女童子军的活动。我们参与很多社区服务，有时是帮忙打扫卫生，有时是
帮社区办活动。我们也常常去登山。我最喜欢的活动就是登山了，因为空气很新鲜，风景很美丽。
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每星期五下午，我都去医院当义工。我喜欢帮助病人，因为我将来想当医生。 今天在医院看到一位老奶
奶，她没有孩子，也没有家人。护士请我读故事给她听，我读了一个很感人的故事，她非常喜欢。我很开
心可以帮助到她。
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我叫冬冬，我们家有三个人，我的爸爸，我的妈妈和我。我的爸爸是工程师，我的妈妈是老师。我是十六
岁的中学生。我喜欢游泳，常常去参加游泳比赛。星期六我们常常有朋友来我家。有时，我们一起爬山，
有时，我们一起骑自行车。星期天，我们会去参观博物馆或拜访朋友。我们家的家务不多，我爸爸做饭，
我妈妈打扫卫生，吃饭时，我帮忙摆碗筷。
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我常常在社区做志愿者，也会在学校的义卖活动中帮忙。去年暑假，我参加了Tesco 的赛跑, 赛跑筹到的钱
是为了帮助生病的孩子。我喜欢拉大提琴，我的梦想是去非洲给没有爸爸妈妈的孩子们演奏。 我认为音
乐是最美的，我想把最美好的音乐带给这些没有爸妈的孩子们。
Questions
1. What does Linaglinag’s family normally do on a Saturday?
2. What are the household chores for each individual in Liangiang’s family?
3. There are lots of community services in Liangliang’s area. Mention two of them.
4. Why does Liangliang like climbing mountains? Mention two things.
5. Why does Liangliang like helping patients?
6. What did Liangliang do for the old lady in the hospital?
7. Describe how Liangliang feels towards helping people.
8. What are Dongdong’s parents’ professions?
9. In what activity does Dongdong often participate?
10. What do Dongdong’s family do on Sundays?
11. How does Dongdong normally help at school?
12. Dongdong has entered the Tesco Great Run. What is the money raised by the run going
to be used for?
13. What is Dongdong’s greatest ambition ?
Read the following passage and answers the questions that follow.
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在中国，很多小孩子不太做家务，因为父母希望他们多花些时间学习，取得好成绩，为将来找一份好
工作做准备。
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在许多城市里，大家也不太重视社区服务。因为互相都不认识，而且城市里有很多便利的设施和服务
，所以有些人觉得没有必要参与社区服务。
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去年，我在社区里帮忙照顾老人，下面是我的一次社区服务经历。
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在我照顾的老人中有一位是中风的老人，我叫他刘爷爷。刘爷爷的孩子都去外地打工了，家里只有他
一个人。据医生说，他中风的主要原因是由于年轻时喝酒喝得太多。他每天都会在家里练习走路。我
到他家帮他打扫之后，就和他一起去散步。很多老人都不会像他这样每天坚持锻炼，可见他是很有毅
力的。
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我曾经问过他，为什么要天天锻炼，他说，这是必须的，如果不天天锻炼，恐怕就永远都走不动了。
他还说，自己年轻时喜欢喝酒，不知道爱惜自己的身体，不然现在也许就不会生病了。
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当今社会上，很多年轻人从很小就开始吸烟、喝酒。他们的这些行为不但是对自己不负责任，而且对
父母和社会也是不负责任的。刘爷爷希望我不要像他一样，在年轻时不爱惜自己的身体健康。他的这
些话对我很有教育意义。
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参加社区服务，对我是一种锻炼，也是一种学习。虽然今后的学业会越来越重，但是，我一定会在假
期抽出时间多参加一些类似的活动。
Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Why do many children in China not do housework at home?
Do people pay much attention to community service in the cities in China?
Explain why this is so. Mention two things.
Whom did the author take care of last year?
What did the author do with the person?
Why is the person living by himself?
What does the person practise every day?
What did the person like to do when he was young?
What did the author say that young people start to do when they are very
little in today’s society?
10. What does the author think of participating in community service?
写一次有关社区服务的经历
Write 230 words about your experiences of community
involvement.
Here are some points to help you to think about what you could
write, if you are not sure:
• A simple introduction about yourself and your family.
• How did you get involved in community service?
• What is the service about?
• What do you like the best about the service and why?
• What have you learnt from the experience?
Write an entry to a blog
• Read the text on the next slide.
• It was copied from a blog where some young Chinese people
expressed their opinions about community involvement.
• Write a follow-up entry for the blog. You could mention any
opinions you may have or say whether or not you agree with
the existing entries, and why. (Just write your entry on paper,
you don’t need to post it on the blog.)
The blog is an extended reading exercise. It is intended to
introduce you to some informal language used by young Chinese
people and to stimulate your reading capacity as well as to
provide a practical introduction to blogs as a modern
communication tool.
The blog
社区服务(2009-05-17 20:40:00)标签：杂谈
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今天，我去学校附近的小区里做社区服务，我的职责是量血压，这是我第一次做社区服务，也是第
一次给别人量血压，所以有点激动，再加上天气热，还没等到开始做事，我就已经汗流满面了。
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第一个光顾的人是位老伯，我跟他聊了几句，帮他测好血压，他竟然夸我做事利落，还说我一定很
能干。刚一开始就受到表扬，我开心得不得了，整个下午都心情愉快。
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每量完一个人，我都会嘱咐他们平时要注意饮食，适量运动，保持好心情，并解答她们的问题。有
一个老奶奶说她关节经常会痛，睡眠也不好，我突然想起上课的时候老师说过血脂高会导致皮肤痒
，关节痛的症状，我就问她之前有没验过血脂，血脂高不高，她说高，于是我就跟她说，她关节痛
可能是因为血脂高，并叫她去看一下医生，她说已经看过了，医生还开了药。她从包里掏出几种药
给我看，问我是什么药，虽然我药理学学得不好，但是这个时候可不能说不会，只好边看说明说边
，硬着头皮讲给她听，不过也说得头头是道，呵呵，她也听得很认真，还引来了几个人来围观，有
一个人还叫我写了老奶奶吃的那个降血脂的药名给他，说可以试试，可能是我讲的听起来很专业，
所以他们都相信我，当我是医生，当时我真的很有成就感，被人信任和感谢的感觉真好。
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不过天公不作美，正当我状态超级好的时候，下起了大雨。我拿好东西就跑到凉亭那里避雨，不过
这时候凉亭里已经有很多人了，我只能挤在外面，被雨淋湿了一点点，这时刚好被之前的那位老奶
奶看到，她立刻叫其他人让开一下，好让我进去，让我再次感到帮助人后，被人感恩时的那种幸福
感，真的谢谢那位老奶奶，你让我燃起了人生的责任感和医生的神圣感，希望你身体健康，安享晚
年!!
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感谢这次活动，让我体会到了帮助别人的乐趣，也激发了我好好学习的热情！！！
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/articlelist_1595641550_0_1.html
hao
Assessment for learning
My learning log
1. To be able to talk about role of the individual in the home and society.
Done? When?
2. To be able to listen to information about role of the individual in the home and society.
Done? When?
3. To be able to read short passages about role of the individual in the home and society.
Done? When?
5 To be able to write about the role of the individual in the home and society. Done? When?
6 Words I need to remember from this section: