NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CURRICULUM SUPPORT
Chinese Languages
Students’ Notes
Simplified Mandarin
Lifestyles – Education and Work
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Contents
Introduction
Targets for this section
Activity 1: Reading and comprehension
Targets for Activity 1
Exercise 1.1
Language points (1)
Cousins
Exercise 1.2
Activity 2: Language
Targets for Activity 2
Language points (2)
Possessive pronouns
Usage of 们 men and 的 de
Exercise 2.1
Exercise 2.2
Exercise 2.3
Exercise 2.4
Activity 3: Writing
Targets for Activity 3
Language points (3)
吗
不
Exercise 3.1
Exercise 3.2
Exercise 3.3
Exercise 3.4
Exercise 3.5
Exercise 3.6
Exercise 3.7
Exercise 3.8
Activity 4: Listening and comprehension
Targets for Activity 4
Exercise 4.1
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CONTENTS
Exercise 4.2
Exercise 4.3
Activity 5: More reading and writing
Targets for Activity 5
Exercise 5.1
Exercise 5.2
Appendix
Notes: how to write an email in Mandarin
Key words for this section
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
My learning targets
1
To know the appropriate way to present information in
an email in Chinese
2
To be able to give information about myself
3
To be able to give information about family
4
To be able to describe places in town
5
To be able to describe one’s hobbies
Done?
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ACTIVITY 1
Activity 1: Reading and comprehension
Targets for Activity 1
My learning targets
1
To become familiar with the way personal information,
hobbies and fun places in a town are presented in a
short piece of writing
2
To be able to use the appropriate way to address
different members of a family in Mandarin
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ACTIVITY 1
Exercise 1.1: Reading comprehension
You are taking part in a summer exchange programme
in Beijing which has been organised between Scotland
and China.
Your exchange partner in China introduces herself by email.
发件人：马丽丽 <malili@yahoo.com>
收件人：林娜 <linna@yahoo.co.uk>
日
期：2008-11-21
主
题：交流伙伴
林娜：
你好！
我叫马丽丽，是你的交流伙伴。我十七岁。我的生日是二月二十二日。你
多少岁？你的生日是几月几日？
我爸爸五十岁。他的头发是灰白色的，但是他很英俊。他是中文老师。我
的妈妈四十八岁。她不高，但是她很漂亮。她没有工作。她很想学习英语。你的
父母做什么工作？
我有一个表姐。她叫朱英。她二十五岁。她已经结婚了，有一个小男孩。
他一岁，名字叫王平。我很喜欢和他一起玩。你有表姐妹吗？
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我家住在北京。北京有很多好玩的地方。你可以去看天安门、长城、故
宫、天坛，也可以去公园玩。北京有很多公园。我喜欢看电影，打羽毛和乒乓球。
周末我经常到游泳馆里游泳。你住的城市有好玩的地方吗？你的爱好是什么？
希望早日收到你的回信。
祝你
平安
马丽丽
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Vocabulary
交流伙伴
Jiāoliú huǒbàn
exchange partner
已经
yǐjīng
already
表姐
biǎojiě
cousin; sister-in-law
表姐妹
biǎojiěmèi
cousins; sister-in-law
天安门
tiān ānmén
Tiananmen Square
长城
chángchéng
the Great Wall of China
故宫
gùgōng
the Forbidden City
天坛
tiāntán
Temple of Heaven
希望
xīwàng
hope
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ACTIVITY 1
Questions
1.
Who is Ma Lili?
_________________________________________________________
2.
What age is she?
_________________________________________________________
3.
What two things does she ask about you?
_________________________________________________________
4.
List three things she tells you about her father.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
5.
List three things she tells you about her mother.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
6.
List three things she tells you about her cousin.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
7.
What can you do in Beijing? Mention four things.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
8.
What does she like to do? Mention three things.
_________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________
9.
What questions does she ask you?
_________________________________________________________
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Language points (1)
1.1
Brothers and sisters
When saying ‘my brothers’ or ‘her sisters’ in Chinese, you
need to be careful because the English word ‘brother’ can
either mean 哥哥 gēge (elder brother) or 弟弟 dìdi (younger brother) and
‘sister’ can either mean 姐姐 jiějie (elder sister) or 妹妹 mè mei (younger
sister) in Chinese. When unsure one can say 我的兄弟们 wǒde xiōngdì men
for ‘my brothers’ and 她的姐妹们 tāde jiěmèi men for ‘her sisters’.
1.2
Cousin
There are several words in Chinese for cousin in the same way
that there are different words for sisters and brothers. Cousin
can mean 堂兄 tángxiōng, 堂弟 tángdì, 堂姐 tángjiě, 堂妹
tángmèi, 表兄 biǎoxiōng, 表弟 biǎodì, 表姐 biǎojiě and 表妹 biǎomèi in
Chinese. So which one to choose? In general, you can follow these hints:
1.
2.
1.3
First decide whether they are on your father’s side or mother’s side. If
they are on your father’s side, use 堂 táng; if they are on your mother’s
side, use 表 biǎo.
Second decide whether they are older or younger than you. If they are
older than you, use 兄 xiōng for male or 姐 jiě for female; if they are
younger than you, use 弟 dì for male or 妹 mèi for female.
已经 yǐjīng
‘已经 yǐjīng’, which means ‘already’ in English, is used as a time
adverb and is placed in front of the verb in a sentence to stress the
fact that ‘something has happened.’
When we want to state the fact in English that someone is married, we can
simply say ‘She is married.’ However, since characters in Chinese do not
reflect the change of tense themselves, sentences like this often add the
adverb 已经 in front of the verb to show something has already happened. In
this case, ‘她结婚了。’ Tā jiéhūn le simply expresses the fact that she got
married. However, ‘她已经结婚了。’ Tā yǐjīng jiéhūn le is used to stress the fact
that she is married.
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Exercise 1.2: Confusing family members!
The one-child policy means Chinese children will have a lot of
cousins. Addressing cousins in Chinese can be a daunting
task. Try to answer the following questions. You can refer to
Language points (1) on the previous page for help.
1.
If you have one elder brother and a younger sister, what do you call them
in Chinese?
Your answer:
_________________________________________________________
2.
If you have an elder sister, what do you call her in Chinese?
Your answer:
_________________________________________________________
3.
David has a cousin called Tom. He is David’s father’s brother’s son. He is
one year younger than David. What word should David use to address
him?
Your answer:
_________________________________________________________
4.
Your father has a younger sister. She has a daughter called Lindsay. She
is older than you. What word should you use to address her?
Your answer:
_________________________________________________________
5.
John’s mother has a younger sister, Catherine. Catherine has one son
who is two years older than John. What word should John use to address
him?
Your answer:
_________________________________________________________
6.
Jane’s father has an elder brother. He has a son who is three years
younger than Jane. What word should Jane use to address him?
Your answer:
_________________________________________________________
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ACTIVITY 1
Write down two things you did well in this part and one thing you could have
done better if any.
Two stars…
One wish …
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ACTIVITY 2
Activity 2: Language
Targets for Activity 2
My learning targets
1
To know how to turn personal pronouns into plural by
using 們 men
2
To know how to use 的 de to form possessive pronouns
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ACTIVITY 2
Language points (2)
2.1
Possessive pronouns
Singular
Possessive
Plural
Possessive pronouns
pronouns
我(I)
我的(my)
我们(we)
我们的(our)
你(you)
你的(your)
你们(you)
你们的(your)
他(he)
他的(his)
他们(they)
他们的(their)
她(she)
她的(her)
她们(they, female)
她们的(their, female)
2.2
Usage of ‘们 men’ and ‘的 de’
A.
When we pluralise personal pronouns such as 我 wǒ, 你 nǐ, 他 tā and
她 tā in Chinese, we simply add the suffix word 们 men.
B.
How can we express ‘my,’ ‘your’, ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘our’, ‘your’ and ‘theirs’ in
Chinese? In Chinese we add the character 的 de meaning ‘of’ after
personal pronouns such as 我 wǒ，你 nǐ，你们 nǐmen etc.
C.
的 de may be omitted before nouns where the possessor has a close
relationship with the person or object. For example, 我的妈妈 wǒ de mā
ma (my mother) can be written as 我妈妈 wǒ māma and 她的爸爸 tā de
b à ba as 她爸爸 t ā b à ba. However, when there are more than one
possessor, one cannot say 他们爸爸 tāmēn bàba or 我们妈妈 wǒmēn
māma
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Exercise 2.1
Use Language points (2) to help you. How would you say …
English
Chinese
my father
her mother
his mother
her older brother
our younger sister
your son
their daughter
our sons
my elder sisters
his younger brothers
Exercise 2.2
Translate the following Chinese phrases into English.
Chinese
English
我的
我们的
你的
你们的
他的
他们的
她的
她们的
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Exercise 2.3
Use 的 de to fill in the blanks where necessary.
1.
他_______妈妈
2.
爸爸_______房间
3.
哥哥_______书桌
4.
他们_______姐姐
5.
我们_______老师
6.
她_______书
7.
我_______姐姐_______朋友
8.
他_______弟弟_______名字
Exercise 2.4
Decide whether the following phrases are correct. If the phrase is right,
draw a smile after it and draw a cross if it is incorrect.
1.
我爸爸
2.
他们妈妈
3.
她的姐姐
4.
他的哥哥
5.
她们的弟弟
6.
她弟弟
7.
我哥哥们
8.
她爸爸
9.
我们姐姐
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ACTIVITY 2
Write down two things you did well in this part and one thing you could have
done better if any.
Two stars…
One wish …
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ACTIVITY 3
Activity 3: Writing
Targets for Activity 3
My learning targets
1
To be able to write basic personal information
2
To be able to present personal information for my family
members
3
To be able to talk about my jobs and hobbies
4
To be able to give information on places in a town
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When?
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Language points (3)
吗 ma
We can add 吗 at the end of an affirmative sentence to turn it into a question
sentence. For example, ‘他喜欢足球。’ means ‘He likes football.’ But we can
add 吗 at the end and turn it into a question sentence: ‘你喜欢足球吗？’ which
means ‘Do you like football?’
To answer a question, we can say: ‘是的’ for ‘yes’ or ‘不’ for ‘no’.
When describing your favourite leisure activities we can use the verb 喜欢
xǐhuān (to like). For example, the sentence structure for ‘I like football’ (我喜欢
足球) would be ‘Subject (我) + verb(喜欢)+ object(足球)’ – in other words, just
like English word order.
When expressing dislikes, we can add 不 in front of the verb to turn an
affirmative sentence into a negative sentence. Thus, if we want to say ‘I do not
like football’ we can say: ‘我不喜欢足球。’
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Exercise 3.1
Are you familiar with how to present personal and other
types of information? For example, what people do in their
free time? Before you write, check whether you can say the following in
Chinese. You can make notes in the space provided. You may compare your
notes with your partner or someone in the class when you finish.
English
Mandarin
How to present personal information:
your name
your age
your birthday
where you live
English
Mandarin
How to present professions and
information about family members:
My mother is … (age).
She is … (job)
Example:
My mother is a sales assistant. My dad is
an engineer.
English
Mandarin
How to express your hobbies using ‘喜
欢’ (like) and ‘不喜欢’ (dislike)
Example:
I like playing basketball.
I don’t like playing badminton.
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English
Mandarin
How to express places for fun in a
town by using 有 yǒu (have, has) and
去 qù (go to)
Example:
There are lots of fun places in Edinburgh.
You can go to the seaside.
English
Mandarin
How to ask people for personal
information.
Example:
How old are you?
When is your birthday?
What are your hobbies?
Exercise 3.2
Now compare your notes of Exercise 3.1 with the answers below.
English
Mandarin
How to present personal information:
your birthday
How to present your personal
information:
我叫 、、、。
我、、、岁。
我的生日是、、、月、、、日 。
where you live
我住在 、、、。
your name
your age
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English
Mandarin
How to present professions and
information family members:
How to present professions and
information family members:
My mother is … (age).
我妈妈、、、 岁。
She is … (profession)
她是、、、。
Example:
Example:
My mother is a sales assistant. My dad is
an engineer.
我妈妈是售货员。
English
Mandarin
爸爸是工程师。
How to express your hobbies using ‘喜 How to express your hobbies
欢’ (like) and ‘不喜欢’ (dislike)
using ‘喜欢’ (like) and ‘不喜欢’
(dislike)
Example:
I like playing basketball.
Example:
I don’t like playing badminton.
我喜欢打篮球。
我不喜欢打羽毛球。
English
Mandarin
How to express places for fun in a
town by using 有 yǒu (have, has) and
去 qù (go to)
How to express places for fun in
a town by using 有 yǒu (have,
has) and 去 qù (go to)
Example:
Example:
There are lots of fun places in Edinburgh.
爱丁堡有很多好玩的地方。
You can go to the seaside.
你可以去海边
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English
Mandarin
How to ask people for personal
information.
How to ask people for personal
information.
Example:
Example:
How old are you?
你多少岁？
When is your birthday?
你的生日是几月几日？
What are your hobbies?
你的爱好是什么？
Exercise 3.3
How would you say these phrases in Chinese? Write down your answers.
Translation of the names is provided for you.
1.
Hello. My Chinese name is Liu Yun. I am 10. I have one
sister, who is 6.
Liu Yun: 刘云
2.
My Chinese name is Wang Xingli. I am 12. I like
dancing.
Wang Xingli: 王兴丽
3.
Hello. I am Paul. I am 11. I have a brother, 13 and a
sister, 9.
Paul: 保罗
4.
My name is Jane. I am 14. I have a good friend. Her
name is Hannah. She is 15. We like going on walks.
Jane 简 [Jiǎn]
Hannah 汉纳 [Hànnà]
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Exercise 3.4
Put the following sentences into English.
1.
我爸爸五十岁。他是工程师。
2.
她妈妈和我妈妈是好朋友。
3.
哥哥二十五岁。他是老师。
4.
我的妹妹十二岁。她是中学生。
5.
他的弟弟十三岁。他喜欢踢足球。
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Exercise 3.5
Which word to use? Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs.
打
看
玩
踢
听
(1).
_______足球
(9).
(2).
_______电视节目
(10). _______表演
(3).
_______体操比赛
(11). _______羽毛球
(4).
_______网球
(12). _______骑马比赛
(5).
_______高尔夫球
(13). _______篮球
(6).
_______音乐
(14). _______书
(7).
_______电子游戏
(15). _______网
(8).
_______电脑
上
_______音乐会
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Exercise 3.6
Use your answers for Exercise 3.5. Practise
saying these phrases with your teacher or
someone in your class. Try to use the following sentence pattern and ask them
what their favourite sports are.
Sentence structure
Question:
你喜欢____________吗？
(Do you like …?)
Answer:
是的, 我喜欢____________。
(Yes, I do like …)
不, 我不喜欢____________。我喜欢____________。
(No, I do not like …. I like …)
Example:
You ask:
你喜欢踢足球吗？
Answer:
是的, 我喜欢踢足球。
不, 我不喜欢踢足球。我喜欢打篮球。
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Exercise 3.7
Are there any interesting places in your town?
How would you say the following sentences in Chinese? Choose any five
sentences and practise with your teacher or someone in the class. Use the
word list on next page for help if you wish.
1．
There are a lot of shops and supermarkets in the city.
2．
There is a big museum in the city centre.
3．
The beach is on the edge of town.
4．
The zoo is in the suburbs.
5．
There are a lot of shopping centres, supermarkets and bookshops.
6．
You can go to the beach.
7．
You may go shopping.
8．
There are a lot of parks in the city.
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Vocabulary: Places in town
Chinese
Pinyin
English
博物馆
bówùguăn
museum
超级市场
chāojí shìchăng
supermarket
城市
chéngshì
city
地方
dìfāng
place
动物园
dòngwùyuán
zoo
公园
gōngyuán
park
购物
gòuwù
shopping
海滩
hăitān
seaside
郊区
jiāoqū
suburbs
商场
shāngchăng
shopping centre
商店
shāngdiàn
shop
市中心
shìzhōngxīn
city centre
书店
shūdiàn
bookshop
运动场
yùndòngcháng
stadium
Exercise 3.8
Using Activity sheet 3a, try to write a simple response to Ma Lili. You should
mention:
age
family
professions
hobbies
places in your town
Good luck!
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Activity sheet 3a
发件人：
林娜 <linna@yahoo.co.uk>
收件人：
马丽丽 <malili@yahoo.com>
发件日期: 2009 年 3 月 8 日
主题：
回信
马丽丽:
你好!
谢谢你的电子邮件。很高兴收到你的来信。我叫马丽丽。
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
希望早日收到你的回信。
林娜
2009 年 3 月 10 日
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ACTIVITY 3
Write down two things you did well in this part and one thing you could have
done better if any.
Two stars…
One wish …
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Activity 4: Listening and speaking
Targets for Activity 4
My learning targets
1
To be able to listen for names
2
To be able to listen for ages
3
To be able to listen for details of family members
4
To be able to listen for different hobbies
Done?
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Exercise 4.1
Listen to the following four speakers, who will each tell you a little about their
family backgrounds.
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
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Exercise 4.2
After you have listened to the recordings at least twice, fill in the following
details about each speaker.
Speaker 1
Name:
____________________________________________
Age:
____________________________________________
Family:
____________________________________________
Family details:
____________________________________________
Hobbies:
____________________________________________
Speaker 2
Name:
____________________________________________
Age:
____________________________________________
Family:
____________________________________________
Family details:
____________________________________________
Hobbies:
____________________________________________
Speaker 3
Name:
____________________________________________
Age:
____________________________________________
Family:
____________________________________________
Family details:
____________________________________________
Hobbies:
____________________________________________
Speaker 4
Name:
____________________________________________
Age:
____________________________________________
Family:
____________________________________________
Family details:
____________________________________________
Hobbies:
____________________________________________
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ACTIVITY 4
Exercise 4.3
Using your answers to Exercise 4.2, imagine that you are one of the speakers
you listened to. Practice saying all the information you collected with someone
else in your class.
Example:
You may need:
Saying hello:
你好！
Saying your name:
我叫王小朋。
Saying your age
我十岁。
Saying family members
我有一个哥哥和一个弟弟。
Saying information about family members:
哥哥十三岁。弟弟八岁。
Saying likes and dislikes
我喜欢和他们打篮球。
我不喜欢打乒乓球。
Asking about age:
你多大？
你多少岁？
Asking about hobbies:
你的爱好是什么？
Asking whether someone likes something:
你喜欢足球吗？
你喜欢看电视吗？
你多少歲？
Good luck!
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Write down two things you did well in this part and one thing you could have
done better if any.
Two stars…
One wish …
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ACTIVITY 5
Activity 5: More reading and writing
Targets for Activity 5
My learning targets
1
To be able to translate from Chinese to English
information on personal identities, family members,
professions, hobbies and places in town
2
To be able to translate from English to Chinese
information on personal identities, family members,
professions, hobbies and places in town
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Done?
When?
ACTIVITY 5
Exercise 5.1
Try to translate this passage into English. Use the vocabulary list for help if
necessary.
我叫方明。我是中国人。我住在中国昆明。我十六岁，
是学生。
我没有兄弟姐妹，但是我有一个表姐和一个表妹。
表妹叫方萍，她十三岁，也是学生。表姐叫李丽。她二十五岁。她已经结婚了，
有一个儿子，叫张俊。张俊四岁。表姐是秘书。她在办公室工作。她的丈夫叫张
小军。他三十三岁，是会计。他是新加坡人，但是现在他住在中国。
我爸爸叫方伟平，妈妈叫刘小梅。妈妈四十二岁。她是售货员，在一家商店工作。
我爸爸四十三岁，是工程师。他有一个姐姐，我叫她姑妈。她的名字叫方兰。她
是护士。
Notes:
1.
兄弟姐妹 is the same concept as ‘brothers and sisters’ in English’,
including both elder and younger ones.
2.
姑妈 is another word for aunt. Also called 姑姑, referring to the father’s
sister.
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Vocabulary
Place/city/country
Chinese
English
昆明
Kunming
Kūnmíng
新加坡 Xīnjiāpō
Singapore
People’s names
Chinese
Pinyin
Chinese
Pinyin
方明
Fāng Míng
方伟平
Fāng Wěipíng
方萍
Fāng Píng
刘小梅
Liú Xiǎomãi
张俊
Zhāng Jùn
方兰
Fāng Lán
张小军
Zhǎng Xiǎojūn
Other words
Chinese
English
独生子
dúshēngzǐ
single child
秘书
mìshū
sectary
姑妈
gūmā
aunt
护士
hùshì
nurse
兄弟姐妹 xiōngdìjiěmâi
brothers and sisters
一个表姐和一个表妹
two cousins
yígâ biǎojiě hã yí gâ biǎomâi
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Your answer:
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ACTIVITY 5
Exercise 5.2
Try to translate into Chinese! Don’t worry about the names. They have been
translated for you.
My name is Fang Lan. I am 33 years old. I live in
Shanghai China. I am married and I have one daughter.
She is called Zhou Xiaoyun. She is two years old.
My husband is called Zhou Zheng. He is 32 years old.
He is a businessman. I am a English teacher.
I have a younger brother. His name is Fang Ming. He
is a bus driver. He is married and he lives with his wife Lin
Xiaoping in Hangzhou. Fang Ming is 25 years old and Lin
Xiaoping is 24.
My husband Zhou Zheng has a younger sister. She is called Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong is 27. She is a student. She studies business. Now she lives in
Britain. She is engaged. Her boyfriend is called Paul. He is Scottish. Paul is an
engineer. They are coming to see us in Shanghai next year.
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Vocabulary
Place/city
English
Chinese
Shanghai
上海
Hangzhou
杭州
People’s names
English
Chinese
English
Chinese
Fang Lan
方兰
Lin Xiaoping
林小萍
Zhou Xiaoyun
周小云
Zhou Hong
周红
Zhou Zheng
周正
Paul
保罗
Fang Ming
方明
Other words
English
Chinese
engaged
订婚 [dìnghūn]
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ACTIVITY 5
Your answer:
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ACTIVITY 5
Write down two things you did well in this part and one thing you could have
done better if any.
Two stars…
One wish …
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APPENDIX
Appendix
Notes: How to address an email in Mandarin
1.
Emails
Emails are common tools of communication today. The format of emails
in Chinese basically looks the same as people would write in English. For
example, an email in English may look like:
From:
To:
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject:
In Mandarin, an email normally looks like this:
收件人：
抄送:
密件抄送:
主题：
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Words you may need to know
Cc:
抄送 [chāosòng]
This Chinese phrase literally means
‘copy and deliver to’ and is used
commonly in official emails and letters.
Bcc: 密件抄送 [ mìjiàn chāosòng]
’密件’ which means ‘confidential letter’
in Mandarin is used here to express the
same meaning as ’hidden copy’
or ’blind carbon copy’ in English.
2.
Letters
Even though emails are popular tools of communication, people
still write letters for all sorts of reasons. It is useful to know what an
envelope should look like when you write a letter to China. An
envelope in Chinese should look like this:
postcode of the receiver
stamp
[country] [province or city] [city or district] [road] [name of building or door
number]
Name of the receiver
your address
（收）
[country] [province or city] [city or district] [road] [name of building or door
number]
your postcode
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If you are sending the letter from Scotland to China, you may write your
address on the back of the envelope. In Chinese people usually write the
address in this order (largest place first, smallest last): [the post code] [the
name of the province or city] [name of the city] [name of the road] [name of
building or door number]. The addressee’s name should be written on a new
line.
For example, if you are writing a letter to your exchange partner at her school
address in Beijing, your envelope should look something likes this:
1
0
中国
0
7
1
0
北京市 西城区 西长安街 1 号 北京市第一六一中学
马丽丽（收）
city
country
district
street
name of the building
If you are sending this letter from Scotland to China, you can write your
address in English on the back of the envelope.
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Common rules you should know when replying to a letter in Chinese:
1.
Be aware that the word ‘亲爱的 qīn ài de [dear]’ implies a very close
relationship, such as family members, boyfriend or girlfriend rather than a
polite greeting. So do not write ‘亲爱的...’ when replying to a letter unless
you have become really good friends. So you can just start the letter with
their name. For example,
安娜：
你好！
2.
Remember to use ‘:’ after you write the person’s name as the first line.
3.
When you write ‘你好 nǐ hǎo’, leave a two-word space in front, and ‘你好
nǐ hǎo’ should stand on its own as a single line. For example, if you are
writing to a person called Ma Lili, the format will look like this:
马丽丽：
你好！
4.
It is polite to leave some good wishes at the end of your letter, like the
English ‘Best wishes’, ‘Regards’ or ‘Cheers’. Usually people would write
‘祝你 zhù nǐ (wish you…)
‘平安’ píng’ān (safe), ‘快乐’ kuàile (happy),
‘幸福 xìngfú’ (happy and blessed) or ‘愉快’ yúkuài (cheerful).’
5.
After you finish the letter, write your name in the lower right corner.
6.
Don’t forget to add the date underneath your name.
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Key words for this section
Professions
Chinese
Pinyin
English
司机
sījī
driver
作家
zuòjiā
writer
画家
huàjiā
painter
工程师
gōngchéngshī
engineer
科学家
kēxuéjiā
scientist
演员
yănyuán
actor/actress
商人
shāngrén
businessman
老师
lǎoshī
teacher
医生
yīshēng
doctor
护士
hùshì
nurse
工人
gōngrén
worker
售货员
shòuhuòyuán
sales assistant
服务员
fúwùyuán
service staff
秘书
mìshū
secretary
会计
kuàijì
accountant
Chinese
Pinyin
English
出生
chūshēng
to be born
生日
shēngrì
birthday
国籍
guójí
nationality
住址
zhùzhĭ
address
姓名
xìngmíng
surname and first name
名字
Míngzi
first name
是
shì
be
有
yǒu
have/has
Self and family
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岁
suì
year/years old
男
nán
male
女
nǚ
female
孩子
háizi
child
老
lăo
old
丈夫
zhàngfū
husband
妻子
qīzi
wife
祖父
zŭfù
grandfather
祖母
zŭmŭ
grandmother
爸爸
bàba
father
妈妈
māma
mother
父母
fùmŭ
parents
哥哥
gēge
elder brother
姐姐
jiĕjie
elder sister
弟弟
dìdi
younger brother
妹妹
mèimei
younger sister
朋友
péngyŏu
friend
笔友
bĭyŏu
pen friend
兄弟
xiōngdì
brothers
姐妹
jiě mèi
sisters
高
gāo
tall
矮
ăi
short
胖
pàng
fat
瘦
shòu
thin/slim
可爱
kĕ’ài
sweet/cute
英俊
yīngjùn
handsome
漂亮
piàoliang
pretty
帅
shuài
handsome
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Hobbies and leisure activities
Chinese
Pinyin
English
活动
huódòng
activities
运动
yùndòng
sports
跑步
pǎobù
jogging
游泳
yóuyǒng
swimming
足球
zúqiú
football
网球
wǎngqiú
tennis
篮球
lánqiú
basketball
骑马
qímǎ
riding
羽毛球
yǔmáoqiú
badminton
高尔夫球
gāo erfūqiú
golf
橄榄球
gǎnlǎnqiú
rugby
体操
tǐcāo
gymnastics
比赛
bǐsài
competition
散步
sànbù
take a walk
中心
zhōngxīn
centre
表演
biǎoyǎn
performance
节目
jiémù
programme
音乐会
yīnyuèhuì
concert
唱歌
chànggē
singing
戏剧
xìjù
drama/play
电影(院)
diànyǐng(yuàn)
film (cinema)
展览
zhǎnlǎn
exhibition
唱片
chàngpiàn
record/CD
写信
xiě xìn
to write a letter
喜欢
xǐhuān
like
经常
jīngcháng
often
有时候
yǒushíhòu
sometimes
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Places in town
Chinese
Pinyin
English
地方
dìfang
place/site
城市
chéngshì
city/urban
市中心
shìzhōngxīn
city centre
郊区
jiāoqū
suburbs
海滩
hăitān
seashore/seaside
博物馆
bówùguăn
museum
运动场
yùndòngcháng
stadium
公园
gōngyuán
park
动物园
dòngwùyuán
zoo
商场
shāngchăng
shopping centre
商店
shāngdiàn
shop
书店
shūdiàn
bookshop
超级市场
chāojí shìchăng
supermarket
购物
gòuwù
shopping
买东西
mǎi dōngxi
go shopping
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