E5 Mandarin
Assignment 3 Pointers
Date：9 - 13 February 2026
Topic:
我们去买菜（Let’s Go to the Market）
Instructions:
1. The student identifies the ingredients on the slides, describes their taste, and explains their preference
and reasoning for each choice.
2. Students will look at the slide to identify the ingredients and describe their primary flavor profiles. They
will then express their preferences and reasons for their choices, including whether they like/dislike or
would dare/not dare to try them by using correct pronunciation, proper tones, and expressive delivery.
Pointers: Vocabulary (Textbook page 61 and notebook), 喜欢/不喜欢，因为... or 敢/ 不敢，因为...
(notebook).
Criteria
Memorization &
Accuracy
Description
Maximum
Student mentions each ingredient and taste clearly,
correctly, and completely without any error.
40
(2 points deduction for each incorrect word)
Student expresses their preferences and reasons for
Preference Sentence
their choice using clear, correct, and complete
sentence.
20
(10 points will be given to each correct sentence)
Student pronounces all Mandarin words clearly with
Pronunciation &
Tone
correct tones.
(1 point deduction for each incorrect tone or
20
pronunciation)
Student demonstrates strong confidence and poise,
exhibits polite and respectful behavior and shows
Comprehensive
Evaluation
20
enthusiasm during presentation.
Student appears confident with minor hesitations
and exhibits polite and respectful behavior with
10
occasional lapses.
Total
100
Score
Obtained
Vocabulary：Things that taste…
1.
酸 sour ：
Yogurt
酸奶
Vinegar
2.
酸橙
醋
苦 bitter：
Coffee
咖啡
Bitter gourd
3.
Lime
苦瓜
Tea
茶
甜 sweet：
Sugar
糖
Cake 蛋糕
Candy
糖果
4.
辣 spicy：
Chili
辣椒
Garlic
5.
Ginger
姜
大蒜
咸 salty：
Salt 盐
Soy sauce 酱油
Salted egg 咸蛋
Sentence structure:
Answer the questions with the proper format of:
喜欢/不喜欢，因为... and
敢/ 不敢，因为...
Example:
1.
你喜欢吃梅子吗？Do you like to eat plum?
Ans: 我喜欢吃梅子，因为很好吃。
I like to eat plum, because it is delicious.
我不喜欢吃梅子，因为很酸。
I don’t like to eat plum, because it is very sour.
2.
你敢不敢吃辣椒？Do you dare to eat chili?
Ans: 我不敢吃辣椒，因为很辣。
I do not dare to eat chili because they are very spicy.
我敢吃辣椒，因为我能吃辣。
I dare to eat chili because I can eat spicy food.