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Section 6: In school – the happiest days!
学校－最愉快的日子
Targets for this section
My learning targets
1
to know the Mandarin names for common
school subjects
2
to be able to complete a school timetable in
Mandarin
3
to be able to say ‘I like’ or ‘I dislike’
things/activities
4
to be able to use minutes to/past, midday,
midnight
Done?
When?
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Key words for this section
Mandarin
shēng wù xué
生 物 学
huà xué
化 学
zhōng wén
中
文
dé wén
德 文
yīng wén
英 文
dìlǐ
地理
fǎ wén
法 文
wǒbùxǐhuān
我不喜 欢
xué xiào
学 校
lì shǐ
历 史
xiǎoxué
小 学
zhōngxué
中 学
2
English
biology
chemistry
Chinese
German
English
geography
French
I don’t like
school
Mandarin
měishù
美 术
shù xué
数 学
kē jì
科 技
yīn lè
音 乐
wù lǐ
物 理
zōngjiàojiàoyù
宗 教 教 育
tǐ yù
体 育
yùn dòng
运 动
jìshù
技术
or
English
art
mathematics
science and
technology
music
physics
religious
education
P.E.
Sport
technology
láo j ì
history
primary school
secondary school
劳 技
xìjù
戏剧
jīng jì
经 济
kēxué
科学
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drama
economics
science
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jiāzhèng
家 政
xuéyuàn
学 院
dàxué
大学
diàn nǎo
电 脑
xìn xī jì shù
信 息 技 术
home economics
college
university
computer
information
technology (IT)
zhōngwǔ
中 午
wǔcānshíjiān
午餐 时 间
jiào shì
教 室
shí yàn shì
实 验 室
yòu ér yuán
幼 儿 园
jìndàiyánjiū
近 代 研 究
noon
lunchtime
classroom
laboratory
nursery school
modern studies
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Exercise 6.1
Listen as some people use five of the words below in sentences
in Mandarin. Just listen for the words and indicate in the grid
in which sentence which one was used.
For example:
w ǒ shì lǎo shī
‘I am a teacher’我 是 老 师 。
No
Word
1
teacher
2
English
3
library
4
pencil
5
classroom
Used in…..
My score
4
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Exercise 6.2
Listen as some people tell you which type of school or college
they go to – primary, university etc. Write opposite the
person’s name the type of place they go to – in English.
Person
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Hannah goes to a
hán nà
涵 娜
Marianne goes to a
mǎ l ì ān
玛 丽 安
Frazer goes to a
fēizé
飞泽
Katie goes to a
kǎidì
凯蒂
Peter goes to a
bǐdé
彼德
Paul goes to a
bǎoluó
保 罗
Julie goes to a
zhūlì
珠丽
School/College
In school!
zàixuéxiào l ǐ
在学 校 里
My score
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Exercise 6.3
You will hear some young people speaking in Mandarin. In
each of the ten sentences they will mention a school subject.
Write down the name in English of each subject mentioned.
Subject
Subject
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
My score
6
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Exercise 6.4
You will hear ten sentences in which a pupil asks the way to a
subject classroom. Write into the grid below in English which
subject room each pupil is looking for.
Pupil
is looking for … room
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
My score
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Exercise 6.5
You will now hear some directions to get to classrooms in a
school – just like directions to go to a building in a town. This
time it’s the 第一 (1st)，第二 (2nd) etc. room on the right or
left.
No
Room (1st, 2nd, etc)
Right or left?
1
2
3
4
5
My score
8
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Exercise 6.6
This is an exercise to remind you of times and days – write
down in the grid in English the days and times as you hear
them.
Day
Time
Day
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
Time
My score
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Exercise 6.7
You will hear Chinese pupils telling you the subjects they
either like or dislike. Write in the subject name in English after
each speaker with a tick (√) for ‘like’ or a cross (x) for
‘dislike’.
No
Subject
√ Like
X Dislike
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
My score
10
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Exercise 6.8
Listen carefully as eight different clock times are read out.
Draw the hands on each clock according to the time you hear.
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Exercise 6.9
This time you will hear a Chinese pupil telling you the subjects
he either likes or dislikes. Write the subjects he likes in the
left-hand column and those he doesn’t like in the right-hand
column.
lín xiǎo lóng
Lin Xiaolong 林
小
龙
Like
Dislike
xǐ huan
bù xǐ huan
喜 欢
不 喜 欢
Exercise 6.10
Take the passage below that describes how a pupil feels about school
and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
Hello! My name is
in
I am in
and I am
. I attend Oriental High School.
9A. In school I like
I also like
12
years old. I
. But I do not like
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Mandarin spoken here!
Tell the teacher/lecturer the subject(s) you like
according to the card(s) indicated, starting like this
wǒxǐhuān
我喜 欢 …
wǒxǐhuān
I like… 我 喜 欢 ….
Chinese
English
home economics
biology
chemistry
art
zhōngwén
中 文
yīngwén
英 文
jiāzhèng
家 政
shēngwùxué
生 物学
huàxué
化 学
měishù
美 术
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Tell your teacher/lecturer you don’t like the subject(s)
wǒbùxǐhuān
on the card(s) below, saying 我 不 喜 欢 …
wǒbùxǐhuān
I don’t like … 我 不 喜 欢 …
geography
R.E.
maths
music
physics
drama
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dìlǐ
地理
zōngjiàojiàoyù
宗 教 教 育
shù xué
数 学
yīn lè
音 乐
wù lǐ
物 理
xìjù
戏剧
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In which room …?
zài n ǎ g e jiào shì
在 哪 个 教
室？
Tell the teacher/lecturer in which room you have the
subjects shown below, starting like this …
On ... I go to classroom number … for my … lesson
xīng q ī
w ǒ dào
hàojiàoshìshàng
kè
星 期 …，我 到 … 号 教 室 上 …课 .
Day
Subject
Classroom number
French
10
history
3
computing
12
geography
7
English
9
maths
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Monday
xīng q ī y ī
星 期一
Tuesday
xīng q ī è r
星 期二
Wednesday
xīng q ī sān
星 期三
Thursday
xīng q ī s ì
星 期四
Friday
xīng q ī w ǔ
星 期五
Saturday
星期六
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What time …?
几点钟？
Tell the teacher/lecturer the day and time you have the
subjects indicated below, with information from the part
timetable underneath. Remember the hours of the day
diǎn
diǎnzhōng
fēn
are expressed by 点 or 点 钟 and 分 ‘minute’ are
diǎn
placed after 点 .
… hour of the day … minutes
diǎn
fēn
… 点 …分
Day
Subject
Time
Monday
German
8.45am
Tuesday
PE
9.35am
Mandarin
10.35am
art
11.15am
English
1.10pm
maths
2.20pm
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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On Monday at 8.35, I have …?
xīng q ī y ī
b ā diǎnsānshí w ǔ fēn
w ǒ yǒu
kè
星 期 一 ，八 点 三 十 五 分 ，我 有 。。。。课
Tell the teacher/lecturer the subject you have on the day
and time asked about, using the information from the
timetable below.
10.35
11.15
11.55
12.35
1.35
Monday
xīng q ī y ī
星 期一
Tuesday
xīng q ī è r
星 期二
Wednesday
xīng q ī sān
星 期三
Chinese
Physics
Maths
Art
Biology
Music
History
PE
Lunch
Drama
Chemistry
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My mini dictionary
Mandarin
yě
也
bù lǐxiǎng
不 理 想
lán qiú
篮 球
lǐxiǎng
理 想
shēngwùxué
生 物学
huàxué
化 学
yīngwén
英 文
dìlǐ
地理
kēmù
科目
fǎwén
法文
kōng jié
空 节
xǐhuān
喜 欢
gāozhōng
高 中
gōnglìxuéxiào
公 立学 校
18
English
also
unsatisfactory
basketball
satisfactory
biology
chemistry
English
geography
subject
French
free period
like
senior high
school
state school
Mandarin
qū gùn qiú
曲 棍 球
diàn nǎo kè
电 脑 课
yòu ér yuán
幼 儿 园
měishù
美 术
zuìxǐhuān
最喜 欢 /
zuìài
最爱
jígé
bùjígé
及格 / 不及格
shù xué
数 学
wǒ
我
zhōngwǔ
中 午
wǔxiū
午休
bàn yè
半 夜
yīnlè
音乐
biànshì
便 士
líng
零
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English
hockey
computing
studies
nursery school
art
favourite
pass/fail
mathematics
I/me
midday
lunch break
midnight
music
pence
zero
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lìshǐ
历史
gāoěrfūqiú
高 尔夫 球
xiǎoxué
小 学
zhōngxué
中 学
jiāzhèng
家 政
xuéyuàn
学 院
kèchéngbiǎo
课 程 表
xìjù
戏剧
jīngjì
经 济
chéngjìdān
成 绩单
gōngyì
工 艺
jìshù
技术
history
golf
primary school
secondary
school
home economics
college
timetable
drama
economics
xiūxīshíjiān
休息时 间
wùlǐ
物理
sīlìxuéxiào
私立 学 校
zōngjiàojiàoyù
宗 教 教 育
jìndàiyánjiū
近 代 研 究
yùndòng
运 动
tǐyù
体育
yōuxiù
优 秀
hěnchà
很 差
kēxué
科学
break, interval
physics
independent
school
R.E.
modern studies
sport
P.E.
excellent
very
unsatisfactory
science
report (card)
chūzhōng
初 中
junior high
school/middle
school
craft
shèjì
设计
design
technology
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Questions and answers
When people have a conversation, it is often in the form of question and
answer: one person asks a question and the other gives an answer.
Here are the important questions and answers in this lesson.
Try to remember them!
Brackets like this (word) mean the word can be missed out.
Question
Answer
Do you like (----)?
I like (---------).
nǐxǐhuān
ma
你 喜 欢 。。。吗 ？
wǒxǐhuān
我 喜 欢 。。。
I don’t like (-------).
wǒbùxǐhuān
我 不 喜 欢 。。。
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