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Introduction
Welcome to join the Chinese for Foreign Diplomats Course! The Course is specially designed for foreign diplomats by Hanban/

Chinese language skills for daily use in a short time of study. communication with your and our efforts in and out the classroom. this is your own text and exercise book. Confucius Institute Headquarters!

Confucius Institute Headquarters. It aims to help learners grasp the basic

137 participants from 39 embassies and 2 international organization have joined the course in three levels. Participants will be introduced to various daily life topics in 10 weeks and experience workshops of traditional Chinese culture. We set up a special column on our website (cffd.chinese. cn), and arrange tutors to help you in your after class studies. We hope that all the participants could achieve the elementary level of Chinese language

This is your Study Pack tailored for this course. All the teaching materials will be handed to you each time when you come to the lesson. You can pack up all the handouts and worksheets in this folder. By the end of this course,

Hope you will have a pleasant and fruitful learning experience with the

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Course Timetable (Beginner, Saturdays)

Lesson Topic

(Intensive Class: 13:30p.m.16:30p.m.)

No. Lesson1 Nice to meet you. Lesson2 I go to work at nine every day.

Date

1 Lesson3 I prefer the white shoes.

Apr. 14th

2 Lesson4

Apr. 21st

3 Culture Workshop1

May 5th

4 Lesson5

May 12th

There are four people in my family.

5 Lesson6

May 13th (Sunday)

Culture Workshop1

6 Lesson7

May 19th

I'd like to have Chinese food today.

7 Lesson8

May 26th

Welcome to my house this weekend! I go to work by subway. I've got a headache. Culture Workshop2 I am going to do some exercises. Revision, Test and Feedback Closing Ceremony

8 Culture Workshop2

Jun. 2nd

9 Lesson9

Jun. 9th

10 Lesson10 Closing Ceremony

Jun. 10th (Sunday)

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Jun. 16th

12

Jun. 30th

13

Jul. 7th

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Lesson1

Saturday, 14th April, 2012 Location: Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters Key Points Subject
Rn shi nn hn go x#ng

Nice to meet you.

Be able to introduce yourself, such as your name, nationality, occupation, hobbies, etc.
n

Goals
Be able to usein questions.
shn me

Be able to ask others' names, nationalities, and occupations, etc. Be able to use in questions.
y

Be able to use the preposition. of Chinese people.

shn me

Be able to acquire some basic knowledge about the family names

1. what

It is used to make a particular interrogative sentence.

e.g.
What's your name?
N xing mi dinr shn me

N jio shn me mng zi

Grammar Points

What do you want to buy?

2. which (one)

It is used to make a particular interrogative sentence.

e.g.
Which country are you from?

N sh n gu rn


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3. ( prep.) too; also; as well as

It is used before verbs or adjectives to express the same situation.

Grammar Points

e.g.
Nice to meet you, too.

Rn shi n w y hn go x#ng

Nn N sh ma

W hn x huan Zhng gu

y x huan xu x Hn y

I like China, and also like to learn Chinese.

1. /
Are you ...?

2.
What's your name?
Nn gu xng

N jio shn me mng zi

3.
W xng

May I have your family name/surname, please?

jio

4.
Rn shi nn n hn go x#ng

Useful Sentences

My family name is ..., and I'm ....

5. /
Nice to meet you.

6. /
Nice to meet you, too.
N sh n gu rn

Rn shi nn n w y hn go x#ng

7.
Where are you from?
W sh rn

8.
I come from ....

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Knowledge of Chinese Characters

radical

n z png ku z png

meaning
mouth female

examples
wn

jio

ch

xng

ho

Learning Steps PART1Self-introduction

Culture Points Interesting Chinese Names

W jio

N ho

Hello!

W li z W sh

My name is ....

I come from .... I am ....

wi jio gun cn zn

diplomat counsellor
gng sh

lng sh y~ m

consul

first secretary wife

f r9n

minister


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PART2Dialogue
du hu

z w ji sho

Chng jng Zhng lo sh h X Mng zi y q lio tin Nn ho Qng wn nn sh lo sh ma N ho W sh lo sh

B
W jio X Mng nn gu xng n jio shn me mng zi

A
W xng Zhng jio Zhng Hng nn ho

B
Zhng lo sh

A
Rn shi n w y hn goxng W sh F gu rn B

rn shi nn hn go xng

B
Nn sh Bi jng rn ma

N sh n gu rn

A B
Dialogue:Self-introduction
w sh Shng hi rn

Scene: Ms. Zhang and Simon are chatting. A: Hello! Excuse me, are you a teacher?

B: Hello! I am a teacher. Whats your name?

A: I am Simon. May I have your name, please? B: My family name is Zhang, and I am Zhang Hong. A: Hello, Ms. Zhang! Nice to meet you. B: Nice to meet you, too. Which country are you from? A: I am French. Are you from Beijing? B: No, I am from Shanghai.
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 Lesson1 Words
nn mngzi gu xng rnshi goxng n pron. n. adj. n./v. v. adj. pron. (polite form of addressing one person) you name used to express an honored rank or position surname; family name to know glad, happy which (one)

Proper nouns
X Mng Simon, a French name France Zhng Hng Fgu Bijng Shnghi Beijing Shanghai

Zhang Hong, a Chinese name

PART3Narrative

x sh

W jio X Mng l i z F gu

W d e lo sh xng Zhng t sh Shng hi rn W hn x

W sh F gu d sh gun d e cn zn

W zi

Hn bn xu x Hn y huan Zhng gu

y x huan xu x Hn y

Narrative
I am Simon and (I) come from France. I am a counselor of French Embassy. I'm learning Chinese in Hanban. My teacher is Ms. Zhang, and she comes from Shanghai. I like China very much, and also like to learn Chinese.
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PART4Culture Points Interesting Chinese names

Ten Most Commonly Used Surnames According to the national census, the ten most commonly used Chinese family names are Li, Wang, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Zhao, Huang, Wu and Zhou, which are written in Chinese characters below:
Zhu L Wng Zhng Li Chn Yng Zho Hung W

. How to address Chinese people? younger sister, cousin, sister-in-law and so forth. How do Chinese address each other? Huang (usually those who are elder than him or of the same age).

It is customary to address Chinese by their given name, using the title Miss, Mrs.,

or Mr. in front until people become good friends and know other's nicknames. There

are a large range of official titles and formal addressing forms in daily use, especially occupation-linked titles such as doctor, professor, and mayor, etc. Younger members address elder members according to their formal roles in families such as elder brother,

Mostly, Chinese address each other by their names. Taking a girl whose full name

is Li Huilan for example, people may address her Li Huilan, Huilan, A Lan, or Xiaolan, even some (those who are elder than her or of the same age) may call her Xiao Li. If a man whose full name is Huang Yuepo, people may address his full name as Yuepo, or Lao Huang (usually those who are younger than him or of the same age), or Xiao

PART5Review and A Brief Introduction of Lesson2

1. Review sentences of self-introduction
n

Usein questions. Usein questions. Use the preposition.

2. A brief introduction of Lesson2
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y shnme

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PART6Homework

Write the following Chinese characters eight times. When you write them, please follow the appropriate stroke order shown to you.

1 3 2

4 5 6

mng

1 3 4 5 6

7 1 4 3 2 5 6 8

xng

3 2 4

rn


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1 3 4 2 5 6 7

sh

1 3 4 5 7 8 9 2 6

go

1 2 3 4 6 5

xng

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9

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Match the questions and answers. Then make a dialogue with them and practice it with your tutor.
N jio shn me mng zi N sh n gu rn W xng Zhng

1. 2.
Nn gu xng

A. B.
W jio X Mng Rn shi n w y hn go xng

3. C. 4.
Rn shi n hn go x#ng

D.

W sh Zhng gu rn

Oral Practice

Please make self-introductions with your tutor. Information below should be included: names, nationalities, occupations, hobbies, etc.

1.

Please preview lesson2: I go to work at nine every day.

Read the new words with your tutor.

2.

Talk about the daily schedules with your tutor.


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Note: The worksheets you have got before the class are for next week; please try your best to preview the new words, grammars and dialogues.

Self-evaluation
I have learned ... 1. How to introduce myself.
n

2. Words of self-introduction.
shnme

3. How to usein questions.

4. How to usein questions.

y

5. How to use the preposition.

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If you have any suggestions for our class, please let us know. Thanks!

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