Sentence Pattern Drills to Accompany

Integrated Chinese
Level 1 Part 1
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Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1

Sentence Patterns
Lesson 1: Greetings
Dialogue I
1.
A.
B.

Smith.
..

2.

John Smith,

3.
A.
B.

John Smith.

Dialogue II
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5.

6.

7.

Items from the Language Practice section:

Example:

A:
B1:
B2:

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Lesson 2 Family

Lesson 2: Family
Dialogue I
1. Particle

________________

_____

2. Measure Word

Example:

3. Question Pronouns
A.
B.

A.
B.

A.
B

A.
B

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4. (to have)
Example:

A:
B1:
B2:
B3:

Dialogue II
5. (to exist)

6. The Usage of and (omitted.)

7.
1. Example:

2 Example:

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Lesson 2 Family

3 Example:

Additional from Language Practice J: Personal Pronoun

A.
B

A.
B.

A.
B.

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Lesson 3: Dates and Time

Dialogue I
1. Numbers (1-100)
Examples:

15 = 10 + 5

23 = 2 x 10 + 3

19 = 10 + 9
37 = 3 x 10 + 7
46 = 4 x 10 + 6
82 = 8 x 10 + 2
55 = 5 x 10 + 5
99 = 9 x 10 + 9
2. Dates and Time
Year
Example: 2009
1776 1840 1905 1911 19491993 2013
Month
Example: March (third month)
January (first month
August (eighth month)

February (second month)

September (ninth month)

April (fourth month),

December (twelfth month)

Year, Month, and Day of the Month

Example: July 8, 2005
January 5, 1827
August 31, 1986

April 1, 1945
November 24, 2001

June 20, 1959

December 16, 2010

Day of the Week

Example: Monday (Day 1 of the Week)
Tuesday (Day 2 of the Week)
Friday (Day 5 of the Week)
Thursday (Day 4 of the Week)

Saturday (Day 6 of the Week)

Wednesday (Day 3 of the Week)
Sunday (the Day of the Week)

Hour and minute

Example: 5:26
7: 18 3:28 9:46 10:32 11:50 12:55 1:05
Quarter Hour and Half Hour
Examples:
9:30

1:15

3:45

5:30

6:45

7:15

2:08

6:15

9:30

12:45

10:15 11:30 11:45 12:15 12:30 12:45

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Lesson 7 Studying Chinese

3. (Omitted)
4.
Who?

When?

Whom?

5. Alternative Question
A

What to do?

or

B?

Dialogue II
6. A-not-A Questions
A.
B.

A
B.

A.
B.

A.
B.

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7.
Example:

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Lesson 4 Hobbies

Lesson 4: Hobbies
Dialogue I
1. Word Order (Omitted)
2. A-not-A Questions (II)
A.
B.

A.
B.

A.
B.

A.
B.

3.
Example:
A:
B:

4. + V.
Who?

When?

What to do?

5. (Omitted)
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Additional from Language Practice C.

Example:

Reason
Result

Reason

Result

Dialogue II
6.
Example:

A:
B1:
B2:

7. (Omitted)

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Lesson 5 Visiting Friends

Lesson 5: Visiting Friends

Dialogue I
1. /
Example:

2. Adjectives as Predicates
(Form sentences by matching nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases from the left with
appropriate adjectives from the left.)

//

3. Preposition
(Form sentences by selecting a subject, a time expression, a location expression, and an
action.)
Who?

When?

Where?

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What to do?

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4. (Form an imperative sentence by using at the end.)

Narrative
5. (II)
a

Verb

Quantity

Noun

6.
Example:

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Lesson 6 Making Appointments

Lesson 6: Making Appointments

Dialogue I
1. Preposition

2. Modal Verb
(Form sentences by selecting a subject, a time expression, and an action.)
Who?

When?

What to do?

3.

Additional from Language Practice C:

Example:
Condition
Proposal

Condition

Proposal

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Dialogue II
4. Time Expressions (omitted)
5. Modal Verb
Who?

When?

What to do?

6. Directional Complements
(Complete the sentence by selecting a proper directional complement.)
1. ________/
2. _______/
3. ________ /
4. ________ /

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Lesson 7 Studying Chinese

Lesson 7: Studying Chinese

1. Descriptive Complements
a.

b.

2. Adverbs and
Example:

3. Adverb
Example:

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4. Double Objects
(Form sentences by matching a verb with two appropriate objects.)

Verb

Object 1

Object 2

5. Ordinal numbers (Omitted)

6.
(Reduce the intensity of the sentence by changing to .)
Example:

Dialogue II
7.
Example:

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8. Structure
Example:

9. Continuous Discourse (Omitted)

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Lesson 8: School Life

Dialogue I
1. Position of Time-When Expressions
(Insert the time expression in the parentheses into the sentence.)
Example:

2. Adverb (II)
(Form sentences by selecting a subject, an Action 1, and an Action 2.)
Subject

Action 1

Action 2

3. (Omitted)
4. Series of Verbs/Verb Phrases
(Form sentences by matching a phrase from the column Action 1 with a proper phrase
from the column Action 2.)
Action 1
Action 2

5. (III): (Omitted)
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Lesson 8 School Life

6. (III): (Omitted)
7.

A Letter
8. /
Example:

Known Information
Additional Information

Known Information

Additional Information

9. vs.
(Complete each sentence using either or .)
Example:

10. (III): (Omitted)

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Lesson 9: Shopping
Dialogue I
1. (II)
Who?

When?

What to do?

2. Measure Words (II): (Omitted)

3. (II): (Omitted)
4.
(Form questions by matching each of the subjects with an appropriate adjective.)
Subject

Adjective
?
?
?
?
?
?

5. Money: (Omitted)
Dialogue II
6. A / B
(Form sentences by matching each of the subjects with an appropriate adjective.)
Subject

Adjective

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7. /
Example:

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Lesson 10: Transportation

Dialogue I
1. Topic-Comment Sentences
Example:

2.

Option 1

Option 2

Option 1

Option 2
?
?
?

?
?
?

3.
Example:

Action 1
Action 2

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Action 1

Action 2

4. (Omitted)
An Email
5.
Example:

(everyday)

(Everyday)
(Every month)
(Every year)
(Every evening)
(Each pair)
(Everybody)
6. ()
Example:

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