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CHINESE CULTURE
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Objective
•
Understanding the order of Chinese surnames and first name
•
Understanding how Chinese people address one another
•
The five most common Chinese surnames
•
Characteristics of Chinese name

70MIN
LESSON 3-1
What’s Your Name?
Contents 9 Key Words
Key Words

5MIN
Warm-Up
Nǐ jiào shénme mí
ngzi Wǒ zhèng gēn xuéshēng tánhuà ne.
What is your name? I am taking with my student.
Wǒ jiào Lí
u Xiǎomí ng. Lǎo lǐ hélǎo zhāng
My name is Liu xiaoming. old Liu and old Zhang

1MIN
WORDS
1. (měiguó) n. America
• (American)

2MIN
WORDS
2. (qīzǐ ) n. wife
• = =
• (This is my wife.)

7MIN
WORDS
3. (ránhòu) conj. after, and then
• … … (first…after)
In Chinese, the adverb” ” is often used before the conjunction” ”, to

indicate the sequence of two events, The first clause expresses the action that has been
done first or the event that has taken place first. The second clause expresses the action
that has been done or the event that has taken place after it, e.g.,
(Yesterday, We visited Tiananmen, The Palace Museum, and then, we visited Jingshan
Mountain and Beihai.)
(We get some coffee first, after that we go back to dormitory, ok?)
WORDS
3. (ránhòu) conj. after
• :
(When there is a subject in the second clause, “ ”should go
before the subject, e.g., )
(You read first, then I read. )

3MIN
WORDS
4. (jiéhūn) n. marry,get married
• (We have been married for ten years.)

• (I got married next month with
my girlfriend.)

2MIN
WORDS
5. (biàn) vi. change

• You become beautiful.
• (Women in China, don't change
their maiden name even after marriage.)

2MIN
WORDS
6. (wénhuà) n. culture
• 。
(Every country has its own culture.)
• 。(I like Chinese culture very much.)
2MIN
WORDS
7. (xíguàn) n. custom
• (People have different customs in

food and drink.)
• 。(Every place has its own
customs and habits.)
2MIN
WORDS
8. (gāi) v. should, ought to
• (I should go.)
• 拜年 (What should I say in a hundred
years?)

2MIN
WORDS
9. (rènshi) v. to know(a person)
• 认识你很高兴。(I am very glad to meet you.)

• 我不认识这个字。(I don't know this word.)

4MIN
KEY SENTENCES
Zài Zhōngguó, wǒmen xiān shuō xìng, ránhòu shuō míng.
In China we say our surname first, followed by our personal name.
Zěnmen nín de xìng gēn tāmen de bùyíyàng ne?

呢？
Why is your surname different from theirs'?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What is your name?

12min
TEXT 1
Mǎlì：Nǐmen hǎo!
(How do you do!)

Líu lǎoshī：Nǐhǎo! Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
(How do you do!What is your name?)

Mǎlì：Wǒ jiào Mǎlì·hèběn.
•
(My name is Mary Heben.)
Líu lǎoshī： Zhè wèi shì wǒ de qīzǐ. Zhè shì wǒde háizi.
(This is my wife ,and this is my child.)

TEXT 1
Líu Xiǎomíng：Nǐhǎo！Wǒ jiào Líu Xiǎomíng.
Zài Zhōngguó, wǒmen xiān shuō xìng, ránhòu shuō míng.

。
(How do you do! I am Liu Xiaoming. My surname is Liu,
and my first name is Xiaoming. In China, we say our
surname first, and then our first name.)
Lǐ Píng：Nǐhǎo, Mǎlì.
。
(How do you do! Mary.)

TEXT 1
Mǎlì：Nínhǎo！
！
(How do you do!)
Lǐ Píng：Wǒ xìng Lǐ, jiào LǐPíng.
(My surname is Li, and I am Li Ping.)

Mǎlì：Zěnme nín de xìng gēn tāmen de bùyíyàng ne?
(Why do you not have the same surname?)

TEXT 1
Lǐ Píng： Shìde. Wǒ xìng de shìwǒ bàba de xìng，
zài Zhōngguó, nǚrén jiéhūn hòu xìng búbiàn.

。
(No. I follow my father's surname. In China, women
keep their maiden name even after marriage.)
Mǎlì：Shìma? Zhēn yǒu yìsi! Wǒ juéde zhège xísú bǐjiào hǎo.
。
(Is that sure? It's interesting. I like this custom.)
Lǐ Píng：Wǒmen yě juéde hěn hǎo.
。
(We like this custom too.)

TEXT 1
Mǎlì：Hǎole, wǒ gāi qù shàngkè le. Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐmen.

。
(OK.It is time to go to class. I am very glad to meet you.)
Líu lǎoshī：Wǒmen yě hěn gāoxìng. Zàijiàn！
(We are very glad to meet you too. Good bye!)

Mǎlì：Zàijiàn！
(Good bye!)

1MIN
NOTES
* wèi
Classifier, used before people.

5MIN
EXERCISES
MATCH
她叫 • 王wáng
tājiào
• 小花xiǎohuā
他姓
tāxìng
• 觉得挺好
一位 juédetǐnghǎo
yíwèi
老李 • 教师jiàoshī
lǎolǐ

10MIN
EXERCISES
PAIR WORK
step1. Role-Play
角色 Role
一个中国学生跟一个外国学生
A Chinese student and a foreign student
任务 Assignment
这两个学生第一次见面。他们互相介
绍姓、名、国籍等。
The two students are meeting for the first
time.They introduce each other 's
surnames,first names and nationalities.
10MIN
EXERCISES
PAIR WORK
step2. Communication Practice
Mark's friend Jone has just arrived

in China.Mark tells him surnames
are first in China.Mark also
tells him that women in China
keep their maiden name even after
marriage.
Topic:Chinese surnames go first!

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Contents 9 Key Words

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In Chinese, the adverb” ” is often used before the conjunction” ”, to

3. (ránhòu) conj. after

(You read first, then I read. )

4. (jiéhūn) n. marry,get married

• (We have been married for ten years.)

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5. (biàn) vi. change

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• (People have different customs in

8. (gāi) v. should, ought to

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9. (rènshi) v. to know(a person)

• 认识你很高兴。(I am very glad to meet you.)

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Zài Zhōngguó, wǒmen xiān shuō xìng, ránhòu shuō míng.

In China we say our surname first, followed by our personal name.

Zěnmen nín de xìng gēn tāmen de bùyíyàng ne?

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What is your name?

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(How do you do!)

(How do you do!What is your name?)

(This is my wife ,and this is my child.)

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Líu Xiǎomíng：Nǐhǎo！Wǒ jiào Líu Xiǎomíng.

Zài Zhōngguó, wǒmen xiān shuō xìng, ránhòu shuō míng.

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(My surname is Li, and I am Li Ping.)

(Why do you not have the same surname?)

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Lǐ Píng： Shìde. Wǒ xìng de shìwǒ bàba de xìng，

zài Zhōngguó, nǚrén jiéhūn hòu xìng búbiàn.

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Mǎlì：Hǎole, wǒ gāi qù shàngkè le. Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐmen.

(We are very glad to meet you too. Good bye!)

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step2. Communication Practice

Mark's friend Jone has just arrived

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