Task- You are attending a training class in Beijing, and staying with a host family.

After get
acquainted with your host family members, please tell them about your family or friends. List
at least three people. Midterm -Oral

Talk about your family member or friends or a famous person

老家在哪里？ 现在住在哪儿？ 有几口人？ 兄弟姐妹？ 多大 ? 结婚了吗？太太？孩子？

Lǎojiā zài Xiànzài zhù zài Yǒu jǐkǒu rén? Xiōngdì Duōdà? Jiéhn le Tàitai? Háizi?
nǎlǐ? nǎr? jiěmèi? ma?

名字？ 国籍？ 语言？

míngzi? guójí? yǔyán?
 Fill in the time for each activity based on your or your family member or friend’s schedule. Then report to class
about those activities verbally, please list at least three people’s schedule. Midterm-Oral

Talk about weekly schedule of your family member or a friend or a famous person

星期几？ 做什么？ 几点？ 做什么？ 几点？

Xīngqī jǐ? zuò shénme? jǐdiǎn zuò shénme? Jǐdiǎn
星期一 起床 上班
Xīngqī yī qǐchuáng shàngbān
星期二 吃早饭 打电话
Xīngqī èr chī zǎofàn dǎ diànhuà
星期三 锻炼身体 回家
Xīngqī sān duànliàn huíjiā
shēntǐ
星期四 洗澡 开会
Xīngqī sì xǐzǎo kāihuì
星期五 吃午饭 睡觉
Xīngqī wǔ chī wǔfàn shuìjiào
周末 看电视 吃晚饭
Zhōumò kàn diànshì chī wǎnfàn
Task 2- Now it’s your turn to introduce your family to your Chinese counterparts. Use the questions as
prompts.

有几口人？ 兄弟姐妹？ 太太？孩子？ 叫什么名字？ 现在住在哪儿？

Yǒu jǐkǒu Xiōngdì Tàitai? Jiào shénme Xiànzài zhù zài
rén? jiěmèi? Háizi? míngzi? nǎr?

名字？ 国籍？ 老家？ 语言？

míngzi? guójí? lǎojiā? yǔyán?
Language feature – The sentence structure with time expressions.

The time expression can be placed before or after the subject in a sentence, but it
must be before the verb(s) it modifies.

你今天上午忙吗？
Nǐ jīntiān shàngwǔ máng ma?

我五点半起床。
Wǒ wǔdiǎn bàn qǐchuáng.

他们下午三点上课。
Tāmen xiàwǔ sāndiǎn shàngkè.

你晚上几点洗澡？
Nǐ wǎnshang jǐdiǎn xǐzǎo?
Language feature – The Auxiliary Verb “ 想” (xiǎng, to want to)

“ 想” has several meanings. In this lesson it expresses the subject’s intention

or desire, it must be followed by a verb or a clause.
The negative form of “ 想 xiǎng” is “ 不想 bù xiǎng ”.

我想看电视。
Wǒ xiǎng kàn diànshì.

我不想起床 。
Wǒ bù xiǎng qǐchuáng.
Language feature – the time words “ 以前 yǐqián” and “ 以后 yǐhòu”.

The time words “ 以前 yǐqián” and “ 以后 yǐhòu” are placed after other time
phrases or action words to indicate before or after these times or actions.

锻炼身体以后 ， 我洗澡。
Duànliàn shēntǐ yǐhòu, wǒ xǐzǎo.

下午五点以后 ， 我们都不工作。
Xiàwǔ wǔdiǎn yǐhòu, wǒmen dōu bù gōngzuò.

吃晚饭以前，刘先生看电视吗？

Chī wǎnfàn yǐqián, Liú xiānshēng kàn diànshì ma?

中午以前，他们不想开会。
Zhōngwǔ yǐqián, tāmen bù xiǎng kāihuì.
Language feature – Sentences with serial verb phrases: purpose

In a sentence, the subject may take two consecutive verbs or verb phrases. The
serial verb phrases introduced in this lesson, the second verb indicates the
purpose of the action of the first verb.

我去开会。
Wǒ qù kāihuì.

我去吃晚饭。
Wǒ qù chī wǎnfàn.

开会以后，我回家吃晚饭。
kāihuì yǐhòu, wǒ huíjiā chī wǎnfàn.

洗澡以前，我去锻炼身体。
Xǐzǎo yǐqián, wǒ qù duànliàn
shēntǐ.
Language feature – The affirmative/negative questions “Adjective 不 Adjective”
and “verb 不 verb”.

S+ma=? A or Not A= ?

Besides adding the particle “ 吗” to the end of a sentences to form question,

another way to form question is to repeat the adjective or verb in it’s affirmative
and negative form.

- 你忙不忙？ Nǐ máng bù máng? 你忙吗？ Ni3 mang2 ma?

+ 我很忙。 Wǒ hěn máng.

- 他们是不是学生？ Tāmen shì bú shì xuéshēng?

+ 他们都是学生。 Tāmen dōu shì xuéshēng.

- 他去不去林老师家？ Tā qù bú qù Lín lǎoshī jiā?

+ 他不去林老师家。 Tā bú qù Lín lǎoshī jiā.
Language feature – The particle “ 了 le”.

The particle “ 了 le” can be used after a verb to indicate realization or completion
of an action.

我哥哥七月订婚了。
Wǒ gēge qīyuè dìnghūn le.

我结婚了。
Wǒ jiéhūn le.

李先生离婚了。
Lǐ xiānsheng líhūn le.

你吃早饭了吗？我没 ( 有 ) 吃早饭 . ( VS. 你吃早饭吗？我不吃早

饭)
Nǐ chī zǎofàn le ma? Wǒ méi(yǒu) chī zǎofàn ( Nǐ chī zǎofàn ma? Wǒ bù chī zǎofàn)
Pair work- Ask and answer questions about people’s daily activities based on the provided information.

你几点起床？ Nǐ jǐdiǎn qǐchuáng?

我六点起床。 Wǒ liùdiǎn qǐchuáng.
起床
qǐchuáng

吃早饭
chī zǎofàn

开会
kāihuì

李先生 林小姐 傅老师 姚明 成龙 李连杰 洗澡

Lǐ xiānshēng Lín xiǎojiě Fù lǎoshī Yáo Míng Chénglóng Lǐ Liánjié xǐzǎo

五点 七点一刻 下午四点 晚上十点半 三点五十分 早上八点 打电话

wǔ diǎn qīdiǎn yíkè xiàwǔ sìdiǎn wǎnshang sāndiǎn zǎoshang dǎ
shídiǎn bàn wǔshí fēn bādiǎn diànhuà

上班
shàngbān
Pair work- Ask questions about your partner ‘s daily activities. Make notes and then report his
daily activities to the class.

Example 你早上做什么？ Nǐ zǎoshang zuò shénme?

questions: 你几点上班？ Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàngbān?
你下午开会吗？ Nǐ xiàwǔ kāihuì ma?
你通常晚上做什么？ Nǐ tōngcháng wǎnshang zuò shénme?

Report: 小虎早上五点起床… , 下午… , 晚上… , 他通常…

Xiǎohǔ zǎoshang wǔdiǎn qǐchuáng …, xiàwǔ…, wǎnshang…, tā tōngcháng…

洗澡 看书 打电话 睡觉 吃早饭
xǐzǎo kàn shū dǎ diànhuà shuìjiào chī zǎofàn

起床 看电子邮件 开会 看电视 上班
qǐchuáng kàn diànzǐ yóujiàn kāihuì kàn diànshì shàngbān
Pair work - Use the pictures and phrases to ask your partner’s daily activities and tell about your daily activities.

江先生，你早上做什么？ Jiāng xiānshēng, nǐ zǎoshang zuò shénme?

你几点上班？ Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàngbān?
锻炼身体以前，你想做什么？ Duànliàn shēntǐ yǐqián, nǐ xiǎng zuò
shénme?
你几点回家？ Nǐ jǐdiǎn huíjiā?
你通常晚上做什么？ Nǐ tōngcháng wǎnshang zuò shénme?
你们明天开会吗？ Nǐmen míngtiān kāihuì ma?

锻炼身体 洗澡 看书 打电话 睡觉 吃早饭 开会

duànliàn shēntǐ xǐzǎo kàn shū dǎ diànhuà shuìjiào chī zǎofàn kāihuì

开会 吃晚饭 看电子邮件 开会 看电视 上班 回家

kāihuì chī wǎnfàn kàn diànzǐ kāihuì kàn diànshì shàngbān huíjiā
yóujiàn
Group-work: Student A asks student B how often he does certain activities, student B answers the questions ,
and student C listens and reports it to the class.

Example
questions:
通常
- 你每天。。。吗？ Nǐ měitiān ...ma? (tōngcháng)
总是
- 你通常几点。。。？ Nǐ tōngcháng jǐdiǎn …? (zǒngshì)
-星期三晚上你总是… 吗 ? Xīngqī sān wǎnshang nǐ zǒngshì… 有时候
(yǒushíhou)
ma? 每天
Report: (měitiān)
从…到…
-张大龙每天。。。，他通常。。。点。。。。星期三晚上他 (cóng…
dào…)
总是。。。， 周末他去。。。，他不。。。
Zhāng Dàlóng měitiān ..., tā tōngcháng …diǎn …. Xīngqī sān wǎnshang tā
zǒngshì…, Zhōumò tā qù…, tā bù ….
Pair- work. Create a short story about the person in the pictures below including name, rank,
hometown and his daily/weekly activities.

他叫。。。
他每天早上。。。，下午。。。晚上。。。
他通常星期三。。。，星期二晚上。。。

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Task- You are conducting a 3-day training with your Chinese counterparts. Ask about their daily/weekly
activity schedule, and then come up a schedule for this training. Verbally report your training schedule to
the class.

星期几？ 上午做什么？ 下午做什么？ 晚上做什么？

Xīngqī jǐ? Shàngwǔ zuò shénme? Xiàwǔ zuò shénme? Wǎnshang zuò shénme?
Task: Introduce your family members, include their names, age and birthday, and try to speak more about
them, if you can. –

名字
名字 年纪
年纪 生日
生日 老家
老家 Your
Your
míngzi
míngzi niánjì
niánjì shēngrì
shēngrì lǎojiā
lǎojiā choice
choice
爸爸
爸爸 dad
dad
bàba
bàba
妈妈
妈妈 mom
mom
māma
māma
太太
太太 wifewife
tàitai
tàitai

哥哥
哥哥
elder
elder
gēge
gēgebrother
brother

姐姐
姐姐 elder elder
jiějie
jiějie sister
sister
弟弟
弟弟
younger
younger
dìdi
dìdi brother
brother

妹妹
妹妹
younger
younger
mèimei
mèimei
sister
sister

儿子
儿子 son
son
érzi
érzi

女儿
女儿
daughter
daughter
nǚ’ér
nǚ’ér
Pair work- find out your partner’s family members , and then report it to the class .

Example 你家有几口人？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

questions: 你家人住在哪里？ Nǐ jiārén zhù zài nǎlǐ?
你有兄弟姐妹吗？ Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma?
你有几个孩子？是男孩还是女孩？ Nǐ yǒu jǐge háizi? Shì nánhái háishì
nǚhái?
你太太工作吗？ Nǐ tàitai gōngzuò ma?

Report: 王大明的家有三口人。他有爸爸，妈妈 ....

Wáng Dàmíng de jiā yǒu sānkǒu rén. Tā yǒu bàba, māmā....
Task 1- You are leading a training class with your Chinese counterparts. Ask about their hometown, family
members and current residency (your classmates will play the Chinese counterpart roles). Verbally report
the information you have got to the class.

老家在哪里？ 有几口人？ 兄弟姐妹？ 太太？孩子？ 现在住在哪儿？

Lǎojiā zài Yǒu jǐkǒu Xiōngdì Tàitai? Xiànzài zhù
nǎlǐ? rén? jiěmèi? Háizi? zài nǎr?

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Task 2- Now it’s your turn to introduce your family to your Chinese counterparts. Use the questions as
prompts.

有几口人？ 兄弟姐妹？ 太太？孩子？ 叫什么名字？ 现在住在哪儿？

Yǒu jǐkǒu Xiōngdì Tàitai? Jiào shénme Xiànzài zhù zài
rén? jiěmèi? Háizi? míngzi? nǎr?

名字？ 国籍？ 老家？ 语言？

míngzi? guójí? lǎojiā? yǔyán?
 Task- You are attending a training class in Beijing, and staying with a host family. After get
acquainted with your host family members, please tell them about your family or friends. List
at least three people. Midterm -Oral

老家在哪里？ 现在住在哪儿？ 有几口人？ 兄弟姐妹？ 多大 ? 结婚了吗？太太？孩子？

Lǎojiā zài Xiànzài zhù zài Yǒu jǐkǒu rén? Xiōngdì Duōdà? Jiéhn le Tàitai? Háizi?
nǎlǐ? nǎr? jiěmèi? ma?
Fill in the time for each activity based on your or your family member or friend’s schedule. Then report
to class about those activities verbally, please list at least three people’s schedule. Midterm-Oral

星期几？ 做什么？ 几点？ 做什么？ 几点？

Xīngqī jǐ? zuò shénme? jǐdiǎn zuò shénme? Jǐdiǎn
星期一 起床 上班
Xīngqī yī qǐchuáng shàngbān
星期二 吃早饭 打电话
Xīngqī èr chī zǎofàn dǎ diànhuà
星期三 锻炼身体 回家
Xīngqī sān duànliàn huíjiā
shēntǐ
星期四 洗澡 开会
Xīngqī sì xǐzǎo kāihuì
星期五 吃午饭 睡觉
Xīngqī wǔ chī wǔfàn shuìjiào
周末 看电视 吃晚饭
Zhōumò kàn diànshì chī wǎnfàn