Lesson 1 10 月 1 日是我的日 Topics for a self-introduction 1) Greetings wèn hǎo 问好 2) Name shén me 么 míng 名 3) Nationality and hometown nǎ guó rén nǎ lǐ rén 哪国人 哪里人 4) Where you study shén me dà xué 么大学 5) Whether you are a student dà xué 大学 6) Where you live (address) zhù zài nǎ lǐ 住在哪里 7) Age 年 jì 纪 8) Things you like to do xǐ huan 喜欢 9) When you do something diǎn fēn 点 分 zi 字 10) Number of people in the family and who they are jiā tíng 家庭 11) Descption of yourself gāo tǐ 高 体 12) Happiness to know all hěn 很 13) Thanks xiè xiè 谢谢 gāo 高 xìng 兴 zhòng 重 rèn shí nǐ 认识你 Chinese New Year huá 华 chūn 春 rén xīn 人新 jié 节 年 This is heard more in Singapore or places outside China This is heard in China 共 6 页第 1 页
Wishes heard dung the Chinese New Year festival peod guò 过 hǎo 年好 Wish have a good time in the new year. gōng 恭 xǐ fā cái 喜发财 xīn kuài lè 新年快 乐 Wish you have a prosperous new year. Happy New Year Compare the following two groups of words by understanding the meanings of the words in them. Words and the meanings qù 去年 last year jīn 今年 this year míng 明年 next year Meaning of the characters Went year This year Bght year Words and the meanings zuó tiān 昨天 yesterday jīn tiān 今天 today míng tiān 明天 tomorrow Meaning of the characters Yesterday 昨 yesterday This day Bght day How to tell ordinal numbers dì 第 + number Examples Tell the ordinal number in Chinese dì yī 第一 the first the 5th dì èr 第二 the second the 14th dì sān 第三 the third the 21th dì sān shí èr 第三十二 the 32nd the 48th 共 6 页第 2 页
How to tell the times of occurrence of actions cì 次 (Of occurrence) time dì yì cì 第一次 + verb do for the first time zhè shì wǒ dì yì cì kàn dào tā 这是我第一次看到他 This is my first time to have met him. wǒ dì yì cì hē pí jiǔ shì zài yì jiǔ bā líng 我第一次喝啤酒是在一九八零 年 The first time that I drank beer was in 1980. yì jiǔ bā líng 一九八零 wǒ 年我 dì yì cì hē pí jiǔ 第一次喝啤酒 In 1980 I drank beer for the first time. wǒ dì yì cì huà huà shì zài èr 我第一次画画是在二〇〇一 yì 年 The first time that I drew a painting was in 2001. Practice. Follow the pattern and the examples below to make sentences. Some verb phrases are given for you to use. wǒ dì yì cì shì zài 我第一次 + verb 是在 (date/time/place) wǒ dì yì cì yóu 我第一次游 yǒng 泳 shì zài èr líng líng yì 是在二零零一 年 The first time that I swam was in Year 2001. wǒ dì yì cì xué hàn yǔ shì zài dà xué 我第一次学汉语是在 ESSEC大学 My first time to learn Mandan was at ESSEC. tán jí tā 弹吉他 dǎ lán qiú 打篮球 tī zú qiú 踢足球 kāi chē 开车 lái xīn jiā pō 来新加坡 play guitar play basketball play football dve come to Singapore 共 6 页第 3 页
Follow the dialogue below to do questions and answers. zhè shì nǐ dì yì cì lái 这是你第一次来 zhōng 中 guó ma 国吗? Is this your first time to come to China? nǐ dì yì cì lái 你第一次来 zhōng 中 guó shì 国是 shén me shí hou 么时候? When did you come to China for first time? Ask the date (the highlighted words are replaceable with months and dates) jīn tiān jǐ hào 今天几号? jīn tiān yí yuè èr shí sān 今天一月二十三 hào 号 What date is it? It is Jan. 23rd. Useful expressions. this week last week next week shàng 上 gè 个 期 zhè gè 这个 期 xià gè 下个 this Monday last Monday next Monday 期 shàng 上 gè 个 yí 期一 zhè gè 这个 yí 期一 xià gè 下个 yí 期一 Beware of the difference in the sentences below. I want to go back to my home country. wǒ xiǎng 我想 huí 回 guó 国 I will / am going to go back to my home country. wǒ yào huí 我要回 guó 国 Date + action wǒ èr yuè bā hào 我二月八号 I swim on Feb. 8 th. yóu yǒng 游泳 tā sān yuè wǔ hào huí xīn jiā pō 她三月五号回新加坡 She will come back to Singapore on Mar. 5 th. 共 6 页第 4 页
wǒ míng yí yuè 我明年一月 sān 三 hào huí 号回 lai 来 I will come back on the 3 rd of Jan. next year. Do questions and answers with the words given on when to do something. Fill in the blanks with the answers. shén me shí 么时 nǐ shén 你 hou 候 + verb? me shí hou qù jiàn 么时候去健 shēn 身? When do you go to do gym exercises? wǒ èr yuè bā hào qù jiàn 我二月八号去健 shēn 身 I go to do gym exercises on Feb. 8 th. when do do Date Action Date Action shàng 上 kè 课 gōng zuò 工作 yóu yǒng 游泳 qù tú shū 去图书 guǎn 馆 qí mǎ 骑马 huí guó 回国 xué xí hàn yǔ 学习汉语 kàn 看 péng you 朋友 How to when a holiday is. shí èr yuè èr shí wǔ hào shì 十二月二十五号是 shèng dàn 圣诞 Dec. 25 th is the Chstmas Day. shí èr yuè èr shí wǔ hào shì wǒ de 十二月二十五号是我的 Dec. 25 th is my birthday. wǒ de 我的 jié 节 日 shì shí èr yuè èr shí wǔ hào 日是十二月二十五号 My birthday is on Dec. 25 th. 共 6 页第 5 页
Ask each other the birthday nǐ de 你的 shì 日是 shén When is your birthday? wǒ de 我的 me shí hou 么时候? shì shí èr yuè èr shí wǔ hào 日是十二月二十五号 My birthday is on Dec. 25 th. Homework 1. Wte a short passage of a self-introduction and speak into your recorder on your phone. Bng it to the class and share it with your classmates. 2. Draw a picture of family of 4 or 5 and tell their birthdays and when they will do something. 3. Review Lesson 1, Unit 1 3. Preview Lessons 2 and 3, Unit 1. 4. Do the exercises in the wordbook. Ex. I Pronunciation on p. 3 Ex. 1, II Words and Expressions on p. 3 Part 2 of Ex. 2, II Words and Expressions on p. 5 共 6 页第 6 页