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Mandarin Chinese for Cambridge IGCSETM COURSEBOOK

Martin Mak, Ivy Liu & Xixia Wang

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Second edition with Digital access

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Contents

Contents Introduction

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How to use this series

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How to use this book

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13 天气与气候 tiān qì yǔ qì hòu

2 3 4

家庭和宠物 jiā tíng hé chǒng wù Family and pets 我的每一天 wǒ de měi yì tiān Everyday life 饮食 yǐn shí Eating and drinking

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健康与运动 jiàn kāng yǔ yùn dòng Health and fitness 家居生活 jiā jū shēng huó Home life 衣服 yī fu Clothes

买东西 mǎi dōng xi Shopping

10 居住环境 jū zhù huán jìng

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Holidays: Travel experiences

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Holiday plans

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yǔ hǎi guān Public services and customs

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17 公共服务与海关 gōng gòng fú wù

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School routine

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School facilities

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11 学校生活 xué xiào shēng huó

工作与职业规划 ɡōnɡ zuò yǔ zhí yè ɡuī huà The world of work

18 工作经验 gōng zuò jīng yàn

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Living environment

12 学校设施 xué xiào shè shī

Transportation

16 旅游计划 lǚ yóu jì huà

个人与社会 gè rén yǔ shè huì Personal and social life

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15 旅游经历 lǚ yóu jīng lì

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问候与自我介绍 wèn hòu yǔ zì wǒ jiè shào Greetings and self-introductions

爱好 ài hào Hobbies

Weather and climate

14 交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù

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日常活动 rì cháng huó dòng Everyday activities 1

周游世界 zhōu yóu shì jiè The world around us

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汉语欢迎你！Hàn yǔ huān yíng nǐ Welcome to Mandarin Chinese!

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Work experience

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Applying for a job

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hé zhí yè guī huá Future education and career plans

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19 申请工作 shēn qǐng gōng zuò

20 未来学业和职业规划 wèi lái xué yè

国际视野 ɡuó jì shì yě International world

21 采访名人 cǎi fǎng míng rén

Interviewing Chinese celebrities

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Technology and social media

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Chinese festivals

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Learning Chinese as a foreign language

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Saving the planet

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22 科技与社交媒体 kē jì yǔ shè jiāo méi tǐ 23 中国节日 Zhōng guó jié rì 24 学中文 xué Zhōng wén 25 救救地球 jiù jiù dì qiú

Vocabulary list

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Acknowledgements

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Introduction

Martin Mak, Xixia Wang, Ivy Liu So Ling

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We have written this book to help you develop your communication skills in Mandarin.

It supports the Cambridge IGCSE™ Mandarin Chinese (0547) syllabus for examination from 2028; materials have been written based on real-life contexts, and real-life materials have been chosen in order to give you a taste of culture along with language.

The book has 25 main units, grouped under five topic areas: Everyday Activities, Personal and Social Life, The World Around Us, The World of Work and International World, as well as a welcome unit. Each topic area has 3–7 sub-topics, each of which constitutes a unit, and you will find material to cover listening, reading, speaking and writing under each sub-unit.

This book has been written for beginners. Therefore, from Units 1 to 5, pinyin and English meanings for questions and instructions are provided. However, they are gradually reduced in the later units, and there will be no pinyin and English meanings for the questions and instructions to support you in your studies at Cambridge IGCSE level.

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You will need to take an active role in your learning. Following the sequence of our activities will reinforce your language learning and expand your Mandarin vocabulary to help you become a more fluent reader. We introduce sentence structures in each unit to help you improve your writing. It is important that you complete all the exercises as they will help you develop your communication skills in Chinese.

We have also written a Workbook, which contains further activities.

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How to use this series Cambridge IGCSETM

Mandarin Chinese for Cambridge IGCSETM COURSEBOOK

Mandarin Chinese

Martin Mak, Ivy Liu & Xixia Wang

Second edition with Digital access

COURSEBOOK

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This suite of resources supports students and teachers following the Cambridge IGCSE™ Mandarin Chinese syllabus (0547) for examination from 2028. All of the components in the series are designed to work together and help students develop the necessary knowledge and skills for this subject.

The Coursebook is designed for students to use in class with guidance from the teacher. It includes a welcome unit and 25 further units that cover a variety of topics to provide a comprehensive understanding of Chinese language and culture. Each unit includes sections on vocabulary and grammar and activities to develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to allow learners to apply these skills to a particular topic. Features such as top tips, culture boxes and languages boxes provide additional information throughout, allowing learners to build their understanding further.

A digital version of the Coursebook is included with the print version and is available separately.

Mandarin Chinese for Cambridge IGCSETM WORKBOOK

Mandarin Chinese

Martin Mak, Ivy Liu & Xixia Wang

Second edition with Digital access

WORKBOOK

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The write-in Workbook consolidates the learning in the Coursebook by providing opportunities for more focussed practice. It can be used flexibly, as an additional resource to support learning in the classroom or at home for individual work. The Workbook fully reflects the structure of the Coursebook, making it easy to navigate. It provides activities at three different levels to help teachers provide differentiation, as well as allowing students to build their confidence by providing them with activities that are right for their level.

The Workbook also includes a practice section, allowing learners to apply their understanding and test their key skills.

A digital version of the Workbook is included with the print version.

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The Digital Teacher’s Resource provides everything teachers need to deliver this course. It is packed full of useful teaching notes and lesson ideas, with suggestions for differentiation to support and challenge students, ideas for assessment and homework guidance. A range of additional resources such as worksheets, audio scripts, video scripts, and answers to the Coursebook and Workbook questions are also available to help teachers save time and enrich their practice.

DIGITAL TEACHER’S RESOURCE

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How to use this book Throughout this Coursebook, you will see these features, which are designed to help your learning. Here is a summary of what you will find. xué

xí

wén huà

mù biāo

学习目标 LEARNING INTENTIONS

文化 CULTURE

kàn shì

pín

xué Zhōnɡ wén

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Each unit begins with a set of learning intentions to explain what you will learn.

This feature gives you further information about Chinese culture.

看视频 ，学 中 文 Watch this!

jù xínɡ

句型 LANGUAGE

Each unit opens with a video (indicated by a video icon) and provides a list of questions to answer. The video covers the themes in a unit and provides any key context you need. cí

yǔ

词语 VOCABULARY

yán shēn huó dònɡ

延伸活动 AIM HIGHER

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Key vocabulary is highlighted in vocabulary boxes throughout the unit. The full list of vocabulary is also available in the vocabulary section at the end of the Coursebook.

This gives you guidance on structures of the Chinese language as well as useful expressions and phrases.

yǔ

fǎ

语法 GRAMMAR

This feature focuses on a key grammar topic in a unit. It will deepen your understanding and knowledge of key grammar skills.

xiǎo tiē shì

小贴士 TOP TIP

This will guide you on how best to apply the skills or topic explored in a unit, or how best to apply your knowledge to key skills, such as listening, reading, writing or speaking.

This is to challenge yourself with creative tasks, like detailed writing or presentations. These activities deepen your understanding and boost confidence in real-world language use.

hǎo cí hǎo jù

好词好句 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS This will help you learn key phrases to make your writing and speaking more natural. Examples show how to use them effectively in different contexts.

zì

wǒ pínɡ ɡū

自我评估 SELF-ASSESSMENT Each unit ends with a checklist that matches the learning intentions at the start of units so you can reflect on your learning.

Throughout the unit you will also see this audio icon. This indicates that this activity has an audio track to help you develop your listening skills.

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Part A

日常活动 Everyday activities huó

dònɡ

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chánɡ

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问候与自我介绍

wèn hòu yǔ zì wǒ jiè shào

xué

xí

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1 Greetings and self-introductions mù biāo

学习目标 LEARNING INTENTIONS 通过第 1 单元的学习，你将能够：

By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

使用问候语并介绍自己，询问名字、国籍等 个人信息 。

•

理解中英文名字的不同特点 。

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掌握基本数字和人称代词（我、你、他 / 她） 及复数标记“ 们 ”。

•

understand the differences between Chinese and English names master basic numbers and personal pronouns (‘I’, ‘you’, ‘he/she’), including the plural marker 们

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使用基本结构介绍自己和讨论自己的感觉， 例如： “ 我叫李明 。” “ 我很好 ”。

use greetings and introduce yourself, asking for names, nationalities and other personal information

•

kàn shì

pín

xué Zhōnɡ wén

看视频 ，学 中 文 Watch this! kàn tú piàn

一、看图片：Look at the picture: tā men zài nǎ

lǐ

• 他们在哪里？Where are they?

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form basic sentences to introduce yourself and describe your feelings, such as ‘My name is Li Ming’ or ‘I am fine’.

shànɡ wǔ kàn jiàn tónɡ xué de shí hòu

nǐ huì ɡēn tā men shuō shén me

上 午看见同学的时候 ，你会跟他们说什么？

When you see your classmates in the morning, what can you say to them?

kàn shì pín

shuō yi shuō

二、看视频 ，说一说：Watch the video and talk about:

zěn me shuō zì

jǐ zhù zài nǎ

lǐ

• 怎么说自己住在哪里 how to say where you live. shuō yi shuō

三、说一说：Talk about: nǐ jiào shén me mínɡ zì

• 你叫什么名字？What’s your name? nǐ shì nǎ ɡuó rén

• 你是哪国人？Where are you from?

zěn me dǎ zhāo hu

• 怎么打招呼 how you greet each other zěn me shuō zì

jǐ

shì nǎ ɡuó rén

• 怎么说自己是哪国人 how to say which country you are from

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词语 Vocabulary cí

yǔ

xiǎo tiē shì

小贴士 TOP TIP

If you have just started learning Mandarin, you can refer to the Welcome unit to learn the basic numbers from 1 to 99.

Breakdown

千

百

十

1

2

1

0

0

1

2

3

1

0

0

0

1

2

3

4

1

0

个 0

Chinese characters

Pinyin

一百

yì bǎi

一千

yì qiān

一百二十三

3

0

dā pèi Hàn zì

一万二千三百四十五

5

hé shù zì

Match the characters with the numbers.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

yì qiān èr bǎi sān shí sì

一万

0

一、搭配汉字和数字 。 1

yì bǎi èr shí sān

一千二百三十四

4

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万

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For numbers over 100, 1000 and 10,000, we use 百 (hundred), 千 (thousand) and 万 (ten thousand), respectively, as shown in the table.

cí

yí wàn

yí wàn èr qiān sān bǎi sì shí wǔ

yǔ

词语 VOCABULARY 零

líng

zero

千

bǎi

hundred

qiān

thousand

wàn

ten thousand

十五

A

89

一百零七

B

450

C

1,100

D

15

E

17,000

F

107

G

170

延伸活动 AIM HIGHER

H

60

Choose one of the following tasks to complete:

I

300

1

J

4,500

Write down the names of some countries that you’ve been to.

2

Write down the names of some countries that you would like to travel to in the future.

四百五十 八十九 六十

一百七十 一万七千 三百

一千一百

10 四千五百

百 万

yán shēn huó dònɡ

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二、用 中 文说出下面国家的名字 。

Say the names of the following countries in Chinese.

1

4

cí

yǔ

词语 VOCABULARY 中国

Zhōng guó

China

美国

Yīng guó

UK

Měi guó

USA

Dé guó

Germany

Rì běn

Japan

英国 德国 日本 印度

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5

2

新加坡

马来西亚 法国 印尼

6

India

Xīn jiā pō

Singapore

Mǎ lái xī yà

Malaysia

Fǎ guó

France

Yìn ní

Indonesia

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3

Yìn dù

阅读 Reading yuè

wén zhānɡ

dú

文章（一）Text 1 xuǎn zé hé shì de

jù

zi tián kònɡ

wán chénɡ duì huà

选择合适的句子填空 ，完 成 对话 。 Choose the appropriate phrases to fill the gaps and complete the dialogues.

A B C

我很好，谢谢 。

认识你我很高兴 。

没关系 。

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再见 。

cí

谢谢 。

小明 (Xiaoming) ：

hěn

very

认识

hǎo

good, well

rèn shí

to know

yě

also

gāo xìng

happy

duì bù qǐ

sorry

bú (yòng) xiè

you’re welcome

méi guān xi

it doesn’t matter

也

美美 (May) ：

高兴

对不起

不（用）谢

大卫 (David) ：

没关系

2

丽丽 (Lily) ：

不用谢 。

wén zhānɡ

文章（二）Text 2

小明 (Xiaoming) ：

对不起 。

。

小红 (Xiaohong) ：

5

王

年龄 Age

15岁

城市 City

北京

国籍 Nationality

小云 中国

ɡēn jù shànɡ miàn de biǎo ɡé nèi rónɡ tián kònɡ

wèi Wánɡ Xiǎo yún wán chénɡ duì

一、根据 上 面的表格内容填空 ，为 王 小云完 成 对

美美 (May) ：

4

再见 。

姓 Surname 名 Name

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你好，3

认识你我也很高兴 。

丽丽 (Lily) ：

很 好

你好吗？

1

路斯 (Lucy) ：

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词语 VOCABULARY

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D

大卫 (David) ：

huà

话。

Based on the content of the form above, fill in the gaps to complete the dialogue for Wang Xiaoyun.

问：你姓什么 ? 答：我姓 1

问：你叫什么名字？

。

答：我叫 2

问：你多大？ 答：我 3

问：你是哪国人？ 答：我是 4

岁。 人。

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问：你住在哪儿？ 答：我住在 5

ɡēn jù shànɡ miàn de biǎo ɡé tián kònɡ

你好，我姓 1

。

shào

cí

yǔ

词语 VOCABULARY 问

wèn

to ask

姓

(huí) dá

to answer, respond

xìng

surname

jiào

to be called

shén me

what

míng zì

name

duō dà

how old?

suì

years old

shì

to be (am, is, are)

nǎ

which

guó

country

rén

person, people

zhù

to live

zài

年龄

at, in, on; to be located, exist

nián líng

age

城市

guó jí

nationality

chéng shì

city

zài

be located at

nǎr/nǎ li

where

Běi jīng

Beijing

(回)答 叫

什么 名字 多大 岁

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是 哪 国 人 住 在

国籍 在

哪儿 / 哪里 北京

我住在 5

。

。

人。

wén huà

文化 CULTURE Zhōnɡ ɡuó rén de xìnɡ mínɡ

中 国人的姓名 Chinese names

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According to the form above, fill in the gaps and complete the self-introduction for 王小云 。

岁。

我是 4

wèi Wánɡ Xiǎo yún wán chénɡ zì wǒ jiè

二、根据 上 面的表格填空 ，为 王 小云完 成 自我介 绍。

我3

，我叫 2

•

When Chinese people introduce themselves, they give their family name first, followed by their given name. For example, 王小云 ’s family name is 王 and her given name is 小云 . In English, however, she would be called ‘Xiaoyun Wang’.

•

The most commonly used family names are 王 (Wáng), 李 (Lǐ), 张 (Zhāng), 刘 (Liú) and 陈 (Chén), and most are only one character.

There are usually 1–2 characters in given names, often with positive meanings.

For example, 伟 (Wěi ‘Great/Heroic’), 芳 (Fāng ‘Fragrant’), 丽 (Lì ‘Beautiful’), 明 (Míng ‘Bright’).

•

•

Use of 小 / 大 in names:

小 (Xiǎo ‘little’) is used affectionately or in childhood names. For example, 小云 (Xiǎo yún ‘Little Cloud’). 大 (Dà ‘big’) adds emphasis. For example, ( 大伟 Dà wěi ‘Big Hero’).

Some general rules: 1

Never split a two-character given name.

2

Avoid using someone’s given name on its own. Use their full name, 王小云 , or family name + title, 王老师 (Wáng lǎo shī ‘Teacher Wang’). Calling a senior by their full name is considered disrespectful in Chinese.

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听力 Listening tīnɡ

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tīnɡ lù yīn

lì

ɡēn jù

lù yīn xìn xī

yònɡZhōnɡ wén huò pīn yīn tián biǎo

一、听录音 ，根据录音信息 ，用 中 文或拼音填表 。

姓名

陈小花

1

6

7

3

9 cí

年龄

十六岁 10

yǔ

词语 VOCABULARY

国籍

中国人 4

美国人 11

城市

2

8

东京

xìnɡ mínɡ

自己

zì jǐ

self

zǎo shàng hǎo

good morning

Shàng hǎi

Shanghai

Xiāng gǎng

Hong Kong

Dōng jīng

Tokyo

jù

zi liǎnɡ biàn

00

xuǎn zé zhènɡ què de dá àn

You will hear five sentences in Chinese.

You will hear each sentence twice. Choose the correct answer.

1

A C

2

A C

3

A C

4

A B

full name

to introduce

5

A C

Room 402 Room 609

上海 东京

五岁 五十一岁 中国人 英国人

6323 4566 6233 5564

B D

B D B D C D

B D

Room 906 Room 204

香港 北京

十五岁 二十五岁

日本人 印尼人

2363 4556 2532 5456

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jiè shào

měi ɡè

选择 正 确的答案 。

5

姓名 介绍

zi

PL E

Listen to the audio track and, based on the information, fill in the table using Chinese characters or pinyin.

nǐ jiānɡ tīnɡ dào wǔ ɡè Zhōnɡ wén jù

二、你将听到五个 中 文句子 ，每个句子两遍 。

早上好 上海 香港 东京

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语法 Grammar yǔ

fǎ

men

一、Use of 们

二、Describing identities, jobs

and feelings

As well as being used to make plural pronouns, 们 can sometimes be used as a plural marker for a few personal nouns:

A

Plural

lǎo shī

老师 teacher

lǎo shī

lǎo shī men

tónɡ xué

tónɡ xué men

老师 / 老师们 teachers

tónɡ xué

同学 student

B

同学 / 同学们 students

wǒ

wǒ men

我I

我们 we

nǐ

nǐ men

你 you

tā men

他们 they

tā

tā men

tā

tā men

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她们 they

fān yì

1 2 3

(not for humans)

4 5

xiǎo tiē shì

In Chinese, 您 (nín) is a polite and respectful way to say ‘you’, often used when speaking to elders, teachers, or in formal situations.

However, there is no plural form of 您 . We do not say 您们 . Instead, when speaking to multiple nǐ men

people, just use 你们 , even in formal contexts.

zi

Translate the sentences.

它们 they

小贴士 TOP TIP

jù

翻译句子 。

(females only)

它 it

For example, 我很好 。I’m fine.

liàn xí

(males, or mixed groups)

她 she

subject + 很 (hěn) + stative verb

练习 Exercise

(more than one person)

他 he

For example, 我是中国人 。I am Chinese.

Don’t use 是 here! 很 is like a bridge between the person/thing and the description. It doesn’t always mean ‘very’!

你们 you

tā

subject + 是 (shì) + object

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Singular

There are two basic sentence structures for us to use in daily life.

cí

We are busy. ( 忙 )

You are smart. ( 聪明 )

She is tall. ( 高 )

He is happy. ( 高兴 ) She is fine. ( 好 )

yǔ

词语 VOCABULARY 忙

máng

busy

聪明

gāo

tall

cōng míng

smart, clever

高

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第一章：日常活动 第一单元：问候与自我介绍

说话 Speaking shuō huà

shuō chū xià miàn zhè xiē ɡuó jiā zài nǎ ɡè zhōu

nǐ zhù zài

一、说出下面这些国家在哪个洲？

Say which continent these countries are in.

B4: 4

nǐ

B5: 5

Měi ɡuó zài Měi zhōu

A: 美国在美洲 。

A:

Zhōnɡ ɡuó zài

cí

中 国在哪儿？

Zhōnɡ ɡuó zài Mǎ lái

xī

yà zài

nǎr

。

Q: 马来西亚在哪儿？ A: 2 00

liǎnɡ rén yī

zǔ

zuò jiǎo sè bàn yǎn

二、两人一组 ，做角色扮演 。

Work in pairs and complete the role play. qínɡ jǐnɡ

nǐ zài Zhōnɡ ɡuó

yǔ

词语 VOCABULARY

nǎr

中 国在 1

PL E

nǎr

Q: 美国在哪儿？

Q:

xǐ huānZhōnɡ ɡuó mɑ

A5: 你喜欢 中 国吗？

For example: Měi ɡuó zài

nǎr

A4: 你住在哪儿？

hé Zhōnɡ ɡuó rén shuō huà

SA M

情景：你在 中 国 ，和 中 国人说话 。

洲

zhōu

continent

欧洲

Yà zhōu

Asia

Ōu zhōu

Europe

Fēi zhōu

Africa

Měi zhōu

America

Dà yáng zhōu

Oceania

xǐ huān

to like

亚洲 非洲 美洲

大洋洲 喜欢

Scenario: You are in China and talking to a Chinese person for the first time.

A: B:

Zhōnɡ ɡuó rén

中 国人 Chinese person nǐ

zì

jǐ

你自己 yourself nǐ hǎo mɑ

A1: 你好吗？ B1: 1

nǐ jiào shén me mínɡ zi

A2: 你叫什么名字？

B2: 2

nǐ shì nǎ ɡuó rén

A3: 你是哪国人？

B3: 3

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CAMBRIDGE IGCSETM MANDARIN CHINESE: COURSEBOOK

写作 Writing xiě

zuò

xiě chū xià miàn Hàn zì

de

dì

yī

bǐ

一、写出下面汉字的第一笔 。 lì

zi

例子 Example ：你 1 2 3 4 5

丿

五

我2

我很 5

我 四

•

SA M

汉字的笔画 Character strokes

Chinese characters are made up of strokes. The basic strokes are: horizontal

㇏

down to the right

丿 亅

down to the left

vertical with a hook

岁。

人。 。

。

hǎo cí hǎo jù

bǐ huà

一

。

好词好句 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

小贴士 TOP TIP de

你好，我叫 1

我住在 4

中

tián kònɡ

Fill in the gaps to write a self-introduction.

我是 3

六

xiǎo tiē shì

Hàn zì

zì wǒ jiè shào

PL E

What are the first strokes of the following characters?

xiě

二、写自我介绍 ，填空 。

• • •

丨

vertical

• •

㇀

dot

upward

丶 ㇕

你好 。

早上好 。 我姓王 。

我十五岁 。

我是美国人 。 我很忙 。

horizontal with a vertical turn

If you are unsure about the stroke order of a character, you can search online. Many websites provide detailed demonstrations.

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第一章：日常活动 第一单元：问候与自我介绍

复习 Review fù

xí

lǎo shī hé tónɡ xué men zài wǎnɡ kè shànɡ dì

yī

cì jiàn miàn

tīnɡ xià miàn de

lù

老师和同学们在 网 课 上 第一次见面 。听下面的录 yīn

nǐ jiānɡ tīnɡ dào liǎnɡ biàn

3

A

xuǎn zé zhènɡ què dá àn huí dá wèn tí

音 ，你将听到两遍 。选择 正 确答案回答问题 。

老师姓什么？

1

A B C

李 陈 王

老师住在哪里？

2

A B

香港 东京

C

印度人 中国人

4

田中住在哪儿？ A B

C

5

北京 香港 东京

谁是日本人？ A B

C

王老师 田中 李文

SA M

C

北京

B

日本人

PL E

A teacher and students are meeting for the first time in an online class. Listen to the following audio track.

You will hear it twice. Select the correct answer to each question.

李文是哪国人？

zì

wǒ pínɡ ɡū

自我评估 Self-assessment

I can use greeting phrases when meeting friends.

I can talk about countries and continents.

I can use the basic numbers.

I can ask questions using the question words 吗 , 什么 , 哪 and 哪儿 .

I know how to use pronouns.

I can understand the use of 们 .

I can form basic sentences to introduce myself and describe my feelings, for example, 我很好 .

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