Chi vocab

Vocabulary List

  • 1.1 To Go Overseas

    • 出国 (chū guó): To go overseas.
    • 旅行 (lǚ xíng): To travel.
    • 度假 (dù jià): To go on holiday.
    • 参观 (cān guān): To visit (places).
    • 酒店/旅馆 (jiǔ diàn/lǚ guǎn): Hotel.
    • 照相 (zhào xiàng): To take photos.
    • 买东西 (mǎi dōng xī): To shop for things/shopping.
    • 中餐 (zhōng cān): Chinese food.
    • 西餐 (xī cān): Western food.
    • 电影 (diàn yǐng): Movie.
    • 游泳 (yóu yǒng): Swimming.
    • 休息 (xiū xí): To relax/rest.

  • 1.2 I Will…

    • 会 (huì): Will.
    • 打算 (dǎ suàn): To plan to.
    • 想要 (xiǎng yào): Wanting to.
    • 明年 (míng nián): Next year.
    • 下个月 (xià ge yuè): Next month.
    • 下周 (xià zhōu): Next week.
    • 下次 (xià cì): Next time.

Grammar Notes

  • Past Tense Formation:
    • We add '了' (le) after the verb to indicate past tense.
    • Examples:
    • 我去了中国 (wǒ qùle zhōngguó): I went to China.
    • 妈妈看电影了 (māmā kàn diànyǐng le): Mum watched a movie.
    • 姐姐游泳了 (jiějie yóu yǒng le): Older sister went swimming.
    • 爸爸度假了 (bàba dùjià le): Dad went on holiday.
    • 哥哥和弟弟旅行了 (gēge hé dìdi lǚxíng le): Older and younger brother traveled.
    • 妹妹休息了 (mèimei xiūxí le): Little sister rested.
    • 我吃西餐了 (wǒ chī xī cān le): I ate Western food.
    • 大卫参观美术馆了 (Dà wèi cān guān měi shù guǎn le): David visited the art gallery.

Writing Practice

  • Structure of a Sentence:
    • To talk about someone doing or did something at a certain time, use the structure:
    • Time + Subject (Person) + Verb (Action) + Noun (Place or Event).
    • Example: 上个月,我去了美国 (Shàng ge yuè, wǒ qùle měiguó): I went to the USA last month.

Listening Exercise

  • Determine When Events Took Place:
    • Listen to statements and decide the timeframe:
    • Option (a): last year
    • Option (b): last month
  • Complete sentences using identified persons and actions in both Chinese and English.
  • Example:
    • Sentence 1: 昨天我看了电影 (zuótiān wǒ kànle diànyǐng): I watched a movie yesterday.
    • Sentence 2: 我们去年去旅行 (wǒmen qùnián qù lǚxíng): We went traveling last year.

Reading Comprehension

  • Identifying Students:
    • Match statements about students with their activities and answer questions based on the text.
    • Example questions:
    • Who likes watching films the most?
    • Who lives in New Zealand?
    • Who is fifteen years old?
  • Answers require summarizing key details from the text in both Chinese and English.

Practice Writing Characters

  • Exercises to write Chinese characters using 毛笔 (máobǐ):
    • Examples include:
    • 暑 (shǔ) meaning hot; heat; summer.
    • 假 (jià) meaning false, deceitful; vacation.

Creative Writing

  • Write Full Sentences:
  • Students should describe their holiday experiences, including activities like traveling, eating, and resting.
  • Examples are to provide practice with narrative structure and verb tense.
  • Highlight key phrases related to personal experiences during holidays.