Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to:
• Welcome a visitor;
• Introduce one person to another;
• Compliment someone on his/her house;
• Ask for beverages as a guest at someone else’s place;
• Offer beverages to a visitor;
• Briefly describe a visit to a friend’s place.
Relate and Get ready
In your own culture/community—
1. Is it common to pay a visit to a friend’s house without advance notice?
2. Do people bring anything when visiting a friend’s home?
3. What are some of the common beverages and foods offered to visitors?
1/15/20
Benchmark Lesson
H-1 House Vocabulary P1
住家 zhù jiā home stay
宿舍 sù shè dorm room
房子/房屋 fáng zi/fáng wū a house
楼房 lóu fáng multilevel building
房间/屋子 fáng jiān/wū zi room
睡房/卧室 shuì fáng / wò shì bedroom
厨房 chú fáng kitchen
客厅 kè tīng living room
餐厅/饭厅 cān tīng dining room
书房 shū fáng a Study
洗手间/厕所 xǐ shǒu jiān/cè suǒ washroom/toilet
浴室/卫生间 yù shì/wèi shēng jiān bathroom
前门 qián mén front door
后门 hòu mén back door
前厅 qián tīng foyer
前院 qián yuàn front yard
后院 hòu yuàn back yard
车库/车房 chē kù / chē fáng garage
车道 chē dào driveway
地下室 dìxiàshì basement
楼梯 lóutī stairs
走廊 zǒuláng hallway
谁呀？ shéi ya Who is it?
还有 hái yǒu also/......else
请进 qǐng jìn Come in please.
进来 jìn lái to Come in
随便 suí biàn - casual, careless, to do as one pleases
出去 chū qù to go out
介绍 jiè shào to introduce
瓶 píng bottle
杯 bēi cup
一瓶 yì píng a bottle of (可乐，冰水，酒......)
一杯 yì bēi a cup of (咖啡，茶，水......）
高兴/开心 gāo xìng / kāi xīn happy
请坐 qǐng zuò please sit.
宽 kuān wide
宽敞 kuān chǎng spacious
干净 gān jìng is clean
舒服 shū fu comfortable
才...... cái not until...... (followed by an action)
就...... jiù as early as...... (followed by an action)
要是/如果......(的话) rú guǒ./yào shì .....(de huà) if
又/既..., 又... yòu/jì......, yòu...... both...... (use either two adjectives or two verbs)
Please study for upcoming quiz on 1/17/20:
https://quizlet.com/27062230/2-visiting-friends-house-p1-vocab-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/65328201/2-visiting-friends-house-p1-vocab-with-pinyin-flash-cards/
What other words you would like to use to describe someone's house or room? Let use Google doc and put our ideas together, then use www.nciku.com to find out how to say them in Chinese:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19LX8Xt9ExALQDNqZuIg4eVV_iyDMeZGyY8RRQSK5Z5g/edit?usp=sharing
1/17/20
1. Quiz
H-2 (Independent)
LANGUAGE NOTES
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwgZa3WRP8
1. Although it takes a question mark, 是吗 is not a question here but a mild expression of surprise on hearing something unexpected. Here it indicates one’s modesty on receiving a compliment. It could be translated as“Is that so?” “You don't say!” or “Really?”
2. 哪儿(năr)/哪里(nă lĭ) is a question word meaning“where.” Do not confuse it with 那儿(nàr)/那里, there). 这儿 (zhèr)/这里 means “here”in Chinese.
1/21/20
H - 3 Independent then group
Grammar
1. 一下儿 VS ( 一)点儿
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmd1aGc2H_4
Moderating the Tone of Voice Following a verb, both 一下 “once”) and (一)点儿 “a bit”) can soften the tone in a question or an imperative sentence, therefore making it more polite. When used in this way, 一下modifies the verb, while (一)点儿modifies the object.
EX: 你看一下，这是谁的照片？ (Take a look. Whose photo is this?)
你想吃点儿什么？ (What would you like to eat?)
你进来一下。(Come in for a minute.)
你喝一点儿茶吧。(Have a little tea.)
2. Don't use 是 before adjectives
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VnP-J17qCQ
In Chinese, when an adjective functions as a predicate, it is not preceded by the verb 是 (shì, to be). It is usually modified by 很 (hěn, very), as seen 1. 法国很美。 2. 我们的学校很小。 3. 弟弟很矮。
or some other adverbial modifier. However, 很 is not as strong as “very” in English.
When forming a question with an adjective as the predicate, 很 is not used：法国美吗？ Not 法国很美吗？
弟弟矮吗？ Not 弟弟很矮吗？
Translate:
Ms. Week's dorm is very clean today.
Grandma's kitchen is very spacious.
I am very interested in that foreign movie.
My auntie's bedroom is very comfortable.
Mr. Gold's bathroom is dirty.
我舅舅今天很高兴。
他妹妹的睡房/卧室很漂亮。
那个韩国电影很有意思。
你外婆家的厨房很大。
她家的客厅宽敞吗？
Chinese adjectives without "很", or any sort of modifier before them, can often imply comparison or contrast, as seen below.
A: 姐姐漂亮还是妹妹漂亮？
B: 妹妹漂亮。
妹妹的中文好，我的中文不好。
3. The Word Order of Chinese Sentences
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9irxtn2Qh2w
First, the preposition 在 (zài, at; in; on)
Combined with a noun, the preposition 在 (zài) indicates location.
在家，在学校，在中国，在纽约......
When the phrase is placed before a verb, it indicates the location of the action. You can never put locations at the end of the sentence if there is an action! AAE: Action At the End!
I eat breakfast at school: 我在学校吃早饭。Not 我吃早饭在学校。
2. Time Expressions
Same rules apply to time expressions. 今天，八点半，明年......
Here is the usual word orders in a Chinese sentence if there is an action:
Person <> when <> where <> how + ACTION。
<> means it can be switched
我 今天早上八点 在学校 很快的吃了早饭。
Translate:
A: Where is your room? B: My room is there.
A: Where does Mr. Tall work？ B: Mr. Tall works here
My friend is studying Chinese at Beijing University.
My dad's dad does not like to watch TV in the living room.
4. The Particle 吧 (ba)
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viI0rBD5q4U
吧 (ba) is a sentence-final “suggestion” particle, often used at the end of an imperative sentence to soften the tone.
(I suggest )You drink coffee。 你喝咖啡吧。
Please come in。(I suggest ) 请进来吧。
Let's dance. (I suggest ) 我们跳舞吧！
Why don't you call your professor? (I suggest ) 你给教授打一个电话吧！
H-4 Language Practice
A. 一下(儿)
Type it in Chinese!
1. You wish to look at your brother’s dog’s picture, so you say to your brother…
Hey, brother, I want to take a look at your dog’s photo, OK?
2. You’d like your friend to introduce you to Miss. Li, so you say…
I want to get to know your friend.
Would you please introduce her to me a bit?
3. You are at the doctor’s office for your appointment; the nurse tells you the doctor is busy and asks you to sit down for a bit. So she says…
Sorry, the doctor is busy now, please sit down and wait for a while.
4. Your roommate has bought a CD and suggests that you listen to it, so she says…
This music sounds very good. Let me listen to it, OK?
5. Your teacher wants to talk to you about something after class and asks you to come with him, so he says…
I need to talk to you today, can you come in for a minute?
B. Adjectives as Predicates
高文中的家→漂亮
EXAMPLE:
If people ask your opinion of Gao Wenzhong’s house, 你觉得高文中的家漂亮吗？
and you think Gao Wenzhong’s house is beautifully decorated, you can say…
我觉得高文中的家很漂亮。But, if you don’t think Gao’s house is beautifully decorated, you can say…
我觉得高文中的家不漂亮。
Work with a partner. Find out from each other what you think about your doctor, school, house, rooms......， using 你觉得 and 我觉得.
1. How do you like working as a doctor? I feel that doctors are very busy working at the hospital.
2. How do you like my living room?
I think your living room is very spacious.
3. What do you think about my bathroom? I think your bathroom is clean.
4. How do you feel about Chinese class?
I feel the Chinese class is very difficult, too much homework.
5. How do you like the bedroom in that expensive hotel? I think the bedroom in the hotel is comfortable.
6. What do you think of the toilet in school? I think the toilet in school is not very clean.
C. 在 (zài) Where an action takes place
1. My uncle sleeps in the study.
2. Mr. Zhou does not eat dinner in the dining room. (not in the dining room)
3. Professor Liu teaches Vietnamese in college.
4. Attorney Zhao eats lunch at the courthouse.
2. Everyone has a different routine and favorite places. Now let’s find out where these people do their activities.
Example :
小高在哪儿工作？→小高在学校工作。
1. 李医生在哪儿听音乐？→ cafeteria
2. 王朋在哪儿打球？→ driveway
3. 李友在哪儿看电影？→ his bedroom
4. 小白在哪儿睡觉？→ hotel
D. 点儿 /一点儿
Imagine the main characters of the text all come to your house as your guests: you now try to offer them something to drink, to eat, or to do. Use the clues and work with a partner.
Example :
高文中，你想喝点儿什么？
1. play computer games
2. listen to Chinese music
3. eat Indian food
4. talk about traveling in China
H-5
E. Do you all know each other in your class?
Mobilize the entire class and form a big circle. Taking turns, introduce the person on your right to the person on your left.
1: 我介绍一下儿，这是…… 。
2: 认识你很高兴。我介绍一下，这是…… 。
3: 认识你很高兴。
4. 我介绍一下，这是 ……。
F. Group Activity
In groups of three, one acts as a host and asks the two guests what they would like to drink:
A: 你/你们想喝点儿什么？
B: 我喝…… 吧。
C: 我喝 ……吧。
Apologize to one of your guests that you don’t have the beverage and offer an alternative:
A: 对不起，没有…… 。 ……可以吗？
The guest accepts or asks for something else:
B or C: 那给我一杯/一瓶 B or C吧。
G. Survey the class
First, pair up and ask your partner these questions. Then report your findings to
the class.
你喜欢喝什么?
你喜欢喝可乐还是咖啡?
你喜欢喝茶吗?
你喜欢喝水还是喝茶？
The most popular beverage in the class is:
PPT Project My (Dream) House
Take photos of your house, including each room, the yards, garage, and driveway, or use photos from the internet. Put captions descriptions and in Chinese. Present it on 1.
1. H-9 Grammar Note
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ59Q5vXNcM
又/既……又……: both…… It can be used for both adjectives and verbs that are either both positive or both negative in meaning.
妹妹又矮又瘦。
李教授又唱歌又跳舞。
弟弟又不跑步，又不打球。
The commonly made mistake is that people use 又/即......, 又...... for nouns.
Ex: 爸爸又律师，又会计师。 You can only say: 爸爸又是律师，又是会计师。
Translate either the odd or even number:
1. 你家又大又漂亮。
2. 奶奶的厨房又小，又不干净。
3. 你的房间既宽敞，又干净。
4. 外婆的客厅又大，又舒服。
5. 张叔叔的车道既宽，又长。
6. Auntie Money's bathroom is both clean and comfortable.
7. His son is both tall and handsome.
8. Mrs. Liu's daughter is both tall and pretty.
9. His uncle does both working and cooking, very tired every day.
10. My dad hopes that I can speak both Spanish and German.
Benchmark Lesson:
Defining Nouns: clause(description) + 的 + noun
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fvettiMWFs&t=44s
Sometimes you want to be specific about the thing or items that you are
talking about:
Examples:
1. the skirt that she bought: 她买的裙子
2. the money that mom gave to me yesterday: 妈妈昨天给我的钱
3. the college that my sister is going to next year: 我姐姐明年要上的大学
4. the girl who is both tall and pretty: 那个又高又漂亮的女孩子
clause after "that" + 的(=that) + noun(the thing you talk about)
I bought yesterday THE =（的） SKIRT
我昨天买 的 裙子 the skirt that I bought yesterday
我上个月看 的 书 the book that I read last month
Attention：
No 了needed even it is past tense！
Consider 的 as "that" in the sentence!
H-7 Translate (do any 4):
the fruit he eats:
the homework the teacher gives us:
the sofa we bought yesterday:
the room that is comfy:
the building that is very high:
the food we eat every day:
the teacher who teaches Portuguese:
students who are living in the dorm:
3. H-8 Translate Sentences (do any 6)
1. 李太太家的房子又大又漂亮。
2. 我的房间又舒服又干净。
3. 叔叔住的房间又小又不干净。
4. 我妈妈最喜欢的房间是厨房。
5. 她住的楼房又高，人又多。
6. 我想要一个又大又漂亮的浴室。
7. 楼房的走廊又黑又长。
8. 学校的厕所是大家合用的。
9. 我用的衣柜里有很多衣架。
10. 我希望我的新房子有一个书房。
11. 我的房间在地下室。
12. 他家一共有四个睡房，三个浴室。
Look at the English Text and speak in Chinese
Dialogue I
(The doorbell rings.)
Who is it?
It’s me, Wang Peng. Li You is here, too.
Please come in. Please come in. Let me do the introduction for you. This is my sister, Gao Xiaoyin.
How do you do, Xiaoyin? Pleased to meet you.
Pleased to meet you, too.
Your home is very big, and very beautiful, too.
Is that so? Have a seat, please.
Xiaoyin, where do you work?
I work at a library in the school. What would you like to drink? Would you like to drink tea or coffee?
I’ll have tea.
I’d like to have a bottle of cola, is that OK?.
I’m sorry. We don’t have cokes.
Then please give me a glass of water.
4.
谁呀？
是我，王朋，还有李友。
请进，请进，快进来！来，我介绍一下，这是我姐姐，高小音。
小音，你好。认识你很高兴。
认识你们我也很高兴。
你们家很大，也很漂亮。
是吗？请坐，请坐。
小音，你在哪儿工作？
我在学校工作。你们想喝点儿什么？喝茶还是喝咖啡？
我喝茶吧。
我要一瓶可乐，可以吗？
对不起，我们家没有可乐。
那给我一杯水吧。
1/23/20
H-10 Writing/Speaking E-Pal Letter Test on 1/31/20
Write an email message to Wang Laoshi
Write messages about your most recent visit to your friend/family member's house. You must use the expressions: both...... and ......, not until...... You must have at least 100 words. You may want to include:
When you visited
with who did you go with
describe his/her house: big, small, how many rooms
where did you hang out
what activities you did there
What did they offer you to eat/drink
when you returned home
how you feel about this visit: interesting or not, comfortable or not, happy or not......
1/29/20
Practice for the writing test
Speaking
H-11 Speaking in Chinese:
Last night, Wang Peng & Li You went to Gao Wenzhong's house to hang out (play). At Gao Wengzhong's house, they got to know GWZ's older sister, her name is Gao Xiaoyin. She works at the school library. She invited Wang Peng to drink tea. Wang Peng drank two cups. Li You does not drink tea, she only drank a cup of water. Together, they chatted and watched TV. They did not get home until 12:00 AM.
Narrative: At a Friend’s House
昨天晚上，王朋和李友去高文中家玩儿。在高文中家，他们认识了高文中的姐姐。她叫高小音，在学校的图书馆工作。她请王朋喝茶，王朋喝了两杯。李友不喝茶，只喝了一杯水。他们一起聊天儿、看电视。王朋和李友晚上十二点才(cái)回hui家。
H-12 Reading Practice
A． 你好！我一个小时前到了住家。他们住在一个很高的楼房里。他们客厅又大又漂亮。他们有一个不大不小的厨房，三个睡房和两个浴室。我有自己的睡房，可是，我要跟住家的妹妹/弟弟合用一个洗手间。
B． 我很喜欢我的房间。房间里有一张床，床的对面是一台电视机和一个书架。房间里有一个书架，一张桌子，两把椅子，还有一台电脑打印机。
Where am I staying?
friend's house
host family
hotel
dorm
Do I have my own bedroom?
yes
no
Do I have my own bathroom
yes
no
How many bedrooms and bathrooms are there?
会话
Find a partner and pretend to be an exchange student and host mother. You may want to include:
A. 到家了，请进！
B. 谢谢！你们家又漂亮又干净！
A.哪里哪里！请随便，就像自己的家一样！
B. 我可以用一下儿你的洗手间吗？
A.当然可以，这个洗手间你和妹妹/弟弟合用。
B. 真干净啊！我也和妹妹/弟弟合用一个睡房吗？
A.不用。你有自己的睡房。肚子饿了吧？
B. 有点儿饿。餐厅/饭厅在哪里？
A.餐厅在厨房的后面。你还需要什么吗？
B. 不需要，谢谢！
H-14 That’s How the Chinese Say It!
A Review of Functional Expressions from Lessons 1–5
After gauging your progress and before moving on to the next phase, let’s take a break and see how some of the functional expressions that you have encountered in the previous lessons really work!
I. 算了(suàn le, forget it; never mind) (Lesson 4)
You can say this to someone when you sense that you’ve put him or her in an awkward position or when someone has made a mistake but you don’t wish to pursue the matter. You can also say this when you are dissatisfied with what someone is doing and want him or her to stop.
A: 明天我们去打球，怎么样？(We’ll go play ball tomorrow, all right?)
B: 明天我很忙。 (I’m busy tomorrow.)
A: 那算了。 (All right then, never mind.)
A: 你今年多大？ (How old are you this year?)
B: 你为什么问我多大？ (Why are you asking me how old I am?)
A: 算了，我不问了。(Never mind. I won’t ask anymore.)
算了，算了，你回家吧，我来做。
(Forget about it. You can go home. I’ll take over.)
II. 谁呀 (shéi ya, who is it?)(Lesson 5)
When you hear a knock on the door, this is what you usually say.
A: (Knocking on the door.)
B: 谁呀？ (Who is it?)
A: 是我，李友。 (It’s me, Li You.)
B: 请进。 (Please come in.)
A: (Knocking on the door.)
B: 谁呀？ (Who is it?)
A: 我，小王。 (It’s me, Little Wang.)
B: 进来。 (Come in.)
III. 是吗 (shì ma, really; is that so?) (Lesson 5)
You say this when you hear something unexpected.
A: 你的英文老师不是美国人。
(Your English teacher is not American.)
B: 是吗？他是哪国人？
(Is that so? What country is he from?)
A: 他是英国人。 (He is British.)
A: 学校的图书馆很漂亮。
(The school library is very pretty.)
B: 是吗？我明天去看看。
(Really? I’ll go take a look tomorrow.)
Any other useful expressions you would like to learn?
Please ask your teacher and make a note here: