F. Asking Directions P1

e Asking Directions 问路

Learning Objectives

In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to

• Ask for and give directions;

• Identify locations by using landmarks as references;

• Describe whether two places are close to or far away from one another;

• State where you are heading and the purpose of going there.

Relate and Get ready

In your own culture/community—

1. Besides the basics such as “hello,” “how are you,” “what’s up,” and so on, what are some other common greetings?

2. What phrases do people often use when giving directions?

3. What do people usually say to indicate that they don’t have a good sense of direction?

11/26/19

F-1 Vocabulary Position and Location

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M9TnayQAfM

https://quizlet.com/103345000/3-positions-and-major-cities-with-pinyin-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/103251242/3-positions-and-places-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

Quiz (12/3/19)

*Pay attention to the word order, it is the opposite of English:

学校的左边: on the left side of the school

冰淇淋店的对面: across the ice-cream shop

我家的附近: near my house

书店的旁边: next to the bookstore

大学的北面: north of the college

美国的中部: in the central part of USA

12/5/19

F-2 Translate

1. 在桌子的上面有电脑。

2. 球鞋在椅子的下面。

3. 我的朋友住在我家的左边。

4. 老师坐在我的前面。

5. 学校的后面有球场。

6. 公园的里面有很多动物。

7. 我家的东面有一个动物园。

8. 中文教室的右边是法语教室。

9. 日本在中国的东面。

10. 美国的西面很大。

11. 蓝猪冰淇淋店在高中的西面。

12. 南京在北京的南面。

2. F-3 New Vocab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML7EtMS564k

1. 中心: zhōng xīn n center

2. 听说: ting shuō v to be told; to hear of

3. 离: lí prep away from

4. 远: yuǎn adj far

5. 近: jìn adj near

6. 活动: huó dòng n activity

7. 地方: dìfang n place

8. 过: guo p (particle used after a verb to indicate a past experience)

9. 过: guò v to pass

10. 中国城: Zhōng guó chéng n Chinatown

11. 城: chéng n town; city

12. 地图: dìtú n map

13. 拿: ná v to take; to get

14. 一直: yìzhí adv straight; continuously

15. 往: wǎng prep towards

16. 拐/转: guǎi/zhuǎn v to turn

17. 路口: lù kǒu n intersection

18. 十字路口: the 4-way intersection

19. 丁字路口: the 3-way intersection

20. 单行道: dānxíngdào n one-way street

21. 斑马线:bānmǎxiàn n zebra crossing; crosswalk

22. 天桥: tiānqiáo n pedestrian overpass

23. 地下（通）道:dìxià (tōng)dào n pedestrian underpass

24. 红绿灯: hónglǜdēng n traffic light

25. 灯 dēng n light

26. 旁边: (páng biān) next to

27. 里（面/边）: (li miàn/(biān)

28. 外（面/边）:(wàimiàn/(biān) outside

29. 附近:(fùjìn): nearby

30. 中间(jiān)/之(zhī)间: in the middle of/in between of

31. 对面: right across from......

32. 斜(xié)对面: diagonally across from......

33. 东京: Dōng jīng Tokyo

34. 南京: a city in China

35. 就到了: then you just arrive there

Quiz on 11/09/19

http://quizlet.com/41702805/3-asking-directions-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/41703134/3-asking-directions-without-pinyin-flash-cards/

1. review vocab (15 min)

2. F-4 Language Notes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o67qlHnJZXc

1. 上哪儿去 is a more casual way of asking 去哪儿.

2. Here 哪里 is a question word meaning“where.” It is interchangeable with 哪儿. People in northern China, especially in Beijing, speak with a “儿 (ér) ending” quite often. For example, some people say 明儿 (míngr) for “tomorrow” instead of 明天, and 这儿 (zhèr) for “here” instead of 这里 (zhèli).

3. 什么地方 (shénme dìfang, lit., what place) is generally interchangeable with 哪儿 or 哪里.

The direction word 上 (on) or 里 (in) combines with a noun to form a location expression, e.g., 桌子上 (on the table), 衣服上 (on the clothes), 书上 (in/on the book), 学校里 (in the school), 办公室里 (in the office), 教室里 (in the classroom), 电视里 (on TV). The word 里 cannot be used after some proper nouns such as the name of a country or a city.

Compare:

学校里有很多学生。 (There are many students at school.)

北京有很多学生。 (There are many students in Beijing.)

It is incorrect to say: *北京里有很多学生。

The combination of a direction word plus 边/面 /头can follow a noun to indicate a location, e.g.,

图书馆(的)旁边 near the library)

学校(的)里面 (inside the school)

桌子(的)上头 (on the table)

教室(的)外面 (outside the classroom)

城市(的)北边 (north of the city). In these expressions the particle 的 (de) following the noun is optional.

B. Comparative Sentences with 没（有）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1Uke70eLM

Besides using 比, another way to make a comparison is to use 没（有）. In a comparative sentence with 没有the pronoun 那么is sometimes added to the sentence. [See more on 那么below.]

1. 我弟弟没有我高。 (My younger brother is not as tall as I am.) [I am taller than my brother.]

2. 北京没有上海热。 (It is not as hot in Beijing as in Shanghai.)

3. 他姐姐没有他妹妹那么喜欢买东西。(His older sister does not like shopping as much as his younger sister does.) [His older sister might like shopping too, but not as much as his younger sister.]

4. 我没有她那么喜欢刷卡。 (I don’t like to use credit cards as much as she does.) [I do use credit cards, but she likes to use them more than I do.]

A 没有B… vs. A 不比 B…

While 没有… is used to say that one thing is of a lesser degree than another, 不比… means “no more than…” The two things being compared may be equal, but what is specifically stated is that A is no more than

B. Compare the following sentences:

A: 今天比昨天热吗？ (Is today hotter than yesterday?)

B: 今天不比昨天热。(Today is not any hotter than yesterday.) [It could be the same temperature or cooler than yesterday.]

C: 今天没有昨天热。 (Today is not as hot as yesterday.) [Today is cooler.]

A: 这篇课文比那篇课文短吗？ (Is this text shorter than that one?)

B: 这篇课文不比那篇课文短，两篇一样长。 (This text is not any shorter than that one. They are the same length.)

C: 是吗？我觉得这篇课文没有那篇长。 (Really? I think this text is not as long as that one.)[This text is shorter than that one.]

A Quick Summary of Comparative Sentences

A 比B 大 A>B

A 不比 B 大 A≤B

A 没有 B 大 A<B

3. 那么Indicating Degree

那么 is often placed before adjectives or verbs such as 喜欢 , 会 (huì), 能 (néng), and 希望 (xīwàng), to denote a high degree.

你那么不喜欢写日记，就别写了吧。 (Since you dislike writing journals so much, why don’t you quit doing it?)

没有…那么… means “not reaching the point of.”

Ex:

1.弟弟没有哥哥那么帅，那么酷。 (The younger brother is not as handsome and cool as the older brother.)

2.坐地铁没有坐公共汽车那么麻烦。 (Riding the subway is not as much of a hassle as riding the bus.)

3.这个样子没有你说的那么合适。(This style is not as suitable as you said.)

4.这张地图没有那张地图那么新。(This map is not as new as that one.)

By using 那么, the speaker affirms the certain attribute of something or somebody in question. By stating that the younger brother does not reach the same standard of handsomeness and coolness as the older brother, (2), for instance, acknowledges that the older brother is handsome and cool.

4. 到 (dào) + Place + 去 (qù) + Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpCz4weeywE

In this structure, the combination of “到+ Place + 去 (qù) + Action” denotes the purpose of going somewhere.

我要到电脑中心去上网。 (I want to go to the computer center to use the internet.)

他到朋友的宿舍去聊天儿了。 (He went to his friend’s dorm to chat.)

我们到飞机场去送李小姐。 (We went to the airport to see Miss Li off.)

F-5 Language Practice

A. Where is it?

EX： 电脑室在哪里？ 电脑室在 图书馆的里面。

1. cell phone? in my backpack

2. watch? under the chair

3. Chinese book? next to the sofa

4. post office? diagonally across from the pharmacy

5. classmates? inside the Chinese classroom

B. Compare and Contrast

Based on the clues given, make comparisons using 没有…（那么）… (not as...)

Example: today /40º F yesterday /55º F

今天没有昨天 （ 那么）暖和。

1. I am tall, brother is short

2. Wang Laoshi speaks Chinese well, me not so much

3. Chinese food tastes good, Mexican food not much

4. China is far from the US, Canada not so far

C. Geography Bee (Do 4 out of 7)

Locate each city on the map and work with your partner to ask and answer whether each city is close to or far away from the place where you are.

Example: 纽约

A: 纽约离我们 这儿远吗？

B: 纽约离我们这儿 很远/不远/很近。

1. Boston/波士顿（boshidun)

2. Chicago/芝加哥(zhijiage)

3. Houston/休斯顿(xiusidun)

4. Los Angeles/洛杉矶(luoshanji)

5. Miami/迈阿密(mai a mi)

6. San Francisco/旧金山(jiujinshan)/三藩市(sanfanshi)

7. Honolulu/火奴鲁鲁(huonululu)

D. Plans for the Weekend

Your friend is coming to visit you at school this weekend, and you want to show him/her around. Your choices of places and activities are shown below. Work with a partner to come up with suggestions.

Example: if you choose 公园 from the first group and 滑冰 from the second group, then you will suggest 我们到公园去 滑冰，好吗？ or 我们去公园 滑冰，好吗？

1. go to a movie theater to watch a movie

2. go to the library to practice Chinese

3. go to a Chinese restaurant to eat sweet and sour chicken

4. go to the store shopping

5. go to the students activity center to listen to music

E. The Inside Scoop

Your partner always knows where to find the most stylish clothing, delicious food, and fun activities. Ask where he/she goes to buy clothes, go out to eat, etc.

1. Where do you like to go dancing?

2. where do you often to go to eat on a weekend evening?

3. Where do you often go to buy clothes?

4. where do you go online to see the weather forecast

12/6/19

F-6 Reading Practice I

常老师：小白，下课了？上哪儿去？

白英爱：您好，常老师。我想去学校的电脑中心，不知道怎么走，听说就在运动场旁边。

常老师：电脑中心没有运动场那么远。你知道学校图书馆在哪里吗？

白英爱：知道，离王朋的宿舍不远。

常老师：电脑中心离图书馆很近，就在图书馆和学生活动中心中间。

白英爱：常老师，您去哪儿呢？

常老师：我想到学校书店去买书。

白英爱：书店在什么地方？

常老师：就在学生活动中心里边。我们一起走吧。

白英爱：好。

回答问题：

1. 白英爱要去 什么地方？

2. 白英爱知道学校的电脑中心怎么走吗？

3. 电脑中心有 运动场远吗？

4. 电脑中心在哪儿？

5. 常老师去哪儿？

6. 常老师为什么让白英爱跟她一起走？

F-7 Speaking/Reading

Translate the passage, then use the words and phrases in blue as prompts, connect your answers above to form a narrative like this example:

白英爱要去学校的电脑中心， 她不知道怎么走，但是听说电脑中心就在运动场旁边。她看见了常老师。常老师告诉她电脑中心没有运动场那么远，离图书馆很近，就在图书馆和学生活动中心中间。白英爱知道图书馆离王朋的宿舍不远，所以现在知道去电脑中心怎么走了。常老师要到学校的书店去买书，书店就在学生活动中心里边，所以她 让白英爱跟她一起走。

12/09/19

1. quiz

2. Practice for speaking test (12/13/19)

3. F-8 Speaking I

1. 从你家到学校怎么走？(从我家出来，往 左/右 转/拐，然后......上高速公路/ 在下一个路口/十字路口/红绿灯，往/向 ......

2. 从中文教室到校长办公室怎么走？(上楼/下楼， 楼梯ti）

3. 从 护士的办公室到电脑中心怎么走？(过了.......; 就到了)

4. 从我们学校到JV购物中心怎么走？

5. 从蓝猪冰淇淋店到火车站怎么走？

4. F-9 Speaking II

Teacher Chang: Are classes over, Little Bai? Where are you off to?

Bai Ying’ai: Hi, Teacher Chang. I want to go to the school computer center, but I don’t know how to get there. I heard it’s next to the sports field.

Teacher Chang: The computer center is not as far as the sports field. Do you know where the school library is?

Bai Ying’ai: Yes, I do. It’s not far from Wang Peng’s dorm.

Teacher Chang: The computer center is near the library. It’s between the library and the student activity center.

Bai Ying’ai: Teacher Chang, where are you headed?

Teacher Chang: I’d like to get some books at the school bookstore.

Bai Ying’ai: Where’s the bookstore?

Teacher Chang: It’s in the student activity center. We can walk together.

Bai Ying’ai: Wonderful.