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CHINESE CULTURE

LEVEL A1

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Objective

•
Understanding the custom and the formulas of being a guest
•
Getting familiar with the titles of relatives

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LESSON 5-1
Come visit often if you like

Contents 8 Key Words

Key Words

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Warm-Up
máotáijiǔ
Mao-tai

T
T xù
T-shirt

shuǐguǒ
fruit

yéyenǎinaihéwǒ
grandmother (father's mother),
grandfather (father's father) and me

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1. (dǎdiànhuà) v. make a telephone call

• (I call him.)
• (I gave you a phone call.)

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2. (búyòng) v. never mind, don't trouble yourself

•A (Let me see you to the door.)

B (Don't trouble yourself.)
•A (Thank you.)
B (Never mind.)
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3. (yǒukòng) n. to have time

• (Have time to play in my house.)

• (Are you free today?)

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4. (máotáijiǔ) n. Maotai, China's most famous liquor

from Guizhou Province

• 。(A bottle of Moutai.)

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5. T (Txù) n. T-Shirt

• T 。(A T-shirt.)

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6. (hējiǔ) v. drink alcohol

• (Don't drive after drinking.)

• (Do you drink alcohol?)

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7. (píngcháng) adj. Often

• (This is a very common thing.)

• (He wants to live a normal life.)

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8. (shuǐguǒ) n. Fruit

• 。(Fresh fruits.)

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KEY SENTENCES

Nǐmen gěi LǐMíng dǎ diànhuà le ma?

Have you phoned Li Ming yet?

Tā jiào wǒmen yǒukòng jiù qù wán.

He said we are welcome anytime we go.

Máotái jiǔ tài guìle, bù héshì.

Maotai is too expensive, it's not suitable.

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Lín Huá：Mǎkè, wǒmen qù LǐMíng jiāwán. Nǐ qù ma?

(Make, we are going to go to Li Ming's home. Will you go

with us?)
Mǎkè：Wǒ yě xiǎng qù. Nǐmen gěi LǐMíng dǎ diànhuà lema?

(I'd like to go. Have you called Li Ming yet?)

Lín Huá：Bú yòng le, jīntiān, tājiào wǒmen yǒukòng jiùqù wán ne.
。
(We don't have to. He told us that we can visit his home any
time we want.)

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Mǎkè：Nàhǎo, wǒ hé nǐmen yìqǐ qù.

。
(OK. I will go with you.)
Lín Huá：Děngdeng, wǒmen mǎi diǎn dōngxi qùba.
。
(Wait. Should we buy something.)
Mǎkè：Hǎo. Tīngshuō Zhōngguó de máotáijiǔ hěn yǒumíng,

wǒmen mǎi yìpíng ba.

。
(Yes, you are right. It is said that Maotai is quite famous in
China. We can buy one bottle of Maotai.)
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Lín Huá：Máotáijiǔ tàiguì le, bùhéshì. Tāmen yǐwéi wǒmen xiǎng hējiǔ le.
。
(Maotai is too expensive, it's not suitable. He will feel that
we want to drink.)
Mǎkè：Nà wǒmen gěi tā mǎi yíjiànTxùba.
T 。
(How about buying a T-shirt for him?)

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Lín Huá：Yěbútàihǎo, wǒmen bùxíguàn sòng zhège.

Wǒmen háishìmǎi diǎn shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào ba.

。
(It's not good. It's not our practice to give people this
present. We can buy some fruits and drinks.)
Mǎkè：Hǎo, jiù zhèyàng ba.
。
(OK. Be it so.)

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EXERCISES
MATCH

送
sòng
• 电话 diànhuà
打
dǎ • 东西 dōngxī

买 • 酒 jiǔ
mǎi
• 礼物 lǐwù
喝
hē
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EXERCISES
PAIR WORK

step1. Role-Play

角色 Role
老师和学生
Teacher and Student
任务 Assignment
开学了，学生去拜访老师，学生询问中国做
客的习俗，老师回答，并且询问他们国家的
风俗习惯。
School has started,students visit the teacher and ask
about customs for greeting guests in China. The teacher
answers questions and then asks all the students to talk
about customs for greeting guests and gift giving in their
countries.
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step2. Communication Practice

Today,Karl and his classmate Lin

Hua go to hospital to visit
teacher Liu.
Topic:May you recuperate soon.

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