2 Daily activities
Table 1 lists some new vocabulary which you can use to talk about different daily activities. Read and repeat the words aloud and then copy them into your notebook.
Table 1 Vocabulary to speak about daily activities
Chinese | English |
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xué 学 | learn, study |
zuò 做 | make, do |
xiě 写 | write |
kàn 看 | see, watch, look; read |
shàng wǎng 上网 | surf the internet |
zhuānyè 专业 | major, subject |
yīngwén 英文 | English language |
zhōngwén 中文 | Chinese language |
wénxué 文学 | literature |
diànshì 电视 | TV |
shū 书 | book |
hànzì 汉字 | Chinese character |
wǎnshang 晚上 | evening |
tiāntiān 天天 | every day |
fàn 饭 | meal |
Note that 网 wǎng is the shortened word for internet: the equivalent of the English ‘net’. The full term in Chinese is hùlián wǎng 互联网 (lit. inter-connect net).
Activity 2
Listen to the words given in Table 1 in the audio below. Pause and repeat each word as many times as you want. Then, write down the five words that you found more difficult to remember in the space below.
You have just learned some new verbs and nouns. Now, match the following nouns with the appropriate verb.
hànzì 汉字
xiě 写
fàn 饭
zuò 做
wǎng 网
shàng 上
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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hànzì 汉字
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fàn 饭
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wǎng 网
xiě 写
zuò 做
shàng 上
- 1 =
- 2 =
- 3 =
Look at the pictures and decide if the statement underneath is true or false.

Tāmen xué zhōngwén. 他们 学中文。
Discussion
True. This is a drawing of a class learning Chinese with Chinese words on the board.

Tā kàn diànshì. 她 看 电视。
Discussion
True. This is a drawing of a girl watching TV.

Dàwèi xiě hànzì. 大卫写 汉字。
Discussion
True. This is a drawing of a western man writing Chinese characters.

Tā kàn yīngwén shū. 他 看英文书。
Discussion
False. This is a drawing of a man reading a Chinese book, not an English book

Wǒ shàng wǎng. 我上网。
Discussion
True. This is a drawing of a person surfing on the internet.
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