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# 1 Preparation

To start this week you will study some vocabulary that you may or may not have already learnt in previous Chinese studies. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with all of the words; Activities 1, 2 and 3 will help to prepare you before you expand on this knowledge during the rest of the week.

## Activity 1

Match the Chinese phrases for family members and other generic people terms to their English translation by dragging and dropping the characters next to the corresponding English translation.

bàba 爸爸

father

māma 妈妈

mother

jiějie 姐姐

elder sister

gēge 哥哥

elder brother

mèimei 妹妹

younger sister

dìdi 弟弟

younger brother

xiānsheng 先生

husband

tàitai 太太

wife

lǎoshī 老师

teacher

péngyou 朋友

friend

Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.

1. bàba 爸爸

2. māma 妈妈

3. jiějie 姐姐

4. gēge 哥哥

5. mèimei 妹妹

6. dìdi 弟弟

7. xiānsheng 先生

8. tàitai 太太

9. lǎoshī 老师

10. péngyou 朋友

1. 1

   father

2. 2

   mother

3. 3

   elder sister

4. 4

   elder brother

5. 5

   younger sister

6. 6

   younger brother

7. 7

   husband

8. 8

   wife

9. 9

   teacher

10. 10

    friend

The correct answers are:

- 1 =
- 2 =
- 3 =
- 4 =
- 5 =
- 6 =
- 7 =
- 8 =
- 9 =
- 10 =

## Activity 2

#### Part 1

Match the Chinese adjectives to their English translation.

róngyì 容易

easy

lèi 累

tired

kě 渴

thirsty

è 饿

hungry

hǎo 好

good

nán 难

difficult

Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.

1. róngyì 容易

2. lèi 累

3. kě 渴

4. è 饿

5. hǎo 好

6. nán 难

1. 1

   easy

2. 2

   tired

3. 3

   thirsty

4. 4

   hungry

5. 5

   good

6. 6

   difficult

The correct answers are:

- 1 =
- 2 =
- 3 =
- 4 =
- 5 =
- 6 =

#### Part 2

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## Activity 3

Listen to the recording where you will hear a description of Wang Ming’s family.

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