Learn to Read and Write: Unit 15

 

1. Listen to the recording of the following passages and try to find out the pronuncation of the characters or words. (Online Unit 15-1, 2)

 

我是美國人。現在在學中文﹐因為中文很有用。我想到中國去。我打算在中國呆一年。在那裡學中文。到各地去旅游﹐看看長城。我現在會說一點兒中文。可是很多話還聽不懂﹐說得還不流利。我要繼續學中文。

 

有用 _______________

 

呆 _______________

 

旅游_______________

 

長城 _______________

 

聽不懂 _______________

 

流利 _______________

 

繼續 _______________

 

因為 _______________

 

打算 _______________

 

 

John 是美國賓州一家公司的經理。他跟中國作生意。中國常常有人來美國談生意。John 現在會說一點兒中文。他可以跟中國來的朋友說中文。簡單的話﹐他都聽得懂。難一點兒的話﹐他就聽不懂。所以他打算明年到中國去繼續學中文。

州 _______________

 

公司 _______________

 

經理 _______________

 

作生意 _______________

 

談生意 _______________

 

簡單 _______________

 

繼續 _______________

 

2. This part is omitted.

 

3. Write the following words in characters:

 

useful ___________________

 

to stay for one year  ___________________

 

to travel ___________________

 

to plan ___________________

 

listen (but) do not understand ___________________

 

fluently ___________________

 

a company ___________________

 

a manager ___________________

 

discuss business ___________________

 

to do business ___________________

 

to do business with China ___________________

 

to see the Great Wall  ___________________

 

4. Write the following sentences in characters:

He is a manager of a company. ______________________________________________

 

We do business with China. _________________________________________________

 

I plan to go to Beijing and stay there for two years.

________________________________________________________________________

 

Chinese (language) is very useful.  ____________________________________________

 

He speaks Chinese fluently. _________________________________________________

 

He still doesn't understand Chinese. __________________________________________

 

I can talk in Chinese with Chinese friends who came from China.

 

________________________________________________________________________

 

John plans to go to China next year and study Chinese there for one year.

 

________________________________________________________________________

 

5. Answer the following questions in pinyin.

 

你的中國話說得越來越(yuèláiyuè, more and more)好了。

 

你學了多長時間了﹖

 

你打算以後繼續(jìxù, to continue)學嗎﹖

 

你打算到哪裡去﹖

 

你在北京有朋友嗎﹖

 

你的朋友在北京是作什麼的﹖

 

你經常到中國去嗎﹖

 

去看朋友還是談生意﹖

 

你打算在北京呆多久﹖

 

什麼時候走﹖

 

祝(zhù, to wish)你一路平安。