Lesson 8 Workbook 129- Dialogue
You will hear a dialogue between two friends discussing another friend’s birthday. Listen
to the dialogue and circle the correct answers to the following questions.
a. When is Xiao Gao’s birthday?
- 4/17
- this Wednesday
- next Tuesday
b. Why can’t they go out next Tuesday?
- None of them has time that day.
- Xiao Gao is busy that day.
- One of them has a test.
c. What do they plan to do to celebrate Xiao Gao’s birthday?
- Give her a surprise dinner.
- Have dinner together.
- Call Xiao Gao and ask her what she likes to do.
Reading and writing
Focus on Chinese characters
- Number of strokes
Indicate the number of strokes used in writing each character.
a. 不 b. 他 c. 她 d. 我
e. 們 f. 呢 g. 是 h. 也
- Which character?
Circle the character in each line that corresponds to the meaning on the left.
a. bù no 不 木
b. hFo good 仔 好
c. men (plural suffix for pronouns) 們 門
d. shì be 走 是
e. tA she, her 他 她