Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 4 Workbook 53

 Listening for information 

1. True or false (Use and Structure note 4.9, Notes on Chinese Culture)

Study the two pictures and their English captions. Then, listen carefully to the five state-
ments and indicate whether each statement is true (T) or false (F) based on the pictures.

Zhao Jiechao (left) with his younger

brother and younger sister

Qi Ling (right) with her older sister

a. ( ) b. ( ) c. ( ) d. ( ) e. ( )

2. Who is it? (Use and Structure notes 4.1, 4.9)

Study the information in the table below. Then, answer each question by writing the Pinyin
name or names of the people who match the description. There may be more than one
answer for each question.

Xiè Tàiláng

teacher

American

studies Chinese

no siblings

ZhAng Quán

student

German

studies French

has one older brother

Xiè JEn

student

French

studies Japanese

has two younger sisters

a. e.

b. f.

c. g.

d. h.