Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 7 Workbook 103

6. Describing nouns with nouns (Use and Structure notes 5.8, 7.5)

You will hear a noun followed by a description of the noun. Restate the noun with the de-
scription, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: shE... 一 niánjí (first-year Chinese book)

You will say: 一 niánjí 的 shE

You will hear the correct response: 一 niánjí 的 shE

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h) (i)

7. How much is it altogether? (Use and Structure note 7.7)

You will hear the price of one item. Ask how much two items are altogether, as in the
example.

Example:

You will hear: 一 bGn shE 十七 kuài 五。

You will say: 兩 bGn shE 一 gòng duDshao qián？

You will hear the correct response: 兩 bGn shE 一 gòng duDshao qián？

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h)

Listening for information

1. How many students? (Use and Structure note 7.3)

You will hear a short announcement stating the number of students from various countries
attending an international school. Fill in the number of students for each country in English.

country number of students