182 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1
- Radicals
Here is a list of characters from Lesson 6 through Lesson 10. Group them according to the
radical they share, writing each character in the line next to its radical.
不 你 都 他 呢 哪 那 晚 兩 吃 可 會 嗎 們
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日- Find the words and phrases
You will not be able to read the following paragraph in its entirety but it contains words that
we have learned through this lesson. In addition to the name 小張 at the beginning of the
passage, the passage contains one more name and nine additional two-character words and
phrases that we have learned.
a. Circle the other name and the nine additional two-character words and phrases that we
have learned.
小張 和小謝想請他們的中文老師吃飯。小張跟老師說：“我們想請你跟我們吃午飯。”
老師說：“謝謝你們，可是今天中午我有事。”小謝說“那，明天中午可以嗎？”老師
說：“明天中午也不可以。”小張說：“明天晚上呢？”老師說：“明天晚上可以。”
小謝說“好，明天晚上見。”b. In one sentence in English, state the general theme of this paragraph:
- Read and add the punctuation
The following is a short narrative written without punctuation marks. Rewrite it, adding
the punctuation marks, and then translate it into English. You should add a total of one
comma (，) and three periods (。). Names are underlined. Hint: Start by finding the multi-
character words, and then read the line aloud until you have figured out the meaning.
小張學中文小謝也學中文他們都學說中文他們的中文老師都很好