288 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1
b. Tuesday
- How long have they been studying in China?
You will hear a narrative describing how long five students have been studying in China.
Use this information to complete the following table in English, writing each student’s
name and the length of time he or she has been in China.
student
duration in China5. Mini-dialogues
You will hear a question or a statement followed by three responses. Choose the most ap-
propriate response for each.
a. ( ) b. ( ) c. ( ) d. ( ) e. ( )
- Narration
Tom is talking about what he and his roommate did on Friday. Based on his narration,
indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) Xiao Fang invited Tom and Ye Wen for dinner on Friday.
b. ( ) Tom has never cooked before.
c. ( ) Xiao Fang also bought some beer for the dinner.
d. ( ) They ate together and took a lot of pictures.
e. ( ) Tom arrived in China in September of this year.
f. ( ) For Tom, red-simmered meat is harder to cook than stir-fried rice.
g. ( ) Ye Wen brought some fruit.