24 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1
d. tAmen / YCngguó rén / shì / yG
They are also British.
e. tAmen / lFoshC / shì / duì ma / dDu
They are all teachers, right?
f. dAngrán / shì / wImen / xuésheng
Of course we are students.
g. shì / lFoshC / ZhDngguó rén
The teacher is Chinese.
Focus on communication
1. Dialogue comprehension
Study the Lesson 2 dialogue. Then, read the following statements and indicate whether
they are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) XiFo ZhAng shì YCngguó rén, XiFo GAo shì FFguó rén.
b. ( ) XiFo ZhAng bù shì YCngguó rén, XiFo GAo yG bù shì YCngguó rén.
c. ( ) XiFo ZhAng bù shì YCngguó rén, XiFo GAo shì FFguó rén.
d. ( ) XiFo ZhAng, XiFo GAo dDu bù shì Déguó rén.
e. ( ) XiFo Wáng shì ZhDngguó rén, lFoshC yG shì MGiguó rén.
f. ( ) XiFo Chén shì MGiguó rén.
- Questions and answers
Match the question/sentence on the left with the appropriate answer/response on the
right.
a. TA shì nFguó rén? A. WImen dDu shì MGiguó rén.
b. NHmen shì MGiguó rén ma? B. LFoshC dAngrán bù shì MGiguó rén.
c. WI shì xuésheng, nH ne? C. TA shì FFguó rén.
d. QHng wèn, nH shì lFoshC ma? D. WI bù shì lFoshC.
e. LFoshC shì MGiguó rén ma? E. WI yG shì xuésheng.