Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

36 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1

5. What language do they speak? (Use and Structure notes 3.4, 3.5, 3.9)

You will hear four speakers stating the languages that they can speak. Use this information
to complete the table, checking the languages that each person can speak.

Speaker Chinese French Japanese German British English American English

A

B

C

D

6. Describing people (Use and Structure notes 3.4, 3.5, 3.9)

You will hear four statements about Guo Meiling and Ke Huifeng. Use that information to
complete the following descriptions in English.

name: Guo Meiling

nationality: ______________

language(s) spoken: ______________

teacher or student (circle one)

name: Ke Huifeng

nationality: ______________

language(s) spoken: ______________

teacher or student (circle one)

7. Dialogue comprehension

You will hear a dialogue between two classmates who are meeting for the first time and
introducing themselves to each other. Based on the dialogue, complete the following table
of information about the two speakers.

family name given name nationality

female student

male student