Kuaile Hanyu Lesson 11 Exercise

Hey girls,

Please post your English translation of the following passages in the comments section.  Then, play the voki player and practise reading aloud.  (You may copy the text and paste them in The Chinese Reader to get the words' pinyins)

       我们上北京英文小学。我们的学校不很大。学校里有校长、老师和学生。

       我们班有二十个同学，十一个女同学，九个男同学。我们班里有一个英国学生和两个美国学生。我们喜欢上英文课和中文课。   

   

         

      我们爱我们的学校、老师和同学。

Kuaile Hanyu Lesson 10 Exercise

(A) Expand the following words into a term, a phrase or a sentence. Please make two attempts for each word:

Example 1. 大 → 大树 / 妈妈的眼睛很大。

Example 2. 小 → 我的小狗 / 小学

1. 课 →
2. 文 →
3. 中 →
4. 法 →
5. 星 →

(B) Answer these questions based on the Situational Video in Kuaile Hanyu Unit 4 Lesson 10. Please post your answers in comments section.

1. 小海hǎi星期一有英文课吗？ 
2. 迈mài 克kè星期二有中文课吗？
3. 迈克星期几有中文课？
   Hint: ____星期__和星期_________。
4. 迈克星期六有什么课？
5. 小海和迈克星期几有体育课？
   Hint: 小海______________。迈克______________。

Notes:
数shù 学xué          - Math
计jì 算suàn 机jī      - Computer (计算机 is the scientific name, whereas 电脑 is the common name for computer)
历lì 史shǐ               - History
音yīn 乐yuè           - Music
还hái有                 - still have, also have

Kuaile Hanyu Lesson 10

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Kuaile Hanyu Lesson 10 Word Scramble

Hey girls,

These are what you're going to do:

1. Unscramble the words below to get the right answer (it will say Congratulations)
2. Each time you get a correct sentence, type the sentence out using InputKing if you do not already have Chinese IME in your computer
3. Click "Play Again" for a new set of words.  There are 4 different sentences in total.
4. Copy the 4 answers and paste them as comments to this blog post.

Hint:

Always remember that time expression comes either before or after the subject.
time + Subject + time + Verb + Object

3 Pinyin Rules

1)  The two dots of ü

2)  i, u, ü never stand alone or in front of a syllable

3. The pronunciation of iu, ui and un

Revision: Basic Verbs

Revision: Pronouns & Question Words

Pinyin Drill 2

Compound Finals

ai, ei, ui, ao, ou, iu, ie, üe, er, 

an, en, in, un, ün, ang, eng, ing, ong, 

ia, iao, ian, iang, 

ua, uo, uai, uang, üan, iong

Pinyin Drill 1

Selected initials: j, q, x, z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r
Basic finals: a, o, e, i, u, ü

Hanyu Pinyin Chart

汉语拼音 (hànyǔ pīnyīn)  consists of:

23 Initials
b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h,
j, q, x, z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r,
y, w

6 Basic Finals
a, o, e, i, u (wu), ü (yu)

4 Basic Tones
1st: high flat, e.g. ā
2nd: medium rising, e.g. á
3rd: low falling and rising (may be omitted), e.g. ǎ
4th: high falling, e.g. à

Please click the pinyin chart below, then follow the simple steps as shown in the image to listen to various  pronunciations in 4 different tones.