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Chinese 2 Segment 1 exam Prep

Module 1:
1. Time: (Reference to 01.05, Page 4.)
Examples:" Cng li din bn do sh'r din " --- from 6:30 to 12:00.
Zoshng b din rshw fn--- 8:25 AM (or 8:25 in the morning)
**Pay attention to pinyin with tone marks.
**Review your numbers as well.

2. School subjects: (Reference to 01.04 page 2 school subjects.)


Chinese, English, math, physics, biology, chemistry, music, etc.
1) lk - Science subjects, including math, physics, biology, and chemistry.
2) Class schedule: My+first class+ is +XX class.
Example:/
d= prefix before a number for ordinal numbers.

the first
the second
first class (in school)
the first time

** jie2/ tang2measure words for class period.


3) The usage of =afterward/after (Reference to 01.05, page 5.)
Example 1: After lunch, there is Chinese.
In Chinese, we use this order: Lunch after, is/have Chinese. /
Example 2: After Chinese, there is Chemistry.
In Chinese, we use this order: Chinese after, is/have Chemistry. /
After lunch, I have to meet Suyan at the bookstore.
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3. Structure of comparatives and superlatives (Reference to 01.04, page 7)


1) Comparatives: Structure: A + bi () + B + adj.
Example: (Chinese class is more interesting than Math class.)
2) Superlatives: favorite class and least favorite class: use the superlative word :

most
most like (favorite)
most dislike (least favorite)

I + the most+ like/dislike+ school subject. Example: I like Chinese the most.

4. Chinese School System: (Reference to 01.07, page 3)


When (which season) is college entrance exam held?
What grade level do students start to take English?
What are some famous universities in China?

Module 2:
1. Sports Yndng: (Reference to 02.01, Page 4 and 02. 02, page 2.)
Includes: football, volleyball, jogging, practicing kungfu, etc

play football

play basketball

play soccer

jogging

Examples:
What sport do you like?, Answer with:_________
Do you like to play soccer? Answer with:_________ Or _____
_.
Can you play basketball? Answer with: _______. or ______.

2. Vocabulary for leisure activities (Reference to 02. 02, page 2.)


Includes: singing, dancing, playing chess, going on the internet, listening to music, etc.
3. Grammar Knowledge (Reference to 02.02, Page 5 and 02. 02, page 2.)

+ noun/verb + ? What did you think about.?


You can answer with:
I think dancing is very interesting.
You can also use:

hardest
easiest
very interesting
very boring
lots of fun

Please make sure you study the practice questions on page 5.

Module 3:
1. Vocabulary of careers (Reference to 03.01, Page 2.)
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Including: teacher, salesperson, doctor, lawyer, athlete etc.

2. Different skills for jobs (Reference to 03.03, Page 2 and Page 4.)
1). Study the usage of (03.03, Page 4.)
+ (xioshu zu xyo shnme) What is required most to be in sales?
You may format your response in two different ways.
Being a teacher most
needs/requires
patience.
*As a noun: nixn sh dng losh de
Patience is a need for
xyo
being a teacher.
2). Study different level of knowing, good at, and mastering under dng (03.03, Page 4.)

*As a verb:

dng losh zu xyo nixn

Pay extra attention to:

shnchng

Quite good at

jng/ jng tng

Be an expert on, Have a mastery of

3. Importance of learning a foreign language (Reference to 03.05, Page 3, 4 and 5.)

Study: Countries and Languages, Importance of Foreign Languages in China, and Why should we
learn a foreign language?

Chinese (/, zhngwn/hny) , German(, dy), Arabic(, l b y)

Module 4:
1. Travel Arrangements and Transportation vocabulary (Reference to 04.01 page 2,
and 4.02, Page 2 and page 6.)
Including: Travel agency, desert, snowy mountain, beach, taxi, cycler rickshaw or pedicab, airplane,
airport, directions left, right, north, south, west east...etc.

2. Grammar Knowledge (Reference to 04.02, Page 4.)


1) How to use: qng wn, lo ji, and du bu q
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2). Expressing Incomprehension


I didn't get it.

Note

=no/not/dont have
=listen/hear

=clear/clearly
W mi tng qngchu (I didnt hear it clearly.)
It doesnt mean you really dont understand
what was said.

W mi tngdng

= understand
= hear it, but didnt understand.
(You might understand part of the meaning, but
didnt understand it 100%.)

W tngbdng

= totally dont understand what was said.


(You are totally lost, dont understand what was
been said at all.)

Respond

Qng zi shu ybin


Please say it one more
time.
(With , more polite than
the next sentence.)

Zi shu yc

3. Weather and location: (Reference to 04.03, Page 2, 4 and 5.)


1). Vocabulary: hot, cold, humid, to rain, to snow,...etc.
Directions words: north, south, west, east. In Chinese, NE should be East North=.

shngfn= Province, shnghu =Provincial capital, rnku= Population


Where is Florida located? What is California largest in?

4. 4 corners in China: (Reference to 04.03, Page2, 3 and 4.05 page1, and 3.)
1). Travel Activities Vocabulary: (04.03 page 2)
Weather of 4 corner (04.03 page 3)Check English translation version in 04.07, page 1- 04.03 Video
Presentation.)
2). Study each and every province thoroughly: (04.05, page 1 and 3)
Examples: which one is ethnically diverse? which one can you go for skiing? Which one speaks the
dialect Catonese (Gungdnghu) or (Yuy)? Which one has a Muslim population,
what is that minority group called, capital city of Xinjiang Province, etc.
****Please re-study the questions in Module 1, 2, 3, and 4 exams!
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