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Lesson 20: Dialogue II: Arriving in Beijing 在北京首都机场

叔叔 shū Uncle

歡迎/欢迎 huān yíng To welcome

瘦 shòu Thin, slim

爺爺/爷爷 yé yē grandfather

奶奶 nǎi nāi grandmother

烤鴨/烤鸭 kǎo yā Roast duck

首都机场 shǒu dōu jī chǎng The Capital Airport (in Peijing)

F 1. Wang Peng’s grandparents are waiting in the car outside the airport terminal. T 2. Wang Peng’s parents are impressed with Li You’s Chinese.

F 3. Wang Peng has lost some weight due to his busy schedule. F 4. Wang Peng’s parents plan to take Wang Peng and Li You directly home.

Speaking Exercises A. Answer the questions in Chinese based on the Textbook Dialogue. (Write your answers in Pinyin or Characters) 1. How did Li You address Wang Peng’s parents? 2. How did Li You account for her Chinese language skills? 3. Wang Peng’s mother thought that Wang Peng had lost some weight. What did she think was the reason? 4. What did Wang Peng say about how Wang Hong was doing in the United States? 5. Where were Wang Peng’s grandparents?

B. What would you say to someone who compliments you on your Chinese?

Building Words 1. 烤鸭的烤 + 牛肉的肉→ New Word 烤肉 Pinyin : kǎo ròu English : to barbecue

Building Words 2. 烤鸭的烤 + 箱子的箱→ New Word 烤箱 Pinyin : kǎo xiāng English : Oven

Building Words 3. 烤鸭的鸭 + 蛋糕的蛋→ New Word 鸭蛋 Pinyin : yā dàn English : duck’s egg

Building Words 4. 一块钱的钱 + 包→ New Word 钱包 Pinyin : qián bāo English : wallet; purse

Building Words 5. 海 + 托运的运→ New Word 海运 Pinyin : hǎiyùn English : shipping via sea

Questions (True/False) T 1. Wang Hong is quite modest about her English studies. F 2. Gao Xiaoyin is not satisfied with Wang Hong’s English Progress.

F 3. Wang Hong wants to go back to Beijing in the fall because she’s homesick. F 4. Wang Hong plans to hire a tour guide for Gao Xiaoyin.

F 5. Gao Xiaoyin thinks her own Chinese is perfect.

Kinship Term

C 1. Mother’s older brother？ A. 伯伯 bó bo B. 叔叔 shú shu C. 舅舅 jiù jiu

A 2. Father’s older brother？ A. 伯伯 B. 叔叔 C. 舅舅

C 3. [maternal] Grandfather？ A. 爷爷 yé ye B. 奶奶 nǎi nai C. 外公 wài gōng

A 4. [paternal] Grandfather？ A. 爷爷 B. 奶奶 C. 外公

B 5. father’s younger brother？ A. 舅舅 B. 叔叔 C. 伯伯

B 6. father’s younger bother’s wife？ A. 阿姨 ā yí B. 叔母 shú mǔ C. 伯母 bó mǔ

A 7. mother’s sister？ A. 阿姨 B. 姑姑 gū gū C. 伯母

B 8. father’s sister？ A. 阿姨 B. 姑姑 C. 伯母

A 9. Older brother？ A. 哥哥 gē ge B. 弟弟 dì di C. 堂哥 táng dì

C 10. father’s brother’s son older than oneself？ A. 哥哥 B. 弟弟 C. 堂哥

B 11. mother’s brother’s son older than oneself？ A. 哥哥 B. 表哥 biǎo gē C. 堂哥

C 12. father’s brother’s daughter older than oneself？ A. 姐姐 jiě jie B. 表姐 C. 堂姐

A 13. father’s brother’s daughter younger than oneself？ A. 堂妹 B. 表姐 C. 堂姐

C 17. daughter’s son？ A. 孙女 B. 孙子 C. 外孙