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Lesson 8 Mandarin Module

This lesson teaches words related to buying gifts in Chinese. Students will learn vocabulary like present (礼物 lǐwù), to ask (问 wèn), and be clear about (清楚 qīngchu). They will practice matching Chinese phrases to English meanings, forming sentences using patterns like subject + 是...的, and writing Chinese characters. A reading dialogue activity is included for comprehension.

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Lesson 8 Mandarin Module

This lesson teaches words related to buying gifts in Chinese. Students will learn vocabulary like present (礼物 lǐwù), to ask (问 wèn), and be clear about (清楚 qīngchu). They will practice matching Chinese phrases to English meanings, forming sentences using patterns like subject + 是...的, and writing Chinese characters. A reading dialogue activity is included for comprehension.

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Lesson 8: Wǒ xiǎng sòng tā yí ge lǐwù

我想送他一个礼物

What I Need to Know (Competency/Objectives)


After going through this lesson, you are expected to:
1. Identify words and recognize Chinese characters related to buying gifts;
2. Match the Chinese phrases with the English;
3. Create sentences using the sentence patterns
4. Read and comprehend the dialogue through an activity;
5. Write Chinese characters of the words lǐwu, song, gèng, qīngchu, and wèn.

What I Know (Review)


In the last lesson, you learned words related to things and place you can
see inside the house such as 空调、洗衣机、烤炉、and 衣柜。

Reflective questions:
1. How do you describe your room?
2. What are the things that can be found in your house or in your room?

What’s New (Discussion)


In this lesson, we will learn words related to buying presents or gifts. In addition,
we will learn how to think of a present and describe the presents that we will be
giving to others.

生词 shēngcí (New Words):

1. 太太 tàitai Mrs.; madame


2. 孙女 sūnnǚ granddaughter
3. 礼物 lǐwù present (gift)
4. 问 wèn to ask
5. 清楚 qīngchu be clear about;
understand
6. 百货公司 bǎihuò gōngsī department store
7. 购物 gòuwù shopping
8.照相机 zhàoxiàngjī camera
9. 日本 Rìběn Japan
10. 更 gèng even, more
11. 条 tiáo measure word
12. 裙子 qúnzi skirt
13. 可爱 kě’ài cute; lovely

Additional Vocabulary:
1. 送 sòng to deliver; to give (as a present)
2. 给 gěi to give
3. 裤子 kùzi pants; trousers
4. 真 zhēn really, truly, true, real

Sentences:

1. 这个照相机是日本的吧？Zhège zhàoxiàngjī shì rìběn de ba? Is this camera from


Japan?
2. 汉语考试不怎么难。Hànyǔ kǎoshì bù zěnme nán. The Chinese exam is not very
difficult.
3. 这个比那个更好。Zhège bǐ nàge gèng hǎo. This is even better than that.
4. 他问我什么好。Tā wèn wǒ shénme hǎo. He asked me what was good.
5. 他给孙怒买了一个照相机。Tā gěi sūnnǚ mǎile yīgè zhàoxiàngjī. He bought a
camera for granddaughter.

Sentence Structures:

1. Subject + 是 (shì) + information to be emphasized + 的 (de)


(It is used to place emphasis on a specific information. Place 是 (shì) right before
the information you want to place emphasis on, and 的 (de) at the end of the
sentence.)
● 这个照相机是日本的。Zhè ge zhàoxiàngjī shì Rìběn de. This camera is from
Japan.
● 这条裙子是妈妈送的。Zhè tiáo qúnzi shì māma sòng de. This skirt is from
my mother.

2. Noun1 + 比 (bǐ) + Noun 2 + 更 (gèng) + adjective


(This sentence pattern is used to make a comparison. In here, 更 gèng means “even
more”. This structure means noun 1 is even [adjective] than noun 2)
● Michael 比 Karl 更高。Michael bǐ Karl gèng gāo. Michael is even taller than
Karl.
● 这个照相机比那个更好。Zhè ge zhàoxiàngjī bǐ nà ge gèng hǎo. This camera is
even better than that one.

3. Subject + 不怎么 (bù zěnme) + adjective


(不怎么 bù zěnme means “not very”. This sentence pattern means that the degree
of the adjective is not very high.)
● 考试不怎么难。Kǎoshì bù zěnme nán. The exam is not very difficult
● 今天不怎么热。Jīntiān bù zěnme rè. It is not very hot today.

Reading Practice:
Make sentences using the words provided. You can create new sentences by
replacing the underlined phrases with those provided inside the box.

1. 他 问 我 送 什么 礼物。 喜欢什么音乐 Xǐhuān shénme yīnyuè (What kind


of music do you like?)
Tā wèn wǒ sòng shénme lǐwù
(He asked me what gift to give.) 那个购物中心好 nàgè gòuwù zhōng xīn hǎo (That
shopping center is good)

怎么上网 zěnme shàngwǎng (How to go online?)


2. A：汉语考试难吗？
家 jiā (home) 远 yuǎn (far)
Hànyǔ kǎoshì nán ma?
自行车 zìxíngchē (bicycle) 贵 guì (expensive)
（Is the Chinese test difficult?）
汉语 hànyǔ (Chinese) 好 hǎo (good)
B： 不怎么难。 小狗 xiǎo gǒu (puppy) 可爱 kě'ài (cute)
Bù zěnme nán
(not so difficult)
3. 这个地毯比那个更漂亮。 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī (camera) 好 hǎo (good)
房间 fángjiān (room) 舒服 shūfú (comfortable)
Zhège dìtǎn bǐ nàgè gèng piàoliang.
衣柜 yīguì (wardrobe) 大 (big)
(This rug is more beautiful than that one.)
电影 diànyǐng (movie) 有意思 yǒuyìsi
(interesting)
4. 我生日的时候，爸爸送了我一个礼
手机 shǒujī（cellphone）
物。 裙子 qúnzi (skirt)
Wǒ shēngrì de shíhòu, bàba song le 鞋子 xiézi (shoes)
wǒ yíge lǐwù.
（On my birthday, my father gave me a
present.）

What I can do (Activity 1)

Direction: Match the Chinese in Column A with the corresponding English in Column
B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided.

A B
______1. 送她一个礼物 sòng tā yíge lǐwù a) in the shopping center

______ 2. 买一个照相机 mǎi yíge zhàoxiàngjī b) skirt and trousers

______3. 在日本学习 zài Rìběn xuéxí c) to give her a present

______ 4. 在购物中心里 zài gòuwù zhōng xīn lǐ d) lovely child

______ 5. 裙子和裤子 qúnzi hé kùzi e) Mrs. Wang’s granddaughter

______ 6. 可爱的孩子 kě'ài de háizi f) study in Japan

______ 7. 王太太的孙女 Wáng tàitai de sūnnǚ g) to buy a camera

What I Have Learned (Activity 2)


Direction: Construct one （1） sentence for each sentence pattern.

1. Subject + 是 (shì) + information to be emphasized + 的 (de)

2. Noun1 + 比 (bǐ) + Noun 2 + 更 (gèng) + adjective


3. Subject + 不怎么 (bù zěnme) + adjective

Assessment (Summative Assessment)

Direction: Read the dialogue and answer the short activity below.

Put a (/) check on the box if the statement agrees with the dialogue above; put
a (x) cross mark if not.

1. 那个照相机是美国的，真漂亮！Nàgè zhàoxiàngjī shì Měiguó de, zhēn piàoliang!


2. Mary 不喜欢什么礼物。Mary bù xǐhuān shénme lǐwù.
3. 裙子的颜色是黑色的。Qúnzi de yánsè shì hēisè de.
4. 他送了 Mary 一条白裙子。Tā sòng le Mary yītiáo bái qúnzi.
5. 法国的照相机不有名。Fàguó de zhàoxiàngjī bù yǒumíng。
What’s more (Activity 3)

Direction: Trace the strokes to complete writing the Chinese characters of the given
words. Continue writing the characters on the blocks after it.

1. 礼物 lǐwù – present; gift

2. 清楚 qīngchu– be clear about, understand, clear

3. 更 gèng – even more

4. 送 sòng – to deliver, to give (present)

5. 问 wèn– to ask

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