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LESSON A
FUNCTIONS • VOCABULARY • STRUCTURES

LANGUAGE CONTENT VOCABULARY LANGUAGE STRUCTURE

FUNCTION
Stores and food 冷冻食品 Lěngdòng shípǐn-frozen The pattern “既然…就…”
food means “since”
乳制品 r zhìpn-dairy product ●
cause or reason+result or conclusion
罐头 guàntóu-canned good
包装食品 guàntóu-packaged food Eg: J
零食 língshí-snack ìrán n bùxing qù, nà jiù bù
肉类 ròu lèi-meat Since you don’t want to go,
海鲜 hǎixiān-seafood then don’t go.
蔬菜 shūcài-vegetable
熟食 shúshí-deli food
“ ”as an intensifying
stores complement for adjectives
大型超级市场 Dàxíng chāojí
● A djective+
shìchǎng-superstore
超市 chāoshì-supermarket Eg: N
de wòfáng piàoliang jíle!
便利店 biànlì diàn-convenience
store Your bedroom is extremely
杂货店 záhuò diàn-grocery store beautiful!
菜市场 c ài shìchng-market

The verb meaning “to have”

● Place word +noun

Eg: Yu ànzi li yǒu
liǎng zhī gǒu. There are two
dogs in the playground.

Supporting Adjectives The word 这里／那里 to specific

words Y ǒu xìnxīn-confident people and places
x īnxiān-fresh ● noun/place word+这里／
k ěnéng-possible; probable

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那里
complement
Eg: A: 书？Nǐ nà li yǒu
J í-extremely
méiyǒu fǎ wénshū? Do you
movable adverb have French book inyour place?
-since; as; now that B: 没有，我这里只有中文书。Méiyǒu,
wǒ zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu zhòng wén shū.
common expression No, I only have Chinese books
J ìrán-forget it; never mind here.

Share and share alike

nouns
● Number +measure
X ìnxīn-confidence
c àidān-menu word1+noun1+number+
ju édìng-decision measure word2+noun2
Eg: 中国人点菜通常是有几个人点几道菜，我们四
f ùjìn-nearby; neighboring
人四道菜，怎么样？Zhōngguó rén diǎn
verbs cài tōngcháng shì yǒu jǐ gèrén
Hu àn-to change diǎn jǐ dào cài, wǒmen sì rén sì
ju édìng-to decide dào cài, zěnme yàng?
m ài-to sell Chinese people like to order the
dishes based on the number of
verb-object people, we have four people,
M therefore let’s order four dishes,
i cài-to go grocery shopping
how is that?

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LESSON B
FUNCTIONS • VOCABULARY • STRUCTURES

LANGUAGE CONTENT LANGUAGE STRUCTURE

FUNCTION VOCABULARY

Seasonings 糖 Táng The verb 看 to indicate

盐 yán the speaker’s opinion
橄榄油 g nln yóu towards something
醋 cù ●
胡椒 hújiāo Subject +sentence
酱油 jiàngyóu
Eg:
A:: Jīntiān
wǎnfàn chī shénme hǎo?-
鱼 yú What should we eat for dinner
虾 xiā tonight?
龙虾 lóngxiā B
Seafood Wǒmen xiàwǔ huì qù hǎibiān,
蟹 xiè
牡蛎 m lì wǒ kàn wǒmen chī hǎixiān
鱿鱼 yóuyú ba!- We will be going to the
扇贝 shànbèi beach, in my opinion, let’s
蛤蜊 gélí have seafood!
章鱼 zhāngyú

The pattern “ v ” to
蛋糕 Dàngāo indicate the speaker’s
派 pài impressions
布丁 bùdīng ● Verb+
圣代 shèng dài
Eg: Tā kàn qǐlái
Dessert 甜甜圈 tián tián quān
hěn shēngqì. He looks like
very angry.
芥蓝 Jiè lán
豆腐 dòufu
Use the Adverb 才 to express
茄子 qiézi disagree
● Topic +comment
Eg:
Vegetables A: 说 说M ěiměi

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shuō nǐ de zhōngwén shuō dé

hěn hǎo. Meimei says that
you speak very good Chinese.

B: 说 说B ù,
wǒ shuō dé bù hǎo, tā shuō
dé cái hǎo ne.
No, I don’t speak well, she
speaks very well.

Expression of to exaggerate

● Subject+Adjective+得要命
Eg: 这 难 办 Zh è
dào cài nán chī dé yàomìng,
wǒ méi bànfǎ chī
This dish tastes so bad, I can’t finish
it.

The verb compound 想到

● Subject +想到＋something

Eg: W
ǒ xiǎngdào
míngtiān yào qù túshū guǎn,
wǒ yào bùyào bāng nǐ jiè nǐ
xiǎng kàn dì nà běn shū?
As I think of I will be going to
the library tomorrow, do you
want me to check out the
book you wanted to read?

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Popular Chinese 糖醋鱼 Táng cù yú

dishes 芥兰牛肉 jiè lán niúròu
鱼香茄子 yú xiāng qiézi
左宗棠鸡 zuǒ zōng táng jī
蚂蚁上树 m y shàng shù
水煮鱼 shu zh yú

Supporting words Adjectives

重要 Zhòngyào
重 zhòng

Adverb
才 Cái

Complement
得要命 Dé yàomìng

Verb-complement
起来 Q lái

Noun
袋子 Dàizi

Verbs
希望 Xīwàng
少 sh o
相信 xiāngxìn

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LESSON C
FUNCTIONS • VOCABULARY • STRUCTURES

LANGUAGE CONTENT LANGUAGE

FUNCTION VOCABULARY STRUCTURE

Ingredients 南瓜 Nánguā-punpkin Use the pattern

玉米 y ùm-corn after the verb to indicate where an a
黄瓜 huángguā-cucumber
土豆 t dòu-potato ● Subject +verb +在＋place
胡萝卜 húluóbo-carrot word
花菜 huācài-cauliflower Eg: 不好意思，我可以坐在你旁边吗？
大白菜 dà báicài- Chinese Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ kěyǐ zuò zài nǐ
cabbage pángbiān ma?
蘑菇 mógū-mushroom
西红柿 xīhóngshì-tomato Excuse me, may isit next to you?
芹菜 qíncài-celery
洋葱 yángcōng- onion
蒜 suàn-garlic
The tag question “不是吗？”
● Sentence, 不是吗？
Eg: A: 我要点咖啡。 Wǒ yàodiǎn
kāfēi. I will order coffee.

B： 我记得你以前是不喝咖啡的。
Wǒ jìdé nǐ yǐqián shì bù hē
kāfēi de. I remember you
don’t drink coffee in the past.

Tableware 筷子 Kuàizi- chopsticks The coverb 把

碗 w n-bowl ● Subject+把＋Object
碟子 diézi- saucer +Verb phrase
叉子 chāzi- fork Eg: 请把胡椒给我，谢谢！ Qǐng bǎ
汤勺 tāng sháo- spoon hújiāo gěi wǒ, xièxiè!
刀子 dāozi- knife Please pass me the
盘子 pánzi- plate peppers, thanks.
水杯 shuǐbēi- water cup
炒锅 chǎo guō-wok

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● Subject +把＋Object
+Verb +
切 qiè- to cut
Complement
削 Xiāo- to peel Eg: 奶奶把药吃了。 Nǎinai bǎ yào
烹调方式 烤 k o- to bake chīle. Grandma took the pills.
炸 zhà- to fry
炒 ch o-to stir- fry
煎 jiān-to pan-fry
煮 zh -to cook; to boil
焖 mèn-to stimmer

Supporting words Adverb

幸亏 Xìngkuī-fortunately

Conjunction The pattern

…to show fortune
要不然 Yào bùrán-otherwise
● 幸亏＋ clause 1, 要不然
Coverb cluse 2
把B
Eg: 我的背包不见了！幸好我的手机和钱包都没
-make an object placed which precedes its verb
放在里面 W ǒ de bèibāo
bùjiànle! Xìnghǎo wǒ de
Measure words shǒujī hé qiánbāo dōu méi
块 Kuài-a slice or chunk of fàng zài lǐmiàn.
something My backpack is missing.
双 shuāng-pair of Fortunately, both my cellphones
把b and wallet won’t in it.
-used for things with a handle

Nouns
丁 Dīng-small cubes of
meat or vegetable
块 kuài-piece
酱料 jiàng liào- sauce
味道 wèidào-taste

Verbs
洗 X -to wash
放 fang-to put
收拾 shōushí-to put in order
摆b
i-to put; to place; to arrange

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加 jiā-to add
好像 h
oxiàng-to seem; to be like