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學習目標 Learning Objectives

Lesson 1.1 一二三四五六七 y9 8r s1n s= w& li* q9Be able to use basic numbers from 1-100.

Lesson 1.2 上午十點 sh4ngw& sh0 di3nBe able to tell date and time.

Lesson 1.3 你的電話是多少? N- de di4nhu4 sh= du!sh3o?

Be able to say telephone numbers.

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UNIT ONE

I. 情節發展STORYLINE

The “Magic Chinese” journey starts when Melissa and her family go to a flea market and buy what they think is a compass. It is old and rusty, with many dials and buttons that seem more like decorations than anything functional. Beautiful designs are carved into the lid. Even though the compass doesn’t seem to work very well, Melissa still loves it. What she doesn’t realize is that the compass is going to change her life and that of her friends forever.

The day after she buys the compass, Melissa, as always, gets together with her four good friends in Peter’s garage. Excitedly, Melissa shows everyone the compass. Peter declares that he knows how to make it work, but Tom barges his way in, snatchesing the compass; and begins wildly pressing all of the buttons and turning all of the dials. Suddenly, strange, glowing words appear, as if by magic, in the air. Tom drops the compass out of surprise, but the words remain. Everyone is astonished by them.

They ask Peter at once what these words mean. Peter explains that they are times and dates in Chinese, but he doesn’t know why they are there or how they have appeared. Melissa exclaims that it doesn’t matter. She thinks that everything that has occurred so far is extremely exciting and just like what is told in fantasy stories. Maybe the compass will take them to a magical world! However, something strange happens. When Reggie pushes the upper left key, the compass screen promptly displays English on what looks like a computer screen. It seems to have turned into a translator. 

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II. 課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE (Melissa is showing her curious-looking compass to her friends. While

everyone is watching intently, Peter declares that he knows how to use it, but Tom barges in and begins to press all the buttons and dials. Suddenly, strange, glowing words appears as if by magic in the air. Tom drops the compass out of surprise, but the words remain. Everyone is astonished by them.)

Tom: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

Peter: I know! I know! That’s Chinese.

They are the numbers 1-10. 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十。

Linda: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

Lisa: Great! What date is today?

Peter: Look! 今天二OO七年十月二十六日。Lisa: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

Peter: That’s the time. 下午三點二十六分。Tom: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press

them randomly. Listen!

Time Machine

(pronouncing):一、三、五、七、九。二、四、六、八、十。二 OO 七年四月十八日。上午十點。

Reggie: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it sounds.

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Peter: Ok，你的電話是多少？(Peter presses the button as Reggie is saying his phone number.)

Time Machine (pronouncing): （六二五）六七八一二五 O。

Tom: Here we go!

PINYIN TEXTT1ngm&: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some

amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

B-d6: I know! I know! That’s Chinese. They are the numbers 1-10. Y9 8r s1n s= w& li* q9 b1 ji& sh0.

L0nd2: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

L=sh1: Great！What date is today?

B-d6: Look! J9nti1n 8r l0ng l0ng q9 ni2n sh0 yu8 8r sh0 li* r=.

L=sh1: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

B-d6: That’s the time. Xi4w& s1n di3n 8r sh0 li* f5n.

T1ngm&: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press them randomly. Listen!

Time Machine: Y9 s1n w& q9 ji&. ]r s= li* b1 sh0. ]r l0ng l0ng q9 ni2n s= yu8 sh0 b1 r=. Sh4ngw& sh0 di3n.

Ru=q0: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it sounds.

B-d6: Ok，N- de di4nhu4 sh= du!sh3o?(Peter presses the button as Reggie is saying his phone number.)

Time Machine: (Li* 8r w&) li* q9 b1 y9 8r w& l0ng.T1ngm&: Here we go!

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TRANSLATIONTom: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some

amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

Peter: I know! I know! That’s Chinese. They are the numbers 1-10. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten.

Linda: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

Lisa: Great！What date is today?Peter: Look! Today’s date is October 26th, 2007.Lisa: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

Peter: That’s the time. Three twenty-six in the afternoon.Tom: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press them

randomly. Listen!

Time Machine: One three five seven nine. Two four six eight ten. April 18th, 2007, ten o’clock in the morning.

Reggie: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it sounds.

Peter: Ok, what is your telephone number?Time Machine: (Six two five) six seven eight one two five zero.

Tom: Here we go!

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課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE (Melissa is showing her curious-looking compass to her friends. While

everyone is watching intently, Peter declares that he knows how to use it, but Tom barges in and begins to press all the buttons and dials. Suddenly, strange, glowing words appears as if by magic in the air. Tom drops the compass out of surprise, but the words remain. Everyone is astonished by them.)

Tom: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

Peter: I know! I know! That’s Chinese. They are the numbers

1-10. 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十。

Linda: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

III. 生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY

A. 寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE

一 二 三 四 五 六6

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七 八 九 十 今 天年 月 日 下 午 上多 少

B. 生詞 WORD BANKVocabularyTraditional

Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning in English

一 一 y9 num. one

二 二 8r num. two

三 三 s1n num. three

四 四 s= num. four

五 五 wǔ num. five

六 六 li* num. six

七 七 q9 num. seven

八 八 b1 num. eight

九 九 ji& num. nine

十 十 sh0 num. ten

今天 j9nti1n n. today

天 ti1n n. day; sky

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零/O l0ng num. zero

年 ni2n n. year

月 yu8 n. month; moon

日 r= n. date; day of the month

下 xi4 n.; adj.second (of two parts); next (week, etc.)

午 w& n. noon; 11 am-1 pm

下午 xi4w& n. afternoon

點 di3n n. o’clock; dot

分 f5n n. minute

上 sh4ng n.; adj. first (of two parts); last (week, etc.)

你 n- pron. you (singular)

的 de part. possessive particle; of

電 di4n n. electricity; electric

話 hu4 n. language; words; talk

電話* di4nhu4 n. telephone

是 sh= v. to be (am, is are)

多少 du!sh3o Q.W. how many; how much

多 du! adj. more

少 sh3o adj. less

* Note: When askingked about someone’s telephone number, in a colloquial way,

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some Chinese used 多 少 /du!sh3o/, some would ask 幾 號 /j-h4o/. Conventionally speaking, the latter is the correct one. Therefore, wWe practice both ways here.

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LESSON 1.1一二三四五六七

課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE (Melissa is showing her curious-looking compass to her friends. While

everyone is watching intently, Peter declares that he knows how to use it, but Tom barges in and begins to press all the buttons and dials. Suddenly, strange, glowing words appears as if by magic in the air. Tom drops the compass out of surprise, but the words remain. Everyone is astonished by them.)

Tom: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

Peter: I know! I know! That’s Chinese. They are the numbers

1-10. 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十。

Linda: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

PINYIN TEXTT1ngm&: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some amazing symbols. I

wonder what language this is.

B-d6: I know! I know! That’s Chinese. They are the numbers 1-10. Y9 8r s1n s= w& li* q9 b1 ji& sh0.

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L0nd2: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

TRANSLATIONTom: Look! What’s this? Hey, there are some amazing symbols. I

wonder what language this is.

Peter: I know. I know. That’s Chinese. They are the numbers 1-10. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten.

Linda: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

A. 擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 Counting from 1-10 in Chinese

Read aloud and repeat.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十y9 8r s1n s= w& li* q9 b1 ji& sh010 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1十 九 八 七 六 五 四 三 二 一

sh0 ji& b1 q9 li* w& s= s1n 8r y9

Number Song:

Read the number song below and clap your hands at the same time.

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一二三，三二一， y9 8r s1n, s1n 8r y9, 1 2 3, 3 2 1,

一二三四五六七。 y9 8r s1n s= w& li* q9.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7.

八九十，十九八， b1 ji& sh0, sh0 ji& b1,

8 9 10, 10 9 8,

七六五四三二一。 q9 li* w& s= s1n 8r y9.

7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

a.2 Counting from 10-100 in Chinese

10-19 十， 十一， 十二， ……sh0 sh0 y9 sh0 8r

20-29 二十， 二十一， 二十二， ……8r sh0 8r sh0 y9 8r sh0 8r

30-39 三十， 三十一， 三十二， ……s1n sh0 s1n sh0 y9 s1n sh0 8r

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.100 一百

y= b3i

Tongue Twister (繞口令) Challenge yourself: Read aloud as fast as you can.

四是四， S= sh= s=,

十是十， Sh0 sh= sh0,十四是十四， Sh0 s= sh= sh0 s=,四十是四十。 S= sh0 sh= s= sh0,

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十四不是四十， Sh0 s= b^ sh= s= sh0,四十不是十四。 S= sh0 b^ sh= sh0 s=.

B. 交際活動 TASK PERFORMANCE

b.1 Radical Writing: 部首——人、口人

(r6n) human being; person; people; mankind“人”as a radical is normally written at the left side of a character (e.g., 你, 他)

口 (k#u) mouth; entrance; gate“口” is usually written on the left side of a character. (e.g.,叫)

Some of the following characters belong to radical “人”; some belong to “口”. Make a circle (O) on character with a radical of “人”; make a check mark

() for any character with a radical of “口”.

吹 to blow 眼 eye 他 he

你 you 伯 uncle

吠 to

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bark

伴 companion 吃 to eat 味 taste

唱 to sing 上 above 吵 noisy

b.2 Trace the Chinese character “di4n” (electricity, electric), and see which part of this character looks like a kite by that Mr. Benjamin Franklin used to investigate lighteningdiscovered! The principle of writing Chinese characters is like practicing Chinese Kung Fu martial arts. You should follow the Master’s General Rules: Moving from left to right; top to bottom; outer first then fill the content inside before you close the box.

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b.3 朗讀練習 Children’s SongSpeaking Exercise (兒歌)Sing along and see if you follow the rhythm [Follow the rhythm and play with a friend next to you by clapping hands and alternate to clap your friend’s hand as well]

小皮球 Little Rubber Ball

小皮球,香蕉梨，滿地開花二十一!

Xi3o p0qi/, xi1ngji1o l0, m3n d= k1i hu1 8r sh0 y9.

Little rubber ball, bananas and pears, the whole ground is covered with flowers: twenty-one!

二五六，二五七，二八，二九，三十一!

]r w& li*, 8r w& q9, 8r b1, 8r ji&, s1n sh0 y9.

Twenty-five and -six, twenty-five and -seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty and one!

Note: Some people used 香蕉油 in place of 香蕉梨.

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LESSON 1.2上午十點

課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

Lisa: Great！What date is today?Peter: Look! 今天二OO七年十月二十六日。Lisa: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

Peter: That’s the time. 下午三點二十六分。Tom: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press

them randomly. Listen!

Time Machine (pronouncing): 一、三、五、七、九。

二、四、六、八、十。二 OO 七年四月十八日。上午十點。

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PINYIN TEXTL=sh1: Great！What date is today?

B-d6: Look! J9nti1n sh= 8r l0ng l0ng q9 ni2n sh0 yu8 8r sh0 li* r=.

L=sh1: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

B-d6: That’s the time. Xi4w& s1n di3n 8r sh0 li* f5n.T1ngm&: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press them

randomly. Listen!Time Machine: Y9 s1n w& q9 ji&. ]r s= li* b1 sh0. ]r l0ng l0ng q9

ni2n s= yu8 sh0 b1 r=. Sh4ngw& sh0 di3n.

TRANSLATIONLisa: Great！What date is today?

Peter: Look! Today’s date is October 26th, 2007.Lisa: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

Peter: That’s the time. Three twenty-six in the afternoon.Tom: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press them

randomly. Listen!Time Machine: One three five seven nine. Two four six eight ten. April 18 th,

2007, ten o’clock in the morning.

III. 生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY

A. 寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE

今 天 年 月 日 下午 上

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B. 生詞 WORD BANKVTraditionalocabulary

Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning in English

今天 今天 j9nti1n n. today

天 天 ti1n n. day; sky

零/O 零/ O l0ng num. zero

年 年 ni2n n. year

月 月 yu8 n. month; moon

日 日 r= n. date; day of the month

下 下 xi4 n.; adj.second (of two parts); next (week, etc.)

午 午 w& n. noon; 11 am-1 pm

下午 下午 xi4w& n. afternoon

點 点 di3n n. o’clock; dot

分 分 f5n n. minute

上 上 sh4ng n.; adj.first (of two parts); last (week, etc.)

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A. 擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 How to say “year” in Chinese?

For the year, say the four digit numbers just like you say the telephone

numbers, and end the phrase with 年 (ni2n, the word for “year”). For example:

year 1990, 一九九 O 年y9 ji& ji& l0ng ni2nyear 1865, 一八六五年 y9 b1 li* w& ni2nyear 2002, 二 O O 二年8r l0ng l0ng 8r ni2nyear 2008, 二 O O 八年8r l0ng l0ng b1 ni2nyear 2012, 二 O 一二年8r l0ng y9 8r ni2n

a.2 How to say “month” and “date” in Chinese?

The character 月(yu8, “The moon” ) stands for month; while 日(r=, “The sun”)

stands for the day or date. For example, the eighteenth day of September is written

九月十八日. In speaking, however, the word “號” (h4o, number) sometimes

replaces “日”. Thus, 九月十八號 is also frequently used to say September 18th.

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From January to December, you can just go by the order of the numbers from the

first month to the twelfth.

a.2 How to say “month” and “date” in Chinese?

The character 月(yu8, “The moon” ) stands for month; while 日(r=, “The

sun”) stands for the day or date. For example, the eighteenth day of September is

written 九月十八日. In speaking, however, the word “號” (h4o, number)

sometimes replaces “日”. Thus, 九月十八號 is also frequently used to say

September 18th.

From January to December, you can just go by the order of the numbers from

the first month to the twelfth.

January February March April

一月 二月 三月 四月y9 yu8 8r yu8 s1n yu8 s= yu8

May June July August

五月 六月 七月 八月w& yu8 li* yu8 q9 yu8 b1 yu8

September October November December

九月 十月 十一月 十二月ji& yu8 sh0 yu8 sh0 y9 yu8 sh0 8r yu8

Now, what are these dates? Give the English translation for each of the following:

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四月九日

十一月二十號

七月六號

八月三十一日

九月八日

十二月十八號

a.3 Give information on year, month and date

Simply follow this order: from large to small.

Year + month + date

For example; September 30th, 2008, 二 O O 八年九月三十日 Please provide the English translation for each of the following dates:

一七八五年四月六日 ________________________

一八九三年十月十五日 ________________________

一九九六年八月二十九日 _______________________

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二 O O 九年三月十六日 ________________________

Now interview some of your family members, your classmates or your friends, ask for the date of birth, and fill in the chart.

Name (姓名)Date of Birth (生日)

In English In Chinese characters

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a.4 To state the time of the daySimply follow this order: from large to small.

AM/PM + hour + minute

For example:

9:10 AM 上午 九點 十分 3:20 PM 下午 三點 二十分

a.4 To state the time of the day Simply follow this order: from large to small.

AM/PM + hour + minute

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For example:

9:10 AM 上午 九點 十分 3:20 PM 下午 三點 二十分

Now, write down the following times in Chinese Pinyin, the ones on the left

are eveninging time, the ones on the right are morning time.

:

__________________

______________

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_____________ _____________

_____________ ___________

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B. 語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

b.1 Difference between 一月 and 一個月 The word 個(ge) is a generic measure word. So while 一個月(y0 ge yu8) means one month, 一月 means January.

For example:一個月有三十天。 Y0 ge yu8 y#u s1n sh0 ti1n.There are thirty days in a month.

as opposed to一月有三十一天。 Y9 yu8 y#u s1n sh0 y9 ti1n.There are thirty-one days in January.

b.2 Special rules of counting “年(ni2n)” and “星期 (x9ngq9)”

When counting the number of years “年(ni2n)”, never use a measure word. Thus,

“a year” is “一年(y= ni2n)” rather than “一個年(y0 ge ni2n)”.

For example:一年有三百六十五天。Y= ni2n y#u s1n b3i li* sh0 w& ti1n. There are 365 days in a year.

The word for week “星期(x9ngq9)” on the other hand, takes the measure word “

個(ge)” as a counter sometimes.

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For example:

三個星期有二十一天。 S1n ge x9ngq9 y#u 8r sh0 y9 ti1n. There are 21 days in three weeks.

Now, can you translate the following into Chinese Pinyin?

There are 366 days in the year 2012.

There are 28 days in February this year

There are four weeks in a month.

________________________________________ There are 52 weeks in a year.

________________________________________ b.2 Special rules of counting “年(ni2n)” and “星期 (x9ngq9)”

When counting the number of years “年(ni2n)”, never

use a measure word. Thus, “a year” is “一年(y= ni2n)”

rather than “一個年(y0 ge ni2n)”.

For example:一年有三百六十五天。Y= ni2n y#u s1n b3i li* sh0 w& ti1n. There are 365 days in a year. The word for week “星期(x9ngq9)” on the other hand,

takes the measure word “個(ge)” as a counter sometimes.

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For example: 三個星期有二十一天。 S1n ge x9ngq9 y#u 8r

sh0 y9 ti1n. There are 21 days in three

weeks.

Now, can you translate the following into Chinese Pinyin? There are 366 days in the year 2008.

There are 29 days in February this year

There are four weeks in a month.

___________________________________ There are 52 weeks in a year.

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C. 交際活動 TASK PERFORMANCE

Let’s play a game – at twelve o’clock the big grey wolf gets really hungry…… run!

Naughty boys and girls circle around the big grey wolf and tease him by saying: “xxx, xxx, what time is it?” The big grey wolf says “It’s xxx o’clock!” It’s up to the big grey wolf to decide when to call out 12 o’clock, which is the time he gets the “meat” to eat if one of the boys and or girls does not runan fast enough away from him fast enough.

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The person who plays the role of “大灰狼” (the big grey wolf) can say the time randomly. But when s/he says “ 十二點了 (It’s twelve o’clock now)”, others need to run and hide as fast as they can so as to avoid being caught. The one who is caught by “大灰狼” should then play the role of “大灰狼” for the next round.

大灰狼,大灰狼,幾點了？D4 hu9 l2ng, d4 hu9 l2ng, j- di3n le?

大灰狼,大灰狼,幾點了？ D4 hu9 l2ng, d4 hu9 l2ng, j- di3n le?Big grey wolf, big grey wolf, what’s the time?三點了。 S1n di3n le.

Three o’clock.

大灰狼,大灰狼,幾點了？ D4 hu9 l2ng, d4 hu9 l2ng, j- di3n le?

Big grey wolf, big grey wolf, what’s the time?十二點了。 Sh0 8r di3n le.

Twelve o’clock.

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LESSON 1.3你的電話(h4om3)是多少?

課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

Reggie: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it sounds.

Peter: Ok，你的電話是多少？(Peter presses the button as Reggie is saying his phone number.)

Time Machine (pronouncing): （六二五）六七八一二五 O。

Tom: Here we go!

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III. 生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY

A. 寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE

多 少B. 生詞 WORD BANKVocabularyTraditional

Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning in English

你 你 n- pron. you (singular)

的 的 de part. possessive particle; of

電 电 di4n n. electricity; electric

話 话 hu4 n. language; words; talk

電話* 电话 di4nhu4 n. telephone

是 是 sh= v. to be (am, is are)

多多少 多 du!du!sh3o adj.Q.W. morehow many; how much

少多 少 sh3odu! adj.adj. lessmore

多少少 多少 du!sh3osh3o

Q.W.adj. how many; how muchless

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* Note: When asking about someone’s telephone number, in a colloquial way, some

Chinese use 多少/du!sh3o/, some ask 幾號/j-h4o/. Conventionally speaking, the latter is the correct one. We practice both ways here.

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PINYIN TEXTRu=q0: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it

sounds.

B-d6: Ok, n- de di4nhu4 sh= du!sh3o?(Peter presses the button as Reggie is saying his phone number.)

Time Machine: (Li* 8r w&) li* q9 b1 y9 8r w& l0ng.T1ngm&: Here we go!

TRANSLATIONReggie: Wait! Can you press my home phone number? Let me hear

how it sounds.

Peter: Ok, what is your home telephone number?Time Machine: (Six two five) six seven eight one two five zero.

Tom: Here we go!

A. 擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 To state a telephone number in Chinese.

To state a telephone number in Chinese just says each digit in order. Remember numbers are keys words in a sentence; you need to pronounce each number clearly and correctly.

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681-833-9706 六八一, 八三三, 九七 O 六 li* b1 y1o*, b1 s1n s1n, ji& q9 l0ng li*

(*Note: “1” also can be pronounced as “y1o” while saying telephone numbers.)

TASK: Now, interview some of your classmates, friends for their phone numbers in Chinese by using the sentence pattern below:

Q: 你的電話(h4om3)是多少？N- de di4nhu4 (h4om3) sh= du!sh3o?

What’s your telephone number?

A: 我的電話(h4om3)是… W# de di4nhu4 (h4om3) sh=…

My telephone number is…

Then make a telephone directory book.

Name (姓名)Telephone Number (電話號碼 di4nhu4 h4om3)

In Arabic Numerals In Chinese characters

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Follow-up Activity: Pick three numbers in the second column, read these numbers one by one. Anyone’ s number being read should raise his/her hand or respond with“我的。” (W# de. meaning “That’s mine!”)

B. 語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

b.1 多少 (how many?, or how much?)versus 多 (more) and 少 (less)

When 多少 is used as a word, it means “how many, or how much.”

For instance, How much is this? Zh8 ge du!sh3o qi2n?How many pens do you have? N- y#u du!sh3o zh9 b-?

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TASK: 多 or 少: Count and Compare [go to workbook]

Count the number of objects in the pictures first. Write in the blank with “多(du!)” if you consider the number is bigger; write with “少(sh3o)” if you consider the number is smaller on the right column.

left right More or less on the right

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b.2 Verb 是 sh= (to be: am, is, are)

Unlike western languages, verbs in Chinese remaine the same whether the subject is singular or plural. For example, both “I” and “We” would use the same verb (“I am a student” or “We are students.” The verbs here in English are different). In Chinese, we use“是” the same verb. See more on this in Unit 2.

For instance: 你的電話(號碼)是幾號? N- de di4nhu4 (h4om3) sh= j- h4o?

今天是幾月幾號? J9nti1n sh= j- yu8 j- h4o?

C. 交際活動 TASK PERFORMANCE

c.1 Phone NumbersTASK: In some areas, phone numbers include a country code and city code in

addition to the local number. Practice saying the a phone numbers with home

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number, city code, and a country code.given in the examples below.

Ask a friendAssume a classmate lives in San Francisco, New York, Boston,

Beijing, Shanghai orand in Taipei. Ask him/ her “what is your phone number?”

then invite him/her to respond with the number listed below one by one (by reading

out loud)They should respond by reading out loud one of the numbers listed below

one by one. You can reverse the roles too.

Q: 你的電話(h4om3)是多少？ N- de di4nhu4 (h4om3) sh= du!sh3o?

What’s your telephone number?A: 我的電話(h4om3)是…… W# de di4nhu4 (h4om3) sh=…

My telephone number is…

BeijingCountry code-city code- home number

86 - 10 - 5207 - 951386 - 10 - 4532 - 7649

ShanghaiCountry code - city code - home number

86 - 21 - 8320 - 112086 - 21 - 9864 - 2331

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San Francisco415- 986-1822415- 581-3500415- 468-2626

New York212- 334-3764212- 752-4881212- 535-7710

BostonBoston617- 353-1211517- 332-0377617- 287-7292

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TaipeiCountry code-city code- home number

886 - 2 - 2546 - 7830886 - 2 - 6790 - 5431

c.2 朗讀練習 Speaking Exercise Song: Little Monkey’s Weekly Activities

J9nti1n x9ngq9 y9, h@uzi chu1n x9ny9. 今天 星期 一， 猴子 穿 新衣。J9nti1n x9ngq9 8r, h@uzi d*zi 8.今天 星期 二， 猴子 肚子 餓。J9nti1n x9ngq9 s1n, h@uzi y4o

p2sh1n.今天 星期 三, 猴子 要 爬山。J9nti1n x9ngq9 s=, h@uzi y4o k3osh=.今天 星期 四， 猴子 要 考試。J9nti1n x9ngq9 w&, h@uzi y4o

ti4ow&.今天 星期 五， 猴子 要 跳舞。J9nti1n x9ngq9 li*, h@uzi q* li* li*.今天 星期 六， 猴子 去 溜溜。J9nti1n x9ngq9 ti1n, h@uzi l8 f1n ti1n.今天 星期 天， 猴子 樂 翻天。

Today is Monday, Monkey wears its new clothes.

Today is Tuesday, Monkey is hungry.

Today is Wednesday, Monkey will climb the hill.

Today is Thursday, Monkey will take a test.

Today is Friday, Monkey wants to dance.

Today is Saturday, Monkey will go forto stroll.

Today is Sunday, Monkey is extremely happy.

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文化知識 CULTURAL NOTES

A. Chinese believe that some numbers are more auspicious than others. Six and Eight represent good fortune for Chinese, much as the number seven is considered a lucky number for Westerners. 6 represents 順 (sh*n, smooth), ，8 represents 發(f1, bringing good fortune). Westerners consider thirteen to be an unlucky number while for Chinese the number 4 is considered unlucky. The pronunciation of number 4 is a homophone (that is it sounds the same) for the word for “death” (s-), and is therefore often avoided. (Note: This set of hand signs is one of many types.)

B. Chinese Number Gestures

1 一 y9 2 二 8r 3 三 s1n

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4 四 s= 5 五 w& 6 六 li*

7 七 q9 8 八 b1 9 九 ji&

10 十 sh0

TASK:

1. Challenge your friends to say out loud upon the numbers indicated by your hand signals.

2. Now, invent some rules and challenge your friends to turn it intoplay that into a game with these signs in justusing just one hand. For example, signg a song if you get three wrong.

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認識部首 Radical Writing

人

(r6n) human being; person; people; mankind“人”as a radical is normally written at the left side of a character (e.g., 你, 他)

口 (k#u) mouth; entrance; gate“口” is usually written on the left side of a character. (e.g.,叫)

Some of the following characters belong to radical “人”; some belong to “口”. Make a circle (O) for any character with a radical of “人”; make a check mark

() for any character with a radical of “口”.

吹 to blow 眼 eye 他 he

你 you 伯 uncle 吠 to

bark

伴 companion 吃 to eat 味 taste

唱 to sing 上 above 吵 noisy

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課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE (Melissa is showing her curious-looking compass to her friends. While

everyone is watching intently, Peter declares that he knows how to use it, but Tom barges in and begins to press all the buttons and dials. Suddenly, strange, glowing words appear as if by magic in the air. Tom drops the compass out of surprise, but the words remain. Everyone is astonished by them.)

Tom: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

Peter: I know! I know! That’s Chinese.

They are the numbers 1-10. 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十。

Linda: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

Lisa: Great! What date is today?

Peter: Look! 今天二OO七年十月二十六日。Lisa: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

Peter: That’s the time. 下午三點二十六分。Tom: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press

them randomly. Listen!

Time Machine

(pronouncing):一、三、五、七、九。二、四、六、八、十。二 OO 七年四月十八日。上午十點。

Reggie: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it sounds.

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Peter: Ok，你的電話是多少？(Peter presses the button as Reggie is saying his phone number.)

Time Machine (pronouncing): （六二五）六七八一二五 O。

Tom: Here we go!

PINYIN TEXTT1ngm&: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some

amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

B-d6: I know! I know! That’s Chinese. They are the numbers 1-10. Y9 8r s1n s= w& li* q9 b1 ji& sh0.

L0nd2: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

L=sh1: Great！What date is today?

B-d6: Look! J9nti1n 8r l0ng l0ng q9 ni2n sh0 yu8 8r sh0 li* r=.

L=sh1: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

B-d6: That’s the time. Xi4w& s1n di3n 8r sh0 li* f5n.

T1ngm&: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press them randomly. Listen!

Time Machine: Y9 s1n w& q9 ji&. ]r s= li* b1 sh0. ]r l0ng l0ng q9 ni2n s= yu8 sh0 b1 r=. Sh4ngw& sh0 di3n.

Ru=q0: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it sounds.

B-d6: Ok，N- de di4nhu4 sh= du!sh3o?(Peter presses the button as Reggie is saying his phone number.)

Time Machine: (Li* 8r w&) li* q9 b1 y9 8r w& l0ng.T1ngm&: Here we go!

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TRANSLATIONTom: Look! What’s this? Hey, these are some

amazing symbols. I wonder what language this is.

Peter: I know! I know! That’s Chinese. They are the numbers 1-10. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten.

Linda: What? (mimicking) … yi, er, san, si, wu, ……Wow! That’s really cool. I want to learn it.

Lisa: Great！What date is today?Peter: Look! Today’s date is October 26th

, 2007.Lisa: (Looking at the time machine) What about this?

Peter: That’s the time. Three twenty-six in the afternoon.Tom: Look at this! I think this button sounds it out. I’ll press them

randomly. Listen!

Time Machine: One three five seven nine. Two four six eight ten. April 18th

, 2007, ten o’clock in the morning.

Reggie: Wait! Can you type in my phone number? Let me hear how it sounds.

Peter: Ok, what is your telephone number?Time Machine: (Six two five) six seven eight one two five zero.

Tom: Here we go!

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