Standard Chinese

A modular Approach


Table of Contents

Colophon
Preface
Introduction
About the course
Background Notes: About Chinese
1. Module 1: Orientation
Objectives
Tapes for ORN and associated resource modules
Unit 1 Target List
Unit 2 Target List
Unit 3 Target List
Unit 4 Target List
Unit 1
Introduction
References
Drills
Unit 2
Introduction
References
Drills
Unit 3
Introduction
References
Drills
Unit 4
Introduction
References
Drills
Criterion Test
Part I
Part II
Part III
Appendices
Appendix 1: Map of China
Appendix 2: Map of Taiwan
Appendix 3: Countries and Regions
Appendix 4: American States
Appendix 5: Canadian Provinces
Appendix 6: Common Chinese Names
Appendix 7: Chinese Provinces
Appendix 8: Chinese Cities
2. Module 2: Biographic Information
Objectives
Tapes for BIO and associated modules
Unit 1 Target List
Unit 2 Target List
Unit 3 Target List
Unit 4 Target List
Unit 5 Target List
Unit 6 Target List
Unit 7 Target List
Unit 8 Target List
Unit 1
Introduction
References
Drills
Unit 2
Introduction
References
Drills
Unit 3
Introduction
References
Drills
Unit 4
Introduction
References
Drills
Unit 5
Introduction
References
Drills
Criterion test
Appendices
Unit 6
Introduction
References
Drills
Criterion test
Appendices
Unit 7
Introduction
References
Drills
Criterion test
Appendices
Unit 8
Introduction
References
Drills
Criterion test
Appendices
3. Module 3: MONEY
Objectives
Unit 1 Target List
Unit 2 Target List
Unit 3 Target List
Unit 4 Target List
Unit 5 Target List
Unit 6 Target List
Unit 1
Reference List
Vocabulary
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6

List of Figures

1. Wen wǔ Temple in central Taiwan (courtesy of Thomas Madden)
2. Strokes order
3. Running style writing
4. Running style writing
1.1. On a Bĕijīng street (courtesy of Pat Fox)
1.2. 0021-FSI-StandardChinese-Module01ORN-StudentText-7.png
1.3. 0021-FSI-StandardChinese-Module01ORN-StudentText-8.png

List of Tables

1.1. Create a question from the statement
1.2. Respond by affirmative.
1.3. All your answers will be negative. Give the correct name according to the cue.
1.4. This drill is a combination of the two previous drills. Give an affirmative or a negative answer according to the cue.
1.5. Transform the sentence using xìng.
1.6. Transform the sentence in a negative one.
1.7. Transform the sentence using bú xìng.
1.8. Transfomr the sentence according to the model.
1.9. Expand the sentence using the model.
1.10. Respond according to the cue and the model.
1.11. Respond according to the model.
1.12. Transform the statement according to the model.
1.13. Transform the sentence according to the model.
1.14. All responses will be affirmative.
1.15. Answer according to the model.
1.16. Answer according to the cue.
1.17. Respond according to the cue.
1.18. Transform the sentence according to the model.
1.19. Transform the sentence according to the model.
1.20. Transform the sentence according to the model.
1.21. Ask the question corresponding to the statement.
1.22. PRC
1.23. TAIWAN
1.24. Respond to the question "Where is He/she from?" according to the cue.
1.25. Ask the appropriate "where" question, as in the example.
1.26. Change affirmative statements to negative statements.
1.27. Add to the statement.
1.28. Add to the statement.
1.29. Give a negative answer to the statements..
1.30. Respond according to the cue.
1.31. Transform the statement according to the model.
1.32. Respond according to the cue.
1.33. Surnames
1.34. Given names (male)
1.35. Given names (female)
2.1. Respond according to the cue.
2.2. Give affirmative response to all questions.
2.3. Give negative response to all questions.
2.4. Give either a negative or an affirmative response, according to the cue.
2.5. Change the less polite form Nèige rén and Zhèige rén to the more polite form Nèiwèi and Zhèiwèi.
2.6. Respond to něige fàndiàn? "which hotel according to the cue.
2.7. Respond to něige rén "which person" with Nèige rén, "that person".
2.8. Ask the appropriate "which" or "where" question according to the statement.
2.9. Answer according to the cue
2.10. Answer according to the cue.
2.11. According to each cue, respond with the appropriate street number on dàlǐ Jiē
2.12. Give the appropriate Táiwān street addresses according to the cue.
2.13. Transform the sentence according to the model.
2.14. Change each ma? question to a ba? question.
2.15. Answer according to the cue.
2.16. Answer with a positive answer.
2.17. Add xiànzài, "now" to each statement.
2.18. Make each statement negative by changing zài to bú zài.
2.19. Give negative responses to the questions, adding correct information according to the cue.
2.20. Give an affirmative or negative response according to each cue.
2.21. Give affirmative answers, using yǒu.
2.22. Give affirmatives answers using yǒu.
2.23. Give negative answers using méiyou.
2.24. Give a negative or affirmative response to each question according to the cue.
2.25. Change each ma question to a question.
2.26. Respond to the questions according to the cue.
2.27. Add tle cues to the questions.
2.28. Answer according to the cue.
2.29. Respond according to the cue.
2.30. The speaker will ask you 2 questions for each exchange. Use the number cue to answer the first question. Answer the second question with Dōu and the first alternative.
2.31. Substitute the cue .
2.32. Add the cue and gēn to each sentence.
2.33. Answer to the question according to the cue.
2.34. Transform the question according to the model.
2.35. Transform the question according to the model.
2.36. Answer to the question according to the model.
2.37. Answer to the question according to the model.
2.38. Answer to the question according to the model.
2.39. Give an affirmative response to the first question in each exchange, and include hái and méi. in your response to the second question.
2.40. Respond to the question according to the model.
2.41. Respond to each question with a completed-action answer or a yet-to-be-completed answer, depending on the cue.
2.42. Respond according to the clue.
2.43. For each item, ask "which day..."
2.44. Transform the statement according to the model
2.45. Respond with a shì...de. sentence when the cue makes it appropriate.
2.46. Give affirmative responses to the questions.
2.47. Give negative responses to the shì... de questions.
2.48. According to the cues, give an affirmative or a negative response to each shì...de question.

List of Examples

1.1. Here is an English example of a substitution drill:
1.2. Here is an English example of a transformation drill, in which the student is changing affirmative sentences into negative ones:
1.3. Here is an English example of a response drill:
1.4. Here is an English example of an expansion drill:
1.5. Here is an English example of a combination drill:
1.6. Examples
2.1. Example: