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<p>In lesson 21 we are going to learn about predicate adjective sentences.</p>
<p>&quot;21.01 Example sentences with temporary states&quot;</p>
<p>我很忙。 Wǒ hěn máng. I'm very busy.</p>
<p>李雪很饿。Lǐ Xuě hěn è. Li Xue is very hungry.</p>
<p>孩子们很困。Háizǐmen hěn kùn.<br />
The children are very sleepy.</p>
<p>他很兴奋。Tā hěn xīngfèn. He is very excited.</p>
<p>我同屋很累。Wǒ tóngwū hěn lèi. My roommate is very tired.</p>
<p>[http://MP3/E102101.mp3 Listen to the MP3 (right click to save)]</p>
<p>&quot;21.02 Adjectives describing appearance&quot;</p>
<p>高 Gāo Tall 矮 Ǎi Short 瘦 Shòu Thin 胖 Pàng Fat</p>
<p>漂亮 Piàoliɑng Pretty 帅 Shuài Handsome 强壮 QiángzhuàngStrong 丑 Chǒu Ugly</p>
<p>大 Dà Big 小 Xiǎo Small</p>
<p>[http://MP3/E102102.mp3 Listen to the MP3 (right click to save)]</p>
<p>&quot;21.03 Physical characteristics - Example sentences&quot;</p>
<p>你学校很大。 Nǐ xuéxiào hěn dà. Your school is very big.</p>
<p>她哥哥很高。 Tā gēge hěn gāo. Her older brother is very tall.</p>
<p>他妈妈很矮。Tā māma hěn ǎi. His mother is very short.</p>
<p>你弟弟很瘦。Nǐ dìdi hěn shòu. Your little brother is very thin.</p>
<p>我妹妹很漂亮。Wǒ mèimei hěn piàoliɑng. My little sister is very pretty.</p>
<p>她男朋友很帅。Tā nánpéngyou hěn shuài. Her boyfriend is very handsome.</p>
<p>[http://MP3/E102103.mp3 Listen to the MP3 (right click to save)]</p>
<p>&quot;21.04 Family description&quot;</p>
<p>我妈妈很矮，很瘦。我爸爸很胖，很强壮。我也有一个姐姐。她很漂亮。 Wǒ māma hěn ǎi，hěn shòu. Wǒ bàbɑ hěn pàng, hěn qiángzhuàng. Wǒ yě yǒu yígè mèimei. Tā hěn piàoliɑng.</p>
<p>&quot;21.05 Negation of predicate adjectives&quot;</p>
<p>他不帅。 Tā bú shuài. He isn't handsome.</p>
<p>李雪不高。 Lǐ Xuě bù gāo. Li Xue is not tall.</p>
<p>她不瘦。Tā bú shòu. She isn't thin.</p>
<p>王军不胖。Wáng Jūn bú pàng.<br />
Wang Jun is not fat.</p>
<p>张老师不矮。Zhāng lǎoshī bù ǎi. Teacher Zhang is not short.</p>
<p>Notes:</p>
<p>Predicate adjectives are always negated with 不 ''bú'', which always precedes the predicate adjective. You can not use 没 ''méi'' to negate a predicate adjective.</p>
<p>&quot;21.06 Hair description vocabulary&quot;</p>
<p>头发 Tóufa Hair 长 Cháng Long 短 Duǎn Short</p>
<p>卷 Juǎn Curly 直 Zhí Straight</p>
<p>[http://MP3/E102106.mp3 Listen to the MP3 (right click to save)]</p>
<p>&quot;21.07 His hair is very short. - Example sentences&quot;</p>
<p>他的头发很短。 Tā de tóufa hěn duǎn. His hair is very short.</p>
<p>他女友的头发很长。Tā nǚyǒu de tóufa hěn cháng. His girlfriend's hair is very long.</p>
<p>萨拉的头发很卷。Sàlā de tóufa hěn juǎn. Sarah's hair is very curly.</p>
<p>李雪的头发很直。Lǐ Xuě de tóufa hěn zhí. Li Xue's hair is very straight.</p>
<p>&quot;A Transcribe the characters below into pinyin&quot;</p>
<p>1.) 漂亮 **** 2.) 瘦</p>
<p>3.) 胖 **** 4.) 头发</p>
<p>5.) 强壮 6.) 帅</p>
<p>&quot;B Match the words with the translation&quot;</p>
<p>1.) Cháng Curly</p>
<p>2.) Ǎi Long</p>
<p>3.) Juǎn<br />
Only son</p>
<p>4.) Chǒu Short</p>
<p>5.) Zhí Ugly</p>
<p>6.) Dúshēngzǐ Straight</p>
<p>&quot;C Transcribe the following sentences into pinyin &quot;</p>
<p>1.) 他妹妹很漂亮。</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>2.) 我女友的头发很长。</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>3.) 你哥哥很瘦。</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>4.) 孩子们很困。</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>&quot;D Circle the character that matches the pinyin &quot;</p>
<p>&quot;dú :&quot; 姓 瘦 独 北 &quot;qiáng :&quot; 青 强 人 师</p>
<p>&quot;tóu :&quot; 国 头 瘦 直 &quot;shòu :&quot; 瘦 头 叫 京</p>
<p>&quot;jiě :&quot; 姐 独 北 英 &quot;dì :&quot; 名 商 头 弟</p>
<p>&quot;E Circle the two characters that are not the same &quot;</p>
<p>胖 强 矮 师 韩 商 丑 美<br />
商 韩 师 美 胖 强 矮 高</p>
<p>&quot;F Translate the following pinyin into English&quot;</p>
<p>1.) Lǐ Xuě hěn shòu.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>2.) Zhāng lǎoshī bù ǎi.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>3.) Wǒ bàbɑ hěn pàng, hěn qiángzhuàng.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>4.) Nǐ dìdi de tóufa hěn cháng.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>&quot;G Make words by matching the two characters&quot;， &quot;then match them to the correct pinyin&quot;</p>
<p>介<br />
发 piàoliɑng</p>
<p>职 亮 qiángzhuàng</p>
<p>强 员 tóufa</p>
<p>漂 绍<br />
zhíyuán</p>
<p>头 壮 jièshào</p>
<p>&quot;H Circle the pinyin for the character&quot;</p>
<p>短 &quot;:&quot; fāng xiōng jiàn duǎn 漂 &quot;:&quot; jiě piào míng běi</p>
<p>帅 &quot;:&quot; xiān fāng shuài piào 丑 &quot;:&quot; yǒu chǒu shuài fāng</p>
<p>直 &quot;:&quot; zhí diǎn shén chǒu 壮 &quot;:&quot; zhí duǎn fāng zhuàng</p>
<p>&quot;I Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate choice&quot;</p>
<p>点 Diǎn 头发 Tóufa 有 Yǒu 卷 Juǎn 父母 Fùmǔ</p>
<p>1.) 她男朋友的 ****__**** 很短。</p>
<p>2.) 他女友的头发很 ****__**** 。</p>
<p>3.) 我有 ****__**** 渴。</p>
<p>4.) 他 ****__**** 是工人。</p>
<p>5.) 你 ****__**** 男朋友吗？</p>