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2 Discovering Chinese Pro Discovering Chinese Pro App Companion Text Sampler Simplified Chinese Characters Copyright 2014 Better Chinese LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be adapted, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without permission from the publisher. Publisher: Chi-kuo Shen, James P. Lin Chief Editor: Li-hsiang Yu Project Manager: Tiantian Gao Editorial Team: Bin Yan, Abigail R. Starr, Qiuyue Liu, Xiangling Xu Illustrations by Better World Ltd. Published by Better Chinese LLC. P. O. Box 695 Palo Alto, CA 94302, USA Tel: usa@betterchinese.com Web: The App Companion Texts provide text, illustrations, vocabulary, and language points to the digital curriculum. Download the ios app from the App Store, or access through appweb.betterchinese.com

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4 Better Chinese Series Progression Chart Character Count Comparison AP Chinese Themes Alignment Scope and Sequence i ii iii iv Unit 1 Greetings & Introductions Lesson 1: Hello! Lesson 2: What Is Your Name? Lesson 3: How Old Are You? Unit 13 Media & Technology Lesson 37: Science Exhibition Lesson 38: Shopping Online Assessments Unit 1: Greetings & Introductions 42

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8 Discovering Chinese Pro Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points Lesson 10: What Do You Like to Eat? Degree adverb: Conjunction: Symbolism behind fruits Unit 1: Greetings and Introductions Lesson 1: Hello! Lesson 2: What Is Your Name? Pronouns: Question particle: Adverb: and Question word:? Pronouns: versus Greetings Handshaking and bowing Chinese names Hundred family surnames Volume 2 Unit 4: Food Lesson 11: I Am Hungry! Lesson 12: Eating Chinese Food to indicate change Verb + + Verb + Verb = Adjective The role of food in Chinese Society Western chains in China Unit 2: About Me Lesson 3: How Old Are You? Lesson 4: What Is Your Nationality? Lesson 5: I Attend DaHua High School Asking or? Interrogative pronoun: to negate a sentence Verb Measure word: Question word Counting in Chinese Country names Unit 5: Physical Attributes Lesson 13: Colors Lesson 14: Clothing Lesson 15: Friends or a new situation Omitting the noun Time words Measure words: Reduplication of adjectives to describe something of high frequency Color symbolism in Chinese cultures Clothing and fashion in China Famous friendships Unit 3: Time and Location Lesson 6: How Many People Are In Your Family? Lesson 7: Where Do You Live? Lesson 8: What Day Is It Today? Conjunction Adverb of location: Adverb Chinese families and relationships Chinese courtyard compounds The Chinese calendar Unit 6: Preferences & Abilities Lesson 16: Sports Lesson 17: Cute Pets, meaning together, meaning even more, meaning can, meaning not too..., meaning it, indicating a number from one to nine, meaning why meaning because, therefore... Sports in China Pets in China Lesson 9: What Is inside the Classroom? to indicate relative location The four treasures of study Lesson 18: What Languages Can You Speak? as a preposition, meaning to (give), meaning if, meaning will Languages in China iv Scope and Sequence Scope and Sequence v

9 Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points Lesson 19: Shopping [Verb] + + [Verb], meaning how much/many /, meaning can ( (meaning a bit more Shopping in China Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points Lesson 25: Back to School Describing the manner of an action with Home life in China Unit 7: Activities Lesson 20: My day, meaning what time and, meaning after, meaning almost The life of students in China Unit 9: School Lesson 26: Class Schedules Indicating future actions with Indicating repeating actions with Chinese views on education and success Lesson 21: What Are They Doing? (zài) + [Verb] + [Location]+ [Verb] [Verb] + (lái) + [Verb] + (qù) Traditional martial arts Lesson 27: Chinese Class : about to The construction Making comparisons with with [verb] + : as long as Lesson 22: Today s Weather, meaning how ((meaning a bit or somewhat meaning more and more/less and less, meaning maybe or might to emphasize China s varying climate Lesson 28: Professions Either or questions: ( Using constantly or always professions Unit 8: Weather & Transportation Lesson 23: Asking Directions /, meaning toward, distance + [number] meaning from [A] to [B] Feng Shui Unit 10: Professions & Hobbies Lesson 29: Hobbies with Duration Traditional Chinese recreational games Lesson 24: Trip to China meaning to sit [do A], then [do B]. meaning both [A] and [B] really or very Tourism in China Lesson 30: Sports Meet Using sake of, in order to : unfortunately not only but also : so Parks and wellness vi Scope and Sequence Scope and Sequence vii

10 Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points Lesson 31: My Room + Verb [Verb] + performed with both and Traditional Chinese homes Unit 14: Holiday & Celebrations Lesson 39: Grandpa s Birthday Using to mean for Indicating an ongoing action with : relevance to a certain topic Chinese zodiac Unit 11: My Surroundings Lesson 32: School Campus : everywhere The campuses of Beida and Qinghua Lesson 40: Chinese Festivals Using to Chinese holidays Unit 12: Social Events Lesson 33: Local Community Lesson 34: Birthday Party Lesson 35: Going to the Movies Reduplicating verbs Using question words with to : which? as a resultative complement to emphasize, meaning indeed : or Using with time phrases Beijing s Hutongs : Visiting a Chinese person s home Chinese cinema and television Unit 15: Environment Lesson 41: Nature Lesson 42: Environmental Protection Using Using voice [Name/pronoun] + : Showing someone s location or home as any Using emphasis Using to Using to say and so on Myths and legends The state of Chinese nature Unit 13: Media & Technology Lesson 36: Dining Out Lesson 38: Shopping Online Asking a rhetorical question with? / the more the more Using to anticipate multiple responses, meaning as it happens or happen to : ongoing actions Using to indicate a number/ Chinese dining etiquette Four great inventions Traditional markets Unit 16: Health Lesson 43: Getting Sick Lesson 44: Diet and Health or just now Using make, meaning still or all the same meaning if then Comparative sentence with Using to Using otherwise Using noun or measure word Traditional Chinese medicine Nutritional therapy viii Scope and Sequence Scope and Sequence

11 Themes Lesson Names Language Points Culture Points Unit 17: History & Culture Unit 18: Travel & Geography Lesson 45: Watching a Performance Lesson 46: Getting to Know China Lesson 47: Summer Vacation Lesson 48: Travel Plans? meaning is that okay?/ Will that do? meaning as soon as A, then B Multiple numbers to estimate amounts, in the form/ + [measure word] Using and to make potential complements Using as a resultative complement by means of to become Using or to intensify adjectives or verbs meaning when the time comes A measure word for houses, schools, hospitals, etc. need not or don t have to Peking Opera Philosophy Summer Travels in China Terracotta Warriors and the Great Wall - Greet and say goodbye to people - Address people by their titles - Change statements into questions - Recognize singular and plural forms of personal pronouns - Express and respond to gratitude - Use the courtesy expression to ask questions - Introduce yourself and others - Exchange names using appropriate expressions - Express pleasure upon meeting someone - Ask and answer questions pertaining to age - Count from 0 to Useto express that something/someone has the same characteristics x Scope and Sequence

12 nh hco nh hco nh hco LESSON 1: Hello! Hello! Hello! tlngxuq men hco Good-bye! zdijidn zdijidn lcoshf hco Good-bye! Hello, class! lcoshf zdijidn Hello, teacher! Good-bye, class! nh hco ma wm hrn hco xisxie tlngxuq men zdijidn zdijidn Good-bye, teacher! How are you? I'm very well, thank you. zdijidn Good-bye! Good-bye! Lesson 1 Hello! 3

13 LESSON VOCABULARY OPTIONAL VOCABULARY SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION 1. Hello you to see, to meet men 5. teacher 6. ma 7. I, me 8. very 9. thank you classmate, class (when used by a teacher) [used after a pronoun or REQUIRED VOCABULARY 10. nín you are welcome, don t you are welcome, not at 4 Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions Lesson 1 Hello! 5

14 LANGUAGE POINTS 1.4 LANGUAGE POINTS 1.1 Pronouns and are both very common pronouns. In Chinese, pronouns do not change based on whether they are subjects or objects as English pronouns do. For example, is used regardless of whether you would see I and me. in an equivalent phrase in English ("I look at you"/ ; "you look at me" / ). In a sentence that describes a subject, the adjective appears directly after the subject usually precedes the adjective. Although literally means very, it is used so commonly that it does not necessarily have the same strength as the English very, so it is often omitted in translation. I am well. I am well. LANGUAGE POINTS 1.2 LANGUAGE TIPS pronoun or noun must refer to people. Note that unlike English, which lacks a standard plural form for "you" (not counting regional phrases like "y' all"), Chinese can easily pluralize "you" by adding If two third tone characters appear together in a word or phrase, the pronunciation of we, us class, classmates + ( + ) Should be read as: (ní + ) teachers is used to show respect or politeness. It is normally used to address LANGUAGE POINTS 1.3? is added to the end of a statement to change it to a question. How are you? How are you (all)? Use Besides Like hi in English, is an informal greeting used between friends and acquaintances. Another greeting word that is used often is (wèi), but it is used (wèi) before. 6 Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions Lesson 1 Hello! 7

15 jido shqnme mgngzi jido WBng XiCowQn jido shqnme mgngzi LESSON 2: What Is Your Name? qhngwsn jido shqnme mgngzi qhngwsn shqnme mgngzi ta xing jido shqnme name? name? you. jido LH DDzhKng ta xing BBi jido BBi DDwSi ta jido shqnme mgngzi hrn gaoxing rsnshi nh ta jido BBi MClI name? Lesson 2 What Is Your Name? 9

16 LESSON VOCABULARY OPTIONAL VOCABULARY SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION 1 REQUIRED VOCABULARY can you tell me? to request, to ask; please to ask 2 call, to be called 3 what 4 name she, her PROPER NOUNS Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions Lesson 2 What Is Your Name? 11

17 LANGUAGE POINTS 2.1 means to be called or is named in this lesson. When followed by an object, is used to present a full name or just a given name. is both a noun and a verb. While and are used in a similar fashion (i.e., appearing before the object), the key difference is that 1. LANGUAGE POINTS 2.3 and LANGUAGE TIPS LANGUAGE POINTS 2.2 is a question word meaning "what." Question and answers have similar word order in Chinese, so the question word usually appears around where the answer will appear in the response. (i.e., ) is the polite form of and is used in formal settings to address one s seniors. Like, is a respectful and polite expression used to ask for someone s surname. It literally means, What is your honorable surname? [surname], making sure to exclude the Question: Answer: Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions Lesson 2 What Is Your Name? 13

18 duk dd duk dd shgsi LESSON 3: How Old Are You? How old are you? shg Sr ne sui about you? I am 14 years old. shgww duk dd shgww sui duk dd Lesson 3 How Old Are You? 15

19 LESSON VOCABULARY SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION 1 how old dà 2 twelve shí ten 19 zero 20 hundred 21 thousand years old OPTIONAL VOCABULARY 4 ne 5 fourteen 6 22 wàn ten thousand 23 7 also, too 8 REQUIRED VOCABULARY 9 one 10 two 11 three 12 four seven Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions Lesson 3 How Old Are You? 17

20 LANGUAGE POINTS 3.1 LANGUAGE POINTS 3.3 is a question word used to ask about age. When answering, connecting verbs do not need to be included in the statement. Instead, the noun phrase,, is inserted after the subject. While is often used to inquire about ages greater than or equal ten, when addressing a person under the age of ten, one usually asks for age using 1. A: A: How old are you? 2. A: means also or too. In Chinese, the adverb should be placed directly after the subject of the sentence. 1. A: 2. A: 3. A: LANGUAGE TIPS 4. A: A: How old are you? Counting in Chinese is quite straightforward. Once you learn the basic numbers and counting unit words, along with a few rules, you can count up to very high numbers. NUMBERS CHINESE PINYIN DEFINITION LANGUAGE POINTS 3.2 (ne)? is a word placed at the end of the sentence to indicate a question with an implied context or appears after the subject in the sentence and means how about (you)? 1. A: 2. A: 11 ten plus one two tens 22 two tens plus two 40 four tens one hundred plus one 18 Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions Lesson 3 How Old Are You? 19

21 - Make a plan to go to an event with a friend - Inquire for more information about an event and how to get tickets - Describe an experience going to an event (what you saw and learned) - Understand different types of exhibitions and what they involve - Recognize critical information about an event from a poster or dialogue - Engage in a conversation about online activities - Express and understand different types of price discounts and coupons - Identify the pros and cons of various shopping experiences - Discuss personal preferences regarding shopping online vs. in store - Describe preferences regarding different types of payment methods

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23 LESSON 37: Science Exhibition What are you looking at, Dazhong? I am looking at a poster for a science and technology exhibition. There are several good exhibitions next week. Really? What exhibitions are there? A lot! Look, there s an electronics fair, a space exhibition, and a robotics competition! Which exhibition do you want to go see the most? The electronics fair, of course. I heard they are showing the latest digital camera. There have been a lot of reports about this camera model lately, and I ve been wanting to check it out. Which one do you want to see? Lesson 37 Science Exhibition 25

24 LESSON 37 (CONTINUED) LESSON VOCABULARY I want to see the robotics competition. I ve never seen a robot before! SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION 1 poster 2 quite a few 3 exhibition to be at the same place; we can kill two birds with one stone and see both. 4 electronic goods goods, product 5 outer space 6 robot Great! See, it says here that entry is free for students on Mondays; download a ticket. Let s go together, how does that sound? Sure, no problem! machine 7 of course; without a doubt 8 to exhibit 9 style, pattern style, pattern [a measure word used for clothes, shoes, electronic goods etc.] 10 digital camera digital camera Chinese Science and Technology Museum Photographer: Provided by Microfoto 11 on, about, concerning 12 news report; to report (news) 13 straight; continuously 26 Unit 13 Media & Technology Lesson 37 Science Exhibition 27

25 LESSON VOCABULARY (CONTINUED) SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION 14 guò [completion of action] at an opportune moment; to accomplish two goals with a single action; to kill two birds with one stone 17 free (of charge) download 20 ticket OPTIONAL VOCABULARY to enter a meeting place or an exhibition 21 aviation exhibition LANGUAGE POINTS 37.1 Using to anticipate multiple responses can be added to a question to indicate that more than one item is expected to be given in the response. So, when asks she is expecting to list at least two exhibitions in his reply. 1. What are the different nationalities of the people in your class? 2. What things are in the classroom? 3. Which classes have you chosen? 4. What hobbies do your friends have? LANGUAGE POINTS 37.2 Expressing past experiences with is used to describe something that one has or hasn t done or experienced before, as in I ve ever been to China (before). When you use, there is with, as in he structure + verb I ve been to China. 2. My older sister has eaten Chinese foodbefore. 3. I haven t seen that movie. 4. A: A: Has your older brother ever studied Spanish? B: B: No, my older brother hasn't studied Spanish before. 28 Unit 13 Media & Technology Lesson 37 Science Exhibition 29

26 LANGUAGE POINTS 37.3 Meaning as it happens ; happen to We use to express that something is a positive coincidence. It is similar to the English as it so happens. LANGUAGE TIPS can be added after certain types of nouns to build new words. It is short for which means a kind of exhibition or fair. For instance: As it so happens, I know how to get to the park. Let me take you there. Let s go play baseball this weekend it s going to be sunny. 3. A: A: How about going for a swim together tomorrow? B: B: Sure! I happen to have some free time then. 4. A: A: How about going to the bank together? B: B: Sure, as it so happens, I also want to go. Two of The Four Great Inventions of ancient China: Compass and Printing Photographers: Provided by Microfoto Unit 13 Media & Technology Lesson 37 Science Exhibition

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28 LESSON 38: Online Shopping homework? Yes, I did. Right now I m downloading some software for studying Chinese. What s up? I want to ask you for some help. I d like to buy a new watch, but I don t know where I can get one that s good quality but not too expensive. Have you bought things online before? I happen to have a 30% off coupon for a shopping website. How about going online and taking a look? Great! Do you often shop online? Lesson 38 Online Shopping 35

29 LESSON 38 (CONTINUED) LESSON VOCABULARY Sometimes. Now you can get anything online, plus the prices are often cheaper. It s also really convenient to compare prices online, unlike in stores where you have to go from one shop to the next. What kinds of things do you like to do online? I mostly chat with friends; sometimes I check the news or look up information. I rarely buy things online because you can t see what you re buying. It makes me feel a little uneasy when I can t test out what I m going to buy. SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION 1 network; Internet 2 software 3 4 to help 5 wristwatch 6 quality 7 website to be in the process of [happening/doing something] to help do sth.;to give a hand on sth. 8 9 to give a discount Well, online shopping has its pros and cons. Look, Dawei, this watch looks really good and it s on sale for only 150 RMB. Not bad. I like both the color and the style. I ll buy this one. How do you want to pay? 10 price 11 to compare; to contrast news to walk leisurely, to stroll in most cases; the greater part 15 to look up, to research I ll use my credit card! 16 material, data 36 Unit 13 Media & Technology Lesson 38 Online Shopping 37

30 LESSON VOCABULARY (CONTINUED) SIMPLIFIED TRADITIONAL PINYIN DEFINITION to try out 19 OK! [agreement] 20 OPTIONAL VOCABULARY each has advantages and disadvantages; both have pros and cons pros and cons 21 good-looking 22 to pay a sum of money 23 credit card 24 social networking site 25 favorable 26 evaluate; evaluation LANGUAGE POINTS 38.1 expressing ongoing actions In Lesson 21 and the previous lesson, and were used to indicate that an action is This adds extra emphasis, saying that someone is right in the middle of doing something, besides, we can also use the pattern 1. Chinese book. 2. The teacher is painting right now. 3. The kitten is sleeping at the moment. 4. The older sister is right in the middle 5. Dad is playing basketball at the moment. LANGUAGE POINTS 38.2 Using to indicate a small number or amount was used in Lesson 20 to indicate that something happened later than expected. It can also be used to show that the amount of something is smaller than one might expect; in this case, its This pair of shorts looks great and it's on sale; it's only 59 dollars. 2. this year. 38 Unit 13 Media & Technology Lesson 38 Online Shopping 39

31 The distance from my house to the school is short; it only takes 10 minutes to walk. That blue skirt is cheap it s only 80 dollars. LANGUAGE TIPS Homographs: (biàn, pián) is a homograph, which means it is a character than can be pronounced in more than one way. In ( cheap ), it is pronounced pián, whereas in ( convenient ), it is pronounced biàn. Try reading the sentence from the Lesson Text aloud to practice these variations. Discounting in Chinese is done from the opposite perspective of discounting in English: for instance, means the discounted price is 70% of the original price, whereas in English we would say that it is 30% off of the original price. If the item on sale is labeled and it was originally $100, the sale price is then $80 (since that's 80% of $100). VS In this lesson, has appeared more than once, such as and In the phrase plays a role of a measure word for watch;, on the other hand, is a noun means style or pattern. In is a noun meaning money or funds Unit 13 Media & Technology

32 Discovering Chinese Pro Listening Comprehension Volume 1, Unit 1 (Lessons 1 3) 1. Select the Pinyin heard in the audio recording. 1) 2) a. 3) 4) a. 5) a. 6) a. 7) a. 8) 9) a. 10) 2. In this section, you will listen to several listening selections. Listen carefully, then answer the questions. 1) Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. DC1ASJ

33 a. a. 10) 1. Listen to the dialogue carefully, then introduce at least one of the characters based on what you hear. 2. Introduce yourself with a recording. Include the following: 1) A greeting a. 1. Read the following reading selections carefully, and then answer the questions. A B C 44 Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. DC1ASJ All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. DC1ASJ

34 a. a. a. A B 8) To whom is a. 46 Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. DC1ASJ All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. DC1ASJ

35 2) a. a Choose the appropriate character missing from each space 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 1. The following passages contain grammar errors. First identify the phrase containing the error, and then rewrite the phrase correctly. 3. the passage. a) 48 Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. DC1ASJ All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. DC1ASJ

36 1. The provided pictures represent a sequence of events. Arrange the images into a A B C 50 Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. Copyright Better World Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction by purchaser permitted for student use only. DC1ASJ All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. All other reproduction, transfer and redistribution strictly prohibited. DC1ASJ