Lesson 3 Study Guide: Time and Date

Grammar Point 17: 岁 (suì) versus 多大 (duō dà)

Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 1, Language Notes c and d

1. Answer the following questions according to your own situation.

a. 你今年多大?
回答：____________________________________。

b. 你爸爸今年多大?
回答：____________________________________。

c. 你妈妈今年多大?
回答：____________________________________。

d. 你的好朋友今年多大?
回答：____________________________________。
2. Write a short paragraph introducing at least four people with whom you are familiar. Make sure to
include their names, relationship to you, and ages.

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3. Determine the culturally appropriate way in which the speaker in each picture below should ask the
other person’s age, and then write the question in the speech bubble. .

a. b. c.

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 Grammar Point 18: Numbers up to 100
Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 1

1. Based on the information provided, fill in the blanks using Chinese characters.

a. 李老师有________(151)个学生，________(65)个是美国人，________(38)个是英国人，
________(48)个是中国人。

b. 我爸爸________(60)岁，我妈妈________(59)岁，我________(31)岁。

c. 我星期四晚上六点________(25)分请我朋友吃饭。

2. Describe the following pictures, using a number in each sentence.

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b. ___________________________________________________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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 Grammar Point 19: Dates
Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 1

1. Answer the following questions according to your own situation.

a. 今天是几月几号？星期几？
回答：____________________________________________。

b. 你的生日是几月几号？
回答：____________________________________________。

c. 二〇一九年一月十日是星期几？
回答：____________________________________________。

2. Describe what these people are doing in the following pictures, including the date and time of day.

a. ___________________________________________________________________________________

b. ___________________________________________________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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 Grammar Point 20: Time
Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 1

1. Answer the questions according to Wang Peng’s memo.

Wang Peng’s Memo
Activity Time
Meet with Chinese teacher 9:30 am today
Meet with Gao Wenzhong 10:05 am tomorrow
Have dinner 6:45 pm today

a. 王朋几点见中文老师?
回答: __________________________________。

b. 王朋几点见高文中?
回答: __________________________________。

c. 王朋几点吃晚饭?
回答：__________________________________。

2. Match the following activities with an appropriate time and then write them out as complete
sentences.
7:30 am Dinner
9:00 am Meet Gao Wenzhong
6:00 pm Breakfast (吃早饭 chī zǎofàn)
7:00 pm Go to class (上课 shàng kè)

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3. Describe the date or time in the following pictures using the proper time expressions.

a. _________________________________ b. _______________________________________

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Grammar Point 22: The sentence structure of 我请你吃饭

(wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn)
Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 1

1. Answer the following questions with the “A + 请 + B + verb + object” structure.

a. 今天是你哥哥的生日，你请他做什么?
回答：_______________________________。

b. 昨天你的朋友请你吃饭，今天你请他做什么?
回答：_______________________________。

c. 今天是你的生日，你的家人请你做什么?
回答：_______________________________。

2. Rearrange the words to create complete sentences.

a. 我 请 晚饭 吃 你 明天

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b. 晚上 他爸爸 请 今天 他妹妹 美国菜 吃

___________________________________________。

c. 高小明 请 星期一 中国菜 王大友 吃

___________________________________________。

3. Little Gao is a really popular guy. Based on the pictures below, describe what his friends have
invited him to do each day.

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Friday Saturday Sunday

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Grammar Point 23: Alternative questions

Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 1

1. Based on the information provided, complete the following exchanges using alternative questions.

e.g. 三点/四点
A：我们三点见还是四点见？
B：我们四点见。

a. 美国人/英国人

A：_____________________________________？
B：我是美国人。

b. 王友/李朋

A：_____________________________________？
B：他叫王友。

c. 爸爸/妈妈

A：_____________________________________？
B：我爸爸喜欢吃中国菜。

2. Imagine that you meet a new student on campus. Write down at least four alternative questions to
find out more about him/her.

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3. Describe the following pictures with alternative questions.

a. ___________________________________________________________________________________

b. ___________________________________________________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Grammar Point 24: Affirmative + negative (A-not-A) questions (I)

Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 2

1. Rewrite the sentences according to the example below.

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 e.g. 他今天忙吗？→ 他今天忙不忙？

a. 他高吗？→ _________________________________。

b. 李老师喜欢吃中国菜吗？→ _________________________________。

c. 王小姐有男朋友(nánpéngyou, boyfriend)吗？→ _______________________________。

2. Imagine you fall in love at first sight with a boy/girl, but you know nothing about him/her. Write
down at least four affirmative-negative questions that you want to ask him/her.

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3. Based on the answers provided, write out the corresponding affirmative-negative questions.

a. 问题：_____________________________________?
我有两个哥哥。

b. 问题：_____________________________________?
我很喜欢吃中国菜。

c. 问题：_____________________________________?
我星期六不工作。

d. 问题：_____________________________________?
我星期天不忙。

Grammar Point 25: The adverb 还 (hái) (also, too, as well)

Integrated Chinese Volume 1, Lesson 3, Dialogue 2

1. Based on the information provided, answer the following questions with 还.

a. 他喜欢吃中国菜和英国菜。
问题：他喜欢吃什么菜?
回答：___________________________________________。

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 b. 李贵英有一个弟弟。李贵英有一个哥哥。
问题：李贵英只有弟弟吗? (只 zhǐ, only)
回答：___________________________________________。
c. 高京生请王国英、李贵美和高文中吃饭。
问题：高京生请谁吃饭？
回答：___________________________________________。
2. Using 还,write down four sentences about what your family members or friends like to eat.

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3. Little Gao has a lot of hobbies. According to the following pictures, describe what he likes to do using
还. (听音乐 tīng yīnyuè, to listen to music; 喝茶 hē chá, to drink tea; 喝咖啡 hē kāfēi, to drink coffee)

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