Chapter 1 ~ Story 1.2

Vocabulary

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1. touch ( the door )

pènɡ pènɡ mén

碰 碰 (门 )

2. touch ( the chair )

pènɡ pènɡ yǐ zi

碰 碰 (椅 子 )

3. sit on ( the chair )

zuò zài yǐ zi shànɡ

坐 在（椅子）上

4. squat on ( the ground )

dūn zài dì shànɡ

蹲 在（地）上

5. sit on the floor

zuò zài dì shànɡ

坐 在 地 上

6. one big dog

yì zhī dà ɡǒu

一 只 大 狗

7. see

kàn jiàn

看 见

8. can speak Chinese

huì shuō zhōnɡ wén

会 说 中 文

9. come over

zǒu ɡuò lái

走 过 来

10. English

yīnɡ wén

英 文

Chapter 1 ~ Story 1.2

huì shuō huà de ɡǒu

会 说 话 的 狗A Dog Who Can Speak

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Practice Tips

• Listen to the audio and translate the Chinese sentences into English;

• Look at each picture and try to describe it in your own words. Then click on the ‘speaker’ to check with the original version;

• Look at the pictures and retell the whole story in your own sentences.

Mini Story 1.2Picture 1 Picture 2

Picture 3 Picture 4

你好

1. shì yī ɡè nán hái 。 tā zuò zài dì shànɡ .

Jack是 一 个 男 孩。他 坐 在 地 上。 Jack is a boy. He sits on the floor.

2. yì zhī dà ɡǒu zǒu ɡuò lái 。

一 只 大 狗 走 过 来。

A big dog comes over.

3. dà ɡǒu kàn jiàn Jack 。 dà ɡǒu shuō nǐ hǎo 。 大 狗 看 见 Jack 。大 狗 说 :“ 你 好。” The big dog sees Jack. He says, ‘Hello.’

你好 !

4. jiào à ɡǒu huì shuō zhōnɡ wén Jack 叫：“ 啊！狗 会 说 中 文！”Jack cries, ‘Ah! The dog speaks Chinese.’

Chapter 1 ~ Story 1.2

Chinese Characters

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Chinese Stroke 1

1.

2.

ノ

撇 piě falling from right to left

捺 nà falling from left to rightfalling from left to right

You should be able to recognize these 5 Chinese words.

1. 2. 3.

一只 大狗 中文

You should be able to recognize these 5 Chinese words.

Chinese Word Pronunciation PinyinEnglish

Meaning

1. 一只

2. 大狗

3. 中文

yì zhī one

dà ɡǒu big dog

zhōng wén Chinese

Table of Content

• Vocabulary List

• Story 1.2

• Chinese Characters

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