Mao Yan

Talking about Your Town and the Weather

to understand the weather forecast to talk about the weather and seasons to describe places to plan a trip the titles of books for further reading on China

Talking about the Past

to talk about what you have done to talk about your daily routine some key dates in Chinese history

Invitations and Intentions

to talk about future plans about consumerism in China to invite someone to (do) something

Talking about Yourself and Others

to say your name and age to ask for similar information from others numbers 1 to 20 to understand and to answer questions about your family some background on the language

Expressing Likes and Dislikes

to say you like or dislike something to say something is your favourite or least favourite about Chinese festivals about some sports and games about the four types of Chinese cuisine

Talking about Yourself: Work and Home

to say what you do for a living (and the words for various occupations) to describe where you live to talk about the members of your family to discuss retirement about religions in China

Asking for and Receiving Information

to find out if there are any hotel rooms free to check out the room’s/hotel’s facilities to say how many days you want to stay to find out on which floor something is located to book (= reserve) a room more on the language

Talking about Yourself

to exchange greetings to say how you are to introduce someone something about Chinese names to ask someone how they are

Making Travel Arrangements

to buy a rail or plane ticket to understand the various classes of rail accommodation to ask from which platform your train leaves to find out where to get your ticket checked the ordinal numbers about train travel

Asking for and Understanding Directions

to ask for and understand directions to ask whether somewhere is nearby about taking a bus to say you are lost to ask whether somewhere is nearby something about the people of China