Study Guides
Lesson 2-1 Study Guide
Looking at a Family Photo
Looking at a Family Photo
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Dialogue:
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Objectives:
- Employ basic kinship terms.
- Describe a family photo.
- Ask about someone’s profession.
- Say some common professions.
- Learn the pinyin and correct stroke order for the 23 characters introduced in lesson 2-1.
- Learn the new vocabulary introduced in lesson 2-1. You can practice with the online Table Building Activity.
New Vocabulary
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | |
| 那 | nà | that | |
| 的 | de | (a possessive or descriptive particle) | |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | picture; photo | |
| 这 | zhè | this | |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father; dad | |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother; mom | |
| 个 | ge | (measure word for many common everyday objects) | |
| 女 | nǚ | female | |
| 孩子 | háizi | child | |
| 谁 | shéi | who | |
| 她 | tā | she; her | |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | |
| 男 | nán | male | |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | |
| 他 | tā | he; him | |
| 大哥 | dàgē | oldest brother | |
| 儿子 | érzi | son | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; to exist; there is; there are | |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter | |
| 没 | méi | not; have not | |
| 高文中 | gāo wénzhōng | (a personal name) | |
| 高 | gāo | (a surname); tall; high |