T1 Week 1-2 revision

"character" means

• a symbol that represents a word or idea

• the use of voice pitch to change the meaning

• a system for spelling in Latin letters

"pinyin" means

• a symbol that represents a word or idea

• the use of voice pitch to change the meaning

• a system for spelling in Latin letters

"tone" means

• a symbol that represents a word or idea

• the use of voice pitch to change the meaning

• a system for spelling in Latin letters

How many tones are there, including the neutral tone?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Match the pinyin in the top row with the equivalent English sounds in the bottom row.

• "ch"

• c

• "dz"

• zh

• "sh"

• q

• "j"

• z

• "ts"

• x

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Has Mandarin as an official language

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(b) Has more than 1 million Chinese speakers

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(c) Has more than 500k Chinese speakers

• Philippines

• Canada

• United States

• Malaysia

• Taiwan

• Indonesia

• Australia

• Thailand

• China

• Vietnam

• Hong Kong

• Singapore

• Cambodia

Match the Chinese words with their definition

• you (formal)

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• you (informal)

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• good

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• goodbye

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• teacher

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Match the characters with their pinyin.

• nín

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• hǎo

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• zàijiàn

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• lǎoshī

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• nǐ

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Which is Mr Heffernan's Chinese name?

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Place the tones in order from 1 to 5.

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