Higher ChineseTheme Lifestyles.ppt

Higher ChineseTheme: Lifestyles Topics: family, friends, society Neighbours and neighbourhoods In this session you will: learn words used to describe the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood listen to information about the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood read a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood write a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of a neighbourhood. 1. 熱情的鄰居 2. 友好的鄰居 3. 安靜的鄰居 4. 吵鬧的鄰居 5. 冷漠的鄰居 6. 乾淨的鄰居 7. 不講衛生的鄰居 Words to describe neighbours – 鄰居 Working in pairs, match the characters to their descriptions. a. friendly neighbours b. quiet neighbours g. noisy neighbours c. cold/aloof neighbours f. clean neighbours e. dirty neighbours d. warm-hearted neighbours 1 好/壞鄰居 hǎo líng jū neighbour 2 友好/友善 yǒu hǎo/yǒu shàn friendly 3 安靜/文靜 ān jìng/wénjìng quiet behaviour and personality 4 吵鬧 chǎo nào noisy 5 冷漠 lěng mò cold/aloof 6 乾淨 gàn jìng clean 7 不講衛生 bù jiǎng wèi shēng dirty The answers are… How well did you do? Excellent 太棒了 Not bad 不錯 Need to improve 加油 Sentence structure Subject 不但 Adj。。 而且 Adj (not only, but also...) e.g. 我的鄰居 不但 友好而且 安靜. Subject 如果不是 Adj， 就是 Adj (if not...then is ) e.g. 她如果不是放很大聲的音樂就是很大聲說話 。 Assessment for learning Say the following sentences in Mandarin: My neighbours are not only friendly but also quiet. His neighbours are not only aloof but also rude. If my neighbours are not playing loud music then they are being noisy. Generally speaking neighbours are not very friendly in a cold climate. I like neighbours that are very quiet. Generally speaking, neighbours in Britain are very clean. The neighbours on the famous Australian TV show are all very noisy. Worksheet Individually, please state true or false for the following statements: 1. 熱情的鄰居不喜歡和你聊天。 False 2. 友好的鄰居把車停在你家的門口。 3.