Meihua Student Book 3
Meihua Student Book 3
Meihua Student Book 3
你好!Nǐ hǎo!
The learning in Meihua Chinese Series is dedicated to preparing students for the
Welcome to the Meihua Chinese Learning series for Primary Schools, a series standardised International Chinese test, i.e. Youth Chinese Test (YCT), a Chinese
that was developed with the needs of primary school students, teachers and proficiency examination for students at Primary and Middle school established
parents in mind. Our goal is to present a Chinese language-learning programme by Hanban (a public institution affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education).
that is easy to comprehend and fun to learn. By completing all six levels of this learning series, students are expected to
possess the skills needed to pass Level III out of four YCT test levels.
In both written and spoken forms, Chinese is significantly different from other
languages around the world. As a result, there are certain challenges in Our main authoritative references in the development of Meihua Chinese
introducing and guiding students to master Chinese. To meet such challenges, Learning Series are as follows:
this series focuses on delivering the lessons in phases; starting with vocabulary 1. 国家汉办(Hanban/孔子学院总部. 新中小学生汉语考试/YCT 大纲.Youth
that reflects the student’s daily routine needs, and the basic elements of the Chinese Test (YCT) 1–4 Outline, http://www.chinesetest.cn/godownload.do.
Chinese phonological system. Students will gradually progress into more
2. 国 家 汉 办 (Hanban)/ 孔 子 学 院 总 部 . 国 际 汉 语 教 学 通 用 课 程 大 纲 /
complex and challenging language. Such delivery is reflected in the selection
International Curriculum for Chinese Language Education. Beijing Language
of phonics, pinyin, tones, characters, vocabulary and topics in each unit of the
and Culture University Press.
series.
3. 中华人民共和国国家标准.汉语拼音正词法基本规则/Basic Rules of the
Meihua Chinese Learning Series emphasises the development of a solid Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Orthography.中华人民共和国国家质量监督检
language foundation, with systematic and interesting features in each of its units 验检疫总局、中国国家标准化管理委员会发布.
throughout six levels. Each level consists of ten units designed to be completed
4. 中华人民共和国教育部、国家语言文字工作委员会发布.语言文字规范
by a student within a school year with 2-3 hours of lessons per week (70-105
《汉字部首表》/The Table of Indexing Chinese Character Component.
minutes per week). Once a student has completed Level 6 of the series, they will
have studied over 500 Chinese words, and acquired the skills to write more than
5. 国家语言文字工作委员会标准化工作委员会《现代汉语通用字笔顺规范》/
100 Chinese characters independently. They will also be able to comprehend
XIANDAI HANYU TONGYONGZI BISHUN GUIFAN, 语文出版社.
simple reading texts without pinyin and communicate in simple daily Chinese
conversation.
This book consists of: g. Chinese Character Writing
1. Student Book and Audio CD The introduction of the stroke-by-stroke guide to writing Chinese characters
Each unit is divided into eight sections: will teach students to understand the stroke orders of both basic and
a. Text or dialogue complex characters. The methods in this series will enable learners to
This section is composed of a combination of pictures, texts and/or apply their acquired skills in creating thousands of Chinese characters
interesting and easy-to-comprehend dialogues. freely and independently.
b. Vocabulary h. Reading
Vocabulary is a crucial part in comprehending the Chinese language. The In this learning series, not only are students encouraged to understand
new vocabulary in this section is introduced through text and/ or dialogues. individual Chinese characters but also to recognise their meaning within
c. Activities a reading text. This provides context and a deeper understanding of
The activities are designed to put the main lesson points into practice. The character usage.
learning process is conducted in a fun and engaging way by encouraging
student involvement and interaction with others. The student’s book comes with an Audio CD, which contains recordings of parts
d. Pinyin (book 1 & book 2), notes and grammar (books 3-6) of text or dialogue, new vocabulary, pinyin and listening practice.
This section puts more emphasis on the phonemes that are foreign to
students. Pinyin and tones can be learned in Level 1 and 2. The series 2. Exercise Book
focuses on the consonants and vowels that are different from those in other The Meihua Exercise Book is designed to develop reading and writing skills.
languages, as well as unfamiliar tonal aspects of Chinese. The exercise books can be used as an integral workbook during class or as
e. Listening activity extra practice for homework.
The recordings on the audio CD have been developed to help familiarise
students with the sounds, accents and structures of spoken Chinese. 3. Teacher’s Guide
f. Radical (books 1-4) The Teacher’s Guide is a practical manual with applicable teaching ideas, as
Radicals are the foundation of Chinese writing; they represent the semantic well as important additional information to consider when planning lessons.
part of Chinese characters. With more than 90% of commonly used Chinese
characters containing a combination of semantic and phonetic components,
it is crucial that students have a solid understanding of radicals. Each unit
introduces one or two radicals, which have been selected for their frequency
of use and utility.
Syllabus
Targeted Grammar Focus Sentence Writing
Number of Additional
Unit Theme Title Communication Skills Vocabulary Structure
Vocabulary Type Word/ vocabulary Radical Character
Structure
熊、会、骑、
Students will learn how 会、车、说
7
大象会 to ask and answer what
自行车、熊猫、 11 Modal verb 会 你会做菜吗?
My skills
游泳 their skills are 爬、树、鹦鹉、
说话、菜、做菜
艹 话、做,菜
Total 95
Dì-yī kè Unit 1
Wǒ de fángjiān hěn luàn
1
第一课 我的 房间 很 乱
这 是 我 的 房间。我 的 房间 很 乱 。
Wǒ de bǐ zài nǎr ne?
我 的 笔 在 哪儿 呢?
Wǒ kànkan chuáng shàng, chuáng shàng méiyǒu bǐ.
我 看看 床 上,床 上 没有 笔。
Wǒ kànkan chuáng xià, chuáng xià yě méiyǒu bǐ.
我 看看 床 下,床 下 也 没有 笔。
Wǒ kànkan zhěntou shàng, zhěntou shàng méiyǒu bǐ.
我 看看 枕头 上 ,枕头 上 没有 笔。
Wǒ kànkan zhěntou xià, zhěntou xià yě méiyǒu bǐ.
我 看看 枕头 下 ,枕头 下 也 没有 笔 。
Wǒ kànkan bàozhěn shàng, bàozhěn shàng méiyǒu bǐ.
我 看看 抱枕 上,抱枕 上 没有 笔。
Wǒ kànkan bàozhěn xià, bàozhěn xià yě méiyǒu bǐ.
我 看看 抱枕 下,抱枕 下 也 没有笔。
Wǒ de bǐ zài nǎr ne?
我 的 笔 在 哪儿 呢?
Yuánlái zài bèizi xià ne!
原来 在 被子 下 呢!
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B. 生词 Shēngcí | New vocabulary track 2
1
1. 房间 fángjiān room
2. 乱 luàn messy
3. 呢 ne (particle)*
4. 看 kàn to see
5. 床 chuáng bed
6. 上 shàng on
Shū zài nǎr ne?
7. 下 xià under 1.书 在哪儿 呢?
Shūbāo zài nǎr ne?
8. 枕头 zhěntou pillow
2.书包 在哪儿呢?
9. 抱枕 bàozhěn bolster Qiānbǐ hé zài nǎr ne?
5.尺子 在 哪儿 呢?
C. 课堂活动 Kètáng huódòng | Activity time
C.2 桌子上有什么?Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shénme?
C.1 说一说这些东西在哪儿呢? What is on the table?
Shuō yi shuō zhèxiē dōngxi zài nǎr ne? Ask the classmate sitting next to you where their bag is, what is inside
their bag, what is inside the pencil case, what is on the table, what is
Say where the following objects are under the table.
Use the words :上,下,里,旁边 both to ask and to answer
Use this format: place + 上/下/里/旁边
questions. Then fill in the table below.
Answer the questions below.
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Example : 1
Nǐ de shūbāo zài nǎr ne? E. 听力 Tīnglì | Listen to the audio and choose
Question : 你 的 书包 在 哪儿 呢? the correct answers
Wǒ de shūbāo zài zhuōzi pángbiān.
文具 在哪儿? 1. a b
School stationery Location
3 c
D. 语法 Yǔfǎ | Grammar
2. a b
Structure Example
shàng Zhuōzi shàng.
On:
上 桌子 上。
Location + 上 On the table.
下 Location + 下 桌子下。
Under the table.
c
shàng Hézi lǐ.
In:
上 盒子里。
Location + 里 In the box.
pángbiān lǐ pángbiān Hézi pángbiān.
Beside:
旁边 里 旁边 盒子 旁边。
Location + 旁边 Beside the box.
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1
3. a b 5. a b
c c
4. a b
E.2 Choose the correct answers track 4
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1
F. 部首 Bùshǒu | Let’s learn radicals fángjiān
ne
门门门门
呢 呢 呢 呢
G. 写汉字 Xiě hànzì | Let’s write Chinese characters
(particle) strokes
mén kàn
门 门 门 门 看 看 看 看
door strokes to see strokes
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1
chuáng
床 床 床 床
bed strokes
Read the following passage, then make a drawing based on the passage.
我的房间
Zhè shì wǒ de fángjiān. Fángjiān li yǒu yì zhāng chuáng.
这 是 我 的 房间。房间 里 有 一 张 床。
Based on the above text, put a mark if the statement is correct,
Chuáng shàng yǒu liǎng ge zhěntou hé liǎng ge bàozhěn.
and a mark if it is incorrect.
床 上 有 两 个 枕头 和 两 个 抱枕 。
Chuáng pángbiān yǒu yì zhāng xiǎo zhuōzi. 1.这是我哥哥的房间。
床 旁边 有 一 张 小 桌子。 2.房间里有一张床。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì běn shū hé yì zhī qiānbǐ.
桌子 上 有 一 本 书 和 一 支 铅笔。 3.房间里有两个枕头和两个抱枕。
Zhuōzi xià yǒu yí ge shūbāo. 4.房间里没有桌子。
桌子 下 有 一 个 书包。 5.桌子上有一个书包。
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Dì-èr kè Unit 2
Wǒmen de àihào
2
第二课 我们 的 爱好
A. 课文 Kèwén | Text track 5 Zhè shì wǒ de yì jiā rén. Bàba xǐhuan huà huàr.
这 是 我 的 一 家 人 。 爸爸 喜欢 画 画儿。
Gēgē xǐhuan dǎ yóuxì. Jiějie xǐhuan chàng gē.
哥哥 喜欢 打 游戏 。姐姐 喜欢 唱 歌。
Mèimei xǐhuan tiào wǔ. Wǒ xǐhuan kàn mànhuà.
妹妹 喜欢 跳 舞 。 我 喜欢 看 漫画。
Dìdì xǐhuan zuò shénme ne? Dìdì xǐhuan kū!
弟弟 喜欢 做 什么 呢? 弟弟 喜欢 哭!
1. 爱好 àihào hobby
3. 游戏 yóuxì game
5. 唱歌 chàng gē to sing
6. 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance
8. 哭 kū to cry
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C. 课堂活动 Kètáng huódòng | Activity time 2
姐姐喜欢做什么? 弟弟喜欢做什么?
Additional vocabulary:
小玲 (Xiǎolíng) 喜欢做什么? 麦克 (Màikè) 喜欢做什么?
1. 游泳 yóuyǒng to swim
2. 弹钢琴 tán gāngqín to play the piano
3. 看电视 kàn diànshì to watch television
C.2 说一说你和你的朋友们的爱好
Shuō yi shuō nǐ hé nǐ de péngyǒu men de àihào
Say what your hobby is, and the hobbies of four of your classmates
天明喜欢做什么? 爸爸喜欢做什么?
姓名 Name 爱好 Hobby
0 我
1 朋友1
2 朋友2
3 朋友3
妹妹喜欢做什么? 丽丽喜欢做什么? 4 朋友4
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2
D. 语法 Yǔfǎ | Grammar E. 听力 Tīnglì | Listen to the audio and choose
the correct answer
呢 has several meanings and uses. In this book, we will learn four of
E.1 Choose the correct picture track 7
the most common ones:
Structure Example 1. a b
ne Wǒ de bǐ zài nǎr ne?
哪儿 / 什么 + 呢 我的笔在哪儿呢?
呢 Function:
to add emphasis, which in
Where is my pencil?
Dìdì xǐhuan zuò shénme ne?
English is most often
conveyed by stressing 弟弟喜欢 做 什么 呢?
certain syllables or words. What does little brother
like to do? c
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3. a b c
2
E.2 Choose the correct answer track 8
Basic
character Radical Example
zú tiào
足 foot
跳to jump
5. a b c
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G. 写汉字 Xiě hànzì | Let’s write Chinese characters
2
gēge
zú
哥 哥 哥 哥
足 足 足 足 older brother 哥= strokes
foot strokes
chàng gē
huà 画
唱 歌 唱 歌 唱 歌
画 画 画 画 唱 歌
to draw strokes
to sing 唱= strokes 歌= strokes
kū ài
哭 哭 哭 哭 爱 爱 爱 爱
to cry strokes to love strokes
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2
H. 阅读 Yuèdú | Let’s read 3.我喜欢唱歌。
4.我也喜欢跳舞。
Wǒ jiào Aimǐ. Wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén: bàba, māma,
5.大哥不喜欢画画儿。
我 叫 艾米。我 家 有 五 口 人: 爸爸、妈妈、
liǎng ge gēge hé wǒ. Wǒ xǐhuan chàng gē, 6.二哥不喜欢画画儿。
两 个 哥哥 和我。 我 喜欢 唱 歌, 7.大哥不喜欢画人。
yě xǐhuan tiào wǔ.
也 喜欢 跳 舞。 8.二哥喜欢看电视。
Wǒ liǎng gè gēge dōu bù xǐhuan chàng gē hé tiào wǔ.
9.二哥不喜欢看书。
我 两 个 哥哥 都 不 喜欢 唱 歌 和 跳 舞。
Wǒ de dà gē xǐhuan huà huàr. Tā xǐhuan huà rén.
10.二哥有很多书。
我 的 大 哥 喜欢 画 画儿 。他 喜欢 画 人。
Tā huà bàba, māma hé èr gē. Tā yě huà wǒ.
他 画 爸爸、妈妈 和 二哥。 他 也 画 我。
Wǒ de èr gē bù xǐhuan huà huàr. Tā xǐhuan kàn shū.
我 的 二 哥 不 喜欢 画 画儿。他 喜欢 看 书。
Tā yǒu hěn duō shū.
他 有 很 多 书。
1.我叫艾米。
2.我家有爸爸、妈妈、两个弟弟和我。
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