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Checkpoint — 吗, 是, 什么 and Everything With Them

阶段小结 ① — 吗 · 是 · 什么

Three exercises in, before any of it fades. Cards, one paragraph about yourself, and eighteen questions.

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Say it to turn it over

Only a picture on the front. Say the word out loud — three misses and it goes into your wrong-answer book, and the card still turns.

coffee

coffee

kāfēi

咖啡

coffee

Got it
cola

cola

kělè

可乐

cola

Got it
milk tea

milk tea

nǎichá

奶茶

milk tea

Got it
hotpot

hotpot

huǒguō

火锅

hotpot

Got it
sandwich

sandwich

sānmíngzhì

三明治

sandwich

Got it
teacher

teacher

lǎoshī

老师

teacher

Got it
cat

cat

māo

猫

cat

Got it
dog

dog

gǒu

狗

dog

Got it
book

book

shū

书

book

Got it

Read this — every word is one you know

Jane introduces herself and asks you back. Listen once, then read it aloud yourself.

Tap any line to hear it

Now the same paragraph, about you

Same shape, your answers. Read it with the pinyin on, then switch it off and read it again.

你Nǐ好hǎo，我wǒ叫jiào。

Hello, my name is ____.

我Wǒ是shì人rén。

I am ____.

我Wǒ喜xǐ欢huan喝hē。

I like drinking ____.

我Wǒ喜xǐ欢huan吃chī。

I like eating ____.

你Nǐ呢ne？你Nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zi？

And you? What is your name?

  • 1. your name
  • 2. your country
  • 3. a drink: 咖啡 / 奶茶 / 可乐
  • 4. a food: 火锅 / 三明治 / 面条

The checkpoint test

Paper A of 3

Eighteen questions on the three lessons behind you. Sixteen to pass — and a miss hands you a different paper, not the same one again.

Practice: 0 of 18 answeredPass: 16 of 18
  1. 1

    这是____。

    Zhè shì ____.

    This is ____.

  2. 2

    这是____。

    Zhè shì ____.

    This is ____.

  3. 3

    这是____。

    Zhè shì ____.

    This is ____.

  4. 4

    这是____。

    Zhè shì ____.

    This is ____.

  5. 5

    这是____。

    Zhè shì ____.

    This is ____.

  6. 6

    这是____。

    Zhè shì ____.

    This is ____.

  7. 7

    你是中国人____？

    Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ____?

    Are you Chinese?

  8. 8

    你叫____名字？

    Nǐ jiào ____ míngzi?

    What is your name?

  9. 9

    这____我的猫。

    Zhè ____ wǒ de māo.

    This is my cat.

  10. 10

    火锅____好吃。

    Huǒguō ____ hǎochī.

    Hotpot is delicious.

  11. 11

    她____泰国人。

    Tā ____ Tàiguórén.

    She is not Thai.

  12. 12

    你喜欢喝____？

    Nǐ xǐhuan hē ____?

    What do you like to drink?

  13. 13

    吗 = ____

    ma

    What does this character mean?

  14. 14

    是 = ____

    shì

    What does this character mean?

  15. 15

    Someone you just met says this. What do you say back?

  16. 16

    How would a Chinese person answer, if yes?

  17. 17

    Someone points at a cup of coffee and asks this.

  18. 18

    Your turn — say it

    我叫马可。

    Wǒ jiào Mǎkě.

    My name is …

结

Take these with you

Everything worth taking away. Tap any line to hear it.

Words 生词

Characters 汉字

Sentences to keep 主要句型

Before you go课后回顾

  1. 1Say your paragraph out loud with the pinyin covered. That is a real self-introduction and you built it from three grammar points.
  2. 2Which flashcards went into your book? Those are the words for the five minutes at the start of our next class.
  3. 3Record your paragraph on your phone and send it to me. Next unit we start asking each other real questions.