13 Postage and exchange rate module (L25-L26)

Postage and exchange rate test review

Chinese IAB (IA +IB)

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At the same time, you can copy and paste to save some important notes for off line learning too. For example on page 2 and 3, there are many characters with pinyin and English translation. You will need to install Chinese simplified (PRC) in your keyboard. Please learn on page 4 of How to install Chinese pinyin in Welcome to Chinese folder in the content area.

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•Matching characters /pinyin/English translation

•包裹 bāo guǒ – package•春节 chūn jié – spring festival•姓名 xìng míng – name•邮票 yóu piào - stamp

Review Q 1

Review Q 2-5Put the words into correct order.斜对面 / 就 / 带 / 一会儿 / 我 / 你 / 在 / 去

=>就在斜对面，一会儿我带你去。 (jiu zai xie dui mian , yi hui er wo dai ni qu) It is just right diagonally opposite I will take you there in a moment.

Pick out the word different with others. 贴 tie – to paste / 也 ye- also / 寄 ji –to mail / 帮 bang -to help=> 也       

Pick out the word different with others.地址 di – address/ 下午  xia wu - afternoon / 中午 zhong wu – at noon/ 上午 shang wu - morning =>地址Pick out the word different with others.包裹 package 邮票 stamp 对面 cross street 明信片 postage => 对面

•Fill in the blank.•马上要过春节了， It will be spring festival pretty soon.•我想给朋友几张明信片。 I want to send a postal card to my friend.

•要把单子贴在包裹上面吗？•Shall I attach a note on the package?

Review Q 6-7

Review Q 8-10

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三四天左右寄到。It will arrive about 3-4 days.

特快专递 还是普通快递？Is it express or regular?

这封信是你的吗？Is this letter yours?

Review Q 11-13Fill in the blank:

我学习汉语需要一本词典。I need a Chinese/English dictionary to learn Chinese.

请问，去银行怎么走？ 走到前边的路口，向右拐就是银行。May I ask, how to get to bank? Walk to front corner and turn right, bank will be there.

玛丽， 画画儿快吗？ 快，她一个星期画一张画儿。Mary, does paint fast? Yes, (fast), she paint one painting per week.

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请问，今天美元和人民币的汇率是多少？•May I ask, what is the exchange rate for US dollar to RMB?

Review Q 1

Listen to recording and select the correct answer.

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•这是一千九百八十元。•This is $1,980.00

Review Q 2

Listen to recording and find the correct answer.

请问，今天美元和人民币的汇率是多少？•May I ask, what is the exchange rate for US dollar to RMB?

=>100 美 元 换 人 民 币 826 元。• měi yuán huàn rén mín bì yuán 100 US dollars will exchange for 826 RMB.

Review Q 3

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•请问今天人民币和港币的汇率是多少？•What is the exchange rate for US dollar to RMB?

•李美美最近 不是很 忙。•Li Mei Mei is not so busy recently.

•请问您要换多少？ =》我换一 千人民币。  •Please ask how much would want to exchange?我先走了，不然  一会儿银行要下班了。•I have to go, or the bank will close.•你什么时候去香港啊？下周四•When will you go to Hong Kong? Next Thursday.

Review Q 4-8

•马上要过春节了。 mǎshàng yàoguò chūnjiéle.•Spring festival is coming immediately.

•李美美想给朋友寄明信片， Lǐ měiměi xiǎng gěi péngyǒu jì míngxìnpiàn,

•Li Mei Mei would like to mail a postcard to friends.

•但是她没有邮票。 dànshì tā méiyǒu yóupiào.•But she did not have stamps.

•她去邮局买邮票。 tā qù yóujú mǎi yóupiào.•She went to post office to buy stamps.

•李美美在邮局见到了约翰。 Lǐ měiměi zài yóujú jiàn dàole yuēhàn.•Li Mei Mei met John at post office.•约翰帮麦克往美国寄包裹， Yuēhàn bāng màikè wǎng měiguó jì bāoguǒ,

John help Mike to send a parcel to America.

Additional questions

Additional questions他想这个周五之前寄到， tā xiǎng zhège zhōu wǔ zhīqián jì dào,He thought that it will arrive by this Friday.

所以他要特快专递。 suǒyǐ tā yào tèkuài zhuāndì.Therefore, he wanted express.

李美美带约翰去买明信片。 Lǐ měiměi dài yuēhàn qù mǎi míngxìnpiàn.Li Mei Mei took John to buy post cards.

李美美下班后见到了小松， Lǐ měiměi xiàbān hòu jiàn dàole xiǎosōng,Li Mei Mie met Xiao Song after work.

小松 下周四去香港， xiǎo sōngxià zhōu sì qù xiānggǎng,Xiao Song will go to Hong Kong next Thursday.

她要去银行 换港币。 tā yào qù yínháng huàn gǎngbì.She wanted to bank to exchange Hong Kong currency.