Year 8 Listening AC1L1L2L3

What did the speaker ask?

• What is your surname?

• What is your name?

Answer explanation

nǐ xìng shén me ？

xìng = surname

What did the speaker say?

• My birthday is on Feb 17th.

• I was born in 2007.

• My birthday is on July 2nd.

• My birthday is on October 17th.

Answer explanation

wǒ de shēng rì shì èr yuè shí qī rì 。

How to answer this question?

• I was born in 2005.

• My birthday is on June 28th.

Answer explanation

jǐ jǐ nián = what year

chū shēng = to be born

What did the speaker say?

• How many people are there in your family?

• Who do you have in your family?

• Do you have siblings?

Answer explanation

nǐ yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma ？

xiōng dì = brothers

jiě mèi = sisters

xiōng dì jiě mèi = siblings

What did the speaker ask?

• How many people are there in your family?

• Who do you have in your family?

Answer explanation

nǐ jiā yǒu shén me rén ？

shén me rén = what people

What did the speaker say?

• I have 6 people in my family.

• I have 2 people in my family.

Answer explanation

liù kǒu rén = 6 people

liǎng kǒu rén = 2 people

What did the speaker say?

• How many people are there in your family?

• I have 7 people in my family.

Answer explanation

jǐ kǒu rén = how many people

qī kǒu rén = 7 people

What did the speaker say?

• What's your Chinese name?

• What's your English name?

Answer explanation

nǐ de yīng wén míng zì shì shén me ？

yīng wén míng zì = English name

zhōng wén míng zì = Chinese name

How to answer this question?

• My birthday is in 2007.

• My birthday is on October 13th.

Answer explanation

nǐ de shēng rì shì jī yuè jī rì ？

How to answer this question?

• I have three people in my family.

• I have dad, mum and myself in my family.

Answer explanation

nǐ jiā yǒu shén me rén ？