全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
请问，洗手间在哪里？
qǐng wèn xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ
Excuse me, where is the toilet?
对不起，我不小心踩到你了。
duì bu qǐ wǒ bù xiǎo xīn cǎi dào nǐ le
Sorry, I stepped on you by accident.
谢谢你借给我一支铅笔。
xiè xie nǐ jiè gěi wǒ yì zhī qiān bǐ
Thank you for lending me a pencil.
老师，我可以去喝水吗？
lǎo shī wǒ kě yǐ qù hē shuǐ ma
Teacher, may I go and get a drink of water?
麻烦你帮我开一下门，好吗？
má fan nǐ bāng wǒ kāi yí xià mén hǎo ma
Could you open the door for me, please?
小明有礼貌地向校长问好。
xiǎo míng yǒu lǐ mào de xiàng xiào zhǎng wèn hǎo
Xiaoming greets the principal politely.
请你把盐递给我，谢谢！
qǐng nǐ bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ xiè xie
Please pass me the salt, thank you!
阿姨，请您坐这里吧。
ā yí qǐng nín zuò zhè lǐ ba
Auntie, please sit here.
见到长辈，我们要主动打招呼。
jiàn dào zhǎng bèi wǒ men yào zhǔ dòng dǎ zhāo hu
When we meet our elders, we should say hello first.
收到礼物后，妹妹马上说了声谢谢。
shōu dào lǐ wù hòu mèi mei mǎ shàng shuō le shēng xiè xie
As soon as she got the present, my little sister said thank you.
请大家排好队，不要推来推去。
qǐng dà jiā pái hǎo duì bú yào tuī lái tuī qù
Everyone, please queue up and don't push and shove.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
我不小心撞到了同学，连忙说：“对不起！”
wǒ bù xiǎo xīn zhuàng dào le tóng xué lián máng shuō duì bu qǐ
I bumped into a classmate by accident and said at once, 'Sorry!'
💡 When you bump into someone, you say 对不起 (sorry).
同学帮我捡起了橡皮，我对他说：“谢谢！”
tóng xué bāng wǒ jiǎn qǐ le xiàng pí wǒ duì tā shuō xiè xie
A classmate picked up my eraser for me, and I said to him, 'Thank you!'
💡 Someone helped you, so you say 谢谢 (thank you).
小明说：“对不起！”我回答：“没关系。”
xiǎo míng shuō duì bu qǐ wǒ huí dá méi guān xi
Xiaoming said, 'Sorry!' I replied, 'That's all right.'
💡 The answer to 对不起 is 没关系 (that's all right). 不客气 answers 谢谢.
阿姨说：“谢谢你！”我说：“不客气。”
ā yí shuō xiè xie nǐ wǒ shuō bú kè qi
Auntie said, 'Thank you!' I said, 'You're welcome.'
💡 The answer to 谢谢 is 不客气 (you're welcome).
请问，去图书馆怎么走？
qǐng wèn qù tú shū guǎn zěn me zǒu
Excuse me, how do I get to the library?
💡 Begin a question to a stranger with 请问 (excuse me).
奶奶，请喝茶。
nǎi nai qǐng hē chá
Grandma, please have some tea.
💡 请 (please) goes before what you offer: 请喝茶.
老师，我可以进来吗？
lǎo shī wǒ kě yǐ jìn lái ma
Teacher, may I come in?
💡 可以……吗？ asks for permission: may I …?
麻烦你帮我拿一下书包，好吗？
má fan nǐ bāng wǒ ná yí xià shū bāo hǎo ma
Could I trouble you to hold my school bag for a moment, please?
💡 麻烦你……，好吗？ is a polite way to ask for help.
上巴士时，我们要按顺序排队。
shàng bā shì shí wǒ men yào àn shùn xù pái duì
When getting on the bus, we should queue in order.
💡 A queue goes 按顺序 (in order). 抢着 and 挤着 mean pushing to be first.
早上见到老师，我们说：“老师，早安！”
zǎo shang jiàn dào lǎo shī wǒ men shuō lǎo shī zǎo ān
When we see the teacher in the morning, we say, 'Good morning, teacher!'
💡 In the morning we greet people with 早安 (good morning).
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：小明有礼貌的向老师问好。
xiǎo míng yǒu lǐ mào de xiàng lǎo shī wèn hǎo
(Wrong) Xiaoming polite-的 greets the teacher.
改正：小明有礼貌地向老师问好。
xiǎo míng yǒu lǐ mào de xiàng lǎo shī wèn hǎo
Xiaoming greets the teacher politely.
💡 Before an action such as 问好, use 地: 有礼貌地问好.
病句：谢谢你借给我一只铅笔。
xiè xie nǐ jiè gěi wǒ yì zhī qiān bǐ
(Wrong) Thank you for lending me a 只 pencil.
改正：谢谢你借给我一支铅笔。
xiè xie nǐ jiè gěi wǒ yì zhī qiān bǐ
Thank you for lending me a pencil.
💡 Pencils and pens take 支; 只 is for animals.
病句：我们见到长辈，要主动打招呼他。
wǒ men jiàn dào zhǎng bèi yào zhǔ dòng dǎ zhāo hu tā
(Wrong) When we meet elders, we should say-hello him first.
改正：我们见到长辈，要主动跟他打招呼。
wǒ men jiàn dào zhǎng bèi yào zhǔ dòng gēn tā dǎ zhāo hu
When we meet our elders, we should say hello to them first.
💡 打招呼 can't take a person after it: say 跟他打招呼.
病句：老师，我可以去洗手间吗。
lǎo shī wǒ kě yǐ qù xǐ shǒu jiān ma
(Wrong) Teacher, may I go to the toilet.
改正：老师，我可以去洗手间吗？
lǎo shī wǒ kě yǐ qù xǐ shǒu jiān ma
Teacher, may I go to the toilet?
💡 可以……吗 asks for permission, so it ends with a question mark.
病句：收到礼物后，妹妹马上说了一声对不起。
shōu dào lǐ wù hòu mèi mei mǎ shàng shuō le yì shēng duì bu qǐ
(Wrong) As soon as she got the present, my little sister said sorry.
改正：收到礼物后，妹妹马上说了一声谢谢。
shōu dào lǐ wù hòu mèi mei mǎ shàng shuō le yì shēng xiè xie
As soon as she got the present, my little sister said thank you.
💡 When you receive a present, you say 谢谢, not 对不起.
病句：麻烦你帮我开一下门，好不好吗？
má fan nǐ bāng wǒ kāi yí xià mén hǎo bu hǎo ma
(Wrong) Could you open the door for me, OK-or-not, yes or no?
改正：麻烦你帮我开一下门，好吗？
má fan nǐ bāng wǒ kāi yí xià mén hǎo ma
Could you open the door for me, please?
💡 Ask with 好吗 or with 好不好, but don't use both 不 and 吗.
病句：他撞到了我，马上对我说没关系。
tā zhuàng dào le wǒ mǎ shàng duì wǒ shuō méi guān xi
(Wrong) He bumped into me and at once said to me, 'That's all right.'
改正：他撞到了我，马上对我说对不起。
tā zhuàng dào le wǒ mǎ shàng duì wǒ shuō duì bu qǐ
He bumped into me and at once said sorry to me.
💡 The one who bumps into someone says 对不起; 没关系 is the reply to it.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
我说谢谢。
wǒ shuō xiè xie
I say thank you.
对谁说？：我对阿姨说谢谢。
wǒ duì ā yí shuō xiè xie
I say thank you to Auntie.
怎么样说？：我笑着对阿姨说谢谢。
wǒ xiào zhe duì ā yí shuō xiè xie
I smile and say thank you to Auntie.
为什么？：阿姨帮我捡起了钱包，我笑着对阿姨说谢谢。
ā yí bāng wǒ jiǎn qǐ le qián bāo wǒ xiào zhe duì ā yí shuō xiè xie
Auntie picked up my purse for me, and I smiled and said thank you to her.
请坐。
qǐng zuò
Please sit down.
对谁说？：老奶奶，请坐。
lǎo nǎi nai qǐng zuò
Please sit down, Granny.
坐哪里？：老奶奶，请坐这里吧。
lǎo nǎi nai qǐng zuò zhè lǐ ba
Granny, please sit here.
在哪里？做了什么？：在地铁上，我站起来对老奶奶说：“请坐这里吧。”
zài dì tiě shàng wǒ zhàn qǐ lái duì lǎo nǎi nai shuō qǐng zuò zhè lǐ ba
On the MRT, I stood up and said to an old lady, 'Please sit here.'
五、造句 Make a sentence
请问 qǐng wèn · excuse me (may I ask)
请问，现在几点了？
qǐng wèn xiàn zài jǐ diǎn le
Excuse me, what time is it now?
请问，这辆巴士去动物园吗？
qǐng wèn zhè liàng bā shì qù dòng wù yuán ma
Excuse me, does this bus go to the zoo?
对不起 duì bu qǐ · sorry
对不起，我把你的水壶打翻了。
duì bu qǐ wǒ bǎ nǐ de shuǐ hú dǎ fān le
Sorry, I knocked over your water bottle.
对不起，我来晚了。
duì bu qǐ wǒ lái wǎn le
Sorry, I'm late.
麻烦你……好吗 má fan nǐ……hǎo ma · could you please …?
麻烦你帮我拿一下雨伞，好吗？
má fan nǐ bāng wǒ ná yí xià yǔ sǎn hǎo ma
Could you hold my umbrella for a moment, please?
麻烦你说慢一点，好吗？
má fan nǐ shuō màn yì diǎn hǎo ma
Could you speak a little more slowly, please?
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：谢谢你借给我一支铅笔。
xiè xie nǐ jiè gěi wǒ yì zhī qiān bǐ
Thank you for lending me a pencil.
谢谢你……。
谢谢你帮我搬椅子。
xiè xie nǐ bāng wǒ bān yǐ zi
Thank you for helping me carry the chair.
谢谢你陪我去看医生。
xiè xie nǐ péi wǒ qù kàn yī shēng
Thank you for going to the doctor with me.
例句：老师，我可以去喝水吗？
lǎo shī wǒ kě yǐ qù hē shuǐ ma
Teacher, may I go and get a drink of water?
……，我可以……吗？
妈妈，我可以去楼下玩吗？
mā ma wǒ kě yǐ qù lóu xià wán ma
Mum, may I go and play downstairs?
爸爸，我可以先看书再做功课吗？
bà ba wǒ kě yǐ xiān kàn shū zài zuò gōng kè ma
Dad, may I read first and do my homework afterwards?