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RONNY MINTJENS
Published by Mintjens Press ©
All rights reserved
A Product of Mass
Instruction
A two-section student resource for differentiation and logical progress :
Section I with pinyin, Section II without pinyin !
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My Mandarin Ab Initio Portfolio
My Mandarin Ab Initio Portfolio contains 321 questions and answer options that cover all 22 topics of the Ab Initio syllabus. It helps students understand
all the questions that can be asked about the 22 topics, and prepare and practice their personal responses to these questions. The various answer tables are
presented in a way that allows the students to pick and choose the parts of the answers that best reflect their own situation.
The Portfolio also encourages the students to review the relevant vocabulary and grammar prior to answering the questions, thus providing a great revision
tool in preparation for the different assessment components.
About the author
Ronny Mintjens is a practicing Language Ab Initio teacher, examiner and workshop leader for the International Baccalaureate. He is the author and
publisher of the “Language Ab Initio Student Workbook” – the source publication for this Portfolio. He is also a Faculty Member for the IB’s Online
Curriculum Centre, the Head of Languages at a world-renowned IB school and a tireless advocate for mother tongue entitlement in international education.
Beyond his life as a linguist, Ronny is a world traveler, a published novelist and photographer, a former professional football coach and an avid reader.
The Mandarin translation of this Portfolio is the work of Ms Si Miao. Ms Miao is an experienced and practicing teacher and examiner of Mandarin Ab Initio
in the IB Diploma Program.
ISBN-13 978-988-14761-7-3
First edition (2016)
Cover design : © Ronny Mintjens
Published in Hong Kong
Published by Mintjens Press, a subsidiary of MIH Unlimited Group of Companies
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying and recording, or held wihin any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the
author.
This Portfolio is directly linked to the Language Ab Initio Student Workbook (ISBN 978-988-14761-0-4)
For orders of the Workbook, contact [email protected]
For further information, visit www.ronnymintjens.com
The Language Ab Initio Student Workbook
ISBN 13 - 978-153-32270-4-1
A student guide for all twelve Ab Initio
languages currently on offer
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Mandarin Ab Initio Portfolio
Welcome to your Mandarin Portfolio. This resource will help you turn your Mandarin Ab Initio course
into a personal journey and prepare you fully for the final assessments. The Mandarin portfolio is
designed to be used in conjunction with the Language Ab Initio Student Workbook.
What is the Ab Initio Portfolio ?
The Language Ab Initio course is an organic course. You will learn vocabulary, grammar, syntax, skills
and cultural facts throughout the various units that your teacher presents. While the course is open-
ended, there are a wide range of themes and topics that must be covered and that are the same for all
languages.
The following are the Themes and Topics of the Ab Initio course :
Individual and Society Leisure and Work Urban and Rural Environment
Daily Routines Employment Environmental concerns
Education Entertainment Global issues
Food and Drink Holidays Neighbourhood
Personal details, appearance and character
Media Physical geography
Physical health Sport Town and services
Relationships Technology Weather
Shopping Transport
Since the acquisition of a new language is an ongoing and organic process, we have produced this
Mandarin Ab Initio Portfolio workbook. The development of a Portfolio is not an IB requirement but
will help you a great deal as you expand your knowledge and understanding of spoken and written
Mandarin and as you undertake progressively more complex readings, writings and oral presentations.
In this Portfolio, the Ab Initio course has been divided up into its various Themes and Topics. For
each topic a number of questions have been suggested. The questions range from basic to complex, and
you are encouraged to answer each one of these questions whilst using the vocabulary and grammar
from the Mandarin Ab Initio language-specific syllabus (your teacher provides you with this document).
This process of answering many questions allows you to familiarize yourself with the topic-specific
vocabulary, to revise and practice the grammatical concepts learned, and to provide personalized
answers in writing and speaking. The creative nature of the Portfolio also allows for differentiation,
where you can challenge yourself to provide detailed answers, to explore grammatical variations (eg
tenses), and to set minimum requirements for yourself (eg “use at least three adjectives”).
The table on page 4 shows you the various applications of your Portfolio.
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Applications of the Portfolio Paper 1 Paper 2 Written Assignment Individual Oral
Coverage of all the course topics √ √ √ √
Vocabulary practice √ √ √ √
Grammar practice √ √ √
Writing practice √ √ √
Speaking practice √
Combining Portfolio paragraphs will lead to almost complete responses
√ √ √
Cultural understanding √ √ √ √
By the time you reach the end of the course, you will have a complete set of questions and answers that
will, in various forms, be tested in your Written Assignment, your Individual Oral examination, your
Paper I comprehension exercises and your Paper 2 creative writing.
How do I use my Mandarin Portfolio ?
This Portfolio workbook contains a comprehensive list of questions and answer options that have been
grouped by theme and by topic.
Your task is to :
find the questions that you cover as you progress through the Ab Initio course. For example,
once you have covered the topic of “Shopping”, you should complete the Portfolio section on
this topic by answering all the questions in a personalized manner;
study the vocabulary and the grammar related to the topic in question before attempting to
answer all the relevant questions;
study the many answer options that have been given, and select the ones that apply to your
personal situation. For example, when you describe yourself, simply select the features that
correspond with what you look like. Of course, you are free to add more features or to change
what needs to be changed;
write your answer(s) in the square boxes provided – one character per square;
practice your writing but also your speaking : read the questions and the answer options out
loud, draft your answer paragraph, and learn how to say that paragraph;
keep up to date with your course. As soon as you have covered a certain topic, or parts thereof,
you should work on the corresponding questions. This will prevent your independent work
from building up beyond manageable levels. Always remember that a new language is learned
on a daily basis, not on the eve of the examination …
add your own additional questions at the end of each section. We do not claim to have
produced an exhaustive list of questions.
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Portfolio example
When you are being asked
« 你
nǐ 可 以
kěyǐ 描 述
miáoshù 一 下
yíxià 你
nǐ 的
de 房 子
fángzi／ 公 寓
gōngyù 吗
ma？» (Question 14)
you must not simply say that your house is big or small or that your flat has five rooms. In order to fully
utilise this question and show how much you have learned in Mandarin, you should differentiate
between :
whether your home is a house, an apartment, a chalet, a mansion
whether your home is big or small
whether your home is modern or not
whether your home is near the city centre, in the suburbs or in the countryside
whether there is one floor or more than one floor
how many rooms there are in your home
which rooms there are in your home
whether there is a garden or not
whether there is a view of the mountains or of the town
etc.
When describing your home, why not include a photo in your write-up, Powerpoint presentation or blog
entry ? Be as creative and artistic as you can when working on your Portfolio – it is there for you to
enjoy !
Possible formats of your Portfolio
Eventually, your Portfolio will become a summary and a record of your language-learning experience. It
is something you should celebrate and be proud of, so think of a way in which you can fully express
yourself and revise best for your IB examinations. Some options include :
hand-writing your personalized answers – the best way to practice and remember !
working on a word-processed Portfolio;
developing a blog;
creating Powerpoint presentations;
producing short video clips;
etc.
Your teacher may also ask you to produce a combination of the above (and other) options. The addition
of visuals to some of the responses will provide a great creative touch and will, in many cases, also aid
recognition and recollection of these responses. Furthermore, you may occasionally present parts of
your Portfolio to your classmates, either as practice or as an assessment. Remember, in order to stand
out from the crowd and fully explore your linguistic ability, you must produce answer paragraphs that
have a range of vocabulary, grammar and cultural content.
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Section I (with pinyin)
Table of contents
A. Individual and Society p. 7
B. Leisure and Work p. 101
C. Urban and Rural Environment p. 164
D. Extra questions p. 202
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CONTENT :
A.1. PERSONAL DETAILS p. 8
A.2. APPEARANCE p. 23
A.3. CHARACTER p. 27
A.4. DAILY ROUTINES p. 32
A.5. EDUCATION p. 36
A.6. FOOD AND DRINK p. 60
A.7. PHYSICAL HEALTH p. 73
A.8. RELATIONSHIPS p. 83
A.9. SHOPPING p. 96
A. 个g è
人rén
和h é
社shè
会huì
INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
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14. 你nǐ
可 以kěyǐ
描 述miáoshù
一 下yíxià
你nǐ
的de 房 子fángzi
／ 公 寓gōngyù
吗ma？
我wǒ
的de 房 子fángzi
我wǒ
的de 公 寓gōngyù
非 常fēicháng
十 分shífēn
相 当xiāngdāng
很hěn
大dà
小xiǎo
现 代 化xiàndàihuà
旧jiù
宽kuān
敞chǎng
舒 服shūfu
安 静ānjìng
新xīn
离lí
市shì
中 心zhōngxīn
大 概dàgài
十shí
二èr
公 里gōnglǐ
位 于wèiyú
一 个yígè
漂piào
亮liang
的de
社 区shèqū
在zài
市shì
中 心zhōngxīn
靠kào
近jìn
我wǒ
的de 学 校xuéxiào
离lí
地 铁dìtiě
站zhàn
很hěn
近jìn
有yǒu
一yí
个gè
很hěn
小xiǎo
的de 花huā
园yuán
阳yáng
台tái
车chē
库kù
走zǒu
廊láng
两liǎng
三sān
层céng
楼lóu
只zhǐ
有yǒu
一yī
层céng
楼lóu
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40.你nǐ
可 以kěyǐ
说shuō
一yī
说shuō
你nǐ
日 常rìcháng
的de 一 天yìtiān
吗ma?
周zhōu
末mò
的de
时shí
候hou
上 学shàngxué
的de
时shí
候hou
星 期 天xīngqītiān
假 期jiàqī
里lǐ
我wǒ
通 常tōngcháng
／
经jīng
常cháng
／
常 常chángcháng
六liù
点diǎn
早zǎo
上shàng
七qī
点diǎn
半bàn
在zài
吃chī
早 饭zǎofàn
前qián
大 概dàgài
中zhōng
午wǔ
的de 时shí
候hou
午 饭wǔfàn
以yǐ
后hòu
下 午xiàwǔ
两liǎng
点diǎn
下 午xiàwǔ
晚 饭wǎnfàn
以yǐ
后hòu
晚 上wǎnshang
上 床shàngchuáng
睡 觉shuìjiào
前qián
醒xǐng
来lái
起 床qǐchuáng
穿chuān
好hǎo
衣服yīfu
洗 澡xǐzǎo
刷shuā
牙yá
洗 脸xǐliǎn
吃 饭chīfàn
喝hē
茶chá
上 厕 所shàngcèsuǒ
听tīng
一yí
会huì
儿er
音 乐yīnyuè
看kàn
一yí
会huì
儿er
书shū
晚wǎn
上shang
十shí
一yī
点diǎn
睡shuì
觉jiào
10
86. 你nǐ
可 以kěyǐ
描 述miáoshù
一yī
下xià
上 次shàngcì
学 校xuéxiào
组 织zǔzhī
的de 旅 行lǚxíng
吗ma？
在zài
上shàng
次cì
学 校xuéxiào
组 织zǔzhī
的de
旅 行lǚxíng
中zhōng
我wǒ
和hé
我wǒ
的de
同 学tóngxué
参 观cānguān
了le 一 个yígè
乡xiāng
村cūn
爬pá
了le 一yí
个gè
星xīng
期qī
的de 山shān
露lù
营yíng
了le 五wǔ
天tiān
在zài
<city name>
<country
name>
做zuò
语yǔ
言yán
交jiāo
流liú
住zhù
在zài
别bié
人rén
家jiā
在zài
法fǎ
国guó
新xīn
西xī
兰lán
罗luó
马mǎ
泰tài
国guó
徒tú
步bù
滑huá
雪xuě
文wén
化huà
交jiāo
流liú
参cān
加jiā
了le 服fú
务wù
旅lǚ
行xíng
我 们wǒmen
坐zuò
了le 七qī
个gè
小 时xiǎoshí
的de 飞fēi
机jī
／ 火 车huǒchē
／ 汽 车qìchē
，
住zhù
在zài
一 个yígè
漂piào
亮liang
的de 旅 馆lǚguǎn
里lǐ
。 每 天měitiān
早zǎo
上shang
，
我 们wǒmen
八bā
点diǎn
开 始kāishǐ
活 动huódòng
， 每 天měitiān
晚 上wǎnshang
十shí
点diǎn
睡 觉shuìjiào
。 这zhè
次cì
旅 行lǚxíng
让ràng
我 们wǒmen
精 疲 力 尽jīngpílìjìn
， 但dàn
是 非shìfēi
常cháng
有yǒu
意思yìsi
， 也yě
非 常fēicháng
值zhí
得dé
。
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119. 上 次shàngcì
你nǐ
生 病shēngbìng
／不bù
舒shū
服fú
的de 时 候shíhòu
怎 么zěnme
了le？
上 次shàngcì
我wǒ
生 病shēngbìng
了le
我wǒ
不bù
舒 服shūfu
我wǒ
没méi
有yǒu
去qù
学 校xuéxiào
因 为yīnwéi
我wǒ
的de 头
tóu
喉 咙hóulóng
肚dù
子zi
很hěn
痛tòng
疼téng
我wǒ
觉jué
得de 想
xiǎng吐tù
头tóu
晕yūn
得děi
去qù
看kàn
医yī
生shēng
晚wǎn
上shang
睡shuì
不bù
着zháo
晕yūn
船chuán
在zài
太tài
阳yáng
下xià
面mian
呆dāi
太tài
长cháng
时shí
间jiān
了le
医 生yīshēng
要yào
我wǒ
留liú
在zài
家 里jiālǐ
我wǒ
发fā
了le 三sān
天tiān
烧shāo
， 因 为yīnwéi
我wǒ
感 冒gǎnmào
了le
我wǒ
一yī
直zhí
咳 嗽késou
，我wǒ
的de 妈mā
妈ma 很hěn
着zháo
急jí
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CONTENT :
B.1. EMPLOYMENT p. 102
B.2. ENTERTAINMENT p. 112
B.3. HOLIDAYS p. 126
B.4. MEDIA p. 137
B.5. SPORTS p. 144
B.6. TECHNOLOGY p. 153
B.7. TRANSPORT p. 157
B. 休xiū
闲xián
和hé
工gōng
作zuò
Leisure and work
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172. 你nǐ
最zuì
喜 欢xǐhuan
的de 休 闲xiūxián
活 动huódòng
是shì
什 么shénme
？
我wǒ
最zuì
喜 欢xǐhuan
的de 休 闲xiūxián
活 动huódòng
是shì
听tīng
流 行liúxíng
音 乐yīnyuè
和hé
唱 歌chànggē
游 泳yóuyǒng
和hé
阅 读yuèdú
烹 饪pēngrèn
和hé
做zuò
蛋 糕dàngāo
或huò
饼bǐng
干gān
冲chōng
浪làng
和hé
潜qián
水shuǐ
阅yuè
读dú
和hé
写xiě
作zuò
在zài
网wǎng
上shàng
、 电diàn
话huà
上shàng
或huò
者zhě
面miàn
对duì
面miàn
和hé
朋péng
友you
聊liáo
天tiān
在zài
空kòng
闲xián
时shí
间jiān
我wǒ
喜xǐ
欢huan
听tīng
音 乐yīnyuè
做zuò
运 动yùndòng
看kàn
电 视diànshì
和hé
我wǒ
的de 家 人jiārén
去 国qùguó
外wài
滑huá
雪xuě
读dú
一yī
本běn
有yǒu
意思yìsi
的de
小 说xiǎoshuō
和hé
朋péng
友you
在zài
网 上wǎngshàng
聊 天liáotiān
和hé
家 人jiārén
在zài
森 林sēnlín
里lǐ
徒tú
步bù
什shén
么me 事shì
情qing
都dōu
不bú
做zuò
一yí
个gè
人rén
坐zuò
在zài
沙shā
发fā
里lǐ
发fā
呆dāi
当dāng
我wǒ
有yǒu
空kòng
的de
时shí
候hòu
放fàng
学xué
以yǐ
后hòu
14
因yīn
为wéi
这zhè
会huì
可kě
以yǐ
帮bāng
我wǒ
放fàng
松sōng
减jiǎn
轻qīng
我wǒ
的de 很hěn
多duō
学xué
习xí
压yā
力lì
帮bāng
助zhù
我wǒ
忘wàng
记jì
一yì
些xiē
让ràng
我wǒ
不bù
开kāi
心xīn
的de
事shì
情qing
我wǒ
喜 欢xǐhuan
在zài
户 外hùwài
活 动huódòng
热 爱rèài
文 学wénxué
讨 厌tǎoyàn
做zuò
其qí
他tā
任rèn
何hé
事shì
情qing
找zhǎo
不bú
到dào
更gèng
多 时duōshí
间jiān
做zuò
别bié
的de
事shì
情qing
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225. 你nǐ
喜 欢xǐhuan
什 么shénme
运 动yùndòng
？
我wǒ
喜 欢xǐhuan
我wǒ
比 较bǐjiào
喜 欢xǐhuan
我wǒ
爱ài
我wǒ
最zuì
喜 欢xǐhuan
的de 运 动yùndòng
是shì
我wǒ
真zhēn
的de
很hěn
喜 欢xǐhuan
踢tī
足 球zúqiú
毽 子jiànzi
打dǎ
网wǎng
球qiú
排pái
球qiú
空kōng
手shǒu
道dào
羽yǔ
毛máo
球qiú
棒bàng
球qiú
板bǎn
球qiú
高gāo
尔ěr
夫fū
因 为yīnwéi
这zhè
项xiàng
运 动yùndòng
让ràng
我wǒ
保bǎo
持chí
体tǐ
形xíng
需xū
要yào
投tóu
入rù
很hěn
大dà
的de 热rè
情qíng
帮bāng
我wǒ
放fàng
松sōng
我wǒ
觉 得juéde
我wǒ
很hěn
有yǒu
可 能kěnéng
赢 得yíngdé
冠 军guànjūn
比 赛bǐsài
的de 时 候shíhòu
我wǒ
的de
爷 爷yéyé
总zǒng
是shì
来lái
看kàn
我wǒ
我wǒ
可 以kěyǐ
和hé
我wǒ
的de
哥gē
哥ge 姐jiě
姐jie
一 起yìqǐ
玩wán
通 常tōngcháng
进 行jìnxíng
别bié
的de 运 动yùndòng
太tài
热rè
了le
我wǒ
喜 欢xǐhuan
和hé
动dòng
物wù
在zài
一 起yìqǐ
在zài
我 们wǒmen
国 家guójiā
每 个 人měigèrén
都dōu
玩wán
这zhè
项xiàng
运 动yùndòng
如 果rúguǒ
我wǒ
很hěn
努 力nǔlì
， 我wǒ
就jiù
可 以kěyǐ
成chéng
为wéi
专zhuān
业yè
运yùn
动dòng
员yuán
， 赚zhuàn
很hěn
多duō
钱qián
。
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CONTENT :
C.1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS p. 165
C.2. GLOBAL ISSUES p. 172
C.3. NEIGHBOURHOOD p. 176
C.4. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY p. 184
C.5. TOWN AND SERVICES p. 187
C.6. WEATHER p. 196
城chéng
市shì
环huán
境jìng
和hé
乡xiāng
村cūn
环huán
境jìng
C. URBAN AND RURAL ENVIRONMENT
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264. 在zài
你nǐ
的de
国 家guójiā
有yǒu
什 么shénme
环 境huánjìng
问 题wèntí
？
在zài
我wǒ
的de
国 家guójiā
在zài
<name
country>
野 生 动 物yěshēngdòngwù
得dé
不bú
到dào
保 护bǎohù
森 林sēnlín
砍 伐kǎnfá
是shì
一 个yígè
严yán
重zhòng
的de 问 题wèntí
政 府zhèngfǔ
继 续jìxù
破 坏pòhuài
森 林sēnlín
水 污 染shuǐwūrǎn
成 为chéngwéi
主 要 问 题zhǔyàowèntí
偷 猎tōuliè
大 象dàxiàng
和hé
犀xī
牛niú
的de 事 件shìjiàn
经 常jīngcháng
发 生fāshēng
卫 生wèishēng
条 件tiáojiàn
很hěn
差chà
缺 乏quēfá
干 净gānjìng
的de
饮yǐn
用yòng
水shuǐ
人 们rénmen
随 地suídì
扔rēng
垃 圾lājī
很 多hěnduō
工 厂gōngchǎng
排pái
放fàng
有 毒yǒudú
的de 烟 雾yānwù
没 有méiyǒu
严yán
格gé
的de 法 律fǎlǜ
来lái
保 护bǎohù
环 境huánjìng
因 为yīnwéi
机 场jīchǎng
和hé
交 通jiāotōng
拥 挤yōngjǐ
引yǐn
起qǐ
噪zào
音yīn
污wū
染rǎn
问wèn
题tí
有yǒu
很hěn
严yán
重zhòng
的de 空kōng
气qì
污wū
染rǎn
问wèn
题tí
每měi
年nián
都dōu
有yǒu
旱hàn
灾zāi
水shuǐ
灾zāi
经jīng
常cháng
会huì
有yǒu
酸suān
雨yǔ
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288. 在zài
你nǐ
的de
家 乡jiāxiāng
/ 国 家guójiā
有yǒu
什 么shénme
旅 游lǚyóu
景 点jǐngdiǎn
？
我wǒ
的de
家 乡jiāxiāng
/ 国 家guójiā
由 于yóuyú
美 丽měilì
的de 沙 滩shātān
历 史lìshǐ
建jiàn
筑zhù
美 食měishí
主 题zhǔtí
乐 园lèyuán
很hěn
棒bàng
的de 艺 术yìshù
中 心zhōngxīn
和hé
博 物 馆bówùguǎn
高 楼 大 厦gāolóudàshà
众zhòng
多duō
的de
购 物gòuwù
中 心zhōngxīn
水shuǐ
上shàng
交 通jiāotōng
工 具gōngjù
滑 雪huáxuě
胜 地shèngdì
自 然zìrán
风 景fēngjǐng
而ér
出chū
名míng
以yǐ
最zuì
有yǒu
名míng
的de
是shì
我wǒ
的de
家jiā
乡xiāng
/ 国guó
家jiā
主zhǔ
要yào
的de
旅lǚ
游yóu
景jǐng
点diǎn
是shì
古 老gǔlǎo
的de 教 堂jiàotáng
x 的de 故 居gùjū
（ famous author, artist, …）
美 丽měilì
的de 海 滩hǎitān
特 色tèsè
的de 当 地dāngdì
食 物shíwù
山shān
上shàng
的de 滑 雪huáxuě
胜 地shèngdì
位 于wèiyú
市shì
中 心zhōngxīn
的de 漂piào
亮liang
建jiàn
筑zhù
图 书 馆túshūguǎn
、 市 政shìzhèng
厅tīng
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Section iI (without pinyin)
Table of contents
A. Individual and Society p. 208
B. Leisure and Work p. 298
C. Urban and Rural Environment p. 354
D. Extra questions p. 401
This second section of the Portfolio contains
the same 321 questions and answers as the
first section … but ! This allows without pinyin
the students to work progressively from the
pinyin version to the no-pinyin version …
Remember that there is no pinyin in the final
written assessments either !
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CONTENT :
A.1. PERSONAL DETAILS p. 8
A.2. APPEARANCE p. 23
A.3. CHARACTER p. 27
A.4. DAILY ROUTINES p. 32
A.5. EDUCATION p. 36
A.6. FOOD AND DRINK p. 60
A.7. PHYSICAL HEALTH p. 73
A.8. RELATIONSHIPS p. 83
A.9. SHOPPING p. 96
A. 个人 和 社会
INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
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14. 你 可以 描述 一下 你 的 房子／公寓 吗？
我 的 房子
我 的 公寓
非常
十分
相当
很
大
小
现代化
旧
宽敞
舒服
安静
新
离 市中心 大概 十二 公里
位于 一个 漂亮 的 社区
在 市中心
靠近 我 的 学校
离 地铁 站 很近
有 一个 很小 的 花园
阳台
车库
走廊
两
三
层楼
只有 一 层 楼
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40. 你 可以 说一说 你 日常 的 一天 吗?
周末 的 时候
上学 的 时候
星期天
假期 里
我 通常／
经常／
常常
六点
早上 七点半
在 吃早饭 前
大概 中午 的 时候
午饭 以后
下午 两点
下午
晚饭 以后
晚上
上床 睡觉前
醒来
起床
穿好 衣服
洗澡
刷牙
洗脸
吃饭
喝茶
上厕所
听 一会儿 音乐
看 一会儿 书
晚上 十一 点 睡觉
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Language Ab Initio Student Workbook
The Language Ab Initio Student Workbook covers all the components of this language acquisition course and provides a step-by-step guide to the various assessments. Each component is broken down into its various parts, and plenty of advice and practice are provided in order to ensure that the student is fully prepared when it matters most. This workbook focuses on reading, writing, listening and speaking and is supported by online resources on the author’s personal website (www.ronnymintjens.com). The introduction of a personal Portfolio helps the student create an ongoing record of their learning and allows them to manipulate the language according to the assessment tasks, the formats and the criteria. By making language learning fun and personal, the Ab Initio student will find a great deal of motivation to create, share and reflect on content and culture in the target language.
For more information, visit www.proninib.com or www.ronnymintjens.com To place an order, please contact [email protected] ISBN 978-988-14761-0-4
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Also by Ronny Mintjens
The Language Ab Initio Student Workbook
See description on page 306
More than a Game
An autobiographical novel about the author’s life in football and in foreign cultures – his journey from
being a footballing toddler in Belgium, then a top division football player in Swaziland and Tanzania,
and finally becoming the national youth team coach of Tanzania and Qatar
A Journey through North Korea
A photographic album highlighting the various aspects of life, society, history, nature, culture and food
in the world’s most fascinating and least understood country. All the photos were taken during the
author’s nine trips to North Korea
Siri Ya Ndani (“Secrets from the Inside”)
The Swahili version of “More than a Game”, now out of print
A Chief’s Story
A short story, winner of the ROC-Taiwan 40th Anniversary Writing Contest, Swaziland, 2008
The Winner Within
A motivational short story, unpublished
For more information on any of these titles, contact [email protected] or visit
www.ronnymintjens.com
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In our “Products of Mass Instruction” series
< Language Ab Initio Student Workbook >
< My IB English Ab Initio Portfolio >
< My IB French Ab Initio Portfolio >
< My IB Mandarin Ab Initio Portfolio >
< My IB Spanish Ab Initio Portfolio >
< How to ace the IB Mandarin Ab Initio Exam >
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