University of Cambridge Language Centre Chinese Intermediate

An informal email

Lilly is replying to an email from her old colleague and friend, Wu, in Shanghai. Lilly’s English friend Gemma visited China and Wu helped her around Shanghai.

Lilly is replying to an email in Chinese

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Lilly is replying to an email in English

Click on either pinyin or characters to listen to individual words. The words are listed in the order in which they appear.

to send

to save

to cancel

receiving

subject

to reply

to insert

attachment

document

facial expression

rubbish

already

to delete

during

to take care of

to tell

excited

to describe

Oriental Pearl Tower

panorama

to row a boat

enchanting

scenary

finally

to asend

Great Wall

return journey

personally

polite

to think

friendly

passionate

to expect

opportunity

at any time

to contact

smooth

to keep

Email correspondence

Read the email correspondence between Lilly and Xiao Wu and answer the following questions by selecting the correct option. You can click on 帮助 to access the hints. Check your answers.

hint 1

1. What is the main purpose of Lilly’s email?

to let Xiao Wu know that Gemma has arrived
to tell Xiao Wu what Gemma did in China
to thank Xiao Wu for her help with Gemma

The email starts with非常感谢Gemma在上海期间你对她的照顾 (Thanks a lot for helping Gemma during her stay in Shanghai).

hint 2

2. Which of the following is not true?

Gemma did some rowing on the West Lake
Gemma already knows how to make some Shanghai Steam Buns
Gemma likes Chinese people very much

她还说要自己学着做呢。 (She wanted to learn how to make some herself.)

hint 3

3. What did Gemma ask Lilly to do?

to renew her thanks to Xiao Wu
to give a ring to Xiao Wu on her behalf
to send a present to Xiao Wu

Gemma 让我一定要再次谢谢你对她多方面的帮助 (Gemma asked me to thank you again for all your help.)

hint 4

4. What did Xiao Wu buy for Gemma?

the return part of her journey to Beijing
a return ticket to Hangzhou
a return ticket to Beijing

她说你还为她买了从上海到北京的回程票 (She said you even paid for the return part of her train journey between Shanghai and Beijing). A return ticket is 往返票.

hint 5

5. From where is Gemma flying to England?

Shanghai
Beijing
Hangzhou

她坐火车回北京了 (Gemma is going back to Beijing first and flies from there.)

hint 6

6. What did Xiao Wu do on 28th September?

she wrote an email to Gemma
she accompanied Gemma to the airport
she accompanied Gemma to the train station

Xiao Wu writes 我今天把Gemma送到了火车站 (I saw Gemma off at the train station today.)

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An email header

Select the correct Chinese equivalent for each of the sections on the email below. If the selection is correct it will stay when you check your answers. You can use the vocabulary on the third tab to help you.

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