Ch 10 · Lesson 4

Parents, freedom and trust

How strict is strict, and who gets to decide.

Why these go together

Describe family relationships and argue your side on rules and independence.

  • 。

    My mother is very strict.

  • ,。

    My father is very serious, but warm.

  • 。

    I think my mother should trust me.

  • ,。

    I'm an only child, but I've got a good friend.

  • 。

    My relatives are very polite.

  • 。

    I think dating is a bad idea.

  • ,。

    My mother and I sometimes argue, but I love her very much.

  • 。

    My father has agreed to let me go to China.

  • ,。

    My mother is very young, and funny too.

Matching

0/9

Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

0/9

Put the missing word back.

  1. 我的母亲很。 (My mother is very strict.)

    wǒ de mǔ qīn hěn ___。

  2. 我的父亲很,可是很亲切。 (My father is very serious, but warm.)

    wǒ de fù qīn hěn ___, kě shì hěn qīn qiè 。

  3. 我觉得母亲应该我。 (I think my mother should trust me.)

    wǒ jué de mǔ qīn yīng gāi ___ wǒ 。

  4. 我是,可是我有一个好朋友。 (I'm an only child, but I've got a good friend.)

    wǒ shì ___, kě shì wǒ yǒu yí gè hǎo péng you 。

  5. 我的亲戚很。 (My relatives are very polite.)

    wǒ de qīn qi hěn ___。

  6. 我觉得不好。 (I think dating is a bad idea.)

    wǒ jué de ___ bù hǎo 。

  7. 我和母亲有时候会,不过我很爱她。 (My mother and I sometimes argue, but I love her very much.)

    wǒ hé mǔ qīn yǒu shí hou huì ___, bú guò wǒ hěn ài tā 。

  8. 父亲我去中国旅行。 (My father has agreed to let me go to China.)

    fù qīn ___ wǒ qù zhōng guó lǚ xíng 。

  9. 我的母亲很,而且很幽默。 (My mother is very young, and funny too.)

    wǒ de mǔ qīn hěn ___, ér qiě hěn yōu mò 。

Lesson 4 of 16 in this chapter

Back to the curriculum

What do the colours mean?