1. One day, Mom saw a red mouse and cried out in alarm. Dad heard Mom shouting and ran over to her. 2. Dad used his hands to hit the mouse. The mouse cried and ran away. Mom hugged Dad. 3. Mom thanked Dad and said "Thank you!". Dad replied "You're welcome." Dad and Mom were very happy.

1. Chapter 1 ~ Story 1.4 Vocabulary

2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 7. 9. 10. You Are Welcome VERY Mini Story 2 hear Red Chinese Characters

3. 1. look at (the teacher) kàn lǎo shī 看（老 师）

4. 2. red hóng sè 红 色 Red

5. 3. a mouse yì zhī láo shǔ 一 只 老 鼠

6. 4. cry kū 哭

7. 5. very hěn 很 VERY

8. 6. ran away pǎo le 跑 了

9. 7. use hand to hit yòng shǒu dǎ 用 手 打

10. 8. hear tīng jiàn 听 见 hear

11. 9. Thank you. xiè xiè nǐ 谢 谢 你

12. 10. You are welcome. bú kè qi 不 客 气 You Are Welcome

13. Chapter 1 ~ Story 1.4 ā ！ yì zhī láo shǔ ！ 啊！一 只 老 鼠！ Ah! One Mouse! Chinese Characters Vocabulary

14. Practice Tips Listen to the audio and translate the Chinese sentences into English; Look at each picture and try to describe it in your own words. Then click on the ‘speaker’ to check with the original version; Look at the pictures and retell the whole story in your own sentences.

15. Mini Story 1.4 Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4

16. 1. yì tiān ， mā ma kàn jiàn yì zhī hóng sè de láo shǔ 一 天， 妈 妈 看 见 一 只 红 色 的 老 鼠 。 One day, mom saw one red mouse.

17. 2 . mā ma dà jiào ： “ ā ！ yì zhī láo shǔ ！ ” 妈 妈 大 叫：“啊！ 一 只 老 鼠！” Mom cried, ‘Ah! One mouse!’ bà ba tīng jiàn mā ma jiào 。 bà ba pǎo dào mā ma nà lǐ 。 爸 爸 听 见 妈 妈 叫。 爸 爸 跑 到 妈 妈 那 里。 Dad heard mom shouting. Dad ran to mom.

18. 3. bà ba yòng shǒu dǎ láo shǔ 。 爸 爸 用 手 打 老 鼠。 Dad used hands to hit the mouse.

19. 4. láo shǔ kū 。 láo shǔ pǎo le 。 mā ma bào bà ba 。 老 鼠 哭。 老 鼠 跑 了。 妈 妈 抱 爸 爸。 The mouse cried. The mouse ran away. Mom hugged dad. mā ma shuō ： “ xiè xiè nǐ ！ ” bà ba shuō ： “ bú kè qi 。” 妈 妈 说： “ 谢 谢 你！” 爸 爸 说： “ 不 客 气。” Mom said, ‘Thank you!’ Dad said, ‘You are welcome.’ bà ba hé mā ma hěn gāo xìng 。 爸 爸 和 妈 妈 很 高 兴。 Dad and Mom were very happy.

20. Chapter 1 ~ Story 1.4 Chinese Characters Vocabulary Mini Story 2

21. Chinese Stroke 横折 héng zhé 横折

22. Chinese Stroke Review 1 一 丨 ノ heng shu pie 丶 na dian heng zhe 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

23. You should be able to recognize these 3 Chinese words. Chinese Word Pronunciation Pinyin English Meaning 1. 和 hé and 2. 吗 ma yes or no question word 3. 爸爸 bà ba dad

24. Table of Content Vocabulary List Story 1.4 Chinese Characters Producer : Jennifer Yang Voice : Jennifer Yang If you have any question, please contact Ms. Yang at [email_address]