Quirky comics: Chinese – bad day – level 2

This intermediate text is about a girl who encounters a sequence of bad events while trying to get to school.

The Quirky comics video texts support the teaching of 'Understanding texts' outcomes in the Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus. This can be done in many ways, including:

  • Students can use the provided transcripts to read the stories aloud and record themselves perform the stories as plays.
  • They can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ending of the stories.
  • They can write profiles of the characters and then put them in different situations.

The texts can also lead to communicative 'Interacting' or 'Creating texts' tasks, such as, telling a nurse why you don’t feel well or writing an invitation to a birthday party.

Watch 'Chinese – bad day – level 2' (2:31).

Chinese bad day level 2

(Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds)

Bad Day Chinese – Level 2

zāogāo de yī tiān ( zhōngwén)- dìèr jí

糟糕的一天 (中文)- 第二级

Frame 1-1

Girl with two hair buns: It's six o'clock! What a bad day. Today there is the Chinese exam! I'm scared.

Liù diǎn lā! Jīntiān zhēn zāogāo。 Jīntiān yǒu zhōngwén kǎoshì! Wǒ hǎo pà。

Girl with two hair buns: 六点啦!今天真糟糕。今天有中文考试!我好怕。

Frame 1-2

Girl with two hair buns: Where’s my school bag? Where did I keep it?

Girl with two hair buns: Wǒ de shūbāo ne? Wǒ fàng zài nǎ le?

我的书包呢?我放在哪了?

Frame 1-3

Girl with two hair buns: hmm It’s not in the basket

bú zài lánzi lǐ。

Girl with two hair buns: 不在篮子里。

Frame 1-4

Girl with two hair buns: it’s not in the closet

Bú zài guìzi lǐ。

Girl with two hair buns: 不在柜子里。

Frame 2-1

Girl with two hair buns: Ah Here it is my school bag! I always find it under the bed. It's seven o'clock, its time for some breakfast.

Hā! Wǒ zhǎodào shūbāo le。 Wǒ zǒngshì néng zài chuáng dǐxia zhǎodào tā。 Xiànzài

qī diǎn le, gāi chī zǎofàn le。

Girl with two hair buns: 哈!我找到书包了。我总是能在床底下找到它。现在七点了,该吃早饭了。

Frame 2-2

Girl pouring cereal: Oh no! There is no cereal.

ā, bú huì bā! Méiyǒu màipiàn le。

Girl pouring cereal: 啊, 不会吧!没有麦片了。

Frame 2-3

Girl pouring milk: There is no milk.

Méiyǒu niúnǎi le。

Girl pouring milk: 没有牛奶了。

Frame 2-4

Girl with two hair buns and pink cat: The bread doesn’t taste good.

Miànbāo chī qǐlái wèidào bú duì。

Girl with two hair buns and pink cat: 面包吃起来味道不对。

Frame 3-1

Fly inside orange juice: Oh no! What is this? A fly in orange juice!

ā, tiān lā! Zhè shì shénme? Guǒzhī lǐ yǒu yì zhī cāngyíng。

苍蝇飞到橙汁里:啊, 天啦,这是什么?果汁里有一只苍蝇。

Frame 4-1

Girl with two hair buns: It's eight o'clock. I am going to school.

Yǐjīng bā diǎn le。 Wǒ yào qù shàngxué le。

Girl with two hair buns: 已经八点了。我要去上学了。

Frame 4-2

Girl with two hair buns steps on dog poop: I’ll revise for my exam. I eat, he eats, they eat, Oh, what’s this? my foot!

Wǒ yào fùxí yí xià kǎoshì nèiróng。 Wǒ chī, tā chī, tāmen chī。 Tiān lā, zhè shì shénme? Wǒ de jiǎo!

Girl with two hair buns steps on dog poop: 我要复习一下考试内容。我吃,他吃,他们吃。天啦,这是什么?我的脚!

Frame 5-1

Red bus driving off: What a disaster! What a day!

Zhēnshì zāinàn lā! Zhè yìtiān guòde kě zhēn zāogāo !

Red bus driving off: 真是灾难啦!这一天过得真糟糕 !

Frame 5-2

Girl with 2 hair buns: Where are you going? Stop!

Nǐ yào qù nǎ? tíngxià!

Girl with 2 hair buns: 你要去哪?停下!

Frame 5-3

Girl with 2 hair buns walking: It’s nine o’clock. I will walk to school.

Jiǔ diǎn le。 Wǒ yào zǒulù qù xuéxiào

Girl with 2 hair buns walking: 九点了。我要走路去学校。

Frame 6-1

Girl with 2 hair buns: Finally, I am at school. Why is it so quiet? Where are all students?

Zǒngsuàn dào xuéxiào le。 Wèishénme zhème ānjìng?Xuéshengmen dōu qù nǎ le?

Girl with 2 hair buns: 总算到学校了。为什么这么安静?学生们都去哪了?

Frame 6-2

Girl with 2 hair buns: Hello Mr Li, What's going on? Where is everybody?

Lǐ shūshu hǎo, Fāshēng shénmeshì le? Dàjiā dōu qù nǎ le?

Girl with 2 hair buns: 李叔叔好,发生什么事了?大家都去哪了?

Frame 6-3

Painter: Fangfang, Today is Sunday. The school is closed.

Fāng Fāng, jīntiān shì xīngqītiān。 Xuéxiào bù kāimén。

Painter: 芳芳,今天是星期天。学校不开门。

Frame 6-4

Girl with 2 hair buns: Sunday? I can’t believe it!

Xīngqītiān? Wǒ jiǎnzhí bùgǎnxiāngxìn!

Girl with 2 hair buns: 星期天?我简直不敢相信!

[End of transcript]

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