A Farmer from Hebei

 
 
 
Musheng talks about her life.
 

Vocabulary

 

career national south/southern
farmer parliament west/western
sensible delegate north/northern
sense congress east/eastern
beef mean (2) globalization
ocean province

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Video

 

 
 
 
 

Transcript

I come from Hebei Province in northern China. My name is Tong Musheng and I’m 62 years old.

What do you do for a living?

I’m a farmer and delegate of the People’s National Congress.

What makes you happy?

When children start families and start sensible careers. That’s what makes me happy.

What’s your favorite food?

I like to drink milk tea. And I like to eat beef.

What does “globalization” mean to you?

What does it mean? I don’t understand.

What country would you like to visit?

I would like to go to the south, where the ocean is.
 

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Questions

 
China. Who is this person? What’s her name? Where is she from? How old is she?

Japan. Musheng has only one job. Yes or no? Does she have only one job or two jobs?

Korea. Money makes her happy. Is this correct or incorrect? What makes her happy? . . . . . . . makes her happy.

Vietnam.
Musheng’s favorite foods are coffee, pizza, fish and chips. Is this right or wrong? What does she like? She likes . . . . . . . .

Thailand.
She gave her opinion on globalization; she spoke about globalization. True or false?

Mongolia.
Does she want to visit New York, London and Paris? She would like to visit . . . . .

Nepal.
Describe some things and activities from the video.
 
 
 
Malaysia.
Do you live in China? Are you from China? Have you ever been to China?

Myanmar.
Have you met people from China? Who were they? What were they doing?

Cambodia.
Describe the geography and climate of China.

Indonesia.
Describe the economy of China. Is it an underdeveloped, developing or developed country? What does it export and import?

Sri Lanka.
Does China have any problems? What are the problems and challenges of China?

India.
What’s Chinese food or cuisine like? Describe Chinese cuisine.

Bhutan.
What are some tourist attractions (cultural, historic, natural)?

Afghanistan.
What comes to mind when you think of China? What do you associate with China?
 

 
 
 
 

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