# First steps: Where I'm from

**Language:** Chinese  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Chen Jing and Ma Wen talk about where they come from in real, everyday Chinese. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A bus stop on a busy street in Shanghai on a weekday morning. Chen Jing waits here every day, and today Ma Wen starts talking to her. They have not met before, but speak to each other informally.

## Lessons

### 1. Saying which country you're from

Chen Jing and Ma Wen get talking at the bus stop and find out they are from different countries.

### 2. Saying which city you're from

Chen Jing and Ma Wen name the cities they grew up in.

### 3. Saying where you live now

Chen Jing and Ma Wen discover they both live here in the city.

### 4. Saying which street you live on

Ma Wen and Chen Jing work out that they live close to each other.

### 5. Saying which languages you speak

Ma Wen and Chen Jing compare the languages they each speak.

### 6. Hearing about another country

Ma Wen tells Chen Jing about Singapore, and she says she would like to go.

### 7. Saying where your family lives

Ma Wen and Chen Jing say where their families are.