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Series: BBC Teach: Mandarin Vocabulary
Environment
A superhero rescues a man from a house fire but wants to know how it started, and what the citizen does to recycle and save water and electricity. They also talk about local pollution and who does the cooking and the household chores.
Healthy Living
The superhero family are being interviewed for a television show. Dad claims to be a vegetarian and to eat healthily, despite footage of him eating fast food.
Holiday and Travel
Superhero Mum and teenage daughter are waiting for Dad to get home so they can all plan a holiday. Dad is fighting a robot supervillain - and discussing holidays with her.
Life in School
Superhero teenager Xiaojuan has forgotten to tell her parents she has an exchange student to stay.
Phones and Computers
The Chinese superhero family are trying to foil an evil cyber-attack.
Shopping
Superhero teenager Xiaojuan is supposed to be meeting her dad to go shopping.
Sport and Hobbies
A Chinese superhero family cover important vocabulary and grammar as they discuss what they do in their free time: playing both sports and musical instruments.
Where I Live
The superhero father and daughter discuss their neighbourhood when a reporter tries to unmask them. They use vocabulary to talk about local shops, sports facilities and transport links, describe their home and use comparative language.
Who Am I?
Superhero teenager Xiaojuan blows her cover, and has to be injected with a serum giving her a new secret identity.