Level 3: Dates and Time (时间)

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Vocab, Grammar, Activities

Level 3: Dates and Time

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Act 1:

APOCALYPSE NOW!

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Chapter 1: “Doomsday”

How to talk about time

Chapter 1: Vocabulary

1. 时间 (shí jiān) time [noun]
2. 有时间 to have time
3. 什么时候? (shén me shí hòu) when？ [question word]
4. 时候 (shí hòu) period; moment; length of time
5. 为什么? (wèi shén me) why?
6. 认识 (rèn shi) to know

time [noun]�

• 时间
• shí jiān

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有时间＝to have time

when？ [question word]�

• 什么时候?
• shén me shí hòu

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• 什么＝what
• 时候＝(shí hòu) period; moment; length of time

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时间 vs. 时候

时间＝ abstract “time”, time as a quantity

• 有时间，没有时间，时间不好，etc.

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什么时候＝shénme shíhou = when [question word]

• 时候 = specific point in time

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Structure: Subject + 什么时候 + Verb Phrase?

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Ex: When do you have time? = 你什么时候有时间？

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why�

• 为什么
• Wèi shén me

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你为什么请我吃晚饭？

to be acquainted with; to recognize�

• 认识
• Rènshi

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• Q: 你认识李友吗？= Do you know Li You?
• A: 我认识李友，她是我的同学。= I know Li You, she’s my classmate.

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Chapter 2: “The Time Machine”

How to talk about years

Chapter 2: Vocabulary

• 今年 (jīn nián) this year
• X年 (nián) X year
• 零 (líng) zero [number]
• 〇 (líng) zero [number] (alternate character)
• 一七七六年 1776
• 二零一六年 / 二〇一六年 2016

year

• 年
• Nián

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NOTE: 年 is already a measure word. There is NO additional MW between a # and 年.

1 year = 一年

this year

• 今年
• Jīn nián

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今年是二零一六年。明年是二零一七年。

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你今年多大？

Year:

• 年 (nián, year) always follows the numbers referring to a year.
• Unlike in English, years in Chinese are pronounced one digit at a time.

zero

• 零 [OR] 〇
• líng

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NOTE: you will see 零 written both ways

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The year 2000 = 二零零零年

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1786

• seventeen eighty-six

• 一七八六年
• yī qī bā liù nián

2015

• twenty-fifteen

• 二〇一五年
• èr líng yī wǔ nián

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How to ASK about year, month, day

这是哪年？

year:

一七七六年

1776

How to ASK about year, month, day

这是哪年？

year:

一八九三年

1893

How to ASK about year, month, day

这是哪年？

year:

一九四二年

1942

How to ASK about year, month, day

这是哪年？

year:

二OOO年

2000

How to ASK about year, month, day

这是哪年？

year:

二OO五年

2005

How to NAME the dates?

去年 今年 明年

qùnián jīnnián míngnián

(last year) (this year) (next year)

year

How to ASK about year, month, day

－今年（去年、明年）是哪年（or 二O O几年）？

year:

－今年是二O ... ...年。

Chapter 3: “Across Time and Space”

How to talk about months

Chapter 3: Vocabulary

• X月 (yuè) month
• 一月 (yī yuè) January
• 二月 (èr yuè) February
• 三月 (sān yuè) March
• 四月 (sì yuè) April
• 五月 (wǔ yuè) May
• 六月 (liù yuè) June

Chapter 3: Vocabulary

7. 七月 (qī yuè) July
8. 八月 (bā yuè) August
9. 九月 (jiǔ yuè) September
10. 十月 (shí yuè) October
11. 十一月 (shí yī yuè) November
12. 十二月 (shí èr yuè) December

month

• 月
• yuè

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NOTE: when talking about the months individually, the expression "X月份" (yuè fèn=month) is often used. So January would be "一月份"

New Vocab

• 月 Month (yuè)
• 一月 January (yī yuè)
• 二月 February (èr yuè)
• 三月 March (sān yuè)
• 四月 April (sì yuè)
• 五月 May (wǔ yuè)
• 六月 June (liù yuè)

• 七月 July (qī yuè)
• 八月 August (bā yuè)
• 九月 September (jiǔ yuè)
• 十月 October (shí yuè)
• 十一月 November (shí yī yuè)
• 十二月 December (shí èr yuè)

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Months:

Numbers (0, 1–100)

• 0零/〇líng
• 1一yī
• 2二èr
• 3三sān
• 4四sì
• 5五wǔ
• 6六liù
• 7七qī
• 8八bā
• 9九jiǔ

Numbers from 11-99

• Numbers above ten：
• 10 + 1= 11 （十一）
• 10 + 2 = 12 （十二）
• 10 +3 = 13 （十三）
• 2 X 10 = 20 （二十）
• 2 X 10 + 1= 21 （二十一）
• Etc

• 10十shí
• 20二十èrshí
• 30三十sānshí …
• ……
• 99九十九jiǔshíjiǔ
• 100一百yìbǎi
• 200 is 二百/两百 (èrbǎi/liǎngbǎi, two hundred)

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Can you count 1-99?

(Whole class)

二 and 两

32 �

三十二

二 and 两

2 elder sisters�

两个姐姐

二 and 两

2 photos

两张照片

二 and 两

24

二十四

二 and 两

52 students

五十二个学生

二 and 两

2 lawyers

两个律师

二 and 两

2

二

二 and 两

29 photos

二十九张照片

month

• 月
• yuè

Which month?

• 几月？
• jǐ yuè

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• 你喜欢几月？

The calendar months…

• X [1-12] 月
• [1-12]月

How to ASK about year, month, day

Month:

这个月是几月？

这个月是九月。

How to ASK about year, month, day

这个月是几月？

Month:

这个月是十二月。

How to ASK about year, month, day

这个月是几月？

Month:

这个月是二月。

How to ASK about year, month, day

这个月是几月？

Month:

这个月是四月。

How to ASK about year, month, day

这个月是几月？

Month:

这个月是七月。

How to ASK about year, month, day

这个月是几月？

Month:

这个月是十一月。

How to ASK about year, month, day

这个月是几月？

Month:

这个月是三月。

How to NAME the dates?

上个月 这个月 下个月

Shàngge yuè zhège yuè xiàge yuè

(last month) (this month) (next month)

month

How to ASK about year, month, day

－这个月（or 上个月、下个月）是几月？

Month:

－这个月是...月。

Number Practice

• Numbers above ten：
• 10 + 1= 11 （十一）
• 10 + 2 = 12 （十二）
• 10 +3 = 13 （十三）
• 2 X 10 = 20 （二十）
• 2 X 10 + 1= 21 （二十一）
• Etc
• Number Push-ups！！！！

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Pushups: Months of the Year�Which team can finish the fastest?

• 月 Month (yuè)
• 一月 January (yī yuè)
• 二月 February (èr yuè)
• 三月 March (sān yuè)
• 四月 April (sì yuè)
• 五月 May (wǔ yuè)
• 六月 June (liù yuè)
• 七月 July (qī yuè)
• 八月 August (bā yuè)
• 九月 September (jiǔ yuè)
• 十月 October (shí yuè)
• 十一月 November (shí yī yuè)
• 十二月 December (shí èr yuè)

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Speed Quiz: fastest team wins

• 月 Month (yuè)
• 一月 January (yī yuè)
• 二月 February (èr yuè)
• 三月 March (sān yuè)
• 四月 April (sì yuè)
• 五月 May (wǔ yuè)
• 六月 June (liù yuè)
• 七月 July (qī yuè)
• 八月 August (bā yuè)
• 九月 September (jiǔ yuè)
• 十月 October (shí yuè)
• 十一月 November (shí yī yuè)
• 十二月 December (shí èr yuè)

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Do Now

• Practice writing all the months and translate into English
• ［1-12］月

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What’s the emergency number in China that you can dial if your belongings are stolen? Can you say the number in Chinese? �

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What’s the number to the fire station if you want to report a fire? Can you say it in Chinese?

• 119

Chapter 4: “Countdown to Destruction”

How to talk about calendar dates

Chapter 4: Vocabulary

• 几月几号？ (jǐ yuè jǐ hào) What's the date?
• X月X号 (...yuè ...hào) "X" Month "X" Day [spoken]
• X月X日 (...yuè...rì) "X" Month "X" Day [written]
• 号 (hào) measure word for days of the month / numbers in a series
• X年X月X日/号 X Years X Months X Days
• Chinese time expressions: word order

Word order for dates:

Days of the month:

• In spoken Chinese 号 (hào, number) is used to refer to the days of the month.
• In written Chinese 日(rì, day) is always used.

Day of the month [written]

• 日
• Rì

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• X月X日 ＝ Month/day

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十月三十一日 = October 31st

day of the month [spoken]

• 号
• hào

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• X月X号 ＝ Month/Day

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今天是几月几号？三月二十九号。

Dates: "X" Month + "X" Day

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• X月X号＝ (...yuè ...hào)
• [spoken]

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• X月X日＝ (...yuè...rì)
• [written]

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几月几号？ = What’s the date?

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How to NAME the dates?

一月, 二月，三月，四月，

五月，六月，七月，八月，

九月，十月，十一月，十二月

the 12 months: ~月

How to NAME the dates?

一号，二号，三号，四号，...

三十号，三十一号

day of month： ～号 (hào)

February 5

• 二月五号 èryuè wǔ hào (Spoken)
• 二月五日 èryuè wǔ rì February 5 (Written)

Wednesday, July 26, 2015

• 二〇一五年七月二十六号/日星期三
• èr líng yī wǔ nián qīyuè èrshíliù hào/rì xīngqīsān

Order of Time Words�

• From the bigger unit to the smaller unit

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• From general > specific

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...年...月...号 / 晚上...点...分

Word order for dates:

Order of Time Words�

Can you say these in the right order?

May 25, 2003

May 25, 2003

二OO三年五月二十五号

Order of Time Words�

Can you say these in the right order?

May 25, 2003

一七七六年七月四号

July 4, 1776

Order of Time Words�

Can you say these in the right order?

May 25, 2003

Oct. 22, 1994

一九九四年十月二十二号

Order of Time Words�

Can you say these in the right order?

May 25, 2003

晚上八点二十五分

8:25 pm.

How to ASK about year, month, day

－今天（or 昨天、明天）是几号？

Day of month:

－今天是......号。

Speed Quiz: Calendar Years

__年__月__号

• 年 (nián) = year
• 月 (yuè) = month
• 日(rì)/号(hào) = day

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游戏:�(yóu xì=game)��“青蛙跳！”�(qīng wā=frog)

• Everyone sit in a circle.
• Count numbers in Chinese.
• Every multiple of 5 is a frog. Hop up and down and say “呱呱 (guā guā)” instead of the number.
• If you get a number wrong, start over.

游戏:�(yóu xì=game)��“青蛙跳！”�(qīng wā=frog)

• Let’s play the game with days, months, and years.
• Day = 号 (hào)
• Month = 月 (yuè)
• Year = 年 (nián)
• 2001 = 二〇〇一年
• 2002 = 二〇〇二年

���������Two teams��One leader from each team stands at the front. ��Help your leader guess the date on the board:�-can’t say the date�-must use Chinese and/or physical movements��Whichever team guesses the date first gets a point!

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游戏：

(yóu xì=game)

“Back to the Board”

Holiday Dates

[Holiday]是___月___号

• In pairs, write down the right dates for major holidays from your country
• i.e. Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s, etc.

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Chinese Holidays

[Holiday]是___月___号

• In pairs, write down the right dates for the following Chinese holidays:

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• Mid-Autumn Festival
• Spring Festival
• Lantern Festival
• Dragon Boat Festival
• National Day (Mainland China)

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Role-Play: Long Distance Relationship

• You finally meet someone, except that person moves to China
• Make plans to try to meet in person
• Ask what dates that person is free
• Explain what dates you are free
• Everyone is really busy, etc.
• Use new structures/vocab
• Does your long-distance relationship actually work? Up to you!
• Write this role-play with a partner

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Activity:

• Think of several “important” days in your life (i.e. birthdays, etc.)
• Write down the dates in Chinese

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Act 2:

DARKEST BEFORE DAWN

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Chapter 5: “End of Days”

How to talk about days of the week

Chapter 5: Vocabulary

• 星期几? (xīng qī jǐ) Which day of the week?
• 星期 (xīng qī) week [time word]
• 星期一 (xīng qī yī) Monday
• 星期二 (xīng qī èr) Tuesday
• 星期三 (xīng qī sān) Wednesday
• 星期四 (xīng qī sì) Thursday

Chapter 5: Vocabulary

7. 星期五 (xīng qī wǔ) Friday
8. 星期六 (xīng qī liù) Saturday
9. 星期日 (xīng qī rì) Sunday [written]
10. 星期天 (xīng qī tiān) Sunday [spoken]
11. 天 (tiān) day

Word order for dates:

week

• 星期
• xīngqī

The 1/2/3/4/5/6^th day of the week

• 星期X [1-6]
• xīng qī [1-6]

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NOTE: the 1st day of the week is MONDAY!

Sunday [written]

• 星期日
• (xīng qī rì)

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日 = day in written Chinese

Sunday [spoken]

• 星期天
• (xīng qī tiān)

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• 天 (tiān) = day in spoken Chinese
• NOTE: 天 is already a measure word.

星期日(xīngqīrì) �vs. �星期天 (xīngqītiān)

• 星期日 (xīngqīrì) is used more in written Chinese

• 星期天 (xīngqītiān) is used more in spoken Chinese.

How to NAME the dates?

the 7 days of the week:

星期一，星期二，星期三，

星期四，星期五，星期六，

星期天/星期日(xīngqītiān/ xīngqīrì)

day of week: 星期～ (xīngqī)

Days of the Week:

How to NAME the dates?

上个星期 这个星期 下个星期

shàngge xīngqī zhège xīngqī xiàge xīngqī

(last week) (this week) (next week)

week

Which day of the week?

• 星期几？
• xīng qī jǐ

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• 你喜欢星期几？

How to NAME the dates?

which month?

Which...?

哪 (nǎ): Which年?

/ 二 O O 几年？

which year?

星期几?

which day of month?

几号?

which day of week?

几月?

(Pair work)

－...月...号是星期几？

－...月...号是星期... 。

(Pair work)

－...月...号是星期几？

－...月...号是星期... 。

THIS MONTH:

NOVEMBER 2015

Dates and Time

• Days of the week:
• In China the week starts on Monday.
• The expression 星期几 (xīngqījǐ) is used in the question to ask the day of the week.
• To answer this question, simply replace the word 几 (jǐ, how many) with the number indicating the day of the week, as in 星期四 (xīngqīsì, Thursday), meaning the fourth day of the week.

How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)

几年？ 多少年？

几个月？ 多少个月？

几天？ 多少天？

几个星期？多少个星期？

*多少(duōshǎo) can be used for counting any numbers

几 is used for counting numbers under 10

Did you notice that 年 and 天 don’t use a measure word?

How to ASK about year, month, day

－今天（or 昨天、明天）是星期几？

Day of week:

－今天是星期 ... 。

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期四。

Thursday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期三。

Wednesday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期一。

Monday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期五。

Friday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期日/星期天。

Sunday

(Pair work)

－...月...号是星期几？

－...月...号是星期... 。

How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)

一年有多少个月？

一年有十二个月。

How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)

一个月有多少天？

一个月有三十天 or 三十一天。

二月有二十八天 or 二十九天。

How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)

一个星期有几天？

一个星期有七天。

How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)

一年有多少个星期？

一年有五十二个星期。

Chinese Word Order: Time

• Sub + Verb + Object >
• Sub + Adverb + Verb + Object >
• Subject + TIME WORDS + Adverb + Verb + Object

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• 我星期四请你吃饭，怎么样？ = I invite you to eat food on Thursday, how about it?

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Do Now

• Practice writing all the days of the week
• 星期［1-6］
• 星期天／星期日

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Speed Quiz: fastest team wins

• 星期一 Monday (xīng qī yī)
• 星期二 Tuesday (xīng qī èr)
• 星期三 Wednesday (xīng qī sān)
• 星期四 Thursday (xīng qī sì)
• 星期五 Friday (xīng qī wǔ)
• 星期六 Saturday (xīng qī liù)
• 星期日 Sunday (xīng qī tiān)
• 星期天 Sunday (xīng qī tiān)

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Translate

• I invite you to eat food on Thursday, how about it?
• I invite your mom to eat American cuisine on Wednesday, how about it?
• Which day of the week? Saturday?
• On Monday I’m too busy!
• Okay, Sunday, how about it?
• I invite your little sister to eat Chinese cuisine on Tuesday, how about it?
• I’m not busy on Friday, but I really don’t like you. Goodbye!

“Subject + TIME WORDS + Adverb + Verb + Object”

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Role-Play: Rescheduling Date

• With a partner, write a role-play between two young lovers.
• They really want to get together, but are very busy.
• One person invites the other person to dinner on a specific day of the week. Unfortunately, the second person is busy.
• The first person reschedules the date to another day of the week
• Use as many days of the week as you can in this role-play
• 星期 Week (xīng qī)
• 星期几? Which day of the week? (xīng qī jǐ)
• 星期一 Monday (xīng qī yī)

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Lightning Review

I’ll invite you to a meal on Friday, how about it? [today is Thursday]

我星期五请你吃饭，怎么样？(wǒ xīng qǐ wǔ qǐng nǐ chī fàn, zěn me yàng?)

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Chapter 6: “Stroke of Midnight”

How to talk about the time of day

Chapter 6: Vocabulary

• 几点(钟)？ (jǐ diǎn zhōng) What time [of the day]?
• X点(钟) (diǎn) X+ O'clock
• X点半 (...diǎn...bàn) X + O'clock + Half an Hour
• X点X刻 (...diǎn...kè) X + O'clock + X + Quarter of an Hour
• X点X(分) (...diǎn...fēn) X + O'clock + X + Minutes
• 分(钟)* (fēn zhōng) measure word for a minute

Word order for dates and times:

What time of day [is it]？

• 几点(钟)？
• jí diǎn (zhōng)

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• 几＝ how many? (question word) 
• 点钟 = o’clock [MW for hours]

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几点钟 = literally, “how many hours on the clock?”

几点(钟)？

o’clock

• 点(钟)
• Diǎn (zhōng)

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• X 点 ＝ X o’clock
• 一点 = 1 o’clock
• 十二点 = 12 o’clock

Clock [noun]

• 钟
• zhōng

half; half an hour

• 半
• Bàn

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• 半 = a measure word for half an hour
• 一点半 = one thirty = 1:30
• 十二点半 = twelve thirty = 12:30

quarter (of an hour)�

• 刻
• Kè
• 刻 = a measure word for a quarter of an hour/fifteen minutes
• 一点一刻 = one fifteen = 1:15
• 一点三刻 = one forty five = 1:45

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minutes (of an hour)�

• 分(钟)
• Fēn zhōng
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• 分 = a measure word for one minute
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• 一点二十分钟 = 1:20
• 十一点五十九分 = 11:59

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Telling Time:

• These terms are used to tell time:
• 点/点钟 (diǎn/diǎnzhōng, o’clock)
• 半 (bàn, half hour)
• 刻 (kè, quarter hour)
• 分 (fēn, minute).

HOUR:

• 2 o’clock
• 两点（钟）
• liǎng diǎn(zhōng)
• 钟(zhōng) can be omitted from 点钟 (diǎnzhōng)

HALF HOUR:

• 两点半
• liǎng diǎn bàn
• 2:30

• 12:30
• 十二点半
• shí’èr diǎn bàn

QUARTER HOUR:

• 两点一刻
• liǎng diǎn yí kè
• 2:15

• 11:45
• 十一点三刻
• shíyī diǎn sān kè

MINUTE:

• 十二点四十（分）
• shí’èr diǎn sìshí (fēn)
• 12:40

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• 两点零五（分）
• liǎng diǎn líng wǔ (fēn)
• 2:05

• The term 零/〇 (líng, zero) is usually added before a single-digit number of 分 (fēn, minute), e.g., 两点零五分 (liǎng diǎn líng wǔ fēn)= 2:05.
• 分 (fēn) can be omitted from the end of the expression usually (optional).
• 两点零五=2:05
• 四点二十八＝4:28

几点(钟)？

...点(钟=zhōng)。

...点...(分) [fēn=minute]。

...点一刻/三刻。

...点半。

Hours and Minutes

五点十五(分)。

五点一刻。

几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

四点(钟)。

几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

三点O五(分)。

几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

六点半。

几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

七点四十(分)。

几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

九点五十五(分)。

五分十点。

几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

十一点四十五(分)。

十一点三刻。

几点钟？

Speed Quiz: Online Analog Clock

• http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/clock.html

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Activity: Your Daily Schedule

• In Chinese, write down the times of day when the following things happen:
• Start of school
• End of school
• When you personally eat lunch
• When you personally go to sleep

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Chapter 7: “Secret Origins”

How to talk about likes and dislikes

Chapter 7: Vocabulary

• 喜欢 (xǐ huan) to like
• 太...了 (tài...le) extremely + [adj]
• 太好了! Great! [extremely good]
• A还是B? (hái shi) or [used in an A or B question. A还是B?]

To like

• 喜欢
• xǐ huān (v)

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• 我喜欢你
• 我太不喜欢你了
• 我喜欢美国菜
• 我很不喜欢中国菜

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too; extremely

• 太…了
• Tài…le

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• 我太不喜欢他了！= I really don’t like him!

very

• 很
• hěn

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Chinese adverb 很 (hěn)

• Although usually translated as “very,” the Chinese adverb 很 (hěn) is not quite as strong as its English equivalent.
• Therefore, the sentence 我很忙 (Wǒ hěn máng)—unless the word 很 (hěn) is stressed—is closer to “I am busy” than “I am very busy.”

to thank

• 谢谢
• xièxie

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太好了。谢谢，谢谢。

or

• 还是
• háishi

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你喜欢吃中国菜还是美国菜？

Alternative Questions

• The structure (是)…还是… ({shì}... háishi..., ...or...) is used to form an alternative question.
• If there is another verb used in the predicate, the first 是 (shì) often can be omitted.

• 你是中国人，还是美国人？
• Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén, háishi Měiguó rén?
• Are you Chinese or American?

• 你哥哥是老师，还是学生？
• Nǐ gēge shì lǎoshī, háishi xuésheng?
• Is your older brother a teacher or a student?

• (是)你请我吃饭，还是他请我吃饭？
• (Shì) nǐ qǐng wǒ chī fàn, háishi tā qǐng wǒ chī fàn?
• Who is taking me to dinner, you or he?

• A: 他(是)喜欢吃中国菜，还是喜欢吃美国菜？
• Tā (shì) xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài, háishi xǐhuan chī Měiguó cài?
• Does he like to eat Chinese or American food?

• B: 中国菜、美国菜他都喜欢。
• Zhōngguó cài, Měiguó cài tā dōu xǐhuan.
• He likes both Chinese food and American food.

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Lightning Review

Do you like American cuisine, or Chinese cuisine?

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你喜欢吃美国菜，还是中国菜？(ní xǐ huān chī měi guó cài, hái shì zhōng guó cài?)

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Alternative question

...还是...?

Make an alternative question for each of the following

Alternative question

他是中国人还是美国人？

中国人

美国人

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Alternative question

你喜欢吃中国饭还是日本饭？

中国饭

美国饭

你喜欢吃什么？

Alternative question

李先生是老师还是医生？

老师

医生

李先生做什么工作？

Alternative question

我们六点(吃饭)还是七点吃饭？

六点

七点

我们几点吃饭？

Alternative question

今天是星期四还是星期五？

星期四

星期五

今天

Alternative question

你请我吃饭还是我请你吃饭？

你请我吃饭

我请你吃饭

A Story of Tragic Love

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Storyboarding

First draw this story on the whiteboards

Then retell it to your classmates!

• 太...了 Extremely (tài...le)
• 很 Very (hěn)
• 喜欢 To like (xǐ huan)
• 谢谢 To thank (xiè xie)
• A还是 B A Or B (hái shi)

Do Now:

1. On the whiteboards, draw a three scene “love story” (quickly!)
2. Tragedy or happy ending? You decide!
3. Use the following vocab/structures
4. Then tell your story to a partner
1. 太...了 Extremely (tài...le)
2. 很 Very (hěn)
3. 喜欢 To like (xǐ huan)
4. 谢谢 To thank (xiè xie)

Lightning Review

Thanks!

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谢谢！(xiè xie)

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Lightning Review

Okay/good

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好！(hǎo)

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Lightning Review

Very good

​

很好！(hěn hǎo)

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Lightning Review

Extremely good

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太好了！(tài hǎo le)

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Act 3:

BACK TO THE FUTURE

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Chapter 8: “The Fault in Our Stars”

How to invite someone on a date

Chapter 8: Vocabulary

• 请 sentence: “inviter + 请 + person being invited + second verb + obj”
• 请 (qǐng) to invite
• 吃饭 (chī fàn) to eat food [verb object]
• 晚饭 (wǎn fàn) dinner
• 怎么样? (zěn me yàng) how is that? / how about it?
• 我星期四请你吃晚饭，怎么样？ I invite you to dinner on Thursday, how about it?

“Date” vs “DATE!”

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To invite (to something)

• 请
• qǐng

New Radicals

日：明，昨，晚，星

食(饣)：饭

言(讠)：谁，请，谢，认识

金(钅)：钟

eat

• 吃
• chī

meal; (cooked) rice

• 饭
• Fàn

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• 吃饭 = chī fàn = eat food
• This is a verb object

dinner; supper

• 晚饭
• Wǎnfàn

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晚＝evening

饭＝food

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The Sentence Structure of �我请你吃饭 (Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn)

• In the sentence 我请你吃饭 (Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn, I will treat you to dinner)
• 你 (nǐ, you) is the object of the verb 请 (qǐng, to treat) as well as the subject of the second verb 吃 (chī, to eat).

Pivotal sentence

我 请 你 吃 饭

Sub. V. Obj.

我 请 你

Sub. V. Obj.

你 吃 饭

Sub. V. pivot V. Obj.

Pivotal sentence

王朋请李友吃饭。

Pivotal sentence

李友请王朋吃饭。

• 李先生请你吃中国菜。
• Lǐ xiānsheng qǐng nǐ chī Zhōngguó cài.
• Mr. Li is inviting you to have Chinese food.

• 我请你和你妹妹吃美国菜，怎么样？
• wǒ qǐng nǐ hé nǐ mèimei chī Měiguó cài, zěnmeyàng?
• How about if I invite you and your younger sister to have American food?

(Pair work)

你请谁吃饭？

我请…吃饭。

Is it O.K.? How is that? How does that sound?

• 怎么样
• zěnmeyàng

Ask for opinion

我请你吃饭，怎么样？

How about if ...

I treat you to dinner?

Ask for opinion

你请我吃饭，怎么样？

How about if ...

you treat me to dinner?

Ask for opinion

我们七点吃饭，怎么样？

How about if ...

we eat at 7:00?

Ask for opinion

我们吃日本饭，怎么样？

How about if ...

we eat Japanese food?

Ask for opinion

八点怎么样？

How about...

8:00?

Ask for opinion

明天晚上怎么样？

How about…tomorrow night?

Ask for opinion

这个大学怎么样？

What do you think of this university?

Playing hard to get…

Q: 我请你吃饭，怎么样？

A:…

• 请 to invite (qǐng)
• 吃饭 To eat food (chī fàn)
• 怎么样? How is that? (zěn me yàng)

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Q: 我请你吃饭，怎么样？

A:Eat what?

吃什么？

• 请 to invite (qǐng)
• 吃饭 To eat food (chī fàn)
• 怎么样? How is that? (zěn me yàng)

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Lightning Review

I invite you to eat a meal, how about it?

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我请你吃饭，怎么样？(wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn, zěn me yàng?)

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Lightning Review

I invite you to eat DINNER, how about it?

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我请你吃晚饭，怎么样？(wǒ qǐng nǐ chī wǎn fàn, zěn me yàng?)

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Chapter 9: “Paper Towns”

How to talk about different cuisines

Chapter 9: Vocabulary

• 菜 (cài) cuisine, dish
• 中国菜 (zhōng guó cài) Chinese cuisine
• 美国菜 (měi guó cài) American cuisine
• 英国菜 (yīng guó cài) English cuisine
• A不A? Affirmative + Negative ("A not A") Questions
• 好不好？ good or not?

dishes, cuisine

• 菜
• Cài

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• 中国菜 = Chinese cuisine
• 美国菜= American cuisine

Britain; England

• 英国
• Yīngguó

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• 英国菜 = English cuisine

Pivotal sentence

我请你吃中国菜，怎么样？

Pivotal sentence

我请你吃美国菜，怎么样？

Pivotal sentence

我请你吃英国菜，怎么样？

Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions

• Besides adding the question particle 吗 (ma) to a declarative sentence, another common way of forming a question in Chinese is to repeat the verb or adjective in its affirmative and negative form.

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A不A?

• A:
• 你妈妈喜欢不喜欢吃中国菜？
• Nǐ māma xǐhuan bu xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài?
• Does your mother like to eat Chinese food or not?

• B:
• 我妈妈不喜欢吃中国菜。
• Wǒ māma bù xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài.
• My mother doesn’t like to eat Chinese food.

• A:
• 请问，王律师今天有没有事儿？
• Qǐng wèn, Wáng lǜshī jīntiān yǒu méi yǒu shìr?
• Excuse me, does Lawyer Wang have anything to do today or not?

• B:
• 王律师今天没有事儿。
• Wáng lǜshī jīntiān méi yǒu shìr.
• Lawyer Wang is free today.

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• A:
• 你今天忙不忙？
• Nǐ jīntiān máng bu máng?
• Are you busy today?

• B:
• 我今天很忙。
• Wǒ jīntiān hěn máng.
• I am busy today.

Affirmative-Negative question

S V O 吗？

S V + neg. V O?

Affirmative-Negative question

是

是不是？

吃

吃不吃？

请

请不请？

Affirmative-Negative question

认识

认识不认识？

喜欢

喜欢不喜欢？

有

有没有？

You try it!

Affirmative-Negative question

好

好不好？

忙

忙不忙？

高

高不高？

Adjectives:

Affirmative-Negative question

你是学生吗？

你是不是学生？

Affirmative-Negative question

你认识王律师吗？

你认识不认识王律师？

Affirmative-Negative question

你喜欢吃中国饭吗？

你喜欢不喜欢吃中国饭？

Affirmative-Negative question

你有她的照片吗？

你有没有她的照片？

Translate

Work in pairs to translate into Chinese. Write down! I will call on someone to read their role-play.

• 王朋：I invite you to eat food, how about it?
• 李友：Eat what?
• 王朋: I invite you to eat Chinese cuisine, how about it?
• 李友: Not good
• 王朋: I invite you to eat American cuisine, how about it?
• 李友: Not good
• 王朋: I invite you to eat English cuisine, how about it?
• 李友: Not good
• 王朋：You’re not good!!!! Goodbye!

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Competition: Class Date(s)

Invite people in the class on a date to eat food. The more dates you get, the better.

Whoever gets the most dates in the class wins. Congratulations, you are the most skilled dater!

我请你吃_____，怎么样？

• 请 to invite (qǐng)
• 吃饭 To eat food (chī fàn)
• 怎么样? How is that? (zěn me yàng)
• 中国菜 Chinese cuisine (zhōng guó cài)
• 美国菜 American cuisine (měi guó cài)
• 英国菜 English cuisine (yīng guó cài)

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Lino Activity:

• On Lino, answer the following questions:
• 你请谁吃饭？
• 你吃中国菜吗？

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Chapter 10: “Looking for Katniss”

How to make excuses

Chapter 10: Vocabulary

• 忙 (máng) busy [adj]
• 因为 (yīn wèi) because
• 事(儿) (shìr) matter, thing
• 有事(儿) to have something to do; to be occupied with something
• 有事儿吗？ is something the matter? / are you occupied with something?
• 可是 (kě shì) but

busy

• 忙
• Máng

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你今天很忙，明天忙不忙？

but

• 可是
• kěshì

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我今天很忙，可是明天不忙。有事儿吗？

�我是英国人，可是我喜欢吃中国菜。�

Because

• 因为
• Yīnwèi

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因为明天是高文中的生日。

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matter; affair; event

• 事（儿）
• shì(r)

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有事儿吗？＝ What’s the matter / Do you have something to do?

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有事儿 = I have something to do/I’m busy

没有事儿 = I have nothing to do/I’m free

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Role-play the following conversation

- (Invitation to dinner), how’s that?

- Why?

- Because ... ...

- Great! Thanks. What time?

- ___.

- But I’m busy at ___.

- How about ___?

- Good. See you at ___!

熊老师的Dating Tricks: redux

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Dating Advice Role-Play

• Your love interest isn’t really that into you. BUT, he or she is polite and if backed into a corner, you can get what you want!
• Use Mr X’s Dating Strategies to get this person to go out with you
• Use the role-play slips, walk around the room

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晚饭 Dinner (wǎn fàn)

A 不 A? A or not A (yes/no question)

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Lightning Review

I invite you to eat a meal, how about it?

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我请你吃饭，怎么样？(wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn, zěn me yàng?)

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Lightning Review

Thanks, but…

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谢谢, 可是！(xiè xie，kě shì…)

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Lightning Review

I’m too busy！

我太忙了！(wǒ tài máng le)

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Lightning Review

Are you busy?

你忙不忙? (nǐ máng bù máng?)

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Lightning Review

Are you busy Sunday?

你星期天忙不忙? (nǐ xīng qī tiān máng bù máng?)

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Lightning Review

But I really like you!

可是我很喜欢你！(kě shì wǒ hěn xǐ huān nǐ)

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Lightning Review

But I don’t like you!

可是我不喜欢你！(kě shì wǒ bù xǐ huān nǐ)

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Lightning Review

Why?

为什么？(wèi shén me)

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Lightning Review

Because you have no job

因为你没有工作 (yīn wèi nǐ méi yǒu gōng zuò)

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Translate

Work in pairs to translate into Chinese. Write down! I will call on someone to read their role-play.

• 王朋：I invite you to eat Chinese food, how about it?
• 李友：Thanks, but I’m extremely busy.
• 王朋: I invite you to eat American food, how about it?
• 李友：Thanks, but I’m extremely busy.
• 王朋: But I really like you!
• 李友: But I don’t like you.
• 王朋: Why???
• 李友: Because you have no job. Goodbye!

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Speed Dating Role-Plays

• Use the role-play sheets to have a conversation
• One person invites, the other person rejects
• Be creative!

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Lino Activity

On Lino, write down some ways to reject a date (politely or not)

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• 忙 Busy (máng)
• 为什么 Why (wèi shén me)
• 因为 Because (yīn wèi)
• 可是 But (kě shì)
• 再见 Goodbye (zài jiàn)

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Speed Dating

• You are a celebrity in need of meeting some new people
• You have 2 minutes to:
• Greet each other
• Ask about each other’s families
• Schedule a date
• Accept or refuse a date
• Let’s who is the most popular celebrity at the end!

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Chapter 11: “Wang Peng, Wang peng”

How to talk about relative time

Chapter 11: Vocabulary

• 现在 (xiàn zài) now
• 现在几点？ what time is it now?
• 昨天 (zuó tiān) yesterday
• 今天 (jīn tiān) today
• 明天 (míng tiān) tomorrow
• 前天* (qián tiān) day before yesterday
• 后天* (hòu tiān) day after tomorrow

Chinese Word Order: Time

• Sub + Verb + Object >
• Sub + Adverb + Verb + Object >
• Subject + TIME WORDS + Adverb + Verb + Object

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• 我星期四请你吃饭，怎么样？ = I invite you to eat food on Thursday, how about it?

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now

• xiànzài
• 现在

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• 现在几点？= What time is it now?

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现在几点(钟)？

yesterday�

• 昨天
• zuó tiān

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• 昨 = the previous day
• 天 = day

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tomorrow�

• 明天
• míngtiān

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• 明 = next, 天 = day
• 我今天很忙，但是明天不忙 = I’m busy today, but not busy tomorrow

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today

• 今天
• Jīntiān

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• 今 = now, 天 = day
• 我今天晚上请你吃晚饭，怎么样？= Tonight I invite you to dinner, how about it?

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Day before yesterday

• 前天
• Qián tiān

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Day after tomorrow

• 后天
• Hòu tiān

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How to NAME the dates?

昨天 今天 明天

zuótiān jīntiān míngtiān

(yesterday) (today) (tomorrow)

day

How to ASK about year, month, day

－今天（or 昨天、明天）是几号？

Day of month:

－今天是......号。

How to ASK about year, month, day

－今天（or 昨天、明天）是星期几？

Day of week:

－今天是星期 ... 。

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期四。

Thursday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期三。

Wednesday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期一。

Monday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期五。

Friday

How to ASK about year, month, day

今天是星期几？

Day of week:

今天是星期日/星期天。

Sunday

• A:
• 你今天忙不忙？
• Nǐ jīntiān máng bu máng?
• Are you busy today?

• B:
• 我今天很忙。
• Wǒ jīntiān hěn máng.
• I am busy today.

• A:
• 请问，王律师今天有没有事儿？
• Qǐng wèn, Wáng lǜshī jīntiān yǒu méi yǒu shìr?
• Excuse me, does Lawyer Wang have anything to do today or not?

• B:
• 王律师今天没有事儿。
• Wáng lǜshī jīntiān méi yǒu shìr.
• Lawyer Wang is free today.

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Lightning Review

Are you busy now?

你现在忙不忙? (nǐ xiàn zài máng bù máng?)

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Lightning Review

Are you busy today?

你今天忙不忙? (nǐ jīn tiān máng bù máng?)

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Lightning Review

Are you busy tomorrow?

你明天忙不忙? (nǐ mīng tiān máng bù máng?)

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Back to the Board （明天）

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Back to the Board

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Weekly Schedule

• Write down a schedule answering the following questions:
• 我现在。。。
• 我今天。。。
• 我明天。。。

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Do Now：Translate

王朋：白英爱，现在几点？

白英爱：五点三刻。

王朋：我六点一刻有事儿

白英爱：你今天很忙，明天忙不忙？

王朋：我今天很忙，可是明天不忙。有事儿吗？

白英爱：明天我请你吃晚饭，怎么样？

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现在几点(钟)？

现在几点(钟)？

现在...点(钟)。

现在...点...分。

现在...点一刻/三刻。

现在...点半。

Hours and Minutes

现在五点十五分。

现在五点一刻。

现在几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

现在四点(钟)。

现在几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

现在三点O五分。

现在几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

现在六点半。

现在几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

现在七点四十分。

现在几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

现在九点五十五分。

现在差五分十点。

现在几点钟？

Hours and Minutes

现在十一点四十五分。

现在十一点三刻。

现在差一刻十二点。

现在几点钟？

Act 4:

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOVE

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Chapter 12: “It’s Complicated...”

How to talk about love

Chapter 12: Vocabulary

• 爱 (ài) to love
• X们 (men) plural marker for pronouns
• 我们 (wǒ men) we
• 你们 (nǐ men) you all
• 他们 (tā men) they [male]
• 她们 (tā men) they [all female]
• 朋友 (péng yǒu) friend
• 男朋友 (nán péng yǒu) boyfriend [romantic]
• 女朋友 (nǚ péng yǒu) girlfriend [romantic]

To love

• 爱
• Ài
• noun/verb

Plural marker (you all, them, they, etc.)

• X + 们
• X + men

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• 我们 (wǒ men) we
• 你们 (nǐ men) you all
• 他们 (tā men) they [with a male]
• 她们 (tā men) they [all female]�

friend�

• 朋友
• Péngyou

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• 王朋／李友
• 谁是你的朋友？
• 我的朋友是。。。

Boyfriend and girlfriend (romantic)�

男朋友

女朋友

Chapter 13: “An Abundance of Katnisses”

How to talk about birthdays and age

Chapter 13: Vocabulary

• 生日 (shēng ri) birthday
• 多大? (duō dà) How old [are you]?
• 你今年多大？ How old are you this year? [most common question]
• (我)X岁 I am X years old

Chapter 13: Vocabulary

• 你今年几岁？* How old are you? [used to ask the age of children who appear to be under ten]
• 您多大年纪了？/您多大岁数了？* How old are you? [used to politely ask the age of people older than you]
• 祝你生日快乐* (zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè) Happy Birthday

how many/much; many

• 多
• Duō

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• 多 = question word for degree or amounts

how big? [i.e. in age]

• 多大？
• Duō

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• 多 = question word for degree or amounts
• 大 = big

big; old

• 大
• Dà

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• 多大？＝How old？
• 你今年多大？＝ How old are you this year?

Other ways to ask about age:

• 你今年几岁？* How old are you? [used to ask the age of children who appear to be under ten]

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• 您多大年纪了？/您多大岁数了？* How old are you? [used to politely ask the age of people older than you]

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• 祝你生日快乐* (zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè) Happy Birthday

year (of age)

• 岁
• Suì

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• “X岁” = X Years Old
• 十八岁＝18 years old

(Pair work) Age

－你今年多大？

－我今年...岁。

Note: a. No 是 is used for age expression;

b. Do not use 几岁 unless it’s under 10 years old.

Lightning Review

This year how old are you?

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你今年多大？ (ní jīn nián duō dà?)

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Lightning Review

I’m eighteen years old.

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我十八岁 (wǒ shí bā suì)

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birthday

• 生日
• Shēngrì

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那天是我的生日。

�因为明天是高文中的生日。�

Key Word

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shēng rì (noun); birthday

生日

(Pair work) Birthday

－你的生日是几月几号？

－我的生日是...月...号。

Lightning Review

Your birthday is what day?

你的生日(是)几月几号？ (nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?)

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Lightning Review

My birthday is… X month X day

 我的生日(是)___月___号 (wǒ de shēng rì shì [X] yuè [X] hào)

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Happy Birthday*

• 祝你生日快乐
• (zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè)

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• 祝=wish you
• 生日＝birthday
• 快乐＝happiness

“Secret Age” Activity

• You will receive two cards. Combine them to create your “Secret Age.” DO NOT SHOW!
• Go around and find out what other’s “secret ages” are.
• Line up in a row from oldest to youngest.
• CHINESE TIME!

你今年多大？（jīn nián duō dà?）

我____岁。(suì)

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Happy Birthday Song

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S28a3esOoVw

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Activity: Family Ages

你今年多大？（jīn nián duō dà?）

我____岁。(suì)

• 你多大？
• 你的爸爸今年多大？
• 你的妈妈今年多大？
• 你的哥哥／弟弟／姐姐／妹妹今年多大？

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“Secret Age” Game

• 岁 (suì) = AGE
• Numbers above ten：
• 10 + 1= 11 （十一）
• 2 + 10 = 20 （二十）
• 我… 岁
• 我的爸爸… 岁
• 我的妈妈… 岁
• 我的哥哥/弟弟/姐姐/妹妹… 岁

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你的�生日�是几月几号？

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• Write your birthday on an index card like this：

_____年 _____月_____号

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• Write your name

游戏:�(yóu xì=game)��“我是谁？”�(shéi=who)�

• Figure out who you are by asking these questions:

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• Q:我的生日是几月几号? >>> A: 你的生日是…

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• Q:我是 [name] 吗？

>>> A: 是 / 不是

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• Only Chinese!

Birthday Dragon

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• Based on your cards, get into a line.
• Youngest birthday to oldest birthday.
• Use this question:
• Q:你的生日是几月几号?
• Only Chinese!

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Birthday Dragon (Identity Crisis Version)

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• Same as yesterday, except now everyone’s identities are mixed up
• You will receive someone else’s name/birthday, and have to figure out who you are
• Then line up in a row

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你的�生日�是几月几号？

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• Write your birthday on an index card like this：

_____月_____号/日

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• Write your name

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“我是谁？”�(shéi=who)�

• Figure out who you are by asking these questions:

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• Q:我的生日是几月几号? >>> A: 你的生日是…

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• Q:我是 [name] 吗？

>>> A: 是 / 不是

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• CHINESE TIME!

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Birthday Dragon

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• Based on your cards, get into a line.
• Youngest birthday to oldest birthday.
• Chinese Time!
• 你的生日(是)几月几号？ (nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?)

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Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of the Particle 的 (de)

• When the personal pronouns 我 (wǒ, I), 你 (nǐ, you), and 他 (tā, he) are followed by a term indicating a close personal relationship such as 妈妈 (māma, mother), 弟弟 (dìdi, younger brother), and 家 (jiā, family) the word 的 (de) can be omitted

• 我妈妈 (wǒ māma, my mother)
• 你弟弟 (nǐ dìdi, your younger brother)
• 我们家 (wǒmen jiā, our family).

的 (de) is generally required

• 我的生日 (wǒ de shēngrì, my birthday)

• 他的医生 (tā de yīshēng, his doctor)

Activity：� Ask Questions about Family Trees

• 你的爸爸几岁？（jǐ suì）
• 你的妈妈几岁？
• 你的哥哥几岁？
• 你的弟弟几岁？
• 你的姐姐几岁？
• 你的妹妹几岁?

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Chapter 14: “Story Of Your Life”

How to plan a birthday party

Chapter 14: Vocabulary

• 晚上 (wǎn shang) evening
• 见 (jiàn) to see [you]; to meet
• 星期四晚上见 see you on Thursday evening
• 同学 (tóng xué) classmate, schoolmate
• 还 (hái) also, in addition [adv] [conjunction]
• 还请谁？ [we should] also invite who?

Chinese Word Order: Time

• Sub + Verb + Object >
• Sub + Adverb + Verb + Object >
• Subject + TIME WORDS + Adverb + Verb + Object

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• 我星期四请你吃饭，怎么样？ = I invite you to eat food on Thursday, how about it?

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Order of Time Words�

• From the bigger unit to the smaller unit

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• From general > specific

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...年...月...号 / 晚上...点...分

Word order for dates and times:

Time Words: Order

• What’s the rule for time words (and Chinese words in general)?
• Big > small
• General > specific
• Which comes first? Put in order:
• Day of week, time of day, evening/morning
• Day of Week > Evening > Time of Day
• 我们 + 星期四晚上七点半 + 见

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evening; night

• 晚上
• Wǎnshang

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• 晚上 + [X]点 = [X] P.M.
• 晚上七点半 = 7:30 in the evening

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EVENING TIME:

the temporal progression

from general to specific

from largest unit to smallest unit.

To see / to meet

• 见
• Jiàn

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• 我们晚上见 = Let’s meet in the evening
• 我们星期四晚上见 = Let’s meet in the evening on Thursday

classmate

• 同学
• Tóngxué

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• 同 = in common, 学 = to learn
• literally, “to learn in common”

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The adverb 还 (hái, also; in addition)

• As an adverb, 还 (hái) indicates that the action or situation denoted by the verb involves someone or something else in addition to what has already been mentioned.
• structure: sub + verb + object 1, 还 + verb + object 2

• 白英爱请高文中和王朋, 还请李友。
• Bái Yīng’ài qǐng Gāo Wénzhōng hé Wáng Péng, hái qǐng Lǐ Yǒu.
• Bai Ying’ai is inviting Gao Wenzhong and Wang Peng, and Li You, too.

Wang Peng likes Chinese food, and American food, too.

• 王朋喜欢吃中国菜，还喜欢吃美国菜。
• Wáng Péng xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài, hái xǐhuan chī Měiguó cài.

The adverb 还 (hái, also; in addition)

• similar to “也” but not quite the same
• When “还” is used, ONE subject is doing TWO different things
• when 也 (yě) is used, TWO subjects are doing ONE thing
• 王朋喜欢吃中国菜。李友也喜欢吃中国菜。
• 王朋喜欢吃中国菜，还喜欢吃美国菜。

Translate：

• 白英爱：I invite you to eat food on Thursday, how about it?
• 高文中：Super great! Thanks, thanks. Thursday at what time?
• 白英爱：How about seven thirty in the evening?
• 高文中：Okay, let’s meet Thursday night.
• 白英爱：Goodbye!

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Role-Play

• In pairs, try to work a time to meet for food sometime this week.
• Base this on your real schedule for this week.
• Please write down your dialogue. Try to talk about about multiple dates, days of the week, and times of day

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Translate

李友：Today’s my birthday. Who can I invite?

高文中：Who do you know?

白英爱：I don’t know one person. I have no friends.

高文中：But I’m your friend!

李友：No, you’re my classmate. I won’t invite you to my birthday dinner. Bye!

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Translate

白英爱：明天是高温中的生日，我请你和他吃晚饭，怎么样？

王朋：是吗？好。还请谁？

白英爱：还请我的同学李友。

王朋：那太好了，我认识李友，她也是我的朋友！

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Birthday Invitation Card

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Birthday Invitation Card

Write a card inviting your classmates to a birthday dinner

Include:

• Date, day of the week, time
• State what you’re eating
• State who you are inviting and why (pick people in this class)
• State who you are NOT inviting and why (pick people in this class)
• Use as many new words/vocab as possible

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