Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to
• Tell and speak about time and dates;
• Talk about one’s age and birthday;
• Invite someone to dinner;
• Arrange a dinner date.
Relate and Get ready
In your own culture/community—
1. Do people write the month before the day or the day before the month?
2. Is it appropriate to ask about people’s age and birthday?
3. What do people typically do to celebrate their birthday?
12/09/1
F-1 Review Food & Drinks
http://quizlet.com/30979693/2-food-drinks-review-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/58545751/2-food-drinks-review-with-pinyin-flash-cards/
1. 包子：pork buns
2. 汉(hàn) 堡(bǎo) 包: hamburger
3. 面 (miàn) 包 : bread
4. 面条(tiáo): noodles
5. 薯(shǔ) 条: French Fries
6. 热(rè): hot
7. 热狗(gǒu): hot dog
8. 沙(shā)拉(lā)/ 色(sè)/拉: salad
9. 饭(fàn) : cooked rice/meal
10. 米(mǐ)饭rice
11. 炒(chǎo)饭: fried rice
12. 果汁(zhī): fruit juice
13. 瓶(píng)水: water
14. 饺(jiǎo) 子: dumplings
15. 水饺: boiled dumplings
16. 三明(míng) 治(zhì): sandwich
17. 渴(kě): thirsty
18. 喝(hē): to drink
19. 茶(chá): tea
20. 冰(bīng): ice
21. 冰淇(qí) 淋(lín) : ice-cream
22. 冰水：ice water
23. 冰茶: ice tea
24. 牛(niú)奶(nǎi): milk
25. 咖(kā) 啡(fēi): coffee
26. 可(kě) 口(kǒu) 可乐: coca-cola
27. 好吃: yummy (for food)
28. 好喝: yummy (for drinks)
29. 肉(ròu): meat
30. 菜(cài)Vegetable/cuisine/cooked dishes
31. 鱼(yú)fish
32. 虾(xiā) Shrimp
33. 海(hǎi)鲜(xiān) seafood
34. 意大利面条 pasta
35. 四(sì)川(chuān)菜(cài): Sichuan food
36. 湖(hú)南(nán)菜(cài): Hunan food
37. 广(guǎng)东(dōng)菜(cài): Cantonese food
38. 上(shàng)海(hǎi)菜(cài): Shanghai cuisine
39. 北(běi)京(jīng)菜(cài): Beijing cuisine
F-2 Review Time
1. 北京时间: Beijing time
2. 纽约时间: NY time
3. 前年: 2 years ago
4. 大前年: 3 years ago
5. 后年: in 2 years
6. 大后年: in 3 years
7. 去年: last year
8. 今年: this year
9. 明年: next year
10. 几年？: How many years?
11. 几个月？: How many months?
12. 八个月: 8 months
13. 几月几日/几号？: What’s the date?
14. 八月四日: August 4th
15. 几天？: How many days?
16. 三十一天: 31 days
17. 几个星期？: How many weeks?
18. 一个星期: one week
19. 星期几？: What day of the week?
20. 几点钟？: What time?
21. 从星期一到星期天: from Monday to Sunday
22. 每一年/每年: every year
23. 每个月: every month
24. 每个星期: every week
25. 每一天 /每天: every day
26. 上个月: last month
27. 上个星期: last week
28. 下个月: next month
29. 下个星期: next week
30. 这个月: this month
31. 这个星期: this week
32. 哪个星期: which week
33. 哪天/哪一天？: Which day?
34. 哪年/哪一年？: Which year?
35. 时/ 的时候(hòu): at the time of ……/when/while
36. 上课时 /上课的时候: when in class……
37. 午饭时 /吃午饭的时候: while eating lunch……
38. 在家时/在家的时候: when at home……
39. 什么时候？: When?
40. 你什么时候去中国？: When are you going to China?
41. 我下个星期三去中国。: I am going to China next Wednesday.
Quiz Tomorrow (12/10/19)
http://quizlet.com/58547549/1-time-expression-i-with-pinyin-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/170239333/1-time-expression-i-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
Please watch the video instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGRMXROBQxU
Which time expression needs “个”？
年 / 月 / 星期 or 礼拜 / 天
No 个/ yes 个 / Yes 个 / no 个
周 / 小时 / 分钟
No 个 / yes 个 / no 个
12/10/19
1. Quiz
2. Review Telling Time
http://quizlet.com/31605481/1-telling-time-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/104442858/1-telling-time-no-pinyin-flash-cards/?new
1. 现(xiàn) 在(zài): now/right now
2. 点(diǎn)/点(diǎn) 钟(zhōng): o’clock
3. 分(fēn)/ 分(fēn) 钟(zhōng): minute
4. 刻(kè) / 刻(kè) 钟(zhōng): a quarter/15 minutes
5. 小(xiǎo) 时(shí): hours
6. 半(bàn): half / half hour
7. 每(měi)天(tiān): every day
8. 早(zǎo)上(shang): early morning 5:00 – 8:30 AM
9. 上(shàng)午(wǔ): AM 8:30 – 11: 30
10. 中(zhōng)午(wǔ): noon 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
11. 下(xià)午(wǔ): PM 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM
12. 晚(wǎn) 上(shang): evening 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
13. 饭(fàn)/餐(cān) meal
14. 早(zǎo) 饭(fàn)/早(zǎo) 餐(cān) breakfast
15. 午(wǔ)饭(fàn)/午(wǔ)餐(cān)/中(zhōng) 饭(fàn) lunch
16. 晚(wǎn) 饭(fàn)/晚(wǎn) 餐(cān) dinner
17. 几(jǐ)点(diǎn) 钟(zhōng)？: What time?
18. 现(xiàn) 在(zài)几(jǐ)点(diǎn)了(le)？ What time is it now?
* When it is within 10 minutes past the hour, you have to say “0” before the minutes: 9:05 九点零五分 6:08 六点零八分
· When you use AM/PM, put it before the time:
· 早上八点半 8:30 AM
· 下午四点二十分 4:20 PM
Time expression order: from biggest to smallest:
二零一四年十一月十四日下午一点半
3. F-3 Vocabulary
http://quizlet.com/27286567/2-dinner-date-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/60033892/2-dinner-date-with-pinyin-flash-cards/
1. 现在(xiànzài): now
2. 几点(jǐdiǎn)（钟(zhōng)）: What time is it?
3. 时间(shíjiān): time
4. 有时间(yǒushíjiān)/有空儿(yǒukònger): have time
5. 没时间(méishíjiān)/没空儿(méikōngér): have no time
6. 忙(máng): busy
7. 累(lèi): tired
8. 有事(yǒushì)（儿(ér)）: have things to do
9. 没事(méishì)（儿(ér)）: have nothing to do
10. 因为(yīnwéi): because
11. 所以(suǒyǐ): therefore
12. 请(qǐng)+person: to invite
13. 还(hái): also/else
14. 还是(háishì): or (for questions)
15. 或者(huòzhě)（是(shì)）: or (for statement)
16. 礼拜(lǐbài)/星期(xīngqī)/周(zhōu): week
17. 礼拜六(lǐbàiliù): Saturday
18. 礼拜天(lǐbàitiān): Sunday
19. 休息(xiūxi): rest/take a day off
20. 请(qǐng)……: to treat someone
21. 我请客(wǒqǐngkè): my treat
22. 是吗(shìma)？: Is that so?
23. 那太好了(nàtàihǎole): That’s wonderful!
24. 怎么样(zěnmeyàng): How is it?
25. 菜(cài): vegetable
26. 菜(cài)/饭(fàn)/餐(cān): food/cuisine
27. 是(shì)…… 还是(háishì)……: ...... or ......
28. 还有谁(háiyǒushuí)？: who else
29. 太(tài)…了(le): :too; extremely
30. 除了(chúle)……（以外(yǐwài)）, 还(hái)/也(yě): Besides......, also......
31. 可是(ke shi): but
32. 好不好/行不行/可以吗: OK?
quiz on 12/13/19
http://quizlet.com/27286567/2-dinner-date-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/60033892/2-dinner-date-with-pinyin-flash-cards/
11/28/18
2. F-4 Language Notes (independent)
1. Chinese time expressions proceed from the largest to the smallest unit, e.g., 二〇〇九年八月十二日晚上七点 literally, the year 2009, the eighth month, the twelfth day, the evening, seven o’clock). 天and 年 require no measure word because
they are measure words on their own.
2. To find out someone’s age, we ask, 你今年多大?
If the person is a child who appears to be under ten, ask instead, 你今年几岁? To find out an older person’s age, it would be more polite to ask, 您多大年纪了? or 您多大岁数了? To give one’s age, it is correct to say 我十八岁, and the verb 是 is usually not needed. The word 岁 (suì, year of age) can
often be dropped. However, if the age is ten or under, the word 岁cannot be omitted. You cannot say: *我十 or *我八.
3. To express gratitude, one can say 谢谢 (xièxie), or 谢谢, 谢谢which is more polite and exuberant.
4. Days of the week:
In China the week starts on Monday. The expression 星期几 is used in the question to ask the day of the week. To answer this question, simply replace the word 几 (how many) with the number indicating the day of the week, as in 星期四, meaning the fourth day of the week. In spoken Chinese the expression 礼拜 (lǐ bài, week) is also used. It is more colloquial than 星期.Therefore, 礼拜四a lso means Thursday. Both 星期日and 星期天 mean Sunday. 星期日is used more in written Chinese whereas 星期天is used more in spoken Chinese. While 星期/礼拜 (week) is commonly used in spoken Chinese,周 (zhōu, week) is usually used in written Chinese. Monday can also be called 周一, Tuesday 周二, etc. Weekend is 周末 (zhōu mò) in both spoken and written Chinese, and in written Chinese 周日 is sometimes used to refer to Sunday, but never *周天.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
星期一/礼拜一/周一
星期二/礼拜二/周二
星期日or 星期天/礼拜日 or 礼拜天/周日
Months 月yuè
January: 一月 February: 二月
March: 三月 April: 四月
May: 五月 June: 六月
July: 七月 August: 八月
September: 九月 October: 十月
November: 十一月 December: 十二月
Days of the month:
In spoken Chinese 号 (hào, number) is used to refer to the days of the month. However, in written Chinese 日(rì, day) is always used.
Examples: 二月五号 February 5 (Spoken)
二月五日 February 5 (Written)
Year: 年 (nián, year) always follows the numbers referring to a year.
Examples: 一七八六年 1786 二〇一五年 2015
Unlike in English, where the two years given above are read “seventeen eighty-six” and “twenty-fifteen” respectively, years in Chinese are pronounced one digit at a time.
Word order for dates:
To give a date in Chinese, observe the following order: year month day day of the week
X年 X月 X号/日 星期X
二〇一五年 七月 二十六号/日 星期三
(Wednesday, July 26, 2015)
A date clipped from a Chinese newspaper. Can you read it out loud in Chinese?
Telling Time:
These terms are used to tell time: 点/点钟( o’clock), 半 (bàn, half hour), 刻 (kè, quarter hour), and 分 (fēn, minute).
A. hour: 两点（钟） 十一点（钟）
钟 can be omitted from 点钟.
*二点（钟）is not used.
B. minute:
十二点四十（分）
两点零五（分）
五点二十（分）
八点五十（分）
The term 零/〇 (líng, zero) is usually added before a single-digit number of 分.
e.g., 两点零五分.
分 can be omitted from the end of the
expression if the number for the minutes appears in two syllables. Thus one can say 一点四十 and 两点零五, but not *两点五 or *一点十. Another way of looking at this is that the section related to 分 (minutes) has to be at least two syllables.
C. quarter hour:
两点一刻
十一点三刻
D. half hour:
两点半
十二点半
*两刻 (two quarters) is not used.
76北京几点？ 纽约几点？
E. evening time:
7:00 p.m. 晚上七点(钟)
8:05 p.m. 晚上八点零五(分)
9:15 p.m. 晚上九点一刻
10:30 p.m. 晚上十点半
Observe the temporal progression from general to specific, and from largest unit to smallest unit.
F-5 (Group) Grammar
3. Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of the Particle 的 (de) (II)
When the personal pronouns 我,你 and 他 are followed by a term indicating a close personal relationship such as 妈妈, 弟弟, and 家 (family) the word 的 (de) can be omitted; e.g., 我妈妈 (my mother), 你弟弟 (your younger brother), 我们家 (our family). Otherwise 的 (de) is generally required; e.g., 我的生日 (my birthday), 他的医生 (his doctor).
4. The Sentence Structure of 我请你吃饭
In the sentence 我请你吃饭(I will treat you to dinner),
你 is the object of the verb 请 (to treat) as well as the subject of the second verb 吃 (chī, to eat).
明天李先生请你吃中国菜。 (Mr. Li is inviting you to have Chinese food tomorrow.)
今天晚上我请你和你妹妹吃美国菜，怎么样？(How about if I invite you and your younger sister to have American food tonight?)
5. 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？ (Are you Chinese or American?)
你哥哥是老师，还是学生？(Is your older brother a teacher or a student?)
(是)你请我吃饭，还是他请我吃饭？ (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？
(Does he like to eat Chinese or American food?)
B : 中国菜、美国菜他都喜欢。 (He likes both Chinese food and American food.)
Although usually translated as “very,” the Chinese adverb 很 is not quite as strong as its English equivalent. Therefore, the sentence 我很忙 unless the word 很 is stressed— is closer to “I am busy” than “I am very busy.” (See Grammar 2 in Lesson 5.)
2. F- 6 Language Practice （pair）
A. Days of the week: Let's say 3 different ways for it
B. Time
Based on the clues given, ask your partner what time you will meet.
Example:
A: 我们今天晚上几点见？
B: 我们七点半见，好不好/行不行/可以吗/怎么样？
1. tomorrow 10 AM
2. Sunday 5:20 PM
3. noon 12:45 day after tomorrow
4.Today at 3:30 PM
C. Birthday
Ask and answer the following questions.
Example:
A: 你的的生日(是)几月几号？
B: 我的的生日 (是) ？月？号。
How about:
1. 你
2. 你爸爸
3. 你妈妈
4. 你们（的）老师
D. 还是(hái shi, or for questions)
Ask and answer the following questions based on Lessons 1–3 and your own preferences.
Example: 高大哥有儿子还是有女儿？ → 高大哥有儿子。
1. 王朋是学生 or 老师？→
2. 高文中今年十八岁 or 十九岁？→
3. 白英爱的爸爸是医生 or 律师？→
4. 李友是美国人 or 英国人？→
5. 你喜欢星期五 or 星期六？→
6. 你喜欢吃美国菜 or 中国菜？→
F-7 (Group)
祝你生日快乐
祝你生日快乐 祝你生日快乐
祝你生日快乐 祝你生日快乐
2. F-8 Family Birthdays
Tell your partner or the class your and your family members’ birthdays. Your partner or the rest of the class will take down the information and be ready to answer the teacher’s questions:
我的生日（是）X月X号，我爸爸的生日（是） X月X号…
Teacher: Chris 的生日（是）几月几号？
Chris ：我的生日是......爸爸的生日（是）x月x号。
G. Find out what types of cuisine your partner likes.
A: What cuisine do you like to eat the most? Chinese or American?
B: Neither. I like to eat Indian food or Vietnamese food.
A: Do you like to eat Korean food or Japanese food?
B: I like both. Korean or Japanese food are both fine.
A. Do you like Hawaiian food?
B.So-so.
H. Dinner Invitation
Pick a day and offer to take your partner out to dinner. Your partner will accept your invitation and ask for the time when you two should meet.
A: How about I inviting you to dinner on Sunday?
B: .Sunday at what time? Where are we going?
A. At a Chinese restaurant or French restaurant. Which one do you like better?
B. Both fine. How are we going to get there? By bus or taxi?
F-9 (independent)
Read and Translate the following dialogues
(Gao Wenzhong is talking to Bai Ying’ai.)
a. 白英爱，九月十二号是星期几？
b. 是星期四。
a. 那天是我的生日。
b. 是吗？你今年多大？
a. 十八岁。
b. 我星期四请你吃饭，怎么样？
a. 太好了。谢谢，谢谢。
6. 你喜欢吃中国菜还是美国菜？
a. 我是英国人，可是我喜欢吃中国菜。
b. 好，我们吃中国菜。
a. 星期四几点？
b. 七点半怎么样？
a. 好，星期四晚上见。
b. 再见！
F-10 (Group)
Grammar
6. Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
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.
Examples:
A: 你今天忙不忙？ (Are you busy today?)
B: 我今天很忙。 (I am busy today.)
A: 你妈妈喜欢不喜欢吃中国菜？ (Does your mother like to eat Chinese food or not?)
B : 我妈妈不喜欢吃中国菜。 (My mother doesn’t like to eat Chinese food.)
A: 请问，王律师今天有没有事儿？ (Excuse me, does Lawyer Wang have anything to do today or not?)
B : 王律师今天没有事儿。 (Lawyer Wang is free today.)
7. 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.
Examples:
白英爱请高文中和王朋, 还请李友。
(Bai Ying’ai is inviting Gao Wenzhong and Wang Peng, and Li You, too).
王朋喜欢吃中国菜，还喜欢吃美国菜。
(Wang Peng likes Chinese food, and American food, too).
F-11 Pair Activity
Language Practice
I. A ffirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions
Ask your partner the following questions using the appropriate verbs and the A-not-A question form.
Example:
王朋 是 北京人→ 王朋是不是北京人？
1. 今天 是 星期五→
2. 高大哥 有 女儿→
3. 你 喜欢 高文中→
4. 王朋 认识 白英爱→
J. 还 (hái, also; in addition)
Example:
A: 李友认识谁？(王朋，高文中)
B: 李友认识王朋， 还认识高文中。
1. A: 高文中请谁吃饭？ (王医生，白律师)
B:
2. A: 王朋喜欢吃什么菜？ (美国菜，中国菜)
B:
3. A: 白英爱有谁的照片？
(她爸爸的照片,她妈妈的照片)
B:
K. Find out when your partner is busy and when he or she is not busy.
Example: Ask your partner if he or she is busy on Monday.
A: 你星期一忙不忙？
B: 我星期一很忙/不忙。
How about Tuesday?
A: 星期二呢？你忙不忙？
B: …
Go through the days of the week.
Report to the class when your partner is and isn’t busy:
Joanne星期一、 … 很忙，星期二、…不忙。
L. Eating out with friends
Pick a day and ask your friend out to dinner:
我星期X请你 吃晚饭，怎么样？
Your friend happens to be busy on that day, and suggests an alternative time:
星期X ，我很忙。
星期Y ，怎么样？
Your response:
Your friend wants to find out who else will be there, and asks:
你还请谁？
You tell your friend:
我还请…… 。
11/30/18
1. Vocab Quiz
F-12 (independent)
Translate Dialogues: Inviting Someone to Dinner
Read and Translate the following dialogues
Conversation 1
(Gao Wenzhong is talking to Bai Ying’ai.)
a. 白英爱，九月十二号是星期几？
b. 是星期四。
a. 那天是我的生日。
b. 是吗？你今年多大？
a. 十八岁。
b. 我星期四请你吃饭，怎么样？
a. 太好了。谢谢，谢谢。
6. 你喜欢吃中国菜还是美国菜？
a. 我是英国人，可是我喜欢吃中国菜。
b. 好，我们吃中国菜。
a. 星期四几点？
b. 七点半怎么样？
a. 好，星期四晚上见。
b. 再见！
Conversation 2
a. 白英爱，现在几点？
b. 五点三刻。
a. 我六点一刻有事儿。
b. 你今天很忙，明天忙不忙？
a. 我今天很忙，可是明天不忙。有事儿吗？
b. 明天我请你吃晚饭，怎么样？
a. 你为什么请我吃饭？
b. 因为明天是高文中的生日。
a. 是吗？好。还请谁？
b. 还请我的同学李友。
a. 那太好了，我认识李友，她也是我的朋友。明天几点？
b. 明天晚上七点半。
a. 好，明天七点半见。
F-12 (HA)
Holidays of USA and China (Quiz on 12/04/18)
新年: xīn nián New Year
情人节: Qíng rén jié Valentine’s Day
春节: chūn jié Chinese New Year
复活节: fù huó jié Easter
（五一）劳动节: Labor Day (May 1 in China)
母亲节: Mŭ qī njié Mother’s Day
父亲节: Fù qīn jié Father’s Day
国殇纪念日: guó shāng jì niàn rì Memorial Day
六一儿童节 : June 1st the Childeren's Day
国庆节: guó qìng jié Oct. 1 (China), July 4th (USA)
哥伦布节 : Columbus Day
万圣节: Halloween
退伍军人节: Veteran's Day
感恩节: Gǎn ēn jié Thanksgiving
圣诞节: shèng dàn jié Christmas
犹太节: yóu tài jié Jewish holidays
(Quiz on 12/04/18)
https://quizlet.com/242574841/holidays-with-pinyin-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/247593063/holidays-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
What other special days do you celebrate? If they are not listed above, please ask your teacher and make a note here:
F-13 (Group/Pair/Independent)
Look at the English and speak in Chinese
Dialogue I
A. What day is September 12?
B: Thursday.
A: That (day) is my birthday.
B: Really? How old are you this year?
A: Eighteen.
B: I’ll treat you to a meal on Thursday. How’s that?
A: That would be great. Thank you very much!
B: Do you like Chinese food or American food?
A: I’m an Englishman, but I like Chinese food.
B: All right. We’ll have Chinese food.
A: Thursday at what time?
B: How about seven-thirty?
A: All right. See you Thursday evening.
B: See you.
Look at the English and Speak in Chinese
Dialogue II
A: what time is it now?
B: A quarter to six.
A: I have something to do at a quarter after six.
B: You are busy today. Are you busy tomorrow?
A: I’m busy today, but I won’t be tomorrow. Why? (lit., What is it?)
B: I’d like to invite you to dinner tomorrow. How about it?
A: Why are you inviting me to dinner?
B: Because tomorrow is Gao Wenzhong’s birthday.
A: Really? Great. Who else are you inviting?
B: I’m also inviting my classmate Li You.
A: That’s fantastic. I know Li You. She’s also my friend. What time tomorrow?
B: Seven-thirty tomorrow evening.
A: OK, I’ll see you tomorrow at seven-thirty.
Dinner Date
https://quizlet.com/78866875/2-speaking-dinner-date-flash-cards/
Treat (take a friend out for dinner/coffee......) for a special occasion:
A. When is your birthday?
B: This Thursday.
A: Really? How old are you this year?
B: (say your real age).
A: I’ll treat you to a meal on Thursday. How’s that?
B: That would be great. Thank you very much!
A: Do you like Chinese food or American food?
B: I’m American, but I like Chinese food.
A: All right. We’ll have Chinese food.
B: Thursday at what time?
A: How about seven-thirty?
B: All right. See you Thursday evening. Who else are you inviting?
A: I’m also inviting my classmate and some other friends.
B: That’s fantastic. I don't know any of your friends. Would you please introduce them to me?
A: Of course, I’ll see you tomorrow at seven-thirty.
F-14 (Independent)
Culture Highlights
1. If you flip open a calendar in China, you will most likely see two different dates for any given day of the year, one date in the traditional lunar system and the other in the international solar system. Typically the date in the lunar system lags about one month or slightly more behind its corresponding date in the solar system. For most years, the Lunar New Year falls in late January or early February.
2. The traditional Chinese manner of counting age, which is still in use among many (mainly older) people on non-official occasions, is based on the number of the calendar years one has lived in, rather than the length of time in actual years that one has lived. For example, a child born in January 2008 can be said to be two years old in January 2009, since he or she has by then lived in two calendar years, 2008 and 2009. But for official purposes, for instance, in the census, the child would still be considered one year old. The former is called the child's nominal age (虚岁xū suì) and the latter his actual age ( 实岁shí suì).
3. Noodles are the traditional Chinese equivalent of the birthday cake. Because noodles are long, they are considered a symbol of longevity. That is why they are called 长寿面 (chángshòu miàn, longevity noodles). Among the younger generations in urban areas, birthday cakes are also becoming quite common.
12/16/ - 12/18/19
F-15 Speaking/Writing Test at Lab(12/18/19):
This weekend is one of your friend's birthday. Write an email message to your friend and invite him/her for dinner. Write down your detail plans. You have to write at least 100 words. You have to use as many new vocabularies and conjunction words as possible. The following is just for your reference:
Greetings! (How are you? how have you been lately? Busy? Tired?......
This weekend is so and so's birthday. I want to invite...... for dinner. I also want to invite......
it is your treat (you are paying it for everyone)
Do you like to eat Chinese food or Italian food
then we are going to either a Chinese restaurant or an Italian restaurant
what time is good? 7 PM or 7:30 PM?
How are we going to get there? Either take a bus or taxi
Where should we meet? Your house or mine?
.......
......
Important Notes:
1.Action at the end! Not time or place
2.请客 (nothing should be used after) vs 请你吃饭 or 我请你
3.和 Cannot be used between sentences，only between 2 nouns for phrases
4.Wrong character due to wrong spellings or careless choices
5.吗 has to be used for yes/no questions
6.怎么样 normally at the end, if you say “how about......?”
7. The meaning has to make sense
8. 家 VS 家人
9. after dinner 晚饭后
Here is the Rubrics:
Rubrics
Progress Checklist
Before proceeding to the next lesson, be sure you can complete the following tasks in Chinese:
I am able to
ü Say and write dates and times;
ü Ask someone’s age and birthday;
ü Give my age and birthday;
ü Name my favorite cuisine;
ü Ask about someone’s availability and set up a dinner appointment.
Please review the lesson if any of these tasks seem difficult.
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