G. Leisure Activities

1. 觉得 (jué)(de) feel/think
2. 有意思/有趣 (you yì si )/ (you qù) interesting
3. 没意思/无聊 (mei yi si) / (wú liáo) boring
4. 好玩儿 (hǎo wán er) fun
5. 你觉得呢 (nǐ jué de ne) How do you feel about it?/ What do you think?
6. 外国 (wàiguó) foreign countries
7. 只 (zhī) only
8. 算了 (suàn le) forget it!/Never mind!
9. 找 (zhǎo) look for/to find
10. 别的 (bié de) other
11. 别人 (biérén) other people
12. 有的时候/有时 (yǒu de shí hou/yǒu shí) sometimes
13. 想+Actions (xiǎng) want to do......
14. 想不想 (xiǎng bù xiǎng) Do you want to......
15. 看+ a person/place (kàn) to visit
16. 去+Verb (qù+Verb) go and do
17. 那(么）..... (nà me) then in that case.....
18. 好吗/好不好 (hǎo ma/hǎo bù hǎo) OK？
19. 对 (duì) correct
20. 对不对/对吗 (duì bú duì) Is it right?
21. 除了......以外, 还... (chú le).....(yǐ wài), (hái)... Besides...... also......
22. 对.....感兴趣 /有兴趣 (dui ......gǎn xìng qù/yǒu xìng qu) is interested in...
23. 为什么 (wèi shen me) why
24. 因为..., 所以... (yīn wéi)...(suǒ yǐ) because...therefore...
25. 睡觉 (shuì jiào) to sleep
26. 常常／时常 (cháng cháng )／ (shí cháng) often
27. 一般 / 平常 (yì bān) / (píng cháng) usually
28. 虽然......,可是/但是 suī rán......, kěshì/dànshì Although......, but
29. 不但......, 而且...... (bú dàn......, ěr qiè......) not only......, but also.....
30. 特别是/尤其是 (tè bié shì/yóu qī shì) especially
31. 如果......的话（rú guǒ......de huà) if......
32. 爱好/兴趣 (ài hào/xìng qù) hobbies/interests

球赛 (qiú sài) ball game

http://quizlet.com/26302598/2-leisure-activities-vocab-list-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/32357591/2-leisure-activities-vocab-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

Quiz Next double day (1/7/20)

Writing Practice: Hobbies of My Family

Please use a variety of vocabulary, especially the conjunctions, to write about the hobbies of each of your family members. You may follow the English (Chinglish) prompt below, but not limited to it. You must write at least 50 characters.

My family has 7 people. My dad not only likes to play golf (or any type of sports/hobbies, same for below), but also likes to play baseball. Because my big brother is very tall, therefore, he likes to play basketball. Although my little brother is very short, but he runs very fast. Therefore, he loves to play soccer. My mom not only sings very well, but also dances very well. My older sister besides likes reading books, she also likes to watch TV. My little sister loves watching movies. I because like skiing and ice skating, therefore I like winter.

Benchmark Lesson

G-4 Grammar

1. Word Order in Chinese

Subject (doer of the action) + (time, place, manner...) + Action (Verb + receiver of the action)

EX: Subj. Adverbial Verb Obj.

1. 王朋周末/常常听音乐

2. 李友明天吃中国菜

3. 高文中昨天下午五点半去看外国电影

*While this is the most common word order in a Chinese sentence, varying discourse contexts may affect the norm.

2. 去 (qù, to go) + Action

If the performance of an action involves a change of location, then this is the construction we use.

Translate:

1. (We are going to see a movie tomorrow night.)

2. (I will not go dancing tonight.)

3. (I’ll go dancing this weekend. Are you going?)

3. Questions with 好吗 ?

To solicit someone’s opinion, we can ask 好吗 after stating an idea or suggestion.

1. (We’ll go see a movie, all right?)

2. (We’ll eat Chinese food tonight, all right?) *You will also hear people say 好不好, instead of 好吗.

4.The Modal Verb 想 (want to; would like to)

Please watch this video for grammar instruction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNVjOo7kK2w

想 has several meanings. It means "to want to", to "think". In this lesson, it is a modal verb indicating a desire to do something. It must be followed by a verb or a clause.

Ex. I want an apple. (but in Chinese, you must say "I want to eat/buy an apple.

我想吃苹果。 You cannot say 我想苹果。 This means you are thinking about apples.

1. (Would you like to listen to some music?)

2. (Teacher Bai felt like playing ball, but Teacher Wang didn’t.)

3. (Do you feel like going to see a Chinese movie?)

4. (Do you feel like listening to some foreign music?)

想 vs. 喜欢

想 can be translated as “would like to,” “to have a desire to.” 喜欢 is “to like,” meaning “be fond of.” 想 and 喜欢 are different and are not interchangeable.

When you want to do something, you have to say"我想+action":

我想喝可口可乐。You can NOT say "我想可口可乐。"

But it is correct to say " 我喜欢可口可乐。

想 vs. 觉得 (jué de)

Both 想 and 觉得 can be translated as “to think,” but the former means “to desire,” whereas the latter means “to feel,” “to have the opinion,” or “to give a comment.”

I think learning Chinese is fun.
I feel the music is boring
I want to look for a friend.
I don't want to play chess.

5. Verb + Object as a Detachable Compound

Even though 睡觉 (to sleep), 唱歌 (to sing), and 跳舞 (to

dance) are treated each as a word, grammatically speaking, they are all verb-object compounds. When there is an attributive element to modify the object, such as an adjective or a number-measure word combination, it must be inserted between the verb and the noun. Such a compound is called a

“detachable compound.” It is important to remember that a detachable compound does not take an object. Here are examples:

睡觉→ 睡一个好觉 (have a good sleep)

唱歌→ (sing an English song)
跳舞→ (do a Chinese dance)
听音乐→ (listen to Spanish music)

6. 如果......的话:（rú guǒ......de huà) if......

Please watch the video for the grammar instructions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_CMe4468c

You can only use 如果......的话 for the hypothetical situation！ Don't confuse it with "whether or not".

Although English speakers often use "if" for "whether or not" in a sentence, in Chinese, you can't use 如果 for "whether or not". For "whether or not", you have to use the actual verb in the sentence in the structure Verb+不+verb.

Ex: I still don't know if (really saying "whether or not) I go to China.

我还不知道我去不去中国。

You can't say 我还不知道如果去中国。Because it is not a hypothetical situation, such as "If I go to China, I want to visit Shanghai. 如果我去中国的话，我想去上海看一看。

1/08/20

1. Take Quiz

2. G-5 Vocab Practice

Please find 3 or 4 people to work together to make up sentences using the new and previously learned words and expressions. You have to correct each other's sentences. Please try your best to use a wide range of variety of words, sentence structures, conjunctions.

1. 觉(jué)得(de): feel/think

2. 你觉得呢？: How do you feel about it?/ What do you think?

3. 有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)/有(yǒu)趣(qù): interesting

4. 没(méi)意(yì)思(si)/无(wú)聊(liáo) : boring

5. 好玩儿(hǎo wáner): fun

6. 常常(cháng cháng )／时常 (shí cháng): often

7. 一般 (yì bān) / 平常 (píng cháng) : usually

8. 外国(wài guó): foreign countries

9. 只(zhī): only

10. 算了(suàn le): forget it!/Never mind!

11. 找(zhǎo): look for/to find

12. 别(bié)（的(de)）:other

13. 别人(bié rén): other people

14. 有(yǒu)的(de)时(shí)候(hòu)/有(yǒu)时(shí): sometimes

15. 想(xiǎng)+Actions: want to do……

16. 想不想……?: Do you want to……

17. 看(kàn)+ a person/place: to visit

18. 去(qù)+Verb: to do……

19. 那（么）…… :then….

20. 好吗好不好？: OK？

21. 对(duì): correct

22. 对不对/对吗？: Is it right?

23. 除(chú)了...以(yǐ)外(wài), 还(hái)...: Besides...... also……

24. 对.....感(gǎn)兴(xìng)趣(qù) /有兴趣: is interested in...

25. 为(wèi)什(shén)么(me): why

26. 因(yīn)为(wéi)…所(suǒ)以(yǐ )...:because..., therefore…

27.不但búdàn… 而且érqiě…: Not only……, but also……

28.虽然(suīrán)… 但(dàn)是/可是…: although…, but……

29. 但(dàn)是/可是: but

30. 特别是/尤其是: especially

G-6 Translate:

The Conjunction 那(么) ( then; in that case,) VS 然后 (then...... )

Please watch the video instruction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwDWHeeRx-8

In a dialogue, immediately following a statement by speaker A, speaker B can often start with 那(么) which links up the sentences by the two speakers. Don't confuse with 然后， which means "then" when you talk about a sequence of actions.

A: 今天晚上没事儿。

B: 那(么)我们去看电影，怎么样？

A: 好，我请客。

B: 是吗？太好了！

A: 我今天很忙，不想去吃晚饭。

B: 那(么)明天呢？

A: 你喜欢不喜欢吃美国菜？

B: 不喜欢。

A: 那我们吃中国菜，怎么样？

B: 我也不喜欢。

A: 那么你想吃什么呢？

B.我想吃法国菜，然后去看电影。

G-7 Translate:

Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (II)

In this type of question there can be no adverbials before the verb other than time words as in (1) and (2). If there is an adverbial—such as 很 ( very), 都 (,all), or 常常 (often)—before the verb, the 吗 type question must be used instead, as in (3), (4), and (5). If there is more than one verb, the question form applies to the first verb, as seen in (6) and (7).

1. (Are you going tomorrow?)

2. (Is she going to watch TV tonight?)

3. (Are they all students?)

*You cannot say:(3a) *他们都是不是学生？

4. ？(Do you often go to the movies?)

*You cannot say:(4a) *你常常看不看电影？

5. (Is Dr. Wang very busy?)

*You cannot say: (5a) 王医生很忙不忙？

6. (Do you want to dance?)

*You cannot say: (6a) 你想跳不跳舞？

7. Are your classmates going to play ball?

*You cannot say: (7a) 你的同学去打不打球？

Watch PPT: IC Hobbies

G-8 Language Practice

A. “What do you like to do on weekends?”

Find out what your classmates like to do on weekends:

A: 你周末喜欢做什么？

B: 我周末喜欢。

Report to the class what your fellow students like to do on weekends. Be prepared to answer the teacher’s questions:

John 周末喜欢做什么？ John 喜欢不喜欢看书？

他们喜欢跳舞。

B. 想 (would like to)

Ask your friend if he or she would like to do the following activities this weekend.

Example: → 你周末想不想打球？

*C. 有意思 (interesting)

Describe what activity each of the persons is or is not interested in.

Example: 打球（小高）--> 小高觉得打球很有意思。

1. 跳舞（白医生）-->

2. 听中国音乐（王律师）-->

3. 看外国电影（李老师）-->

4. 看英文书（王小姐）-->

5. 看电视（高先生)-->

*D. Pair Activity

Find out what your partner would like to do this weekend.

A: 这个周末你想做什么？

B: 这个周末我想…… 。

Lesson 13 What do you usually do on weekends?

- Our host asks people what they usually do on weekends
- learn different ways of saying "usually"
- Make sentences like "I only have Sunday off. I still have to work on Saturday."

*E. Find out if your partner feels like doing something else this weekend.

A: 你想…… 吗？ B: 我想/不想。

What types of activities does your partner think are fun?

A: 你觉得（看电影、看书， etc.）有意思吗？

B: 我觉得 …… 很有意思/没有意思。

HW: Study Vocab on Quizlet for upcoming (next double period 12/11) quiz on this:

http://quizlet.com/26302598/2-leisure-activities-vocab-list-flash-cards/

Lesson 44 What did you do for Mid-Autumn Festival? (Part 1)

- Our host ask our guest "What did you do for Mid-Autumn's festival"
- Learn vocabularies like "reunion meal", "moon cake"
- Make sentences like "I mainly only eat them for the holiday."

Lesson 45 What did you do for Mid-Autumn Festival? (Part 2)

- Our host continue to ask our guest "What did you do for Mid-Autumn's festival"
- Learn vocabularies like "filling/stuffing"
- Make sentences like "Mid-Autumn Festival is a holiday for getting the whole family together."

*G-9 Translate Examples

1. 除了喜欢看电影以外，你还有什么爱好？

2. 我的爱好是除了唱歌以外，我还对跳舞感兴趣。

3. 我妈妈除了逛街以外，她也喜欢在网上聊天。

4. 我的外公除了看球赛以外，他也对看电视感兴趣。

5. 我叔叔除了画画以外。他还对听音乐感兴趣。

6. 张先生的儿子除了玩球，他还对电脑游戏很感兴趣。

*G-10 Translate and Type

Let’s practice how to explain why you would or would not do something.

EX: Why don't you go to see the movie? (because I am very busy)

你为什么不去看电影?（很忙）:因为我很忙，所以我不去看电影。

1. Why don't you watch the ball game? (Because I have things to do)

2. Why don't you go and watch a foreign movie? (Because I think it is boring.)

3. Why do you treat your auntie for dinner on Friday? (Because it is her birthday)

4. Why do you like dancing? (Because I think it is fun.)

5. Why don't you listen to Chinese music? (Because I am only interested in American music.

G-11 Group Activity (5 min)

Translate:

1. 小高，好久不见，

2. 你好吗？

3. 我很好。你怎么样？

4. 我也不错。这个周末你想做什么？想不想去打球？

5. 打球？我不喜欢打球。

6. 那我们去看球，怎么样？

7. 看球？我觉得看球也没有意思。

8. 那你这个周末想做什么？

9. 我只想吃饭、睡觉。

10. 算了，我去找别人。

G-12 Class Discussions in Chinese:

1. How do you feel baseball games? Is it interesting, boring......?

2. What do you usually do for hobbies?

3. How do you feel Reading as a hobby?

4. How do you feel watching foreign movies?

5. Besides sports, what other things do you do? why?

6. What if we invite you to go to (dinner, movie, dancing, singing, and any sports event)? Do you want to go? why?

7. What are you planning to do this weekend? Where? when? with whom? how? & why?

Dialogue I

A: what do you like to do on weekends usually?

B: I often like to play ball and watch TV. How about you?

A: I usually like to sing, dance, and listen to music. You like to read, right?

B: Yes, sometimes I like to read. But sometimes I like to go shopping as well.

A: Do you like to watch movies?

B: Yes, I do. I often watch movies on weekends, especially Indian movies.

A: Then let’s go see a foreign movie this evening. OK? My treat.

B: Why your treat?

A: Because you treated me to dinner yesterday, therefore, today I’m treating you to a movie.

B: Then how about inviting Wang Peng and Li You as well, OK?

A: …OK.

G-14 Pair Activity (15 min)

Type Dialogue II (follow the procedures as you did for Dialogue I)

A: Hey, long time no see. How are you?

B: I’m fine. How about yourself?

A: I’m OK, so-so. What would you like to do this weekend? Would you like to play ball?

B: Play ball? I don’t like playing ball. Because I don't like to do sports.

A: Then let’s watch an American football game. How’s that?

B: Watch a ball game? I don’t think watching a ball game is much fun, either.

A: Then what do you want to do this weekend?

B: Besides sleeping, I only want to sleep.

A: That’s so boring! Never mind. I’ll ask somebody else.

12/19

Q & A Speaking Test (1/2/19)

You must be able to ask, understand, and answer（use complete sentences and conjunctions) the following questions in Chinese:

https://quizlet.com/110389835/2-speaking-qa-leisure-activities-flash-cards/

你和你的家人都有什么爱好？
你在周末常常喜欢做什么？为什么？
除了......以外，你还喜欢做什么？
你打篮球打得怎么样？
你觉得棒球/下棋/打太极/打麻将......有意思吗？
你对什么运动/爱好感兴趣？
你觉得到国外旅游怎么样？
你想不想去中国旅游？为什么？
你这个周末有事儿吗？如果没事儿的话，你想干什么/做什么？
如果你在周末觉得很忙，也很累，你只想做什么？

Hobbies for your own family members

https://quizlet.com/78827802/2-speaking-leisure-and-hobbies-flash-cards/

1. You: What kind of hobbies do you have?

1. Me: I like to sing.

2. You: My mom also likes to sing, but she does not sing very well. Besides singing, she also likes to dance.

2. Me: Does she dance well?

3. You: She dances very well. My mom’s mom likes to read. She is an English teacher. She teaches English at a college.

3. Me: What hobbies does your uncle have?

4. You: My uncle likes to play soccer, because he runs really fast.

4. Me: What sports does your auntie do?

5. You: My auntie likes to swim, she swims every day. I heard that you don’t know how to swim, really?

5. Me: Really! I don’t swim.

6. You: My grandpa likes to play golf. Because he is retired, therefore, he plays golf every day.

6. Me: What hobbies do you have?

7. You: I like all sports: soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, volleyball……

G-15 How to describe and comment on an action (well, not good, extremely well......) ?

1.He plays soccer very well /He is good at playing soccer.

2. You speak English very well!

3. My little brother runs very fast.

4. He is not good at playing basketball

5. Use this for applying on other expressions:

playing piano; singing; dancing; cooking......

When you are in Chinese class, think in "Chinglish"

Translate English literally is not the AUTHENTIC way to speak other languages!

EX:

English: big house

Spanish: casa grande

English: I am 15 years old.

Spanglish: I have 15 years.

Spanish: Yo tengo 15 años.

English: She is pretty.

Chinglish: She (no "is") very pretty.

English: There are 5 people in my family.

Chinglish: My family has 5 people.

English: I go to school every day.

Chinglish: I every day go to school.

English: I eat lunch at home.

Chinglish: I at home eat lunch.

* Adverbs for describing actions/verbs:

To describe or comment on an action (how well, not good, a lot...)

好/很好/非常好/快/很多......

Please watch the video instruction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXzPQOVDXME

* For just verbs (no noun involved) and Verb+noun

EX: 吃，说，跳，跑, 吃饭说中文踢足球

Person Action (Verb + noun) + Verb + 得 + how well/bad/fast/a lot...

He eats a lot.

Chinglish: He eats 得 a lot.

他吃得很多。

Chinglish: He (speaks) Chinese speaks 得 very well.

他 (说) 中文说得很好。

1. He plays soccer very well /He is good at playing soccer.

他(踢)足球踢得很好。

2. He is not good at playing basketball.

他(打)篮球打得不好。

3. My little brother runs very fast.

我弟弟(跑步)跑得很快。

* 2 Words Rhythm

When the action only has two words, usually you keep both words for the rhythm.

To ask how well you can do an action:

Q：你(打)篮球打得怎么样?

A：我(打)篮球打得不太好。

G-16 (Independent)

Translate & Type the following Sentences I

1. My boyfriend plays soccer very well.

2. His uncle is very good at playing baseball.

3. My mom’s dad is very good with Taichi.

4. Mr. Li is not very good at playing basketball.

5. Miss Huang is a good swimmer (she swims well).

6. That boy runs really fast.

7. Mrs. White’s daughter is very good at playing tennis.

8. My dad’s mom is good at playing Ping-Pong.

9. My best friend is very good in horseback riding.

10. Her auntie is a very good diver.

1/02

G-17 Translate & Type the following Sentences

Chinese Conjunctions:

除(chú)了...以外(yǐwài), 还(hái)/也...: Besides...... also……
因为yīnwéi……, 所以suǒyǐ……: Because……, therefore……
不但búdàn……, 而且érqiě……: Not only……, but also……
虽然(suīrán)……, 但是dànshì/可是kěshì……: although……, but……

1. Not only is my uncle good at baseball, he is also a good golfer.

2. Although my dad’s dad is good at Taichi, but he is not a good swimmer.

3. Mr. Hao’s son is not only good at skateboarding, but also a good tennis player.

4. Because my auntie does horseback riding every day, therefore she is very good at it.

5. Why is your mom’s mom not good at high-jump? Because she is very old.

6. Besides Miss Wang is good at roller skate, she is also good at driving.

7. Although I know how to ski a little bit, but I am not good at it.

8. Mrs. Qian’s children are very good at ice-skating, because they do it every day.

9. Because those boys play soccer at the park often, therefore they are very good at it.

10. That girl is tall. Therefore not only is she good at playing basketball, but also is a good volleyball player.

1/03/18

G-18

Reading practice 1

Read the paragraph, and write down Xiao Gao's activities in English on the day planner. Note the activities, the times of the activities, and the people who are doing the activities and why.

这个星期小高天天晚上都很忙。今天是星期一, 晚上八点小高想请他的女朋友去大学跳舞, 因为他的女朋友跳舞跳得很好。明天晚上六点半他要请叔叔吃法国餐, 因为他叔叔来自法国。星期三晚上九点一刻他想请同学去图书馆看外国电影, 因为他觉得这个电影很有意思。星期四晚上他会跟他的爷爷去公园下中国棋, 因为他的爷爷是中国棋的棋迷。星期五晚上他和他的家人想一起去餐馆卡拉OK唱美国歌，因为他的家人都会说英语。那周末他想做什么呢? 看棒球赛吗? 不对! 小高不喜欢看球赛, 他觉得看球赛没意思。他想去锻炼身体吗？不对！因为他不喜欢运动。周末那两天除了看电视，他只想在家吃饭和睡觉，因为他太累了。

G-19 Reading practice 2

Read the passage and answer the following questions in English:

我大哥最近认识了一个女孩子, 她的名字叫李明英。李小姐今年二十岁, 是大学生, 她来自韩国。我大哥很喜欢她, 因为她很漂亮。因为她很喜欢吃外国餐，所以他时常请她去越南和印度餐馆吃晚饭。周末两个人一般喜欢去跳舞, 也常常去看外国电影。可是李小姐的爸爸和妈妈不喜欢我大哥, 因为他今年三十八岁,可是还没有工作。他每天除了看电视以外，他只想吃饭和睡觉。我也不喜欢他们两个人做男女朋友, 因为李小姐是我的同学。我觉得很不好意思。

Answer in English:

1.What are the three things that we know about Miss Li?

2.What do that two lovebirds like to do on weekends?

3.What are the two reasons that Ms. Li's parents do not like their daughter dating the narrators big brother?

4.What's the narrators attitude toward the relationship? Why does she feel this way?

1/04

G-20Expressions

中文 to 英文 Sentences II

1. 我哥哥最喜欢唱歌。他唱歌唱得很好。

2. 张太太除了旅游以外，她还有什么爱好？

3. 我外婆不但喜欢游泳，而且也喜欢唱歌。

4. 除了打太极以外，我爷爷还对下棋感兴趣。

5. 赵小姐除了看书以外，她还对看电视感兴趣？

6. 你弟弟除了足球以外，还对什么感兴趣？

7. 我叔叔除了锻炼身体以外，还对旅游感兴趣。

8. 我妈妈除了跳舞跳得很好以外，她说中文说得也很好。

9. 我弟弟最喜欢玩电脑游戏。他玩得很好。

10. 你的奶奶虽然很忙，可是她喜欢去旅游。

11．我觉得看棒球很没意思/无聊。

12．我觉得看外国电影很有意思。

1/08/18

Body Parts & Adjectives for Describing Appearances

https://quizlet.com/112106133/2-adjectives-for-describing-appearances-with-pinyin-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/112106652/2-adjectives-for-describing-appearances-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

样子:(yàng zi) n. the look; appearance
个子:(gè zi) n. height of a person
头/脑袋: n. (tóu/nǎo dài) head
头发: n. (tóu fà): hair
眼睛:n. (yǎn jīng): eyes
鼻子: n. (bí zi): nose
嘴巴:(zuǐ bā): n. mouth
耳朵:(ěr duo): n. ears
腿:(tuǐ) n. legs
手:(shǒu) n. hand
脚:(jiǎo) n. feet
肚子:(dǔ zi): n. tummy; belly
高:(gāo) adj. tall; high
矮:(ǎi) adj. short for person’s height
胖:(pàng): adj. fat; chubby
瘦:(shòu) adj. skinny; slim
长:(cháng) adj. long
短:(duǎn) adj. short in length
大:(dà): adj. big
小:(xiǎo): adj. small
漂亮/美丽/美/好看:(piào liàng/měi lì/měi/hǎo kàn) adj. beautiful; pretty (mostly for female)
帅: (shuài) adj. handsome; good looking
丑/难看: (chǒu/nán kàn) adj. ugly
美女: (měi nǚ) n. a pretty lady
帅哥: (shuài gē) n. a good looking guy
他/她长的什么样/长得怎么样？: (tā zhǎng de shén me yàng/zhǎng de zěn me yàng) What/how does he/she look like?
他长得很帅。:(tā zhǎng de hěn shuài) He looks very handsome.
她长得很漂亮/好看/美。: (tā zhǎng de hěn piào liàng/hǎo kàn/měi) She is very pretty.
他的个子不太高。: (tā de gè zi bú tài gāo) He is not very tall.
她长得很瘦。: (tā zhǎng de hěn shòu) She is very skinny.
他是一个帅哥。: (tā shì yí ge shuài gē) He is a good looking guy.
她是一个美女。: (tā shì yí ge měi nǚ) She is a pretty lady.
他的鼻子长得大大的。: (tā de bí zi zhǎng de dà dà de) He is nose is very big.
她的嘴巴长得很好看。: (tā de zui ba zhǎng de hěn hǎo kàn) Her mouth looks pretty.

Words Describing Personalities

https://quizlet.com/112117251/2-adjectives-for-describing-personalities-with-pinyin-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/178858151/2-adjectives-for-describing-personalities-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

个性/性格: (gè xìng/xìng gé)personality
可爱:(kě ài) adj. lovely: cute
讨厌: (tǎo yàn) : adj. annoying
心很好/人很好: (xīn hěn hǎo/rén hěn hǎo) adj. nice; kindhearted
坏:(huài) adj. bad/mean spirited
随和:(suí hé) adj. easy going
倔(juè): adj. stubborn
友好:(yǒu hǎo) adj. friendly
不友好: adj. not friendly
慷慨大方: (kāng kǎi dà fāng) adj. generous
小气(xiǎo qi): adj. stingy
内向:(nèi)(xiàng) adj. introverted
外向:(wài xiàng) adj. outgoing
懒: (lǎn) adj. lazy
努力: adj. hardworking
很吵:(hěn chǎo) adj. loud
安静:(ān jìng): adj. quiet
有爱心:(yǒu ài xīn) adj. loving
凶:(xiōng) adj. mean; nasty
聪明:(cōng míng): adj. smart
笨:(bèn) adj. Not smart
奇怪/古怪: (qí guài/gǔ guài) adj. strange; weird
正常: (zhèng cháng) adj. normal
脑子有病/脑子有毛病: (nǎo zi yǒu bìng/nǎo zi yǒu máo bìng) v. to be crazy
他的个性/性格很古怪。: (tē de gè xìng/xìng gé hěn gǔ guài) His personality is very weird.

Review for the vocab quiz

1. Review for the vocab quiz on 12/22

2. Q & A Questions for Reviewing Chapter A to G

你的外婆来自哪里/是从哪里来的？
他们现在住在哪里？
她的舅舅是做什么工作的？
你的姑姑的个性/性格怎么样？
她的阿姨长的什么样？
你的叔叔在哪里上班/工作？
小明的奶奶今年多大？
周先生的太太有什么爱好？
李小姐游泳游得怎么样？
你觉得你的叔叔怎么样？

3. go to the computer lab and work on PPT.

Enjoy Your Holidays!

G-19 Independent Study

Read and do the Check List

Culture Highlight

1. A familiar and affectionate way of addressing a young person is to add 小to the family name, e.g., 小王 (Little Wang). Similarly, to address an older acquaintance, 老 can be used with the surname, e.g., 老王 (Old Wang). However, such terms are rarely used to address a relative, or a superior.

2. When Chinese people go out to eat with friends, they rarely split the check at the end of the meal. Usually, someone will insist on picking up the tab by saying:“今天我请客” It’s my treat today). The next time someone else will offer to pay. Often more than one person reaches for the bill and there might be a little struggle over who gets to pay.

3. In general, Chinese people don’t have the habit of getting a receipt after paying for a meal in a restaurant. But more and more people will ask for an invoice, 发票 (piào), for reimbursement purposes.

4. Playing mahjong 麻将 (májiàng) is one of the most popular pastimes for many Chinese people. The game needs four players and each mahjong set consists of 144 tiles. To win, the players have to draw various tiles to form different combinations, which have all been assigned scores based on pre-set rules. The more difficult the combination, the higher the score is. There are four games in each round, and the players can decide how many rounds they wish to play. Normally, people play either 8 or 12 rounds. Besides mahjong,

playing Chinese chess 象棋 (xiàngqí) is another popular pastime in China. The international chess has pieces such as king, queen, rook, knight, and pawn, whereas Chinese chess has commander in chief, general, chariots, horses, and soldiers. Both mahjong and Chinese chess go back centuries. Community centers and clubhouses in China often have a 棋牌室 (qípáishì) or chess and poker room where men and women, especially retirees, meet for chess and mahjong marathons. It is also common to find onlookers gathering around chess players in neighborhood parks.

This is how the mahjong tiles are set up before a new game begins. Each team of Chinese Chess pieces is identified by colors, typically black and red. They are set up as shown. You have learned the character/radical meaning “horse.” Can you find where the horses are on the board? Here are the mahjong tiles. There are some with Chinese numerals on them. Can you identify some of the numbers?

Arguably less popular but more prestigious is the game of encirclement 围棋 (wéiqí), better known in the West by its Japanese name Go. It is a deceptively simple game played with counters or stones on a board ruled with 19 vertical and 19 horizontal lines. The objective of the game is to surround and capture the opponent’s counters. Every year major corporations sponsor tournaments with master players from China, Japan, and Korea participating and TV stations providing live coverage of important matches.

Before proceeding to next lesson, be sure you can complete the following tasks in Chinese:

I am able to

ü Talk about my favorite pastimes and ask about someone else’s;

ü Invite someone to a weekend activity;

ü Accept or decline an invitation to a weekend activity;

ü Find someone to do activities with.

http://goo.gl/forms/CaGxBDojfw

Please review the lesson if any of these tasks seem difficult.

Online Learning Sources:

1. http://quizlet.com/17094427/sports-ii-vocab-flash-cards/

2. http://quizlet.com/17137994/sports-ii-sentences-flash-cards/

3. http://quizlet.com/17157729/how-well-do-you-do-sentence-i-flash-cards/

4. http://quizlet.com/17158581/how-well-can-you-do-sentences-ii-flash-cards/

5.http://www.yoyochinese.com/learn-Chinese/Chinese-grammar-lessons/lesson-26-complement-of-degree-part-1

1/10 and 1/12

PPT Family (add appearance and personalities)

Your "Imagery Family" project must include the following topic:

who they are and how are you related to them
their age
where they come from and where they live now
what they look like
what are their personalities
what type of job they do
where do they work at
what are their hobbies
how well/poorly they can do for certain sports/hobbies

You must use a variety of conjunction words to connect sentences so your content will be more cohesive. Please follow the rubric below. You must email me your finished PPT project by Jan. 5th. Also, prepare to understand and answer the following questions:

Q & A Questions for Reviewing Chapter A to G

你的外婆来自哪里/是从哪里来的？
他们现在住在哪里？
她的舅舅是做什么工作的？
你的姑姑的个性/性格怎么样？
她的阿姨长的什么样？
你的叔叔在哪里上班/工作？
小明的奶奶今年多大？
周先生的太太有什么爱好？
李小姐游泳游得怎么样？
你觉得你的叔叔怎么样？

Presentation Day: Jan. 7th, 2016

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