Talking about the Weather 谈天气
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to
• Employ basic terms for weather patterns and phenomena;
• Describe simple weather changes;
• Compare the weather of two places;
• Talk about what you may do in nice or bad weather;
• Present a simple weather forecast.
Relate and Get ready
In your own culture/community—
What is the typical weather in spring, summer, autumn, and winter?
2. Where do people get information about weather?
3. What weather-related outdoor sports are popular, if any?
4. How do people feel about rain or snow?
9/24/19
1. Speaking Test
B-1 Vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWK5Bz8v8eY
天气: tiān qì n weather(聊天的天，不客气的气）
预报: yù bào v to forecast （预习的预，报纸的报）
天气预报: tiān qì yùbào n weather forecast
气候:(qìhòu) climate （时候的候)
度:(dù) degree (印度的度）
气温/温度:(qìwēn/wēndu) temperature
摄氏:(shèshì) Celsius （摄影师的摄）
华氏: (huáshì) Fahrenheit （大华小学的华）
季/季节:(jì/jìjié) season (Plum Season)
春/春天/春季:(chūn/chūntiān/chūnjì): spring
夏/夏天/夏季:(xià/xiàtiān/xiàjì): summer （夏威夷的夏）
秋/秋天/秋季: (qiū/qiūtiān/qiūjì) fall
冬/冬天/冬季:(dōng/dōngtiān/dōngjì) winter
一年四季，春夏秋冬:(yìniánsìjì/chūnxiàqiūdōng): one year, 4 season, spring, summer, fall & winter
风:(fēng) wind (风衣的风）
刮大风:(guādàfēng) windy
阴/阴天: (yīntiān)adj cloudy/ cloudy day （阴阳的阴）
晴/晴天:qíng sunny
下雪: xià xuě vo to snow （滑雪的雪）
下雨: xià yŭ vo to rain （雨衣的雨）
多云:duō yún adj very cloudy
有时晴:yǒu shí qíng sometimes sunny
晴转多云:qíng zhuǎn duō yún sunny turns to cloudy 左转
多云转晴:duō yún zhuǎn qíng cloudy changes to sunny
暖和: nuǎn huo adj warm
冷: lěng adj cold
凉快: liáng kuai adj pleasantly cool （凉鞋的凉）
闷热: mēn rè adj hot and stifling （热狗的热）
潮湿: cháo shī adj wet; humid
约: yuē v to make an appointment （纽约的约）
面试: miàn shì v/n to interview; interview （考试的试）
笔试 : n written test
口试: speaking test
出去: chū qu vc to go out
进来: vc come in
非常: fēi cháng adv very, extremely, exceedingly
糟糕: zāo gāo adj in a terrible mess (蛋糕的糕）
舒服: shū fu adj comfortable (衣服的服）
加州: Jiā zhōu California (加拿大的加）
碟(dié): movie DVD （影碟的碟）
刚才／刚刚: gang cái t just now; a moment ago
比: bĭ prep/v (comparison marker); to compare
更 :gèng adv even more
又: yòu adv again (又好又大的又)
怎么办？: what should we do? (办公室的办)
别提了: (bié tí le) Don't even remind me!
Vocab Quiz on 9/26/19
http://quizlet.com/38468429/3-weather-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/38469038/3-weather-without-pinyin-flash-cards/
1. Review Vocab (Group and individual)
2. B-2 Language Notes
1. In a sentence with the 不但 (búdàn)…,而且(ér qi)… (not only…,but also…) structure, the conjunction 而且 in the second clause is generally required, while the conjunction 不但in the first clause is optional.
2. 碟 (dié) means a small plate orsomething that resembles a small plate. It is now often used to refer to DVDs. The phrase 看碟 (kàn dié) thus means to watch a movie or TV series on DVD.
9/25/19
B-3 Grammar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOz521VyalU
1.Comparative Sentences with 比
Specific comparison of two entities is usually expressed with the basic pattern
A + 比+ B + Adj
1. 李友比她大姐高。(Li You is taller than her oldest sister.)
2. 今天比昨天冷。 (Today is colder than yesterday.)
3. 第十课的语法比第九课的语法容易。 (Lesson Ten’s grammar is easier than Lesson Nine’s grammar.)
There are two ways in which the basic comparative construction may be further modified:
a) by adding a modifying expression after the adjective :
A + 比+ B + Adj + 一点儿/得多/多了/h
4. 今天比昨天冷一点。 (Today is a bit colder than yesterday.)
It is wrong to say: (4a) *今天比昨天一点儿冷。
5. 明天会比今天冷得多。 (Tomorrow will be much colder than today.)
6. 纽约比这儿冷多了/冷得多。 (New York is much colder than here.)
Note that the modifying expression must be placed after the adjective, not before it.
It is wrong to say: (6a) *纽约比这儿很冷。
“Much colder” is 冷多了or 冷得多 , not 很冷very cold).
b) by adding the adverb 更 (gèng) or the adverb 还 (hái) in front of the adjective:
A + 比+ B + 更/还 (gèng/hái) + Adj
7. 昨天冷，今天比昨天更冷/今天比昨天还冷。(Yesterday was cold. Today is even colder than yesterday.)
跟 (gēn) and 和 (hé) can be used in another type of comparative sentence:
A 跟/和 B (不)一样 + Adj
However, unlike a comparative sentence with 比 , a comparative sentence with 跟 or 和only indicates whether two things or persons exhibit the same degree of an attribute, without specifying which of the two exhibits it to a greater or lesser degree.
8. Compare (8a) with (8b) and (8c) with (8d).
a: 这个教室和那个教室一样大。 (This classroom and that classroom are the same size.)
b: 这个教室跟那个教室不一样大。 (This classroom and that classroom are not the same size.)
c: 这个教室比那个教室大。 (This classroom is larger than that classroom.)
d: 这个教室比那个教室大得多。 (This classroom is much larger than that classroom.)
Please watch the video for the following grammar notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMrro95gW48
2. The Particle 了 (III): 了 as a Sentence-Final Particle
When 了(le) occurs at the end of a sentence, it usually indicates a change of status
or the realization of a new situation.
1. 下雪了。 (It’s snowing now.)
2. 妹妹累了。 (My sister has become tired.)
3. 我昨天没有空儿，今天有空儿了。 (I didn’t have time yesterday, but I do today.)
4. 你看，公共汽车来了。 (Look, the bus is here.)
When used in this sense, 了 (le) can still be used at the end of a sentence even if the sentence is in the negative.
5.我没有钱了，不买了。 (I don’t have any money [left]. I won’t buy it anymore.)
Remember that to negate 有 (yŏu, to have), one uses 没(méi), not 不(bù).
3. The Modal Verb 会 (huì, will) (II ) indicates an anticipated event or action.
1. 白老师现在不在办公室，可是他明天会在。 (Teacher Bai is not in the office now, but he will be tomorrow.)
2. A: 你明年做什么？ (What will you do next year?)
B: 我明年会去英国学英文。 (I’ll go to Britain to learn English next year.)
3. 他说他晚上会给你发短信。(He said he will send you a text message this evening.)
The negative form of 会 (huì) is 不会 (bú huì):
4. 小王觉得不舒服，今天不会来滑冰了。 (Little Wang is not feeling well. He won’t come ice skating today after all.)
5.她这几天特别忙，晚上不会去听音乐会。 (She is very busy these days. She won’t be going to the concert tonight.)
6.天气预报说这个周末不会下雪。 (The weather forecast says that it won’t snow this weekend.)
4. Adj+(一)点儿
The expression (一)点儿can be placed after an adjective to indicate slight qualification. 一is optional.
1. 前几天我很不高兴，昨天考试考得很好，我高兴点儿了。 (I was very unhappy a few days ago. I did very well on the exam yesterday. I am a little bit happier now.)
2.我妹妹比我姐姐高一点儿。 (My younger sister is a bit taller than my older sister.)
3.你得快点儿，看电影要晚了。 (You’d better pick up the pace a bit, or you’ll be late for the movie.)
4.今天比昨天冷点儿。 (Today is a bit colder than yesterday.)
5. 老师，请您说话说得慢一点儿。 (Teacher, would you please speak a little bit more slowly?)
(一)点儿does not precede the adjective. The following sentences are therefore incorrect:
(2a) *我妹妹比我姐姐一点儿高。.
(4a) *今天比昨天一点儿冷。
(5a) *老师，请您说话说得一点儿慢。
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1do8mbsD-hD-5fXyhnW_ksAabL0zEC08wWwgkX7ynDgs/edit?usp=sharing
HW: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcviZc3__F4Sydo1UMQz_PW4AKa6upLhqVWPIaLW5Nc/edit
Language Practice (Required)
B-4 Let's Compare (see textbook P.11)
A. SHOPPING FOR SHOES
You are helping a friend decide between two pairs of shoes. Please compare their colors,
styles, and prices.
size: 8 $90 size: 8.5 $100
B-5 B. BEFORE & AFTER (PRACTICE "了" FOR CHANGE OF SITUATIONS)
以前 现在
NO EAT BREAKFAST YES
YES FEELING NERVOUS DRIVING NO
YES EAT MEAT NO
YES PLAY COMPUTER GAME NO
NO HAVE A CELLPHONE YES
B-6 GIVING A WEATHER REPORT
Check tomorrow's weather for both BJ & NY, then do a weather report and email it to 王老师. YOU MUST USE ......多了/一点儿
B-7 COMPARE THE FOLLOWING CELEBRITIES REGARDING THEIR LOOKS, MONEY AND TALENTS. YOU MUST USE "比"，"跟......一样ADJ"; "没有......ADJ":
If you are a fan of
BRAD PITT/ JUSTIN BIEBER
SELENA GOMEZ/RACHEL MCADAMS
CHANNING TATUM/RYAN GOSLING
KIM KARDASHIAN/LINDSAY LOHAN,
and you know everything about them, what will you say when others ask questions about them? Let'spractice using the structure 不但…而且… (bú dàn…é rqi).
Example:
Someone asks
A: So & So帅/漂亮吗？ 高
You, as a fan, will answer
B: So & So 不但很帅/漂亮，而且很高。
Someone asks
A: So & So 喜欢看球吗？
You, as a fan, will answer
B: So & So不但喜欢看球，而且喜欢打球。
A: So & So 高吗？ 帅
B:
A: So & So喜欢唱歌吗？
B:
2.
A: So & So唱歌唱得好吗/跳舞…/演电影…吗？ 漂亮
B:
A: So & So会说中文吗？西班牙语/意大利语/法语
B:
3.
9/25
1. Review for Quiz (10 min)
2. Take Quiz
3. B-8 BLIND DATE
You are out on a blind date. Your date is telling you his/her preferences, and would like to know yours. Let’s see how compatible you and your date are. Remember: you cannot say: A比B 很大，the correct way to say is A比B 大得很 or 大很多。
Example: Your date
美国菜 中国菜 好吃
我觉得美国菜比中国菜好吃。你觉得呢？
1. 茶 咖啡 好喝 →
2. 滑冰 打篮球 难 →
3. 坐火车 开车 慢 màn →
4. 发短信 打电话 便宜 →
B-9. Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Little Zhang decided to change his old habits in order to lead a healthier lifestyle. Let’s see how he does things differently these days.
Example:
PAST PRESENT
早饭 X 早饭 √
他以前不吃早饭， 现在吃早饭了。
1. 可口可乐
2. 吃肉
3. 做运动
4. 唱歌
5. 看外国电影
B-10 Dating Dilemma
You can’t make up your mind: “Who should I go out with, A or B?” A has numerous good qualities. Your friend points out that B at least equals A, if not in fact surpasses A. Or your friend reminds you that B trumps A in some other way.
Example:
You: 我觉得A很帅/漂亮。
Friend: 可是我觉得B跟A一样 帅/漂亮。
不，不，不， 我觉得B比A帅/漂亮多了。Possible attributes to consider:
1. 高
2. 钱 多
3. 学习 好
4. 打球打得好
All considered:
______比 ______好。
10/02/19
B-11 练习＂比＂
When making a comparison , 不....is not used. 不好吃 should be
难吃； 不复杂should be 简单
I feel/think American food is not as tasty as Chinese food, what do you think?
I think/feel your uncle is a bit taller than your dad, what do you think?
I think/feel that learning Spanish is as hard as learning Chinese, what do you think?
I think Chinese grammar is not as complicated as Spanish grammar.
I feel Tokyo's winter is as cold as Beijing's winter.
I think that he is a bit better looking than his brother, what do you think?
I think she is much prettier than her older sister.
I feel that California is warmer than NY in wintertime.
I think Japan is much smaller than China, but Korea is even smaller!
I feel that the cold climate is better than a humid climate, what do you think?
B-12 Translate:
(Gao Xiaoyin is looking out the window.)
A.北京的气候真不好，不是下雪，就是冷得很。
Ｂ．我也觉得我不喜欢北京的冬天。
Ａ．可是今天的天气比昨天好多了，不下雪了，也暖和多了。
B.我刚刚约了几个朋友明天去公园滑冰，不知道天气会怎么样？
A.我刚才看了网上的天气预报，说明天天气比今天更好。
不但不会下雪，而且会暖和一点儿。
B.是吗？那太好了！你知道气温有多少度吗？
A.气温在摄氏在零下两度左右。
Ｂ．摄氏零下两度是华氏的多少度？
Ａ．大概是华氏２８度左右。你还想约谁去滑冰？
B.除了李教授以外，我还想约了周小姐。
A.你想约李教授和周小姐？可是他们今天早上坐飞机去纽约了。
B.真的啊？那我明天怎么办？
A.你别去滑冰了，你还是在家看碟吧!
B-13. Group Discussion:
1. 你喜欢什么季节？ 为什么？
2. 纽约的天气最近怎么样？
3. Recap and Narrate and let's talk about weather in NY:
Working with a partner, recap the content of Dialogue I:
1. 昨天的天气好不好？
2. 昨天下雪了吗？
3. 今天的天气好吗？ 明天呢？
4. 小高约了谁去公园滑冰？
5. 小高请的人能跟高文中去滑冰吗？为什么？
6. 高小音让高文中明天做什么？
Speaking Practice
B-14 Translate then look at the English and speak in Chinese:
现在是冬天，昨天下雪了，今天的天气比昨天好，不下雪了。天气预报说明天的天气更好，不但不会下雪，而且会暖和一点儿。高文中很高兴，因为他约了白英爱去公园滑冰。可是高小音告诉他，白英爱今天早上坐飞机去纽约了。高文中不知道。他问高小音他明天怎么办？高小音让他在家看碟。
10/3/19
2. Grammar
5. The Adverb 又 (yòu, again) indicates recurrence of an action.
Please also watch for the difference between 又 and 再 which both means "again"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZWCGGactYA&t=517s
1.昨天早上下雪，今天早上又下雪了。 (It snowed yesterday morning. It snowed again this morning.)
2.妈妈上个星期给我打电话，这个星期又给我打电话了。
(My mom called me last weekend. She called me again this weekend.)
他昨天复习了第八课的语法，今天又复习了。 (He reviewed the grammar in Lesson Eight yesterday, and he reviewed it again today.)
Both 又 (yòu, again) and 再 (zài, again) indicate repetition of an action, but in a sentence with 又 (yòu, again), usually both the original action and the repetition occurred in the past, whereas 再 (zài, again) indicates an anticipated repetition of an action in general.
我上个周末去跳舞了，昨天我又去跳舞了。 (I went dancing last weekend. Yesterday I went dancing again.)
我昨天去跳舞了，我想明天晚上再去跳舞。 (I went dancing yesterday. I’m thinking of going dancing again tomorrow night.)
6. A dj/ V +是 (shì) + Adj / V, + 可是/但是 …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96q5EItVD_s
Sentences in this pattern usually imply that the speaker accepts the validity of a certain point of view but wishes to offer an alternative perspective or emphasize a different aspect of the matter.
1. A: 滑冰难不难？ (Is ice skating difficult?)
B: 滑冰难是难，可是很有意思。 (It is difficult, but it is very interesting.)
2. A: 在高速公路上开车，你紧张吗？ (Do you get nervous driving on the highway?)
B: 紧张是紧张，可是也很好玩儿。 (I do get nervous, but I find it a lot of fun, too.)
3. A: 明天学校开会，你去不去？ (There is a meeting at school tomorrow. Will you go?)
B: 我去是去，可是会晚一点儿。 (I’ll go, but I will be a little bit late.)
4. A: 你喜欢这张照片吗？ (Do you like this picture?)
B: 喜欢是喜欢，可是这张照片太小了。 (I like it, but this picture is too small.)
This pattern can be used only when the adjective or verb in it has already been mentioned, e.g., 难 (nán) in (1), 紧张 (jĭn zhāng) in (2), 去 (qù) in (3), and 喜欢in (4). In this regard, it is different from the pattern 虽然…可是/但是….
Language Practice
B-15. Plan B
When you plan something and the weather does not cooperate, then what do you do? Ask and answer the following questions with your partner, and see if you can settle on an alternative.
Example:
A: 我想出去玩儿， 可是下雨了。
B: 别出去了！还是 在家看电视吧。
1. A: 我想去买点儿东西， 可是雪下得很大。
B:
2. A: 我想出去看朋友，可是天气很糟糕。
B:
3. A: 我想去公园打球， 但是太热。
B:
B-16. Little Zhang's Routine
The following chart shows what Little Zhang did last week. Let’s recap by using 又 (yòu).
Monday: watch DVD
Tuesday: shopping
Wednesday: ice skating
Thursday: shopping
Friday: watch DVD
Saturday: ice skating
Example:
小张星期一看碟， 星期五又看碟。
1.
2.
B-17. Two Sides to Every Coin
Things are rarely simple. Take turns reminding each other to consider another factor.
Example:
加州 漂亮
A: 加州很漂亮。
B: 加州漂亮是漂亮，可是东西太贵了。
How about the following?
1. London weather/ rains all the time, but cool
2. Today's weather sunnier than yesterday? but too stifling hot
3. today, too windy, It is windy, but not humid
4. Yesterday's weather cloudy, but comfortable
B-18 Translate：
Don't you think that NY's winter is cold? It is cold, but I like snow.
Don't you think that FL is too stifling hot in the summer? It is hot, but I like hot climate.
Don't you think that he is tall? He is tall, but too skinny.
Do you like Hawaiian climate? I do like it, but there is no 4 seasons.
Do you like these photos? I do like them, but they are too expensive.
Are you going to meet us at the meeting? I am going, but I will be a bit late.
Don't you think Spanish grammar is too complicated? It is complicated, but the writing is easier than writing Characters.
Don't you think he is ugly? He is ugly, but he is a very nice person.
B-19 .中国的气候
The following is a three-day weather forecast for Beijing. Give a report on which days the weather will be colder/warmer and how the weather will change, and compare it with the weather in your town.
今天 : cloudy/ cold high 5c low -8c
明天: snows/windy high 0c low -15c
后天：sunny/warmer high 15c /low 7c
纽约？