9/26
C-1 Translate:
Dialogue II
（高文中在网上找白英爱聊天儿。）
A. 英爱，纽约那么好玩儿，你怎么在网上，为什么没出去？
B. 别提了！这儿的天气非常糟糕。
A. 怎么了？
B. 昨天下大雨，今天又下雨了,天天下雨，真讨厌。
A. 听天气预报说这个周末这儿天气很好，你快一点儿回来吧。
B. 天气预报说这个周末纽约也会暖和一点儿。我下个星期有一个面试，还不能回去。
A. 我刚刚在加州找了一个工作，你也去吧。加州冬天不冷，夏天不热，春天和秋天更舒服。
B.你说得对。不过，加州好是好，可是我更喜欢纽约。
C-2. Recap and Narrate
Work with a partner, recap the content of Dialogue II:
1. 高文中说纽约好玩儿吗？
2. 白英爱在纽约为什么在房间里上网，没出去？
3. 高文中为什么让白英爱周末快一点儿回学校？
4. 白英爱这个周末能回学校吗？
5. 高文中在哪儿找了一个工作？
6. 高文中说那儿的天气怎么样？
7. 白英爱觉得那儿怎么样？
10/03/19
Writing Test on 10/08/19
C-3. Speaking/Writing Test Option 1
Using the words and phrases in red as prompts, connect your answers above to form a narrative like this example:
还是...吧/又/听说/让/可是/而且/比/更/好是好，可是/告诉/希望/刚刚/还
NY is fun, but the weather there now is really terrible. Yesterday it rained, today is rained again! I heard my grandma said that this weekend, the weather in California is very good. She wants me to come back sooner. But I told her that this weekend NY's weather is going to be better than today's weather. In addition, I will have an interview next week for looking for a job, so I need to stay here, won't be able to go back yet. My friend told me that she just found a job in California. She feels that the climate in California is much better than NY: not cold in the winter, not hot in the summer; Spring and fall are even more comfortable. She hopes that I could go to California as well. I feel that California is nice, but I still like NY better. So I'd better stay in NY.
C-4 Speaking Option 2
English Text
Dialogue I
https://quizlet.com/154560578/2-weather-speaking-c4-p1-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/154559416/3-weather-speaking-c4-p2-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/153698978/speaking-c4-
A: Today’s weather is better than yesterday’s. It’s not snowing anymore.
B: I asked a friend to go ice skating in the park tomorrow. I wonder what the weather is going to be like.
A: I looked up the forecast on the internet. Tomorrow’s weather will be even better than today. Not only will it not snow, it’ll be a bit warmer, too.
B: Really? Fantastic!
A: Whom did you ask to go ice skating?
B: Bai Ying’ai.
A: You asked Bai Ying’ai? But she flew to New York this morning.
B: Really? Then what do I do tomorrow?
A: Why don’t you watch a DVD at home?
Dialogue II
(Gao Wenzhong is chatting with Bai Ying’ai online.)
A: Ying’ai, New York is so much fun. How come you’re online and not out and about?
B: The weather here is awful.
A: How come?
B: Yesterday it poured. It rained again today.
A: The weather here is great this weekend. You’d better come back as soon as you can.
B: It’s going to be warmer in New York this weekend. Next week I have an interview. I can’t come back just yet.
A: I found a job in California. Go with me. It’s not cold in the winter in California, or hot in the summer. Spring and fall are even more comfortable.
B: California is great, but I like New York more.
10/08/
C-5
语法:......same/not same as......
语法: A 跟 B 一样/不一样 + adj
This classroom is as big as that classroom.
This classroom is not as big as that classroom.
This classroom is much bigger than that classroom.
语法: 会 will
Mrs. White is not in the office today. She will be in tomorrow.
Where are you going next year? Next year I will go to England to study English Literature.
She said that she will go to the meeting.
*The negative form of what is 不会
小王觉得不舒服,今天不会来滑冰了。
他这几天特别忙,晚上不会去听音乐会。
天气预报说这个周末不会下雪。
因为他没有钱,所以我想他明天不会去中国。
语法：adjective + 一点儿/点儿
前几天我很不高兴, 昨天考试考的很好, 我高兴点儿了。
我妹妹比我姐姐高一点儿。
你得快点儿, 看电影要晚了。
今天比昨天冷点儿。
老师, 请您说话说的慢一点儿。
*语法重点:你不可以把＂一点儿＂放在形容词的前面，只能放在形容词的后面。
你不可以说:
我妹妹比我姐姐一点高。
今天比昨天一点儿了。
老师请您说话说的一点儿慢。
语法:又 again: indicating recurrence of an action
昨天早上下雪,今天早上又下雪了。
妈妈上个星期给我打电话,这个星期又给我打电话了。
她昨天复习了第八课的语法,今天又复习了一次/一遍。
语法： 形容词 +是+ 形容词，可是/但是...... (Any 5)
我想出去玩儿, 可是下雨了。别出去了!还是在家看电视吧。
我想出去买点东西,可是雪下的很大。别出去了， 还是在家吃晚饭吧。
我想出去看朋友,可是天气很糟糕。别去了，你还是在网上跟他见面吧。
我想去公园打球, 但是太热了。别去了，还是在家做作业吧。
小张星期一看碟, 星期五又看电影。
我妈妈周六去购物, 周日又去购物。
纽约又大又脏。纽约脏是脏, 可是很有意思。
坐地铁很便宜。坐地铁便宜是便宜,可是很不方便。
坐公共汽车太慢了。坐公共汽车慢是慢, 可是很便宜。
你的老家的冬天很冷吗？冷是冷,可是很少下雪。
语法: ＂又＂和 ＂再＂的区别
To indicate repetition of an action, but in a sentence with 又 (again), usually, both original action and the repetition occurred in the past, where is 再 （again） indicates an anticipated repetition of an action in general.
例如:
我上个周末去跳舞了, 昨天我又去跳舞了。
我昨天去跳舞了,我想明天晚上再去跳舞。
C-6 Reading Practice
纽约很好玩, 可是那儿现在的天气 非常糟糕, 昨天下大雨, 今天又下大雨了。 高文中说学校这儿周末的天气很好, 让白英爱 快一点回来。可是白英爱说 纽约周末的天气也会好一点, 而且 他下个星期有一个面试, 还不能回去。高文中刚刚找了一个工作, 他告诉英爱 加州的天气很好, 冬天不冷, 夏天不热, 春天和秋天更舒服, 希望 白英爱也去加州。英爱说, 加州好是好, 可是 她更喜欢纽约。
回答问题:
高文中说纽约好玩儿吗?
白英爱在纽约为什么在房间里上网,没出去?
高文中为什么让白英爱周末快一点回学校?
白英爱这个周末能回学校吗?
高文中在哪儿找了一个工作?
高文中说那儿的天气怎么样?
白英爱觉得那儿怎么样?
10/01
1. Speaking test
2. C-7 Project
Choose a city from the list, go online and research about the yearly climate and next 5-day weather for the city you chose. You can choose any form of presentation you want. You must include photos and captions in Chinese.
Presentation day : 10/3
主要:(zhǔyào)main
平均：(ping jun)average
世界:(shìjiè)world
华盛顿: (huáshèngdùn)Washington
芝加哥:(zhījiāgē) Chicago
洛杉矶:(luòshānjī)Los Angles
旧金山:(jiùjīnshān)San Francisco
温哥华:(wēngēhuá)Vancouver
蒙特利尔:(méngtèlìěr)Montreal
多伦多:(duōlúnduō)Toronto
圣地亚哥:(shèngdìyàgē)San Diego
曼谷:(màngǔ)Bangkok
新加坡:(xīnjiāpō)Singapore
新德里:(xīndélǐ)New Deli
德黑兰:(déhēilán)Tehran
莫斯科:(mòsīkē) Moscow
圣彼得堡:(shèngbǐdébǎo)St. Petersburg
法兰克福:(fǎlánkèfú)Frankfurt
柏林:(bólín)Berlin
慕尼黑:(mùníhēi)Munich
巴黎:(bālí)Paris
里昂:(lǐáng)Lyon
都柏林:(dūbólín)Dublin
伦敦(lúndūn): London
10/5 -6
C-7
Writing Test
Write an email message (at least 100 words) to your Chinese friend (Wang Laoshi) and tell your friend about the climate/weather in US, especially in NY. Then ask about the weather in China. You must use 比，跟...(不）一样+adj; 我觉得，因为...所以；不但...而且；除了...以为; 特别是；如果...; 一...就......, 又..., 又...; adj. 是adj, 可是...; 还是......吧；不是..., 就是......
2. Assessment：
C-8 http://goo.gl/forms/vBQcdD2qsF
C-9 Reading Practice
文化知识:
1.在中国天气用摄氏,也就是℃,不用华氏 。重量用公斤, 不用磅。距离用里或者是公里, 不用英里。
3.C-6 Reading Practice
纽约很好玩, 可是那儿现在的天气 非常糟糕, 昨天下大雨, 今天又下大雨了。 高文中说学校这儿周末的天气很好, 让白英爱 快一点回来。可是白英爱说 纽约周末的天气也会好一点, 而且 他下个星期有一个面试, 还不能回去。高文中刚刚找了一个工作, 他告诉英爱 加州的天气很好, 冬天不冷, 夏天不热, 春天和秋天更舒服, 希望 白英爱也去加州。英爱说, 加州好是好, 可是 她更喜欢纽约。
回答问题:
1. 高文中说纽约好玩儿吗?
2. 白英爱在纽约为什么在房间里上网,没出去?
3. 高文中为什么让白英爱周末快一点回学校?
4. 白英爱这个周末能回学校吗?
5. 高文中在哪儿找了一个工作?
6. 高文中说那儿的天气怎么样?
7. 白英爱觉得那儿怎么样?
2. Writing Test (Due at the end of the period) (See Assignment)
Write an email message (at least 100 words) to your Chinese friend and tell your friend about the climate/weather in US, especially in NY. Then ask about the weather in China. You must use 比，跟...(不）一样+adj; 我觉得，因为...所以；不但...而且；除了...以为; 特别是；如果...; 一...就......, 又..., 又...; adj. 是adj, 可是...; 还是......吧；不是..., 就是......
10/28
Q & A Session
10/29 Reading Practice
跟纽约一样，北京的冬天有时候很冷。常常会下雪。上海的天气比北京会暖和一点儿。因为上海在北京的南面。可是上海偶尔也会下一点儿雪。
1. Which statement is NOT true?
1) It snows a lot in Shanghai.
2) Shanghai is situated in south part of China.
3) Beijing’s climate is similar as New York’s.
4) Shanghai is warmer than Beijing.
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我将来要去加州上大学。加州的天气很少有阴天，总是晴天。冬天不冷，夏天也不太热，春天和秋天更舒服。很凉快。跟加州比，纽约的气候很糟糕。纽约的夏天有时很闷热， 也很潮湿。纽约的冬天有时冷得要死。
2. Where do I want to go to college?
1) Canada
2) California
3) China
4) New York
3. Why do I want to go there?
1) Because of the culture
2) Because of the food
3) Because of the weather
4) Because of the scenery
在中国气候条件从北到南很不一样, 相差很多。一般来说, 就像在美国一样, 北方冬天很冷, 也常常下大雪。在南方, 夏天很热, 也很潮湿。中国有三个大城市: 重庆(chongqing), 武汉(Wuhan), 和南京, 都有一个外号叫 ＂火炉(lu2)＂。
中国最长的河叫长江(Changjiang)、 也叫扬子江(Yangzijiang)。 在长江地下流一带, 有梅雨季节。梅雨季节是在五月和六月, 几乎每天都下雨，而且很潮湿。但是大部分的梅雨季节在中国的南方，是在七月和八月, 比如 武汉，在那期间很多的河都会发大水。因为中国的海南岛，跟美国的夏威夷有一样的气候，所以大家都说她是中国的夏威夷。在冬天, 海南省的海南岛的天气很暖和, 所以吸引很多游客, 特别是北方的游客。同时 南方人常常到北方的哈尔滨（Harbin)去看冰雕展(ice sculptures) 。
4. 中国的哪个城市最冷？
1) 北京
2）武汉
3） 南京
4）哈尔滨
5. Hainan Island has a nick name:
1) fire pit
2) ice sculpture
3) The Hawaii of China
4) Monsoon Monster
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6. 如果你不喜欢冷气候的话，冬天你最好是不要去哪里？
1）夏威夷
2）武汉
3） 海南岛
4）哈尔滨
C-11 Culture Highlights
1. For measuring temperature, China uses the Celsius rather than the Fahrenheit system. For measuring length and weight, China uses the metric system, even though some people still use the old system. The basic unit of length in the old Chinese system is 里 (lı), which equals half a kilometer, or 0.311 mile. The basic unit of weight in the old Chinese system is 斤 (jīn), which equals half a kilogram, or 1.102 pounds.
2. In China, the climatic conditions differ drastically from one part of the country to another. Generally speaking, just as in America, the north is cold and snowy in winter; the south, hot and wet in summer. Three cities, 重庆 (Chóngqìng), 武汉 (Wŭhàn), and 南京 (Nánjīng), are nicknamed “furnaces” for their notoriously hot temperatures in summer. Some other cities, such as 昆明 (Kūnmíng), are known for their year-round balmy weather. In the lower 长江 (Chángjiāng, the longest river in China, also known as the Yangtze) valley, there is a 黄梅 (huángméi, literally, yellow plum) season in May and June characterized by copious rain and high humidity. But the major rainy season for most of southern China is in July and August, when almost all the rivers swell to flood levels. In winter, the island of 海南(Hăinán) provides warmth and appealing resorts for tourists from the north, while many southerners brave the cold and pour into the northern city of 哈尔滨 (Hā’ěrbīn) for its annual exhibition of icesculptures.
3. Some Chinese names for Western places were invented by early Chinese immigrants, e.g., 旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, literally, Old Gold Mountain) for San Francisco. But the vast majority of names for Western places are transliterations. Massachusetts, for instance, is transliterated as 麻萨诸塞 (Másàzhūsài), which is in turn abbreviatedto 麻州 (Mázhōu), with the character 州meaning “state.” Similarly, California is transliterated as 加利福尼亚(Jiālìfúníyà), which is often shortened to 加州 (Jiāzhōu).
4. China now boasts more internet users than any other country. Many Chinese urbanites have residential internet access, but many youngsters prefer to use the internet at a type of commercial facility called 网吧(wăngbā, internet bar). As 网吧provide not only internet access but also snacks and beverages, they are favorite social venues for these young internet users. One can easily locate a 网吧 in a commercial area in any Chinese city. In Taiwan, is commonly known as 网咖 (wăngkā).
SPEAKING PROJECT:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N-YnRXgVPHIA2Em5EYOxScraLCJl9md33yuT6bkdcN0/edit?usp=sharing
You must include at least 5 to 7 days of Weather Forecast (could be a fictional forecast in order to use different vocabulary).
You must create at least one slide for each season.
You must use adequate sentences to describe the climate for 4 seasons in New York.
You must include images, emojis, clip arts, and/or videos clips......
Each slide must include texts in Chinese.
You must present the slides with you in the video and your eyes looking at the camera.
You must use a variety of expressions and conjunctions without too many repetitions.
Progress Checklist
Before proceeding to Lesson 12, be sure you can complete the following
tasks in Chinese:
I am able to—
ü Provide a simple description of the weather;
ü Describe the climate in the place where I live;
ü Describe basic weather changes;
ü Compare the weather in two places;