3/4/19
Vocabulary
办理:(bànlǐ) to handle/take are of
手续: (shǒuxù) procedure, paperworks
公民:(gōng mín) citizen
签证: (qiān)(zhèng) Visa
电子机票:(diàn)(zǐ)(jī)(piào) E-Ticket
手提行李:(shǒu)(tí)(háng)(lǐ) a carry-on luggage
过移民局:(guò)(yí)(mín)(jú): to go through Immigration
过海关:(guò)(hǎi) (guān) go through the Custom
买礼物:(mǎi)(lǐ)(wù): buy gift
候机室:(hòu)(jī)(shì): waiting area
正点:(zhèng)(diǎn): on time
晚点:(wǎn)(diǎn): delayed
座位: (zuò)(wèi): seat
谢天谢地:(xiè)(tiān)(xiè)(dì): thank goodness
安检:(ān)(jiǎn): security check
幸运: (xìngyùn) fortunate; lucky
免费:(miǎn)(fèi) free of charge
空姐/乘务员: (kōng jiě)/(chéng wù yuán) flight attendants
雪碧:(xuě)(bì): Sprite
小吃: snacks
花生: peanuts
薯片:(shǔ)(piàn): potato chips
酒水:(jiǔ)(shuǐ): liquor
啤酒:(pí)(jiǔ): beer
白酒: Chinese Sake
看电视节目: to watch TV program
报纸:(bàozhǐ): newspaper
杂志:(zázhì): magazines
关灯:(guāndēng): turn off the lights
需要:(xūyào): to need
耳机: headphones
一会儿/一阵(zhèn)子: a little while
困/睏: (kùn) sleepy
没想到: unexpectedly
出乎意料:(chū)(hū)(yì)(liào): surprisingly
还不错: not bad
自己:(zì)(jǐ): oneself
我自己: myself
你自己: yourself
Vocab Quiz on Friday, 3/7/19
http://quizlet.com/75297650/3-at-the-airport-p2-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/75298551/3-at-the-airport-p2-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
1. Review Vocab (10 min)
2. E-1 Reading Practice 1
A. 你好！我要办理登机手续。
B. 请给我你的机票和护照。
A.我的机票是打印出来的电子机票，可以吗？
B. 可以，你是美国公民，有去中国的签证吗？
A.我有签证。
B. 你要带几件托运的行李？
A.我有两件托运的，一件手提的行李。
B. 你的行李超重了。
A.每件超了几磅？
B. 一共超了十磅。
A.要交多少钱？
B. 一共八十元。谢谢！
A.我的航班在几号登机口？
B. 你的航班在十五号登机口。
A.安检在哪里？
B. 安检在大厅的左边。
A.你过了安检，再过移民局和海关。
B. 祝你旅途愉快！
回答下面的问题：
1. 上飞机前需要什么证件来办理登机手续？
2. 他一共有几件行李？
3.为什么他要交钱？
4.托运行李以后他要过哪里？ Put it in order:
登机口 海关 移民局 安全检查（安检）
3/7/19
1. Take quiz
2. E-2
Read and translate the following text messages:
A.你好！我刚刚过了海关和移民局。我现在在免税店买礼物。我想买一个男式钱包和一个女式手提包。免税店的东西不便宜，可是不用付税。
B. 你好！我现在在候机室等候飞机起飞。希望飞机不会晚点。
C. 谢天谢地！飞机正点起飞。我在登机口准备上飞机！
D.我马上就要起飞了。我很幸运，我的座位靠窗，不靠走道。北京见！
E.出乎意料，中国国际航空公司的中餐还不错，比上次我坐的西北航空的素餐好吃多了。
2. E-3 Speaking Test (on 3/11/19)
Find a partner and pretend to be a passenger and flight attendant. You may want to include:
Hello！Mr./Ms. Would you please give me English Newspaper/magazine.:你好！先生/小姐，请你给我英文报纸和杂志！
May I trouble you to give me the blanket and pillow？: 可以麻烦你给我毛毯和枕头吗？
OK. May I ask what would you like to drink?: 好的！请问您想喝什么饮料？
Do you have Sprite/Coke/Green tea?: 你有雪碧/可乐/绿茶吗？
What snacks do you want to eat?: 你要什么小吃？
Peanuts or potato chips?: 花生还是薯片？
Sorry, I am allergic to peanuts.: 对不起，我对花生过敏。
(For) dinner, do you want Chinese or western food?: 晚餐你想吃中餐还是西餐？
Do you have seafood?: 你有海鲜吗？
I want to eat fish or shrimp.: 我想吃鱼或者是虾。
I am sorry. We only have chicken and beef.: 对不起，我们只有鸡肉和牛肉。
Then please give me vegetarian food: 那请给我 素食/素餐。
Do you need a headphone? : 您需要耳机吗？
No need. I use my own. :不需要，我用自己的。
I am very sleepy (tired). I want to sleep for a little while. May I bother you to turn off the lights?: 我很困。要睡一会儿觉。能不能麻烦你把灯关了？
Speaking Test (see above, practice with Quizlet)
https://quizlet.com/76202684/3-speaking-on-the-plane-flash-cards/
You are on an Air China flight to Beijing. Have a conversation with the flight attendant about food, drinks, blanket, headphones, and sleeping arrangement.
E-4 Translate Arriving in Beijing
（在北京首都机场）
爸，妈:小朋！
王朋：爸，妈！
爸，妈：累坏了吧？
王朋:还好。爸，妈，我给你们介绍一下，这是我的同学李友。
李友：叔叔，阿姨，你们好。
爸，妈:欢迎你来北京。李友，你的中文说得真好。
李友： 谢谢。是因为王朋教得好。
王朋:.哪里，是因为你聪明。
爸，妈:哎，你们俩都聪明。小朋，你好像瘦了点儿。是不是打工太忙，没有时间吃饭?
王朋:我没瘦。我常常运动，身体比以前棒多了。
爸，妈:小红怎么样？
王朋:她很好，英文水平提高了很多。
爸，妈: 走吧，我们上车以后，再慢慢儿地聊吧。爷爷、奶奶在烤鸭店等我们呢！
李友: 烤鸭店？
E-5. Recap and Narrate
Working with a partner, recap the content of Dialogue II:
1. 谁去北京首都机场接王朋和李友？
2. 王朋说他累不累？
3. 王朋的妈妈说李友的中文怎么样？
4. 李友和王朋说李友的中文为什么这么好？
5. 王朋的妈妈觉得王朋的身体怎么样？
6. 王朋说他的身体怎么样？
7. 王朋说他妹妹在美国怎么样？
8. 王朋的爷爷、奶奶在哪儿等他们呢？
9. 李友听说要去烤鸭店以后，为什么说“烤鸭店？”
E-6 Reading Practice (Translate)
王朋和李友到北京以后，在首都机场看见了王朋的爸爸妈妈，王朋把李友介绍给他的父母。王朋的妈妈说李友中文说得很好，李友说是因为王朋教得好，王朋说是因为李友聪明。王朋的妈妈觉得王朋瘦了， 是不是打工太累了？ 王朋说他不但没瘦， 而且因为常常运动， 身体比以前棒多了。王朋还说妹妹在美国很好，英文水平提高了很多。王朋的爸爸让他们快上车，因为王朋的爷爷、奶奶在烤鸭店等他们呢。李友吃素，她去烤鸭店吃什么呢？
Grammar
还 (hái) + Positive Adjective
还 (hái) when used before a commendatory adjective may indicate that something is acceptable if not truly outstanding.
A: 你对那家旅馆的印象怎么样?(What was your impression of that hotel?)
B: 还好。 (It’s okay.)
这个厨房还可以，挺干净的。(This kitchen is all right. It’s pretty clean.)
那套公寓还行，带家具。 (That apartment is not too bad. It’s furnished.)
那个饭馆的红烧牛肉和家常豆腐还不错。 (That restaurant’s beef braised in soy sauce and family-style tofu are pretty good.)
Language Practice
E-7 Being Diplomatic
This is your friend Ellen after a complete fashion makeover. She wants your opinion on her new look. You don’t like her new style, but you don’t want to hurt her feelings, so you try to be tactful.
Example:
Ellen: 你觉得我的大衣怎么样？
You: 我觉得你的大衣还不错/还行。
1. What do you think of my shoes?
2. What do you think of my Chinese?
3. What do you think of my room?
4. What do you think of my hair?
E-8. My Dear Puppy!
You and your friend just adopted a puppy and are very attentive to its every move. You are extremely careful, and often think the puppy is either losing weight, or gaining weight.
You are also worried that the puppy might be
1) tired, 2) thirsty, 3) hungry, 4) having a cold, 5) having a fever, etc. By the way, the puppy’s name is 毛毛 .
Example:
哎，我觉得毛毛 好像瘦了/胖了。
What other things will you say when you look at the puppy?
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E-9. Seeing a Friend Off
Brainstorm with your partner and list the things that people say to each other when saying goodbye at the airport or train station, e.g. “safe journey,” “give us a call when you get there,” “I’ll be back soon,” “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine,” etc.
Put the phrases you listed in a logical order. Based on your list, do a role-play of a seeing-off scenario, then email it to Wang Laoshi.
E-10. Greeting Newly Arrived Guests
Brainstorm with your partner and list the things that people say to each other when greeting guests at the airport/train station, e.g. “Welcome to …,” “Thank you for picking me up,” “You must be exhausted after a long trip,” “I’m okay, not too tired,” “Let me help you with your luggage,” etc.
Put the phrases you listed in a logical order. Based on you list, do a role-play between a guest and a person who comes to pick up the guest.
E-11 Speaking
Dialogue II
(At the Beijing Capital Airport)
Wang Peng’s Dad: Xiao Peng!
Wang Peng: Dad, Mom!
Mom: You must be really tired.
Wang Peng: Not really. Dad, Mom, let me introduce you… This is my classmate Li You.
Li You: Uncle, Aunt, how do you do?
Dad: Welcome to Beijing.
Mom: Li You, you speak Chinese wonderfully.
Li You: Thank you. It’s because Wang Peng is a good teacher.
Wang Peng: You flatter me. It’s because you’re smart.
Dad: Hey, you’re both smart.
Mom: Xiao Peng, you seem to have lost some weight. Is it because you were too busy
working and had no time to eat?
Wang Peng: Mom, I haven’t lost any weight. I exercise a lot. I’m much stronger than before.
Mom: How is Xiao Hong?
Wang Peng: She’s great. Her English has really improved.
Dad: Let’s go. We’ll talk at leisure after we get in the car. Grandpa and Grandma are waiting for us at the roast duck restaurant.
Li You: Roast duck restaurant?
E-12 Write / type an email message to: 王老师
Write/type messages to your E-Pal about your status at the airport. You may want include:
你好！飞机正点起飞了。我的座位靠窗。我刚刚吃了晚餐。空姐问我想吃中餐还是西餐。我问他中餐是什么菜。她说中餐是米饭和鸡肉，西餐是意大利面条和牛肉。我想吃鱼和虾，可是他们没有海鲜，只好吃中餐。出乎意料，味道还不错，很好吃。我也喝了饮料。我喝了热茶。吃完了饭，我看了一会儿电影和电视节目，可是没意思。 我又听了一阵子音乐。我现在很睏(kùn)，我想睡觉。
3/11/19 (Test)
E-13 Speaking Practice for Final Exam (Test Tomorrow)
https://quizlet.com/102531471/4-travel-speaking-flash-cards/
You will be asked you say 10 of the following sentences by my choice. Each sentence is worth 10 points.
What time is your flight?: 你是几点的航班？/你的飞机几点起飞？
It takes off at 9 PM tonight. : 飞机晚上九点起飞。
I need to get to the airport as early as 6:30 PM.: 我晚上六点半就得到机场。
May I trouble you to drive me to the airport?:可以麻烦你送我去机场吗？
I will arrive at Capital International Airport tomorrow morning: 我会在明天早上到达首都国际机场。
I brought two check-in luggage. : 我带了两件托运的行李。
My luggage is very heavy: 我的行李很重。
I worry it will be overweight. : 我担心我的行李会超重。
OMG! I forgot to bring my passport! : 天哪！我忘了带我的护照！
Found it! Thanks to heaven and earth!: 找到了！谢天谢地！
I heard going through Custom and Immigration is very troublesome. : 我听说过海关和移民局很麻烦。
When you buy things in the duty-free shop, be careful with your wallet!:你在免税商店购物时，要小心你的钱包！
The waiting area seems very messy, too many people!: 候机室好像乱七八糟的！人多死了！
I have very good impression of the concourse of the airport. : 我对机场的航站楼的印象很好。
I am going to Beijing for the internship. :我要去北京实习。
My boarding gate is #89.:我的登机口是八十九号。
My boarding board is in my passport. : 我的登机牌在护照的里面。
I need to do the check-in procedure right away. : 我得马上办理登机手续。
My friend is going to pick me up at the airport. : 我的朋友会去机场接我。
I hope the plane won’t get delayed. : 我希望飞机不会晚点。
Please take care of your luggage!: 把行李照顾好！
Bon Voyage! : 祝你一路平安！
Writing Test After You Come Home from China
E-14 Writing Exam (Quarterly Assessment)
Rubrics
You just came back to US after an exchange trip in China. Write a long passage (at least 200 words, but more is expected) to your Chinese teacher about your entire experience: the reason why you wanted to take this trip; your preparation for the trip; how you went to airport; how was your experience going through the check-in, custom, immigration......; when you arrived in China; who went to pick you up; what did you do in China; when you came back and how was your flight; how do you feel about this trip...... You have to use as much as possible of the new vocabulary that we learned from this chapter. Remember to use as many conjunction words as possible. Please follow the rubric above and try your best!
E-15 Reading Practice
Culture Highlights
1。在中国的国内航班，每个乘客允许带只有一件托运行李， 一件手提行李。国内航班上通常能吃到点心或小吃。
国际航班可以带两件托运的行李和一件手提的行李。
In China, on which flight passengers can have two check-in luggage?
a. Domestic
b. International
2.北京烤鸭拥有几个世纪的悠久历史。起先是皇上的菜单的美味佳肴，现在它可以说是食品项目最具中国北方的饮食文化的象征。确实，大家都说中国说：去北京是必不可少的是：第一：参观长城，第二：在烤鸭店吃一顿饭。 在北京最有名的烤鸭店是全聚德，成立于1864年。
Based on the passage above, which two are the "Must-do and see" things while you are in Beijing?
a. Tienanmen Square & Hutong
b. Great Wall & Peking Duck
Progress Checklist
Before proceeding to Level 2, be sure you can complete the following tasks in Chinese:
I am able to—
ü Check in for a flight and check my luggage at the airport counter;
ü Wish others a safe journey;
ü Greet out-of-town guests at the airport;
ü Compliment someone on his/her language ability;
ü Express concern about someone’s health;
ü Remind people to move on to the next engagement.