Chinese characters, known as hanzi, were allegedly created by Cang Jie around 2650 BC and are logographic rather than alphabetic. They are used in written Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other East Asian languages and originated in China.
Chinese characters, known as hanzi, were allegedly created by Cang Jie around 2650 BC and provide written language for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. They are logographic characters that originated in China and are now used in East Asian countries like China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore to write their languages.
The document describes the speaker's Thanksgiving celebration at their maternal grandmother's house. It notes that their grandmother lives alone now since their grandfather passed away two years ago. Their grandmother cooked three turkeys and many dishes for the ten adults and five children attending. They ate many traditional Thanksgiving foods and desserts and had a fun evening playing games before returning home late at night. Thanksgiving is described as a special American holiday like Chinese New Year where families gather.
Chinese characters, known as hanzi, were allegedly created by Cang Jie around 2650 BC and are logographic rather than alphabetic. They are used in written Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other East Asian languages and originated in China.
Chinese characters, known as hanzi, were allegedly created by Cang Jie around 2650 BC and provide written language for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. They are logographic characters that originated in China and are now used in East Asian countries like China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore to write their languages.
The document describes the speaker's Thanksgiving celebration at their maternal grandmother's house. It notes that their grandmother lives alone now since their grandfather passed away two years ago. Their grandmother cooked three turkeys and many dishes for the ten adults and five children attending. They ate many traditional Thanksgiving foods and desserts and had a fun evening playing games before returning home late at night. Thanksgiving is described as a special American holiday like Chinese New Year where families gather.
The document discusses different grammar structures in Mandarin Chinese that involve aspect markers like 了 and 才. It provides examples of structures like V1(以後)就V2(了), which indicates one action following another; the use of 了 with quantified objects; using 到...才 to talk about lateness; and contrasting sentences with 才 and 就+了 to compare completing an action at different times. The document is a reference on several grammatical structures in Chinese involving aspect markers.
The document discusses different grammar structures in Mandarin Chinese that involve aspect markers like 了 and 才. It provides examples of structures like V1(以後)就V2(了), which indicates one action following another; the use of 了 with quantified objects; using 到...才 to talk about lateness; and contrasting sentences with 才 and 就+了 to compare completing an action at different times. The document is a reference on several grammatical structures in Chinese involving aspect markers.
9. Ask 3 of your classmates about their
family size, write down their names
and household size (1 Minute)
nǐ de jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén？
你的家有幾個人？
Name Household size
John 4
Mary 6
George 7
10. Wǒ de jiā yǒu shéi?
我的家有誰？
Wǒ de jiā yǒu
我的家有:
bà ba ,
爸爸，
mā ma ,
媽媽，
gē ge
哥哥
hé
和
(and
)
wǒ .
我。
11. 爺爺
yé ye
奶奶
nǎi nai
爸 爸
bà ba
媽 媽
mà ma
David
弟弟
dì di
妹妹
mèi mèi
哥哥
gē ge
姐姐
jiě jie
外公
wài gōng
外婆
wài pó
13. 家族樹 jiā zú shù : Family tree
Put stickers in right spots, write Pinyin next to stickers
to prepare with your partner to introduce the family
to the class ! (5 Mins)
14. tā jiào David . tā de jiā yǒu shì yī gè rén, yǒu bà ba, mā ma, yé ye ,
他叫David。他的家有十一個人, 有爸爸, 媽媽, 爺爺,
nǎi nai , liǎng gè jiě jie , yī gè gē ge , yī gè dì di hé liǎng gè
mèi mei
奶奶， 两個姐姐， 一個哥哥， 一個弟弟 和 两個妹妹。
15. xīn pǔ sēn yī jiā
辛普森一家
Lisa Maggie
Bart
yǒu shén me chǒng wù
有什麼寵物？
16.
17.
18.
19. Nǐ yǒu shén me chǒng wù ?
你有什麼寵物?
“You have what pet
?”Ask 3 of your classmates for their pet info
write down their names and pet info，
present to the class
Name Dog Cat Fish
Mary 2 4 0
John 3 5 6
David 0 1 3
20. 接机 Jiē jī /Picking up (at the Airport)
•Your pen pal in China is
coming to stay with you
for the winter break
21. 接机 Jiē jī /Picking up (at the airport)
•However, you agreed to
remain anonymous to
each other until you
meet
22. 接机 Jiē jī /Picking up (at the airport)
Task:
• For Host (主人), pick up 1 visiting pen pal by
asking questions to match the information you
have
• For Guest(客人)，according to the info chart,
answer hosts’ questions about “your” family
to be picked up by the right host.
23. 接筆 jiē bǐ yǒu /Picking up penpal
Questions you can ask：
nǐ de jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén?
你的家有幾個人？
nǐ yǒu jǐ gè xiōng dì jiě mèi ?
你有幾個兄弟姐妹？
nǐ yǒu shén me chǒng wù?
你有什 麼宠物？
24. HW
• Record 1-4 in your handout (@class blog）
• For #4, say your family and pet information, if
you don’t have pets, say 我没（méi)有寵物.
“ 我的家有__ 個人， 有___, ____, ____和____。
我有隻___.... （pet info)”
• Character sheet (Please write Pinyin above
each character.
