Chinese IIAB IIA IIB 11 Season and Festival

Chinese IIAB (IIA +IIB) 11 Season and Festival Module (lesson 51 -52) Test review

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Lesson 51 Season Q 1 -5 Please read the following paragraph, and answer the questions. • 北 京的冬天很冷。 Běijīng de dōngtiān hěn lěng. The winter of Beijing is very cold. 最冷的时候是零下十几度。 Zuì lěng de shíhòu shì língxià shí jǐ dù. • The coldest time is minus ten degrees. • 北京的冬天比亚特兰大的冬天冷多了。 Běijīng de dōngtiān bǐ yǎ tè lán dà de dōngtiān lěng duōle. • The winder in Beijing is more cold than the winter in Atlanta. • 琳达喜欢亚特兰大的春天。 Lín dá xǐhuān yàtèlándà de chūntiān. • Linda likes the spring in Atlanta. • 满城都是樱花，很漂亮。Mǎn chéng dōu shì yīnghuā, hěn piàoliang. • The city was very pretty and full of cherry flowers.

Lesson 51 Season Q 1 -5 Please read the following paragraph, and answer the questions. • 亚特兰大的夏天也不错，但是 相当潮湿。 Yàtèlándà de xiàtiān yě bùcuò, dànshì xiāngdāng cháoshī。 • Atlanta summer is not bad, but it is quiet humid. • 北京的夏天很热，一不小心就会中暑。所以要多喝水。 • běijīng de xiàtiān hěn rè, yī bù xiǎoxīn jiù huì zhòngshǔ. Suǒyǐ yào duō hē shuǐ. Beijing summer is very hot. It will easily cause hyperthermia. So, drink plenty of water. 琳达最喜欢纽约。纽约的冬天虽然冷， Lín dá zuì xǐhuān niǔyuē. Niǔyuē de dōngtiān suīrán lěng, Linda likes New York most. Although winter is cold. • 但是秋天还不错，天气很好。 dànshì qiūtiān hái bùcuò, tiānqì hěn hǎo. • But fall is not bad and the weather is very good. • 王明更喜欢昆明，四季如春。Wáng míng gèng xǐhuān kūnmíng, sìjì rú chūn. • Wang Ming likes Kunming most. Four seasons like spring.

Lesson 51 Season Q 1 -5 • Please read the following paragraph, and answer the questions. • 北 京的冬天很冷。最冷的时候是零下十几度。北京的冬天比亚特兰大的冬天冷多了。 琳达喜欢亚特兰大的春天。满城都是樱花，很漂亮。亚特兰大的夏天也不错，但是 相 当潮湿。北京的夏天很热，一不小心就会中暑。所以要多喝水。琳达最喜欢纽约。纽约 的冬天虽然冷，但是秋天还不错，天气很好。王明更喜欢昆明，四季如春。 What is the weather like in fall in New York? => Very good Which city does Wang Ming like best? Why? => Kunming, because the weather is like spring all the year round. What is the weather like in summer in Atlanta? => Quiet humid Why does Linda like spring in Atlanta? => Because she likes the cherry blossoms. What is the weather like in winter in Beijing? => Very cold

Character/pinyin/English 冷 lěng - cold 热 rè - hot 喝 hē - drink 水 shuǐ - water 小心 xiǎo xīn - careful, take care 中暑 zhòng shǔ - hyperthermia – heatstroke- sunstroke 老家 lǎo jiā - hometown (oral) 昆明 kūn míng - Kunming, a city in China 四季 sì jì - four seasons 四季如春 sì jì rú chūn - it is like spring all the year around

Character/pinyin/English 夏天 xià tiān - summer 冬天 dōng tiān - winter 冷 lěng - cold 地方 dì fāng - place 全家 quán jiā - whole family 旧金山 jiù jīn shān - San Francisco 一年四季 yì nián sì jì - four seasons in one year 春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng - spring, summer, fall and winter

Lesson 52 Season Q 1 -5 Read the following paragraph, and please fill out the table here. 中 国有许多节日。Zhōngguó yǒu xǔduō jiérì. There are many festivals in China. 中秋节是农历八月十五日， Zhōngqiū jié shì nónglì bā yuè shíwǔ rì, Mid-Autumn is August 15 th in lunar calendar. 在这一天， zài zhè yītiān, On this day. 中国人喜欢全家在一起过这个节， zhōngguó rén xǐhuān quánjiā zài yīqǐguò zhège jié, Chinese people like to get together with entire family members. 吃月饼、赏月。chī yuèbǐng, shǎng yuè. Eat moon cake and appreciate moon.

Lesson 52 Season Q 1 -5 Read the following paragraph, and please fill out the table here. 春节也是这样，chūnjié yěshì zhèyàng, Spring festival is the same. 中国人喜欢全家在一起过节， zhōngguó rén xǐhuān quánjiā zài yīqǐ guòjié, Chinese people like to have entire family get together to celebrate festivals. 和中秋节类 似。 hé zhōngqiū jié lèi shì. It is similar to Mid-Autumn festival. 春节是农历一月一日，chūnjié shì nónglì yī yuè yī rì, Spring festival is January 1 st in lunar calendar.

Lesson 52 Season Q 1 -5 Read the following paragraph, and please fill out the table here. 不过因为是冬天，bùguò yīn wéi shì dōngtiān, However, because it is winter. 天气比中秋节冷。 tiānqì bǐ zhōngqiū jié lěng. The weather is colder than Mid-Autumn. 清明节也是一个重要的节日， Qīngmíng jié yěshì yīgè zhòngyào de jiérì, Qingming festival is also a very important festival. 是四月五日；在那天，中国人要去扫墓，或者爬山。 shì sì yuè wǔ rì; zài nèitiān, zhōngguó rén yào qù sǎomù, huòzhě páshān. It is April 5 th. On that day, Chinese will go to sweep grave or hiking. 端午节也叫“龙舟 节”，是农历五月五日。 Duānwǔ jié yě jiào “lóngzhōu jié”, shì nónglì wǔ yuè wǔ rì. Duan Wu Jie is also called dragon boat festival. It is May 5 th in lunar calendar.

Additional questions Please translate the following sentences into Chinese. (need to type Chinese characters in the answer area) Mid-autumn festival is on August 15 in lunar calendar, and Chinese people like to eat mooncakes and enjoy the full moon on that day. =>中秋节是农历八月十五日，中国人喜欢在那天吃月饼、赏月。 Zhōngqiū jié shì nónglì bā yuè shíwǔ rì, zhōngguó rén xǐhuān zài nèitiān chī yuèbǐng, shǎng yuè. My hometown is in San Francisco, and the weather is like spring all the year around. =>我老家在旧金山，四季如春 Wǒ lǎojiā zài jiùjīnshān, sìjì rú chūn I would like to go back to the US to enjoy the Thanksgiving with my family at the end of this year. =》今年年底我打算回美国和全家过感恩节。 Jīnniándǐ wǒ dǎsuàn huí měiguó hé quánjiāguò gǎn'ēn jié.