Topic of Mandarin 6th prep. Final-Term Exam.

2012 2013 Teacher: Anita Tsai 12 Months: January July

February August

March September

April October

May November

June December

Week xng q y Sunday xng q w Friday

xng q r Tuesday xng q li Saturday

xng q sn Wednesday xng q r Sunday

xng q s Thursday

Sport and activities

d ln qi play basketball

d png pang qi Ping Pang

d wng qi play tennis

po b sports

t z qi play soccer

yu yng swim

d gn ln qi play football

yn dng sports

hu xu ski

d gng f play gong fu

chng g sing

tio w dance

hu hu draw

kn din sh watch TV

kn din yng watch movie

zu gng k do homework

kn sh read book

The weather chn ti n spring ti yang sun xu snow lng cold hn sho seldom mng ti n tomorrow xio small xi tin summer qng tin a fine day gu fng windy b than.. gng yun park zu tin yesterday h n very qi tin autumn yn tin a cloudy day xi y raining y bi one hundred yu l chng
amusement park

x hun like shng up

dng tin winter fng wind xi xu snowing d degree zn me yang How is? b x hun do not like xi down

tin q weather y rain r hot chng chng often jn tin today d big tin tin daily

Grammer: ? T men zi zu shn me? To answer, replace shn me with the activity. The word zi, Which is followed by a verb, shows that the person you are asking is still doing the activity.

Inquiring about the weather: To as say ? Jn tin ti n q z me yng? To answer, state the condition, such Jn tin xi y ; and It is cold today. say Jn tin hn l ng. Use of hu to indicate the future The word hu is often used to describe something which is going to or likely to happen in the future. For example, to say Mng ti n hu xi y . Key Structures: A. Jntin xngq j? (What day is today?) B. Jn tin xngq tin. (Today is Sunday.) Zutin xngq li . ( Yesterday was Saturday) Mng tin xngq y (Tomorrow will be Monday.) A. N hu chng g ma? (Can you sing?) B. W hu./W b hu. (Yes , I can./No, I cannot.) A. Jn tin tin q z me yng? (Whats the weather today?) B. Jn tin tin q hn ho. (Its very good today.) Jn tin tin q b ho. (Its no good today.) Jn tin b zu tin r. (Today is hotter than yesterday) A. T men zi zu shnme? (what are they doing?) B. T men zi d ln qi. (They are playing the basketball.) T men zi zu shnme? (what are they doing?) T men zi t z qi. (They are kicking the football.) A. Xng q tin w men q d qi, h ma? (Shall we go to play ball on Sunday?) B. Ho. (Ok) A. Mng tin tin q z me yng?
(What will be the weather tomorrow?)

B. Mng tin hu xi y. (Its going to rain tomorrow.)

Chinese character:

xng q
week

tin
day

ma
question word

q
go

hu
can

d big

xio
small

mng
tomorrow

lng
cold

shng
up

xi
down

y
rain

xu
snow

ho
good

w men
we

shng xu
go to school

Chinese New Year

w lng dragon dance

w sh lion dance

fng bin po
set off firecracker

kn dng lng watch lantern

gi hng bo give red money

ch jio zi eat dumpling

gu nin le gng x f ci ! ! New Year is here Happy New Year

xn nin ho ! Happy New Year

Twelve zodiac
1 2 3 4 5 6

sh
7 8

ni
9

h
10

11

lng

12

sh

m animals

yng

hu

gu

zh

sh zi

bo

d xing

xing

xing mo

bn m

x ni

lu tuo

jng y w gu

mo

nio

chng jng l

New Words
cng mng smart yng gn brave k i cute qn lo go tall,high d big bn stupid chng sh honest n jng quiet ln lazy i short (for people) xio small ho kn good-looking yu m humorous hu yu active, energetic yu l mo respectful, polite kui fast pio ling pretty nn kn ugly yu shn friendly tng hu obedient ho wn fun mn slow k sh but

Key Structures:
A. Jn nin sh shn me nin? (What year is this?) B. Jn nin sh sh nin. (This year is the Year of the snake.) A. Shn me dng w hn k i ? (What animal is very cute?) B. Gu hn k i/Gu zu k i. (Dog is very cute./Dog is the most cut.) A. B. N sh shn me? (What is your zodiac sign?) W sh sh. (My zodiac sign is snake.)

Mo hn ho kn, y hn n jng. (Cat is pretty and also quiet.) Lo sh hn xio, k sh hn cng mng. (Rat is small, but very smart.)

Chinese character:

x n new

nin year

m horse

chn spring

jn today

sh rat

ni ox

h tiger

gng x congratulation

yng goat

gu dog

zh pig

t lng sh rabbit dragon snake

Textbook page 2 to 48 Workbook page 1 to 30 Notebook

hu j monkey chicken