​Chapter 5: "The Trail Continues"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL LOCATIONS
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中心    (zhōng xīn) Center

活动中心    (huó dòng zhōng xīn) Activity Center

电脑中心    (diàn nǎo zhōng xīn) Computer Center

运动场    (yùn dòng chǎng) Sports Field
  • 运动 = sports/exercise, 场 = field

书店    (shū diàn) Bookstore
  • 书 = book, 店 = shop

Sentences:
  • 您好，常老师。我想去学校的电脑中心，不知道怎么去，听说就在运动场旁边。
  • 电脑中心没有运动场那么远。你知道学校图书馆在哪里吗？
  • 电脑中心离图书馆很近，就在图书馆和学生活动中心中间。
  • 就在学生活动中心里边。我们一起走吧。
  • 书店在什么地方？​
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SPEAK: ​talk about common locations on your school campus. Where are they located in relation to each other? Can you point them out on a map?

DRAW AND WRITE: draw a map of a school, and label the locations of important places. Write a set of directions to get to each place.
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 活动中心，电脑中心，运动场，书店
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 您好，常老师。我想去学校的电脑中心，不知道怎么去...
  • 运动场在电脑中心的南边。你知道学校图书馆在哪里吗？
  • 电脑中心很近，就在学生活动中心的左边。
  • 书店在什么地方？​
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about common locations in a school campus.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 6: "The Black Spot”

HOW TO DESCRIBE DIRECTIONAL LOCATIONS
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Common Direction Words and Location Nouns
  • DIRECTION WORDS: top, bottom, front, back, inside, outside, middle, left, right, beside, north, south, east, west
    • Common Direction Words: 上，下，前，后，里，外，中间*，左，右，旁，北，西，东，南
  • LOCATION NOUNS [used in many directional structures] are formed by combining a Direction Word with the suffix 边／面／头: "direction word + 边／面／头"
    • Examples: 上边，前边，下边，后边，里边，外边，中间*，左边，右边，旁边，北边，西边，东边，南边
  • NOTE: 边 is an universal suffix that can be used with all direction words except 中间; the other suffixes (面/头) can only be used with specific direction words.
  • NOTE 2: 中间 (zhōng jiān = middle) is a unique location noun. Do not add any suffixes.
  • for more details, see p. 67-68 in the IC Level 1 Part 2 textbook.

A + 在 + B + 的 + direction word + 边/面/头:    "[A] is located (direction) of [B]"
  • NOTE: the "的" can be dropped

旁边    (páng bian) beside

里边    (lǐ bian) inside

前面    (qián mian) ahead; front

Sentences:
  • 往右拐，再往前开。​到了，到了，你看见了吗？前面有很多中国字。
  • A：你知道学校图书馆在哪里吗？B：就在学生活动中心里边。
  • 我想去学校的电脑中心，不知道怎么去，听说就在运动场旁边。
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TRAIN: translate the following sentences into Chinese:
  • The Student Activity Center is inside the library.
  • The bookstore is beside the Computer Center.
  • In front of you should be the sports field.​

SPEAK: talk about the locations of your classrooms. Where are they located? Be specific.

WRITE: ​find a map of a school. Write a paragraph about the school using the following grammar structure:
  • A + 在 + B + 的 + 旁边
  • A + 在 + B + 的 + 里边
  • A + 在 + B + 的 + 前面
  • A + 在 + B + 的 + 左边／右边／北边／西边／东边／南边
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 旁边，里边，前面
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:​
  • Translate: The bookstore is in the student activity center.
  • Translate: ​I heard (the computer center) is next to the sports field.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 往右拐，再往前开。到了，到了，你看见了吗？前面有很多中国字。
  • A：你知道学校图书馆在哪里吗？B：就在学生活动中心里边。
  • 我想去学校的电脑中心，不知道怎么去...就在运动场旁边。​
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Describe relative locations on a map. [Use new structures]
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 7: "The Black Spot Again"

HOW TO USE COMMON LOCATION WORDS
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Common Direction Words and Location Nouns

上边    (shàng bian) above

下边    (xià bian) below

后边    (hòu bian) behind; back

外边    (wài bian) outside    

Sentences:
  • 小白，下课了？上哪儿去？
  • 那就是下一个路口。
  • 那你一直往前开，过三个红绿灯，往右一拐就到了。
  • 往右拐，再往前开。到了，到了，你看见了吗？前面有很多中国字。
  • 你知道学校图书馆在哪里吗？
  • 就在学生活动中心外边。
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TRAIN: translate the following sentences into Chinese:
  1. There is a pair of orange shoes above the car.
  2. The book is below the train.
  3. The park is behind the restaurant.
  4. I am outside the school bookstore.​

SPEAK: use 上边，下边，后边，and 外边 to describe where things are located in and around the classroom.
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​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 上边，下边，后边，外边
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Puzzle: List all the following Direction Words: top, front, bottom, back, inside, outside, middle, left, right, beside, north, south, east, west.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 小白，下课了？上哪儿去？
  • 你知道学校图书馆在哪里吗？
  • 就在学生活动中心外边。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Describe relative locations on a map. [Use new structures]
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 8: "Chinatown"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT ASIAN CITY DISTRICTS
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中国城    (zhōng guó chéng) Chinatown
  • 中国 = China, 城市 = city/town

东京    (dōng jīng) Tokyo
  • 小东京    (xiǎo dōng jīng) Little Tokyo
  • NOTE: Little Tokyo is an ethnically Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles

日本    (rì běn) Japan

日文    (rì wén) Japanese language

A + 在 + B + 和 + C + 的中间:  "[A] is located in the middle of of [B] and [C]"
  • NOTE: the "的" can be dropped

中间    (zhōng jiān) middle; between    
  • NOTE 2: 中间 is a unique direction word that is BOTH a direction AND a location noun. Do not add any suffixes.
  • 电脑中心在图书馆和学生活动中心的中间 = The computer center is located between the library and the student activity center

Sentences:
  • ​电脑中心离图书馆很近，就在图书馆和学生活动中心中间。
  • 我们去中国城吃中国饭吧！
  • 我没去过中国城，不知道中国城在哪儿。
  • 没有地图没关系，中国城我去过很多次，不用地图也能找到。
  • 那不是中国字，那是日文，我们到了小东京了。​
  • 是吗？那我们不吃中国饭了，吃日本饭吧！
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SPEAK: talk about Chinatown and Little Tokyo. Where are they located? How do you get there? 

WRITE: write a paragraph comparing Chinatown and Little Tokyo.

TRAIN: write 3 sentences using the following grammar structure:
  • A + 在 + B + 和 + C + 的中间

TRAIN: translate the following sentences into Chinese:
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 中国城，(小)东京，日本，日文，中间
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Translate: (The computer center) is between the library and the student activity center.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 电脑中心就在图书馆和学生活动中心中间。
  • 我们去中国城吃中国饭吧！
  • 那不是中国字，那是日文，我们到了小东京了。
  • 是吗？那我们不吃中国饭了，吃日本饭吧！
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:

​Chapter 9: "Auld Lang Syne​"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT PAST EXPERIENCES
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过 [particle]    (guò) past experience particle
  • "Subj. + Verb + 过 + Obj."
  • The aspect particle 过 (guò) is used to indicate that an action has been experienced in the past. Unlike "了," a specific time in the past is NOT specified.
  • What 过 is that the verb has been done at least once before, without specifying a particular time. 过 (guò) is used to talk about whether something HAS EVER HAPPENED - whether it has been experienced.
  • This past experience did not continue to the present but, typically, had an impact on the present.
  • NOTE: Because 过 (guò) is used to talk about past actions, it should be negated with 没 (méi).
  • For more information, see this link: https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_experiences_with_%22guo%22

次    (cì) measure word for frequency
  • "verb + number +次 + (object)" = VERBING [X number of times]
  • 一次 = one time
  • 很多次 = many times
  • 我去过纽约很多次 = I've been to New York many times
  • 中国城我去过很多次 = I've been to Chinatown many times [NOTE: this is a "topic-comment" sentence]

Sentences:
  • 我没去过中国城，不知道中国城在哪儿。
  • 没有地图没关系，中国城我去过很多次，不用地图也能找到。
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TRAIN: Write 3 sentences each using the following grammar structures:
  1. subj. + verb + 过 + obj.
  2. verb + number +次 + (object)

TRAIN: translate the following sentences into Chinese:
  1. I have ridden a train many times.
  2. Have you been to Little Tokyo?
  3. We have lived in Beijing, many years ago.

WRITE: Write about your past experiences. What have you done in the past, and how many times did you do it? What didn't you do?
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 过，次
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • RULE (in English): Explain the differences between the particles "过" and "了," and when to use them. Give examples in context.
  • TRANSLATE: I've been to Chinatown many times. I can find it without using a map.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 我没去过中国城，不知道中国城在哪儿。
  • 没有地图没关系，中国城我去过很多次，不用地图也能找到。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about past experiences, such as previously going somewhere.
  • Talk about the number of times you have done something.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 MINIBOSS #2: ACT 2 REVIEW

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Mastery Challenge 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar): ​
​Mastery Challenge 2 (Speaking):
  • Perform the following conversation tasks:
    • Talk about Chinatown and Little Tokyo.
    • Talk about past experiences [using 过].
    • Talk about the number of times you've done something.
    • Describe locations in a school campus using these location nouns:
      • beside, in the middle of, top, bottom, front, back, inside, outside, left, right, north, south, east, west
  • TARGET: at least a 3 in ALL categories.

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