​Chapter 10: "Collapse"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT WORSENING SYMPTOMS
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VERB+起来 = a complement used to show that an action or state has started and is ongoing.
  • Remember that a complement describes a verb.
  • The complement “起来” indicates the moment that something static becomes dynamic. That is, it signifies the beginning of an action or state.
    • 我们一见面就聊了起来。
  • Note: the object is placed between 起 and 来 (like all two-character complements), rather than after 起来。
    • 他一回家就写起信来。= He began to write a letter as soon as he got home.
    • 下了课以后，学生们打起球来。= The students started to play ball after the class was over.

疼起来了    started to hurt [and is still hurting]
  • 昨天晚上我吃了几口蛋糕，夜里肚子就疼起来了，今天早上上了好几次厕所。

越来越    (yuè lái yuè) more and more
  • subject + 越来越 + adj/verb
  • 那你也得赶快去看医生。要不然病会越来越重。
  • 李友的中文越来越好。= Li You’s Chinese is getting better and better.
  • 天气越来越暖和了。= The weather is becoming warmer and warmer.
  • 表姐考试考得越来越糟糕。= My cousin is doing worse and worse on her exams.

乱    (luàn) in confusion; disorderly
  • 再说，你不能自己乱吃药。
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TRAIN: Write 3 sentences each using the following grammar structures: 
  • verb+起来
  • 越来越​

​WRITE: write a letter to your parents, discussing a close friend's sickness. His/her symptoms have been getting worse and worse lately. Tell them how it all began, and how it's gotten worse since then.
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​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • ...起来，越来越，乱
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Rule (in English): explain what a "direction complement" is. Describe the structure. Give examples of direction complements.
    • BONUS: Explain what a "compound direction complement is." Give examples.
    • BONUS: Explain what an "abstract direction complement is."
  • Translate: My stomach began to hurt at night [and is still hurting], this morning I went to the bathroom several times.
  • Translate: Look, my stomach is getting bigger and bigger.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 昨天晚上我吃了几口蛋糕，夜里肚子就疼起来了。
  • 那你也得赶快去看医生。要不然病会越来越重。
  • 再说，你不能自己乱吃药。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about when your (ongoing) symptoms began. 
  • Talk about symptoms getting worse and worse.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 11: "A Pound of Flesh"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
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健康    (jiàn kāng) health; healthy
  • 为什么不去看医生？你没有健康保险吗？

保险    (bǎo xiǎn) insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to
  • 健康保险 ＝ health insurance
  • 为什么不去看医生？你没有健康保险吗？​

药店    (yào diàn) pharmacy
  • 我想也是对什么过敏了，所以去药店买了一些药。​
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RESEARCH: investigate the American and Chinese health insurance systems. Write a paragraph summarizing your findings.

WRITE: write a diary entry on your experience trying to get medicine at the pharmacy, using your new health insurance.

​​SKIT: in a group, write a dialogue about a greedy doctor and a patient without health insurance. Memorize your skit and perform in front of the class!
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 健康，保险，药店
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 为什么不去看医生？你没有健康保险吗？
  • 我想也是对什么过敏了，所以去药店买了一些药。​
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about health insurance.
  • Talk about going to the pharmacy.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 12: "My Precious"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT HOW OFTEN TO TAKE MEDICINE
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片    (piàn) measure word for tablet, slice, etc.
  • 一片药 = a tablet of medicine
  • 吃这种药，一天三次，一次两片。

好几次    (haǒ jǐ cì) quite a few times
  • 昨天晚上我吃了几口蛋糕，夜里肚子就疼起来了，今天早上上了好几次厕所。

verb + number +次 + (object) = verbing [X number of times]
  • 次 = measure word to indicate that an action is performed a certain number of times
  • 昨天我吃了三次药。= I took the medicine three times yesterday.
  • 上午我打了两次电话。= I made two phone calls in the morning.
  • Note: If the object is not a person or place, 次 should be placed BETWEEN the verb and object. If the object is a person or place, 次 can go EITHER 1) between the verb and object or 2) after the object.
    • 去年我去了一次中国。你呢？= Last year I went to China once. How about you?
    • 去年我去了中国两次。= Last year I went to China twice.
  • Note: If the object is a personal pronoun, however, 次 must FOLLOW the object.
    • 我昨天找了他两次，他都不在。= Yesterday I went looking for him twice, but he was not in either time.

小时    (xiǎo shí) hour
  • 不过，你最好二十四小时不吃饭。
  • very similar to 钟头: slightly more formal​
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TRAIN: write 3 sentences using the following grammar structure:​
  • 次​

SPEAK: role-play a doctor and patient, discussing when and how often to take medications.

WRITE: write a detailed list of instructions for a patient's medications: how many pills (of different kinds) to take, at what time, how many times a day, with meals or not, etc. Be very clear!
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 片，次，好几次，小时
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Translate: Q: Doctor, how many times a day [do I take medicine]? / A: Three times a day, two pills at a time.
  • Translate: Last time I was sick, I didn't go to the doctor.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 吃这种药，一天三次，一次两片。
  • 昨天晚上我吃了几口蛋糕，夜里肚子就疼起来了，今天早上上了好几次厕所。
  • 昨天我吃了三次药。
  • 不过，你最好二十四小时不吃饭。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following role-play:
  • Talk about how often to take medications.
    • How many times a day?
    • How many tablets each time?
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 13: "There Can Be Only One"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT DISPOSING OBJECTS
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再说一遍    (zài shuō yī biàn) say that again
  • 医生，一天吃几次药？请您再说一遍。

遍    (biàn) measure word for instances of an action

把    (bǎ) indicating a thing is disposed of
  • There is a special type of sentence in Chinese called a “把 sentence.” These sentences are very common, especially in spoken Chinese. The grammar is a bit tricky, however!
  • See p. 142-144 in the textbook.
  • See https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/ba-structure-usage-basics/.
  • See http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Ba%22_sentence.
    • ​你把蛋糕放在哪儿了？
    • 你吃蛋糕把肚子吃坏了。
    • 把你买的药拿出来给我看看。
  • STRUCTURE: subject + 把 + object + verb + other element (complement/了/etc.)
    • Note how the standard Chinese S + V + O word order is flipped to S + 把 + V +O. The meaning is the same, the word order is different.
    • There must be something after the verb that describes what happened to the object.
      • 你把功课给我    ＝（你）给我功课 = Give me the homework.
      • 把蛋糕给我    ＝（你）给我蛋糕 = Give me the cake.
      • 把一片药给我    ＝（你）给我一片药 = Give me the table of medicine.
  • ​Why use a “把 sentence” at all? 把 is used to highlight what happens to the object (called “disposal”). Disposal simply means that something happened to the object and it was affected.
    • use 把 to talk about things being put in places
    • Use 把 to talk about things being changed
    • Use 把 to talk about things being finished or used up
      • 把蛋糕放在冰箱＝ [You ought to] put the cake in the refrigerator.
      • 你把这个字写错了。= You wrote this character incorrectly.
      • 把这杯咖啡喝了！＝Finish up this cup of coffee!
  • If the verb in a Chinese sentence is followed by the prepositional phrase 在 or 到, the sentence MUST be written using the a 把 structure. Thus, 把 is required when talking about things being put in places.
    • 你把书放在桌子上。= Put the pen on the desk. [把 REQUIRED] ​
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TRAIN: write 6 sentences using the following grammar structure:​
  • 把

​PUZZLE: Convert the following sentence into a "把" sentence: (你)给我功课。

SPEAK: role-play a doctor and patient, discussing the patient's illness and treatment, including medication. Try to use the "把" structure in this role-play.

WRITE: write a diary entry on your visit to the doctor's office. Make sure to specify all the things the doctor said or asked you to do, using "把."
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​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 再说一遍，把
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Rule (in English): Explain the "把 structure." Describe its structure and describe in what situations it is commonly used. Give examples of the 把 structure in context.
  • Translate: Where did you put the cake? [把]
  • Translate: You upset your stomach by eating that cake. [把]
  • Translate: Take out the medicines you bought, let me take a look. [把]
  • Translate: You forgot your girlfriend's birthday? [把]
  • Detective (find and fix the mistakes): 你放笔在桌子上。
  • Detective (find and fix the mistakes): 把这杯咖啡喝!
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 医生，一天吃几次药？请您再说一遍。
  • 你把蛋糕放在哪儿了？
  • 你吃蛋糕把肚子吃坏了。
  • 把你买的药拿出来给我看看。 ​
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Ask someone to repeat what they said.
  • Talk about placing or moving objects in different locations.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 MINIBOSS #3: ACT 3 REVIEW

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Pika, Pika! Can you beat me?
Mastery Challenge 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar): ​
​Mastery Challenge 2 (Speaking):
  • Perform the following conversation tasks:
    • Talk about ongoing actions or states [using ...起来].
    • Talk about health insurance.
    • Talk about how often you do things (such as take medication).
    • Talk about disposing objects [using 把].
  • TARGET: at least a 3 in ALL categories.

BONUS CHALLENGES:
  • ​GODLIKE: Achieve a 100% score on all mastery challenges—zero mistakes!