Chapter 5: "Third Round: American Football"
HOW TO COMPARE SOCCER AND AMERICAN FOOTBALL
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脚 (jiǎo) foot
踢 (tī) to kick 用脚踢 use the foot to kick [the ball] 手 (shǒu) hand 抱 (bào) to hold or carry in the arms 用手抱 use the hands to hold [the ball] in the arms Sentences:
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SPEAK: discuss the differences between soccer and American football. Which do you prefer, and why?
WRITE: write a paragraph comparing/contrasting soccer and American football.
WRITE: write a paragraph comparing/contrasting soccer and American football.
Mastery
DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
READING: read aloud the following sentences:
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- 脚，踢，手，抱
- TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
READING: read aloud the following sentences:
- 这是什么足球啊？怎么不是圆的？
- 足球应该用脚踢，为什么那个人用手抱着(zhe=while)跑呢？
- 美式足球可以用手。
- 我男朋友看美式足球的时候，常常连饭都忘了吃。
- TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- Compare how soccer and American football are played.
- TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.
Chapter 6: "Quarterfinals: Basketball"
HOW TO TALK ABOUT FEARS
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怕 (pà) to fear; to be afraid of
我怕水 i'm afraid of water 担心 (dān xīn) to worry 别担心 don't worry 难受 (nán shòu) hard to bear; uncomfortable [adj] 跑步太难受了 running is too hard to bear 好/难+verb
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TRAIN: write 3 sentences using the following grammar structure:
SKIT: in a group, write a dialogue between two friends discussing the sports they fear. Memorize your skit and perform in front of the class!
WRITE: write a story based on the images below, using the words in Chapter 6:
- 好/难+verb
SKIT: in a group, write a dialogue between two friends discussing the sports they fear. Memorize your skit and perform in front of the class!
- One friend is afraid of water.
- The other friend hates running.
WRITE: write a story based on the images below, using the words in Chapter 6:
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DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
READING: read aloud the following sentences:
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- 怕，担心，难受
- TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
- Translate: It's so cold in winter, and so hot in summer. Jogging is too hard to bear.
- TARGET: no mistakes.
READING: read aloud the following sentences:
- 如果怕胖，你一个星期运动两，三次，每次半个小时，肚子就会小了。
- 跑步太难受了。
- 别担心，他们的身体都很棒(bàng=great)。
- TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- Explain your fears of certain sports.
- TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.
Chapter 7: "Disgraceful Defeat! The Day of Infamy"
HOW TO MAKE EXCUSES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE
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压 (yā) to press; to hold down; to weigh down
压在一起 pressed together
压坏 to crush
被 (bèi) by [passive voice]
我的功课被狗吃了 my homework was eaten by my dog
你网球拍被压坏了 your tennis racket was crushed
下面的人被压坏了 The people underneath are crushed
把 sentence
狗把我的功课吃了 the dog ate my homework
[X]把网球拍压坏了 X crushed the tennis racket
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压在一起 pressed together
压坏 to crush
被 (bèi) by [passive voice]
- STRUCTURE: receiver of the action + 被 + agent of the action + verb + other element (complement/了, etc.)
- In passive sentences, the object of an action becomes the subject of the sentence, and what would have been the subject of the normal (active voice) sentence, the "doer" of the action, becomes secondary, and may or may not be included in the passive sentence.
- Or to write it another way: "Subject + 被 + Doer + Verb Phrase"
- If we want to, we can also omit the Doer to make the meaning even more passive: "Subject + 被 + Verb Phrase"
- The "被" and "把" structures are similar but emphasize different aspects of the action.
- https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Bei%22_sentence
我的功课被狗吃了 my homework was eaten by my dog
你网球拍被压坏了 your tennis racket was crushed
下面的人被压坏了 The people underneath are crushed
把 sentence
- STRUCTURE: subject + 把 + object + verb + other element (complement/了/etc.)
- The 把 (bǎ) sentence focuses on the result or influence of an action.
- 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
- 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.
- The "被" and "把" structures are similar but emphasize different aspects of the action.
- https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Ba%22_sentence
狗把我的功课吃了 the dog ate my homework
[X]把网球拍压坏了 X crushed the tennis racket
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- 下面的人不是要被压坏了吗？
- 那么多人都压在一起。
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TRAIN: write 5 sentences using the following grammar structure:
SPEAK: role-play two friends who both arrive very late to a scheduled dinner. Each friend must make excuses, in the passive voice, for why s/he is late.
WRITE: write a note to your teacher making excuses for your absence at yesterday's test.
- 被
SPEAK: role-play two friends who both arrive very late to a scheduled dinner. Each friend must make excuses, in the passive voice, for why s/he is late.
WRITE: write a note to your teacher making excuses for your absence at yesterday's test.
Mastery
DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- 压(坏)，被，把
- TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
- Rule (in English): Explain how to use 被 in Chinese. Describe its structure, and then give examples in context.
- BONUS (Rule): explain the relationship between the "被" and the "把" structures.
- Translate: My homework was eaten by my dog. (passive voice)
- Translate: Your tennis racket was crushed into pieces [by me]. (passive voice)
- Translate: The fruit she bought was eaten [completely] by her little sister. (passive voice)
- Translate: My credit card was taken away by someone. (passive voice)
- Translate: Wouldn't the people underneath be crushed to pieces? (passive voice)
- Puzzle: Covert the following 把 sentence into the passive voice: 你看，你的西瓜把我的梨压坏了。
- Puzzle: Covert the following 被 sentence into a 把 sentence: 你买的那些书被你的女朋友拿去了。
- TARGET: no mistakes.
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- Avoid responsibility for an action by talking in the passive voice.
- TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.
Chapter 8: "A New Hope"
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS AND HABITS
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为了....... (wèi le) for the sake of; in order to
提高 (tí gāo) to improve; to raise; to heighten 水平 (shuǐ píng) level; standard; ability 为了提高英文水平，... ［In order to improve English ability, …］ Sentences:
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TRAIN: write 3 sentences using the following grammar structure:
SPEAK: discuss how to improve your skills and habits, especially in regards to your Chinese language ability.
WRITE: write an advice column on how to improve your skills and habits.
- 为了...
SPEAK: discuss how to improve your skills and habits, especially in regards to your Chinese language ability.
WRITE: write an advice column on how to improve your skills and habits.
Mastery
DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
READING: read aloud the following sentences:
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- 为了，提高，水平
- TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
- Translate: To improve her English ability, she watches two hours of TV every day.
- TARGET: no mistakes.
READING: read aloud the following sentences:
- 为了提高英文水平，她每天都看两个小时的电视。
- TARGET: no mistakes, including tones.
SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
- Explain the benefits of exercise.
- Discuss how to improve your skill or habits.
- TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.
MINIBOSS #2: ACT 2 REVIEW
Pika, Pika! Can you beat me?
Mastery Challenge 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar):
Mastery Challenge 2 (Speaking):
BONUS CHALLENGES:
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