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A​CT ONE: PANDA DAYS OF SUMMER

 

​Chapter 1: "Pebble Beach"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT PLANS FOR SUMMER VACATION
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暑假    (shǔ jià) summer holiday; summer vacation    

马上    (mǎ shàng) at once, right away, immediately; lit. on horseback    

放假    (fàng jià) to go on holiday or vacation [VO]
  • NOTE: this specifically refers to a institutional holiday, i.e. like a school going on a holiday for the summer
  • 放    (fàng) to let go; to set free    
  • 假    (jià) holiday; vacation    

时间过得真快,马上就放假了    time passes very fast, it's almost [time for] the holiday

打算    (dǎ suàn) to plan; plan
  • NOTE: 打算 is more colloquial than 计划

Sentences:
  • 我暑假打算回北京去看父母。
  • 李友,时间过得真快,马上就放假了。
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SPEAK: it's the end of the school year! Ask each other about your plans for summer vacation.

WRITE: write a letter to your pen pal in China, telling them about your plans for summer vacation.
Mastery
​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 暑假,马上,放假,打算
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 我暑假打算回北京去看家人。
  • 李友,时间过得真快,马上就放假了。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
​
​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about your plans for summer vacation.​
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 

Chapter 2: "The Plan is Travel"

HOW TO PLAN A TRAVEL ITINERARY
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旅行    (lǚ xíng) to travel    

旅游    (lǚ yóu) to travel; to go on a tour [VO]    

计划    (jì huà) plan; project; program; to plan; to map out
    旅行计划    travel plan
    旅游计划    travel plan


X日游    (# + rì yóu) [X number] days of travel; X days tour

五日游    5 day tour

Sentences:
  • 我马上给旅行社打电话订飞机票。
  • 你有什么旅游计划?
  • 我们要安排上海杭州五日游。
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SPEAK: discuss how to plan a travel itinerary. Ask each other if you have any travel plans coming up.

WRITE: write an email to yourself discussing preliminary travel plans during the summer vacation.
Mastery
​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 旅行,旅游,计划,五日游
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 喜欢旅行的人也喜欢吃饭。
  • 你有什么旅游计划?
  • 上海五日游很好玩儿!
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
​
​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about summer travel plans.
  • Discuss the length of the trip.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 

Chapter 3: "The Best Years of Our Lives"

HOW TO DISCUSS YOUR FAVORITE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
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文化    (wén huà) culture; civilization; cultural    

风景    (fēng jǐng) natural scenery, landscape    

有名    (yǒu míng) famous    

名胜古迹    (míng shèng gǔ jì) scenic spots and historical sites [成语]

不得了    (bù dé liǎo) extremely [adj + 得 + 不得了]

多得不得了    extremely much

热得不得了    extremely hot

Sentences:
  • 中国文化跟美国文化不一样。
  • 中国的自然风景很有名。
  • 北京是中国的首都,也是中国的政治,文化中心,有很多名胜古迹。
  • 北京的好饭馆多得不得了。
  • 夏天热得不得了。
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SPEAK: discuss, and describe, your favorite tourist attractions. Are they cultural or natural? Show pictures to your partner.

​WRITE: write to your pen pal about a recent trip. Describe the trip in detail (places you visited, weather conditions, etc).
Mastery
​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 文化,风景,有名,名胜古迹,...不得了
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Translate: There are tons of great restaurants in Beijing. [不得了]
  • TARGET: no mistakes.
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READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 中国文化跟美国文化不一样。
  • 中国的风景很有名。
  • 北京是中国的文化中心,有很多名胜古迹。
  • 北京的好饭馆多得不得了。
  • 夏天热得不得了。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
​
​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Discuss different types of tourist attractions (i.e. cultural versus scenic attractions).
  • Discuss activities to do on the trip.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 

Chapter 4: "Relax…What Could Go Wrong?"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT DIFFERING PREFERENCES AND PLANS
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有的[sub]...,有的[sub]...    【some [sub]... ,some [sub]...】
  • 我们的同学,有的去暑期班学习,有的去公司实习,有的回家打工。

有的人喜欢文化,有的人喜欢风景    some people like culture, some people like scenery

对了...    (duì le) "ah": an expression often used when one suddenly thinks of something
  • 对了,我朋友也想去北京旅游    Ah, my friend also wants to travel to Beijing

父母    (fù mǔ) parents
  • NOTE: 父母 is more formal than 爸爸妈妈​
  • 我暑假打算回北京去看父母。

BONUS: [question pronouns as indefinite references*]
  • A question pronoun repeated in two separate but related clauses of the same sentence forms the equivalent of the "question pronoun + ever" expression in English.
  • Its first occurrence refers to an indefinite person, object, time, place, etc. Its second occurrence then refers to that same person, object, time, place, etc.
  • There is usually a 就 in the second clause.
  • 他去哪儿,我就去哪儿    wherever he goes, i'll go there too
  • 谁想去,谁就去 whoever wants to go can go
  • 你吃什么,我就吃什么 i'll have whatever you're having
  • 哪家的便宜,就买哪家的。​
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TRAIN: write 3 sentences using the following grammar structure:​​​
  • 有的[sub]...,有的[sub]...
  • question pronouns as indefinite references

SPEAK:
discuss how you like to travel vs. how your parents like to travel. Do you have differing preferences? If so, what are the differences?

WRITE: write an advice column about traveling with people who prefer to travel in a different way than you do.

READ: read the passage below and answer the following questions:
  1. 熊老师放暑假做什么 (list three things)? 为什么?
  2. ​你放暑假要做什么?为什么?
  3. 你放暑假想做什么?为什么?(what you want to do vs. what you will do)
大家好!我叫熊老师。我今年放暑假有一个很有意思的计划。第一,我先打算坐飞机回纽约。我不但能看看我家人,而且可以看我的朋友。第二,我七月份打算从纽约坐飞机到北京,在那里上一门中文课。除了上课以外,我也想看看北京有名的“名胜古迹”。然后,我打算飞到重庆(chóng qìng=中国的大城市)去旅游。重庆是我家人以前住的地方,我有很多家人住在附近。我想和家人在重庆一边旅游,一边聊天儿。最后,我打算坐飞机回蒙特瑞(méng tè ruì=Monterey)。
Mastery
​​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 有的...有的...,对了...,父母
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Translate: Some of our classmates are going to summer school; some of them are going to go home and work.
  • BONUS (Rule): in English, explain what "question pronouns as indefinite references" are. Describe the structure, and then give examples.
  • BONUS (Translate with "indefinite references"):  
    • Q: Which airline company's [ticket] do you want to buy?
    • A: Whichever airline is the cheapest, that's the one I'll buy.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 我们的同学,有的去暑期班学习,有的回家打工。
  • 有的人喜欢文化,有的人喜欢风景。
  • 对了,我朋友也想去北京旅游。
  • 我暑假打算回北京去看父母。
  • 他去哪儿,我就去哪儿。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
​
​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about differing preferences and plans.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 

 MINIBOSS #1: ACT 1 REVIEW

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Pika, Pika! Can you beat me?
Mastery Challenge 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar):
  • ​Take the "Level 19 Miniboss #1: Vocab/Grammar Quiz."
    • There are two versions, one for Handwriting and one for Definition.
  • TARGET: see rubric.
​
​Mastery Challenge 2 (Speaking):
  • Perform the following conversation tasks:
    • Talk about going on summer vacation.​
    • Talk about summer travel plans (including length of the trip).
    • Discuss different types of tourist attractions.
    • Talk about differing preferences and plans.
    TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

BONUS CHALLENGES:
  • ​GODLIKE: Achieve a 100% score on all mastery challenges—zero mistakes!
  • ​GRAVITY: Play Level 19: Act 1 Gravity to 150,000 points or a #1 score.
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    • Level 7: Studying Chinese >
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  • Book 2
    • Level 11: Weather >
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    • Level 12: Dining >
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    • Level 13: Asking Directions >
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    • Level 14: Birthday Party >
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    • Level 15: Seeing a Doctor >
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    • Level 16: Dating >
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    • Level 17: Renting an Apartment >
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    • Level 18: Sports >
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    • Level 19: Travel >
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    • Level 20: At the Airport >
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  • Book 3
    • Level 21: Starting School >
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    • Level 22: Dorm Life >
      • L22 Act 1
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    • Level 23: At the Restaurant >
      • L23 Act 1
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      • L23 Act 3
      • L23 Boss Fights
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    • Level 24: Buying Things >
      • L24 Act 1
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      • L24 Boss Fights
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    • Level 25: Choosing Classes >
      • L25 Act 1
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      • L25 Act 3
      • L25 Boss Fights
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    • Level 26: Romance >
      • L26 Act 1
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      • L26 Act 3
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    • Level 27: Computers and the Internet >
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    • Level 28: Working >
      • L28 Act 1
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    • Level 29: Education >
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    • Level 30: Chinese Geography >
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      • L30 Boss Fights
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  • Book 4
    • Level 31: Chinese Holidays >
      • L31 Act 1
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      • L31 Act 3
      • L31 Act 4
      • L31 Boss Fights
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    • Level 32: Changes in China >
      • L32 Act 1
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      • L32 Act 3
      • L32 Act 4
      • L32 Boss Fights
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    • Level 33: A Trip to Yunnan >
      • L33 Act 1
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      • L33 Act 3
      • L33 Boss Fights
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    • Level 34: Lifestyle and Health >
      • L34 Act 1
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      • L34 Act 3
      • L34 Boss Fights
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    • Level 35: Gender Equality >
      • L35 Act 1
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      • L35 Act 3
      • L35 Boss Fights
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    • Level 36: Environmental Protection >
      • L36 Act 1
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      • L36 Act 3
      • L36 Act 4
      • L36 Boss Fights
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    • Level 37: Wealth Management >
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