Chapter 5: "Heart On Trial"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE
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呀    (ya) interjectory particle used to soften a question

谁呀?    (shéi ya?) who is it?
  • 谁呀？
  • 是我，王朋，还有李友。
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来    (lái) to come
  • 来，我介绍一下，这是我姐姐，高小音。
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Chapter 5 Practice:
  1. TEACHING SLIDES: Chapter 5
  2. ​Pair Practice: Role play a host and a guest. The guest knocks on the door...
  3. Write a diary entry: your persistent suitor/stalker came to your house! Uh-oh!
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​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 呀，谁呀，来[verb]
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • A: 谁呀？
  • B: 是我，王朋，还有李友。
  • A: 来，我介绍一下，这是我姐姐，高小音。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Ask about an unidentified person.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 6: "Prep Time"

HOW TO TALK ABOUT BEING LATER THAN EXPECTED
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才    (cái) not until [adverb]
  • The adverb 才 indicates the occurrence of an action or situation is later than the speaker may have expected.
  • 才 can never be used together with the particle 了.
  • subject + 才 + verb + object​
  • 王朋和李友晚上十二点才回家。= Wang Peng and Li You didn’t come home until midnight.
  • 我请他六点吃晚饭，他六点半才走。= I invited him out to dinner at six o’clock. He didn’t come till six-thirty.
  • 小高常常晚上十二点才回家。Little Gao often doesn’t go home until midnight.
  • 他晚上很晚才睡觉。= She goes to bed very late in the evening.

回家    (huí jiā) to return home [verb + object]
  • 王朋和李友晚上十二点才回家。
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Chapter 6 Practice:
  1. TEACHING SLIDES: Chapter 6
  2. ​Pair Practice: Role play two friends, the day after a party. Talk about when you got home the night before.
  3. Write a letter to your teacher, explaining why you can't come to school today...
  4. Write five sentences using the following structure:​ 才 ["later than expected"/"not until"]
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​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 才，回家
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

​GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Translate: I invited him out to dinner at six o'clock. He didn't come until six-thirty.
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

​READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 王朋和李友晚上十二点才回家。
  • TARGET: no mistakes, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Talk about returning home.
  • Talk about being later than expected.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

​Chapter 7: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"

HOW TO WELCOME A VISITOR
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进    (jìn) to come in, to enter

请进    (qǐng jìn) please come in
  • 请进，请进，快进来！

快    (kuài) quick

来    (lái) "in the direction toward the speaker" [complement]
  • ​Here, the "来" is NOT a verb, but a COMPLEMENT. (Specifically, "a direction complement.") 
  • A "direction complement" is a complement that's used to describe the direction of a verb.
  • > VERB + DIRECTION COMPLEMENT
  • Remember: a complement is a word or phrase following a verb (or sometimes an adjective) that provides additional meaning to the verb phrase. There are many different types of complements. Complements can describe duration, quantity, state, degree, result, direction, or possibility.
  • We will learn two basic direction complements: "来" (signifying movement toward the speaker) and "去" (signifying movement away from the speaker).
    • 进来 = to come in TOWARD THE SPEAKER
  • For more details about direction complements; see this link

进来    (jìn lái) to come in
  • 进 = verb，来 = direction complement

快进来    (kuài jìn lái) come in quickly
  • 请进，请进，快进来！

坐    (zuò) to sit

请坐    (qǐng zuò) please sit
  • 请坐，请坐。
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Chapter 7 Practice:
  1. TEACHING SLIDES: Chapter 7
  2. ​Pair Practice: Role play a host and a guest. Take turns being the host welcoming the visitor.
  3. Write a diary entry about meeting your boyfriend/girlfriend's parents for the first time.
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DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 请，进，来[complement]，快，坐
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Rule: (in English) Explain what a "direction complement" is. Give examples of direction complements.
  • Rule: (in English) Explain the differences between the two usages of "来" we've learned. Give examples of each usage.
  • Translate: Come in quickly [toward the speaker].
  • TARGET: no mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 请进，请进，快进来！
  • 请坐，请坐。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Welcome a visitor into your home.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

Chapter 8: "Tangled History"

HOW TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST
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 verb + 了    (le)
Tense vs. Aspect
  • Tense is about time relative to when we’re speaking. It expresses whether something happened before now, is happening now, or will happen after the present moment.
  • Aspect is about time relative to when the event occurred. It’s about whether or not an action was completed in the time frame we’re talking about.
  • Tenses are past, present and future. Aspects are things like perfective, continuous or imperfective.
  • English verbs express aspect and tense. Consider the difference between “I ate”, “I was eating” and “I have eaten”. They are all past tense, but the aspect in each one is different. There are different levels of completeness. This is what aspect is about.
  • Mandarin tends to just express aspect. The main way it does this is with the aspect particle 了 (le). 了 grammar is pretty difficult, but just remember that it’s about aspect and not tense. 了 can appear in sentences about the past, present and future.

​Word Order with 了:
  1. “verb + 了”        describes an action that has happened, usually at a specific time
  2. “verb + object + 了” appears AFTER a verb + object when the object is not specific (i.e. no modifiers)
    • 在高文中家，他们认识了高文中的姐姐。= At Gao Wen Zhong’s house, they met Gao Wen Zhong’s older sister.
    • 昨天晚上你去打球了吗？= Yesterday night you went to play ball?
  3. “verb + 了 + object” appears BETWEEN a verb+object when the object is specific (i.e. is modified by a number, adjective, etc.)
    • 他请王朋喝茶，王朋喝了两杯。= He invites Wang Peng to drink tea, Wang Peng drank two cups.
    • 李友不喝茶，只喝了一杯水。= Li You doesn’t drink tea, only drinks a cup of water.
    • 明天我吃了晚饭去看电影。= Tomorrow I’ll go see a movie after I have eaten dinner.​

没有 + verb [past]    
  • to say that an action did not happen in the past, you must use "没有."
  • DO NOT use either "不" or "了."
  • STRUCTURE: subject + 没有 ＋  verb + 了 + object
  • 我今天没吃饭。= Today I didn’t eat.
  • 昨天我没有听音乐。= Yesterday I didn’t listen to music.
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Chapter 8 Practice:
  1. TEACHING SLIDES: Chapter 8
  2. ​Pair Practice: Role play two friends. Talk about things you did and not do at the party last night.
  3. Write a letter to your new boyfriend/girlfriend. Tell them everything you've done since the last time you saw them, as well as things you didn't do because you want to do them together.
  4. Write five sentences each in your Journal using:
    1. verb + 了 + object
    2. verb + object + 了
    3. 没有 + verb
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​DICTATION: write the Chinese characters, English definition, and pinyin (including tones):
  • 了，没有[past]
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.

GRAMMAR: complete the following exercises:
  • Rule: (in English) Explain how to talk about past actions in Chinese. Give examples both actions that *happened*, and *that didn't happen.*
  • Rule: (in English) Explain the differences in the usage of "才" vs. "了." Talk about the specific structure and part of speech. Give examples of each usage.
  • Rule: (in English) Explain the differences between the two usages of "没有" we've learned. Give examples of each usage.
  • Translate: At Gao Wenzhong's house, they *met* Gao Wenzhong's older sister.
  • Translate: Li You doesn't drink tea, she only *drank* one glass of water.
  • Translate: I *didn't go home* yesterday.
  • TARGET: no more than 2 grammar mistakes.

READING: read aloud the following sentences:
  • 在高文中家，他们认识了高文中的姐姐。
  • 昨天我没有听音乐。
  • TARGET: no more than 1 mistake, including tones.
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​SPEAKING: perform the following conversation tasks:
  • Describe what happened in the past.
  • Describe what did not happen in the past.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 on ALL tasks.

 MINIBOSS #2: ACT 2 REVIEW

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Pika, Pika! Can you beat me?
​Mastery Challenge 1 (Vocabulary and Grammar): ​
​Mastery Challenge 2 (Speaking):
  • ​​​Perform the following role-play:
    • The Host:
      • Welcome your guest to come in and sit down.
      • Talk about doing things later than expected.
      • Describe what happened (and did not happen) in the past.
      • Talk about beverages that you like and dislike 
    • The Guest:
      • Thank the Host for welcoming you.
      • Talk about doing things later than expected.
      • Describe what happened (and did not happen) in the past.
  • TARGET: at least a 3 in ALL categories.​

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