LEVEL 3: "DATES AND TIME" (时间)

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MISSION OBJECTIVES: ​

1. Describe the time of day.
2. Describe calendar dates (days, weeks, months, and years).
3. Ask about someone’s birthday and age.
4. Invite someone on a date.
5. Arrange an appropriate time to meet for the date.
6. Count numbers from 0-99.

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STORY QUEST: "A Brief History of Love"

Discover the origins of the Destroyers... by traveling through time!

​Act One: Apocalypse Now!

• ​Chapter 1:  “Doomsday" (How to talk about time)
  • 时间，什么时候？，为什么？，认识
• Chapter 2: “The Time Machine” (How to talk about years)
  • 今年，年，零，〇
• Chapter 3: “Across Time and Space” (How to talk about months)
  • 一月，二月，三月，四月，五月，六月，七月，八月，九月，十月，十一月，十二月
• Chapter 4: “Countdown to Destruction” (How to talk about calendar dates)​
  • Calendar Dates：几月几号？，号
• MINIBOSS #1

​Act Two: Darkest Before Dawn

• Chapter 5: “End of Days” (How to talk about days of the week)
  • 星期，星期一，星期二，星期三，星期四，星期五，星期六，星期日／星期天
• Chapter 6: "Stroke of Midnight" (How to talk about the time of day)
  • Time of Day: 点(钟)，半，刻，分(钟)
• Chapter 7: "Secret Origins" (How to talk about likes and dislikes) 
  • 喜欢，太...了，A还是B?
• MINIBOSS #2

Act Three: Back to the Future

• Chapter 8: “The Fault in Our Stars” (How to invite someone on a date)
  • 请，吃饭，晚饭，怎么样？
• Chapter 9: “Paper Towns” (How to talk about different cuisines)
  • 菜，中国菜，美国菜，英国菜，A不A?
• Chapter 10: “Looking for Katniss" (How to make excuses)
  • 忙，因为，事(儿)，有事(儿)，可是
• Chapter 11: “Wang Peng, Wang Peng” (How to talk about relative time)
  • 现在，昨天，今天，明天，*前天*，*后天*
• MINIBOSS #3

Act Four: A Brief History of Love

• Chapter 12: “It's Complicated...” (How to talk about love)
  • 爱，我们，你们，他们，她们，朋友，男朋友，女朋友
• Chapter 13: “An Abundance of Katnisses” (How to talk about birthdays and age)
  • 生日，多大？，你今年多大？，岁，*祝你生日快乐*
• Chapter 14: “Story Of Your Life” (How to plan a birthday party)
  • 晚上，见，同学，还，*上午*，*下午*
• MINIBOSS #4

​KEY GRAMMAR：Calendar Dates，Time of Day，太...了，A还是B？，请，A不A？，因为，可是，岁，还

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WORKBOOK EXERCISES:

​​Integrated Chinese Workbook, Volume 1: Lesson 3

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BOSS FIGHTS:

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PROJECTS:

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RESOURCES:

1. Integrated Chinese 4th Edition, Volume 1
2. Level 3 Folder (Google Drive)
3. Level 3 Story Quest
4. Level 3 Learning Slides​
5. Level 3 Vocab Packet
6. Level 3 Handwriting Sheets​
7. Level 3 Textbook Video
8. Level 3 Vocab List: Quizlet
9. Level Vocab List: Skritter​