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The currency of China is the renminbi or yuan (RMB), represented by the symbol 元. The renminbi has a long history dating back to coins used in the Han Dynasty over 2,000 years ago. Today, the 100 yuan banknote features portraits of four important figures from early Chinese history. To prevent fraud, Chinese banknotes use unique Chinese characters for numeric values rather than standard characters. In 2012, the exchange rate between the Chinese renminbi and U.S. dollar was approximately 1 USD to 6.35 CNY. Chinese traditions include giving "lucky money" in red envelopes during New Years celebrations and coins known as "ya sheng coins" for prosperity.
American fast food restaurants first entered mainland China in 1987 but earlier attempts had been unsuccessful. Now in 2008, there are over 4,000 fast food locations generating an estimated $30 billion market. Key to success was organization, adapting marketing and menus to local tastes, and government recognition of the industry. Major chains like KFC, McDonald's, Subway, Domino's, and Starbucks have all seen growth, with KFC having the largest market share with over 2,000 locations across China.
Traditional Chinese houses called siheyuan along with hutong alleys make up much of the culture and housing in Beijing. Siheyuan houses form communities around courtyards, with gates typically facing southeast according to feng shui beliefs. Inside, rooms surround the central courtyard without original indoor plumbing. Today, high-rise apartments predominate in Chinese cities, including luxury buildings and low-income housing, while newer suburban developments consist of gated communities with security systems for upper middle-income residents living in western-style units with modern amenities.
This document lists various foods that a person may enjoy eating. It includes fruits like bananas, apples, and oranges. Vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, and onions are mentioned. Dairy items like milk and eggs are included. Meats listed involve ham, fish, chicken, turkey, beef, and pork. A variety of foods from different categories are provided in the document.
This document summarizes different genres of Chinese television shows. It notes that China produces the most TV shows worldwide and discusses various popular genres including wuxia dramas featuring martial arts, historical dramas depicting Chinese dynasties, and modern dramas focusing on family and social issues. It highlights some specific acclaimed shows such as Nirvana in Fire, a cultural phenomenon praised as the Chinese Game of Thrones, and All is Well, a drama addressing sexism and economic inequality in China.
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The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet from the Warring States Period who drowned himself in protest of government corruption. Villagers paddled boats on the river looking for his body and threw rice dumplings and paddled boats with drums to distract fish from his body, originating traditions of the dragon boat race and eating zongzi rice dumplings on this day. The festival is still celebrated today on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar.
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2. Objectives
1 Dates
2 Birthday and age
3 Hours and Minutes
4 Order of Time Words
5 Pivotal sentence
6 Ask for opinion ( 怎么样? )
7 Alternative question (... 还是 ...?)
8 Affirmative-Negative question
9 New Radicals in this lesson
3. How to NAME the dates?
year
去年 今年 明年
qùnián jīnnián míngnián
(last year) (this year) (next year)
4. How to NAME the dates?
day
昨天 今天 明天
zuótiān jīntiān míngtiān
(yesterday) (today) (tomorrow)
5. How to NAME the dates?
month
上个月 这个月 下个月
Shàngge yuè zhège yuè xiàge yuè
(last month) (this month) (next month)
6. How to NAME the dates?
week
上个星期 这个星期 下个星期
shàngge xīngqī zhège xīngqī xiàge xīngqī
(last week) (this week) (next week)
7. How to NAME the dates?
the 12 months: ~ 月
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
8. How to NAME the dates?
day of month : ~号 (hào)
一号,二号,三号,四号, ...
三十号,三十一号
9. How to NAME the dates?
day of week: 星期~ (xīngqī)
the 7 days of the week:
星期一,星期二,星期三,
星期四,星期五,星期六,
星期天 / 星期日 (xīngqītiān/ xīngqīrì)
10. How to NAME the dates?
Which...?
which year? 哪 (nǎ): Which 年 ?
/ 二 O O 几年?
which month? 几月 ?
几号
which day of month?
?
which day of week? 星期几 ?
11. How to ASK about year, month, day
year:
-今年(去年、明年)是哪年( or 二 O O 几年)?
-今年是二 O ... ... 年。
12. How to ASK about year, month, day
year:
这是哪年?
1776
一七七六年
13. How to ASK about year, month, day
year:
这是哪年?
1893
一八九三年
14. How to ASK about year, month, day
year:
这是哪年?
1942
一九四二年
15. How to ASK about year, month, day
year:
这是哪年?
2000
二 OOO 年
16. How to ASK about year, month, day
year:
这是哪年?
2005
二 OO 五年
17. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
-这个月( or 上个月、下个月)是几月?
-这个月是 ... 月。
18. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
这个月是几月?
这个月是九月。
19. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
这个月是几月?
这个月是十二月。
20. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
这个月是几月?
这个月是二月。
21. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
这个月是几月?
这个月是四月。
22. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
这个月是几月?
这个月是七月。
23. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
这个月是几月?
这个月是十一月。
24. How to ASK about year, month, day
Month:
这个月是几月?
这个月是三月。
25. How to ASK about year, month, day
Day of month:
-今天( or 昨天、明天)是几号?
-今天是 ...... 号。
26. How to ASK about year, month, day
Day of week:
-今天( or 昨天、明天)是星期几?
-今天是星期 ... 。
27. How to ASK about year, month, day
Day of week:
今天是星期几?
Thursday
今天是星期四。
28. How to ASK about year, month, day
Day of week:
今天是星期几?
Wednesday
今天是星期三。
29. How to ASK about year, month, day
Day of week:
今天是星期几?
Monday
今天是星期一。
30. How to ASK about year, month, day
Day of week:
今天是星期几?
Friday
今天是星期五。
31. How to ASK about year, month, day
Day of week:
今天是星期几?
Sunday
今天是星期日 / 星期天。
33. How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)
几年? 多少年?
几个月? 多少个月?
几天? 多少天?
几个星期?多少个星期?
* 多少 (duōshǎo) can be used for counting any numbers
几 is used for counting numbers under 10
Did you notice that 年 and 天 don’t use a measure word?
34. How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)
一年有多少个月?
一年有十二个月。
35. How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)
一个月有多少天?
一个月有三十天 or 三十一天。
二月有二十八天 or 二十九天。
36. How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)
一个星期有几天?
一个星期有七天。
37. How to COUNT the dates (how many years, months, ...)
一年有多少个星期?
一年有五十二个星期。
81. (Pair work) Conversation
- (Invitation to dinner), how’s that?
- Why?
- Because ... ...
- Great! Thanks. What time?
- ___.
- But I’m busy at ___.
- How about ___?
- Good. See you at ___!
Editor's Notes
#3: Clink on the topic of your choice, which will lead to a set of slides for the practice of that topic.
#12: You can ask students to answer based on the real situation.
#13: These 5 slides are for students to practice. You can show the answer after students respond to the question.
#18: You can ask students to answer based on the real situation.
#19: These 7 slides are for students to practice. You can show the answer after students respond.
#26: You can ask students to answer based on the real situation.
#27: You can ask students to answer based on the real situation.
#33: This is for students to interact with each other. Ask students to work in pairs.
#38: Do not click the button until the answer is displayed. Clicking the button will lead back to the first page (Objectives) where you can choose another topic.
#39: Let the students ask each other, then report to class.
#40: Let the students ask each other, then report to class. After the practice, clicking the button will lead back to the first page (Objectives) where you can choose another topic.
#50: Let the students ask each other, then report to class. Clicking the button will lead back to the first page (Objectives) where you can choose another topic.
#51: Ask students to compare the orders of Time Words in US and China. (Also, what about in England?)
#55: Wait till after the answer is displayed, click the button. It leads back to the first page where you can pick another topic.
#56: You can spend some time to explain the meaning of each radical. Clicking the button will lead back to the first page (Objectives) where you can choose another topic.
#57: Lead students’ attention to the “Pivot” point.
#60: You can ask a couple students, and also could let students ask each other. Clicking the button will lead back to the first page (Objectives) where you can choose another topic.
#61: These 5 examples can show students the pattern. You can ask students to summarize how to use 怎么样 (after a statement, or right after a noun phrase).
#66: After students answer this question, point out that the Answers to 怎么样 are always Adjectives . Clicking the button will lead back to the first page (Objectives) where you can choose another topic.
#73: Clicking the button will lead back to the first page (Objectives) where you can choose another topic.