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學習目標 Learning Objectives

Lesson 7.1 今年是牛年 j9nni2n sh= ni/ni2n

Name the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals

Lesson 7.2 過中國新年 gu$ Zh!nggu@ x9nni2n

Explain what people do to celebrate Chinese New Year

Lesson 7.3 新年快樂 X9nni2n ku4il8

Offer Chinese New Year greetings

7 中國新年中國新年中國新年中國新年 Zh!nggu@ Zh!nggu@ Zh!nggu@ Zh!nggu@ xxxx9nni2n9nni2n9nni2n9nni2n

Chinese New Year

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UNIT SEVEN

I. 情節發展情節發展情節發展情節發展

STORYLINE

It was almost the end of January in San Francisco, Califorina. What was going on at Peter’s house? Lisa was at Peter’s house admiring all of his red decorations. They gave off a warm feeling during that unusually cold winter.

Among the decorations there were twelve unique Beanie Babies. They were so adorable! Linda really liked the little green and golden dragon. None of them had seen the dragon Beanie Baby before. It was so cool!

Lisa was curious where these cute animals had come from. Peter explained to her that each Beanie Baby represented a Chinese Zodiac animal. “My grandpa sent them to me yesterday” Peter said. Lisa thought this was really neat and wanted to start collecting the Chinese Zodiac animals as well.

Peter said that because he was born in the year of the tiger that was his favorite Zodiac animal. Lisa wanted to know what animal year she was born in too. Who would have known those twelve animals had such a story behind them!

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LESSON 7.1 今年是牛年

課文對話課文對話課文對話課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

琳達: 啊！小龍！小虎！好可愛！怎麼來的？

彼得: 昨天我爺爺寄來給我的。妳看！十二生肖

玩具我都有。

麗莎: 哇！鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、

猴、雞、狗、豬。

琳達: 咦？今年的生肖是什麼？

湯姆: 我知道！今年是牛年！彼得，你家人也過

中國新年嗎?

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生詞生詞生詞生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY

A. 寫字練習寫字練習寫字練習寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE

來 寄 具 牛 馬 羊

狗 知 道

B. 生詞生詞生詞生詞 WORD BANK

Traditioanl Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech

Meaning in English

新 新 x9n adj. new

新年 新年 x9nni2n n. New Year

龍 龙 l@ng n. dragon

虎 虎 h& n. tiger

來 来 l2i v. come

昨天 昨天 zu@ti1n n. yesterday

寄 寄 j= v. to send; to mail

妳 妳 nǐ pron. you (female)

生肖 生肖 sh5ngxi4o n. zodiac

玩具 玩具 w2nj* n. toy; plaything

鼠 鼠 sh& n. rat; mouse

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牛 牛 ni^ n. ox; cattle; bull; cow

兔 兔 t* n. rabbit

蛇 蛇 sh6 n. snake

馬 马 m3 n. horse

羊 羊 y2ng n. goat; sheep; lamb

猴 猴 h@u n. monkey

雞 鸡 j9 n. rooster; chicken

狗 狗 g#u n. dog

豬 猪 zh% n. pig

牛年 牛年 ni^ ni2n pron. the year of the ox

A. 擴展練習擴展練習擴展練習擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 動物動物動物動物 Animals

老鼠 水牛 奶牛 老虎 兔子 白蛇 黑馬 l3osh& shu-ni/ n3ini/ l3oh& t*zi b2ish6 h5im3

rat buffalo cow tiger rabbit white snake

black horse

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山羊 猴子 公雞 大狗 小豬 小貓 蜘蛛 sh1ny2ng h@uzi g!ngj9 d4 g#u xi3o zh% xi3o m1o zh9zh%

goat monkey rooster big dog piglet kitten spider

a.2 兩隻老虎兩隻老虎兩隻老虎兩隻老虎 (li3ng zh9 l3o h&)li3ng zh9 l3o h&)li3ng zh9 l3o h&)li3ng zh9 l3o h&)

Recite this famous song.

兩隻老虎，兩隻老虎， Li3ng zh9 l3oh&, li3ng zh9 l3oh&, Two tigers, two tigers,

跑得快，跑得快。 p3o de ku4i, p3o de ku4i. running quickly, running quickly,

一隻沒有耳朵， Y= zh9 m6iy#u 7rd%o, One has no ears,

一隻沒有尾巴， y= zh9 m6iy#u w7ib1, one has no tail,

真奇怪，真奇怪。 Zh5n q0gu4i, zh5n q0gu4i. really odd, really odd.

a.3 Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals

鼠年 牛年 虎年 兔年

sh& ni2n ni/ ni2n h& ni2n t* ni2n

year of the rat year of the ox year of the tiger year of the rabbit

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龍年 蛇年 馬年 羊年

l@ng ni2n sh6 ni2n m3 ni2n y2ng ni2n

year of the dragon year of the snake year of the horse year of the goat

猴年 雞年 狗年 豬年

h@u ni2n j9 ni2n g#u ni2n zh% ni2n

year of the monkey

year of the rooster year of the dog year of the pig

EXERCISE: Fill in the blanks with the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, moving clock wise. Use Chinese characters or Pinyin.

鼠

年 ___年

虎年

___年

龍年 蛇

年

___

年

___

年

猴年

雞年

___年

豬

年

十二生肖十二生肖十二生肖十二生肖

1

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Use the pattern below to find out your classmate’s zodiac sign. Q: 你屬什麼？(N- sh^ sh6nme?) A: 我屬______________。 EXERCISE: Ask two of your classmates for their 生肖 and fill in the chart below.

姓名姓名姓名姓名

生肖生肖生肖生肖

B. 語法註解語法註解語法註解語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

b.1 Subject + 寄寄寄寄 (j ====) + (object) + 給給給給 (g7777i) + (people)

Examples:

爺爺寄 生日禮物 給 我 ! y6ye j= sh5ngr= l-w* g7i w#!

Grandpa mailed the birthday gifts to me!

我要寄 玩具 給 你 。 W# y4o j= w2nj* g7i n-.

I want to mail a toy to you.

他昨天寄 水果 給 我 。 T1 zu@ti1n j= shu-gu# g7i w#. He mailed fruit to me yesterday.

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EXERCISE: Answer the following questions with this pattern: “(要/想) 寄 … 給…”

Q: 下個星期六是你爺爺的生日。你要寄什麼給他?

A: ________________________________________。

Q: 下個星期五是彼得的生日，你寄什麼給他?

A: ________________________________________。

Q: 下個星期四是琳達的生日，你想寄什麼給她?

A: ________________________________________。

C. 交際活動交際活動交際活動交際活動 ACTIVITIES

c.1 Guess which animal I like?

Interpretive Communication:

a. Recite the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals three or four times. Pause two seconds for every four animals. Then think about your favorite animal from the twelve animals and identify its characteristics. For example, its color, size, and where it lives (mountain, cave, etc.) Use English if necessary.

我最(zu=, the most)喜歡的動物(d$ngw*, animal) 是_____________________。

他身上(sh5nsh4ng, on the body)的顏色是_________________________。

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Interpersonal Communication:

b. Ask three to six of your classmates, one at a time to guess what your favorite

Chinese Zodiac animal is.. You can use the pattern below to ask your

classmates.

猜猜看(c1i c1i k4n, Guess what), 我最(zu=)喜歡的動物(d$ngw*)是什麼？ 他身上的顏色是白色。他是大的。他住在 farm。

If your classmate gets the answer, you can say “答對了! ” (d2 du= le!, Correct!) If your classmate says the wrong answer, you can say “不對!” (b^ du=!, Wrong!) Record the names of three classmates who guess your animal correctly. Also be sure to fill in what the correct animal was.

猜對的人名字 猜對的動物是

1.

2.

3.

他住(zh*, live)在_________________________。

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LESSON 7.2 過中國新年

課文對話課文對話課文對話課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

彼得: 當然啊！中國人都過中國新年。

瑞奇: 快過中國新年了，過中國新年有什麼好玩

的？

彼得: 很多啊！穿新衣，戴新帽，最好玩的是拿

紅包。

瑞奇: 紅包裡有什麼？

琳達: 我知道！紅包裡有錢！對不對？

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生詞生詞生詞生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY

A. 寫字練習寫字練習寫字練習寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE

快 過 新 最 錢

B. 生詞生詞生詞生詞 WORD BANK

Traditional Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech

Meaning in English

快 快 ku4i adj.; adv. quick; quickly; soon

過 过 gu$ v. to pass; to go over; to cross

新年 新年 x9nni2n n. new year

穿 穿 chu1n v. to wear, to put on clothes or

shoes

戴 戴 d4i v. to wear accessories: glasses, hat,

gloves

帽 帽 m4o n. hat

最 最 zu= adv. the most

拿 拿 n2 v. to hold; to seize

包 包 b1o n.; v. package; packet; wrapper

紅包 红包 h@ngb1o n. red envelope

錢 钱 qi2n n. money; currency

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A. 擴展練習擴展練習擴展練習擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 過過過過 (gu$gu$gu$gu$)

過生日 過年/過新年 過節

gu$ sh5ngr= gu$ ni2n/ gu$ x9nni2n gu$ ji6

celebrate a birthday celebrate the New Year celebrate a holiday 過復活節 過感恩節 過聖誕節

gu$ F*hu@ji6 gu$ G3n5nji6 gu$ Sh8ngd4nji6

celebrate Easter celebrate Thanksgiving celebrate Christmas

a.2 Stative Verb + 的的的的(de)

When the object is understood, the construction “S.V. + 的” can function like a noun standing for the omitted subject or object. Observe the following examples.

Example:

吃 object, 我喜歡最___________的(object) 紅的(蘋果) 藍的(藍莓) 紫的(顏色)

h@ng de l2n de z- de

red blue purple

好吃的(水果) 大的(西瓜) 小的(柳橙)

h3och9 de d4 de xi3o de

delicious (food) big (object) small (object)

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B. 語法註解語法註解語法註解語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

b.1 Adverb都都都都 (d!!!!u) [2]

“都”, meaning all, is used in front of verbs (action words) or adjectives (words describing something).

Examples:

都要 都有 都是 都來

d!u y4o d!u y#u d!u sh= d!u l2i want all of … all have all are all came

都好 都好玩 都喜歡 都甜

d!u h3o d!u h3ow2n d!u x-hu1n d!u ti2n all are good all are fun like all of all are sweet

Examples:

同學們都很好。 All the classmates are well.

中國人都過中國新年。 Chinese people all celebrate Chinese New Year.

EXERCISE: Use the phrases shown above to complete the following sentences,

and translate them into English. The first sentence is an example. 1. 兔和馬我 都喜歡 。 Eng.________________________________________

2. 西瓜和草莓______________。 Eng.________________________________________

3. 彼得和琳達______________我的朋友。 Eng.________________________________________

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4. 這個玩具和那個玩具弟弟______________。 Eng.________________________________________

5. 昨天爺爺和奶奶______________我家。 Eng.________________________________________

b.2 快快快快 (ku4444i) + Verb + 了了了了 (le)

It’s almost time to /It’s about to +verb

Examples:

快上課了。 快過生日了。

Ku4i sh4ngk8 le. Ku4i gu$ sh5ngr= le.

Class is about to start. It’s almost time to celebrate the birthday.

EXERCISE: Translate the following sentences into English:

1. 快回家了。 ______________________________________

2. 快三點了。 ______________________________________

3. 快過中國新年了。 ______________________________________

4. 快下課了。 ______________________________________

5. 爸爸媽媽快來了。 ______________________________________

b.3 How to use “最最最最”

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a. 最最最最 + Adjective (“最” is used in front of an adjective to express superlativity.)

Examples:

最好的朋友 zu= h3o de p6ngy#u best friend

最大的狗 zu= d4 de g#u the biggest dog

最小的弟弟 zu= xi3o de d=di youngest brother

最好玩的地方 zu= h3ow2n de d=f1ng the most fun place

最新的錢包 zu= x9n de qi2nb1o the newest wallet

最有名的美國人 zu= y#um0ng de

M7igu@ r6n the most famous American

最美的人 zu= m7i de r6n the most beautiful person

b. 最最最最 + Verb

(“最”can also be used in front of a stative verb or an auxiliary verb, such as “想”.) Examples:

最喜歡 zu= x-hu1n like the most

最不喜歡 zu= b* x-hu1n like the least

最想吃 zu= xi3ng ch9 want to eat the most

最不想喝 zu= b* xi3ng h5 want to drink the least

最喜歡說 zu= x-hu1n shu! like to say the most

最喜歡看 zu= x-hu1n k4n want to watch/see the most

最想玩 zu= xi3ng w2n want to play the most

C. 交際活動交際活動交際活動交際活動 ACTIVITIES

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New Year Song

Interpretive & Presentational Communication: Practice this Happy New Year song adapted from a traditional New Year Song.

新年快樂歌新年快樂歌新年快樂歌新年快樂歌

新年馬上 1到了，大家都很快樂 2！

X9nni2n m3sh4ng d4o le, d4ji1 d!u h7n ku4il8！

看見 3爸爸媽媽，人人都說恭喜 4！

K4nji4n b4ba m1ma, r6n r6n d!u shu! g!ngx-！

恭喜！恭喜！恭喜你呀！

G!ngx-！ G!ngx-！G!ngx- n- ya！

恭喜！恭喜！恭喜你！

G!ngx-！ G!ngx-！G!ngx- n-！

(Figure out the meaning of the song. Repeat the song three times. Replace爸爸媽媽 with 哥哥姐姐, and 弟弟妹妹 for the second and third time.) 1. 馬上 (m3sh4ng, almost; immedtiately) 2. 快樂 (ku4il8, happy) 3. 看見 (k4nji4n, to meet; to see) 4. 恭喜 (g!ngx-, congratulations!)

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LESSON 7.3

新年快樂

課文對話課文對話課文對話課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

湯姆: 嘿！彼得！我們明天都來你家過年，好

嗎？

麗莎: 湯姆！你想要拿彼得爸媽的紅包，對不

對？

彼得: 哈哈！沒有關係！我爸媽說過年要給你

們紅包。

大家: 哇！太好了！那，我們要對你爸媽說「新

年快樂」！

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生詞生詞生詞生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY

A. 寫字練習寫字練習寫字練習寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE

拿 包 對

B. 生詞生詞生詞生詞 WORD BANK

Traditional Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech

Meaning in English

明天 明天 m0ngti1n n. tomorrow

拿 拿 n2 v. to hold; to seize

包 包 b1o n. package; packet; wrapper

對 对 du= adj.;

pprep. correct; toward

關係 关系 gu1nxi n. relation; relationship

快樂 快乐 ku4il8 adj. happy

新年快樂 新年快乐 x9nni2n ku4il8 exp. Happy New Year

A. 擴展練習擴展練習擴展練習擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 Common Chinese New Year expressions

Practice using these expressions for the appropriate occasions.

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給您拜年! G7i n0n b4ini2n! New Year’s greetings to you!

請吃年糕! Q-ng ch9 ni2ng1o! Please eat some New Year’s cake!

多說吉祥話! D%o shu! j0xi2ng hu4! Give others lots of good wishes!

新年快樂！ X9nni2n ku4il8! Happy New Year!

恭喜！恭喜！ G!ngx-! G!ngx-! Congratulations! Congratulations!

恭喜發財！ G!ngx- f1c2i! Wishing you a prosperous new year!

歲歲平安! Su=su= p0ng1n! Peace to you every year!

步步高陞! B*b* g1o sh5n! Wishing your promotions at work be realized one after another!

大吉大利! D4j0 d4l=! Have good fortune and happiness!

年年有餘! Ni2n ni2n y#u y^! Enjoy abundance every year!

B. 語法註解語法註解語法註解語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

b.1 How to use “好嗎好嗎好嗎好嗎????”

“好嗎?” (some people say “行嗎?”, x0ng ma) can be attached to the end of a sentence when you have an idea and want to get agreement or permission.

Examples:

我們都來你家過新年，好嗎？

W#men d!u l2i n- ji1 gu$ x9nni2n, h3o ma?

How about we celebrate the New Year with your family?

我們說中文，好嗎？

W#men shu! Zh!ngw6n, h3o ma?

How about we speak Chinese?

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C. 交際活動交際活動交際活動交際活動 ACTIVITIES

c.1 Make a Chinese New Year’s card

Presentational & Interpersonal Communication:

a. Do an online search to see styles and the format of Chinese New Year greeting cards. Then create a New Year greeting card for one of your classmates or your teacher. Use the vocabulary words and expressions in this lesson to wish him/her a Happy New Year.

Interpersonal & Presentational Communication: b. Go to the front of the class when it’s your turn. Ask the recipient of your greeting

card to also come to the front. Read your greetings to the recipient, and then present your card to him/her. If you are the recipient, remember to to say “xi8xie” (thank you).

Presenter: _________, 這是我給你的新年卡片! 你喜歡嗎?

Receiver: 太好了! 謝謝(xi8xie)你!

給_____

新年快樂！

大吉大利！

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文化知識文化知識文化知識文化知識 CULTURE DISCOVERY Cultural Product, Perspective and Practice:

New Year wishing tree

A custom in Hong Kong during Chinese New Year is for people to decorate a huge tree branch with silk flowers and red ribbons. People will come to see the tree and write down their new year wishes on a piece of paper, seal it in a red envelope, then throw the red envelope onto the tree. If it is caught on the branches, their wishes will come true. Find a tree branch and plant it in a pot. Everyone can help to decorate the tree with small paper flowers (plum blossoms) and red ribbons. Write a New Year’s wish on a piece of paper and seal it in the red envelope provided by your teacher. Then throw it on to the tree. If it will not stay on the tree after the third try, use a piece of red thread and tie it to the tree. Have fun! Refection: What traditional activities in your own culture have to do something with a tree.

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認識部首認識部首認識部首認識部首 Radical Writing

Interpretive Communication:

木木木木

(mù) wood; tree “木”as a radical is normally written at the bottom or left of a character (e.g., 果;材)

金金金金

(jīn) gold; metal; money “金” as a radical is normally written at the left of a character (e.g., 錢)

Some of the following characters include the radical “木” (wood); some include “金” (gold). Make a circle (O) next to any character with the radical “木”; make a check mark (�) for any character with the radical “金”.

東 east 鈔 paper money

朶 M.W. for flowers

錢 money 權 authority; power

釣 to fish with a hook

銀 silver

針 needle; pin 林 woods; forest

森 forest 枝 branch 鐡 iron

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課文課文課文課文閱讀閱讀閱讀閱讀 INTERGRATED READING

琳達: 啊！小龍！小虎！怎麼來

的？

彼得: 昨天我爺爺寄來給我的。妳

看！十二生肖玩具我都有。

麗莎: 哇！鼠、牛、虎、兔；龍、蛇、馬、羊；

猴、雞、狗、豬。

琳達: 咦？今年的生肖是什麼？

湯姆: 我知道！今年是牛年！彼得，你家人也過

中國新年嗎?

彼得: 當然啊！中國人都過中國新年。

瑞奇: 快過中國新年了，過中國新年有什麼好玩

的？

彼得: 很多啊！穿新衣，戴新帽，最好玩的是拿

紅包。

瑞奇: 紅包裡有什麼？

琳達: 我知道！紅包裡有錢！對不對？

湯姆: 嘿！彼得！我們明天都來你家過年，好

嗎？

麗莎: 湯姆！你想要拿彼得爸媽的紅包，對不

對？

彼得: 哈哈！沒有關係！爸媽說…過年要給你

們紅包。

大家: 哇！太好了！那，我們要對你爸媽說「新

年快樂」！

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Find out how much you know by answering the following questions. ____________

1. Why do the children talk about the twelve animals? Because a. Lisa likes animals. b. Peter received a package from his grandpa. c. they all missed their grandpa.

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2. What’s so special to Peter on the eve of the Chinese New Year? a. Grandpa mailed fruits to Mother this year. b. Grandpa mailed a set of twelve animal toys to Peter this

year. c. Grandpa mailed red envelopes to Peter this year.

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3. What do Chinese children do during Chinese New Year? a. They wear new clothes, put on new hats, etc. b. They eat treats but are not allowed to set off fireworks. c. They give away red envelopes.

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4. What will everyone say to Peter’s parents during the Chinese New Year? a. The Chinese zodiac is mysterious! b. Happy New Year! c. I like the Beanie Babies you bought!

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5. What is the main idea of this unit? a. discussing the Chinese traditions practiced during the

Chinese New Year b. highlighting how Americans celebrate their New Year c. ways to ask for red envelopes during the Chinese New

Year

Mark what you can do in Chinese after finishing this lesson. ___________ 1. I can name the twelve animals and say which one I like

the most. ___________ 2. I can explain how the Chinese celebrate their New Year.

___________ 3. I can present Chinese New Year greetings.

___________ 4. I can say colors and body parts of some animals.

___________ 5. I can create Chinese style New Year greeting cards.

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Unit 7 Chinese New Year

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