NCS CSL4 - Teens Sep 12, 2021

Hi All, 

菜 cài dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine. 

Remember - cài, cài, cài, cài, cài!☝


Word of the Week: 
 
渴 kě thirsty
Wǒ hěn kè                    我很渴       I am very thirsty
Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ     我想喝水    I want to drink water


特别 tè bié          especially / special / particular / unusual
今天是很特别的日子       Jīntiān shì hěn tèbié de rìzi    Today is a special day

因为 yīn wèi because / owing to / on account of
周年 zhōu nián anniversary / annual
因为今天是911 20周年          yīn wèi Jīntiān shì 911 20 zhōunián   
Because today is the 20th anniversary of 911


还是 hái shi or / still / nevertheless 
= 或是 huò shì or / either one or the other
你想喝水还是果汁?    Nǐ xiǎng hē shuǐ háishì guǒzhī    Do you want to drink water or juice?

圣诞节    Shèngdàn jié    Christmas

迟到 chí dào to arrive late
准时 zhǔn shí on time / punctual / on schedule

关于 guān yú pertaining to / about 
交通 jiāo tōng to be connected / traffic / transportation 
工具         gōng jù tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc)
交通工具  mode of transportation
第15课是关于交通工具    Dì 15 kè shì guānyú jiāotōng gōngjù   Lesson 15 is about transportation

脚踏车    Jiǎotàchē    bicycle = 自行车  Zìxíngchē
巴士 bā shì     bus (loanword) / motor coach
开车 kāi chē to drive a car


我妈妈每天开车带我去上学     Wǒ māmā měitiān kāichē dài wǒ qù shàngxué
My mom drives me to school every day


Focus of the Week:

Make sure you know how to say 菜 cài dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine 
青菜 qīng cài green vegetables 
Practice saying cai in 4 tones

Useful Resources:

Recordings:
1. Chapter 14 - Vocab quizlet link: Please listen to the pronunciation in the recording

2. Melody's recording - New words from today's lesson and this blog. I sent it to you via text. 

Homework:
1. Finish the rest of Chapter 14 in your Workbook. Take a picture of your completed homework and send it to me.

2. Repeat after me when playing my recording which includes the New Words on Page 105 plus this blog. Record the same materials with your voice and send it to me.

See you next week!

Cheers,
Melody

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