Unit 11 Part III Practice Makes Perfect

Learn to say the following phrases. Click on the phrases and speak out.

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday, April 15, October 30, February 5, year of 1997, March 4, 1995, January 27, 1989, Sunday afternoon, Thursday morning, last week, next month, this year,

• to go to the church to worship, to go to the libray to read books, to go to the school to have class, to stay at home (and) rest, to go home, to be born in 1949, the astrological sign is ox, to have an appointment with my firend at 10, Happy Birthday,

Please click on the speaker icon and listen to the question. Answer the questions based on your own situation.

1.xngq j - What day of the week 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.dusho tin- how many days 14. 15. 16.

Now tell the followin in Chinese:

My name is ... I was born in ...(year). My astrological sign is ... My birthday is ... Today is ...(date and day of the week). I go to work (or school) every day. I usually leave home at ... (o'clock) in the morning and come home at... (o'clock). In the evening, I usually ...(do what?) At weekend, I ... On Sundays I usually...

It is ... today. It will soon be my daughter's birthday. She was born in ...(year). Her astrological sign is... This year she is... (su-years old). She is working (or studying)...(where). She is doing... (or studying...). She lives in...(where)

What would you say in the following situations?

When you know that somebody's birthday is approaching.
You want to know when a person was born.
Ask somebody what he/she usually does during the weekdays and weekends.
You want to leave. Say something politely (or find an excuse to leave).