L ESSON FOUR Time and date 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

L ESSON OBJECTIVES Today we will learn… how to say date and time; to make questions with ‘ji’; to talk about daily routine; to write a few Chinese characters. 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

D O YOU REMEMBER THE NUMBERS ? 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang liù jiŭ

H OW TO SAY TIME di ǎ n fēn o’clock minute For example: 1:12 yī di ǎ n shí èr fēn 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

M ORE EXAMPLES liù di ǎ n qī di ǎ n shí w ǔ fēn qī di ǎ n yī kè shí yī di ǎ n sān shí fēn shí yī di ǎ n bàn 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

M AKE UP A TIME ON EACH CLOCK AND WRITE THE TIME DOWN IN PINYIN 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

S OME WORDS FOR DAILY ROUTINE q ǐ chuáng chī fàn shuì jiào 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

T O TALK ABOUT DAILY ROUTINE I get up at 8:00. W ǒ bā di ǎ n q ǐ chuáng 。 I eat meal at 8:30. W ǒ bā di ǎ n bàn chī fàn 。 I go to bed at 22:00. W ǒ èr shí èr di ǎ n shuì jiào 。 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

H OW TO SAY DATE January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang yī yuè èr yuè sān yuè sì yuè w ǔ yuè liù yuè qī yuè bā yuè ji ǔ yuè shí yuè shí yī yuè shí èr yuè

H OW TO SAY DATE nián yuè rì/hào year month day For example: 1 st June 1994 yī ji ǔ ji ǔ sì nián liù yuè yī rì 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

T O SAY YOUR BIRTHDAY Birthday shēng rì My birthday is… W ǒ de shēng rì shì… For example: My birthday is the 8 th May W ǒ de shēng rì shì yī ji ǔ ji ǔ bā nián w ǔ yuè bā rì. 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

W EEK DAYS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang xīng qī yī xīng qī èr xīng qī sān xīng qī sì xīng qī w ǔ xīng qī liù xīng qī rì xīng qī yī xīng qī èr xīng qī sān xīng qī sì xīng qī w ǔ xīng qī liù xīng qī rì

U SE ‘ JI ’ TO MAKE QUESTIONS 1. Xiànzài j ǐ di ǎ n ？ Now how many/much o’clock What time is it now? 2. Jīntiān xīngqī j ǐ ？ Today week how many/much What day is it today? 3. Míngtiān j ǐ hào ？ Tomorrow how many/much date What is the date tomorrow? 4. N ǐ de shēngrì shì j ǐ hào ？ Your birthday is how many/much date When is your birthday? Can you answer these questions? 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

P OSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang 1. Xiànzài bā di ǎ n. Now eight o’clock Now is eight o’clock. 2. Jīntiān xīngqī sì. Today week four Today is Thursday. 3. Míngtiān ji ŭ hào. Tomorrow nine date Tomorrow is 9 th. 4. Wŏde shēngrì shì ji ŭ yuè shí hào ？ My birthday is nine month ten date My birthday is the 10 th September.

L EARN SOME CHARACTERS O’clock 点 di ǎ n Minute 分 fēn Half 半 bàn Birthday 生日 shēng rì 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang

C ONCLUSION Today we have learned… to say time using ‘dian’ and ‘fen’; to say date using ‘nian’, ‘yue’ and ‘ri/hao’; to say week days; to say birthday; to talk about daily routine; to make questions of time, date, and day with ‘ji’; to write a few characters. 10/02/ Qiaochao Zhang