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Mandarin AP · Chapter 5 · Unit 2: Language and Culture

Festivals and food customs

Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

8 vocabulary lessons (75 words), 1 grammar lesson, 1 story, 3 exam-style sets.

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  1. Vocabulary

    As long as, no matter, even if

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  2. Vocabulary

    Normal, formal, suitable, common

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  3. Vocabulary

    Meals and eating out

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  4. Vocabulary

    Traditional food and tea

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  5. Vocabulary

    Celebrations

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  6. Grammar primer

    Ba construction

    Grammar for AP Chinese.

  7. Vocabulary

    Chinese festivals and traditions

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  8. Vocabulary

    Dragon boats, lanterns and Easter

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  9. Vocabulary

    New Year and festival customs

    Spring Festival and the festival year, red envelopes, dumplings, hot pot and tea.

  10. Reading practice

    Home for the New Year

    Reading: an article and a chart, Shanghai, China.

  11. Listening practice

    A Mid-Autumn barbecue

    Listening: a conversation between classmates, Taipei, Taiwan.

  12. Typing practice

    Pick the character: festivals and food customs

    Typing: sentences from this chapter, typed in pinyin as on exam day.

  13. Read a story

    Read: 春节的饺子

    A reader to close festivals and food customs.

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