Ch 5 · Lesson 17Mandarin · Chapter 5 · Lesson 17 · Phrase session
Festivals: what and when
Your favourite festival, when it is and what you do.
Why these go together
Describe a celebration with a time, an opinion and a reason.
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I like the Spring Festival because there are red envelopes.
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At the Mid-Autumn Festival we eat mooncakes.
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We always have cake on birthdays.
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At the Spring Festival we have dragon and lion dances.
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Christmas is in winter.
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I think festivals are great fun.
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The Spring Festival is a festival I love.
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Every year at the Spring Festival we eat dumplings.
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Happy New Year!
Matching
0/9Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
我喜欢春节,因为有。 (I like the Spring Festival because there are red envelopes.)
wǒ xǐ huan chūn jié , yīn wèi yǒu ___。
中秋节我们吃。 (At the Mid-Autumn Festival we eat mooncakes.)
zhōng qiū jié wǒ men chī ___。
过生日我们都吃。 (We always have cake on birthdays.)
guò shēng rì wǒ men dōu chī ___。
春节有舞狮。 (At the Spring Festival we have dragon and lion dances.)
chūn jié yǒu ___ wǔ shī 。
在冬天。 (Christmas is in winter.)
___ zài dōng tiān 。
我觉得很有意思。 (I think festivals are great fun.)
wǒ jué de ___ hěn yǒu yì si 。
是我喜欢的节日。 (The Spring Festival is a festival I love.)
___ shì wǒ xǐ huan de jié rì 。
每年春节我们都吃。 (Every year at the Spring Festival we eat dumplings.)
měi nián chūn jié wǒ men dōu chī ___。
! (Happy New Year!)
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