Lesson 23
Listen and say
Hi, Yangyang! Happy Chinese New Year!
嗨 ，洋洋！ 春节快乐！
Hi, Sara! Happy Year of the Tiger!
嗨 ，萨拉！ 虎年快乐！
Sorry. What do you mean?
对不起。 你是什么意思？
Well, we Chinese named the years after twelve animals.
好吧 ，我们中国人以十二种动物给年份命名。
In the Chinese calendar, we just entered the year of the tiger.
在中国农历中， 我们刚进入虎年。
How interesting! What are the twelve animals?
多有趣啊！ 这十二种动物是什么？
They are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
他们是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、和猪。
How often does each animal come around?
每种动物多长时间来一次？
Every twelve years.
每十二年。
I was born in the year of the tiger, so my birth-year animal is the tiger.
我出生于虎年 所以我的生肖是虎。
Listen, look, and learn
How often does each animal come around?
每种动物多长时间来一次
Every twelve years.
每十二年
Each animal.
每种动物
Come around.
来
Twelve years.
十二年
The girl.
这个女孩
Go to the dentist.
去看牙医
Six months.
六个月
The boys.
男孩们
Practice together.
一起练习
Three days.
三天
Lesson 24
Listen and say
Who decided the order of the birth-year animals, Yangyang?
谁决定了生肖的顺序呢？ 洋洋。
That's a good question. There are many different stories about it.这个问题问的好。 关于这个有很多不同的故事。
Please tell me one of them.
跟我说说其中的一个吧。
In one story, the Jade Emperor held a swimming race to choose animals for the names of theyears.
在一个故事里 玉皇大帝举办了一场游泳比赛来挑选代表年份的动物。
Those twelve animals were faster than others.
那十二种动物比其他的动物速度快。
Which animal was the first of the twelve?
十二种动物中的第一名是谁？
It was the rat.
是老鼠。
Then the Jade Emperor decided to name a year after each of them.
然后玉皇大帝决定以他们的名字命名各个年份。
The rat starts the cycle.
老鼠是周期的开始。
You are right.
你说得对。
Listen,look,and learn
Which animal was the first of the twelve?
在十二种动物里面哪种动物是第一？
It was the rat.
老鼠是第一。
animal/ the twelve /rat
动物 /十二种/ 老鼠
season /the four /spring
季节/ 四季/ 春季
month/ the/ year /January
月/ 那一年 /一月
Lesson 25
Listen and say
Hi, Lingling! I have a New Year gift for you.
嗨 玲玲！ 我有一个新年礼物送给你。
What a surprise! Thank you.What is it?
真是个惊喜 ！谢谢你。 什么礼物啊？
Look! It's a tiger-year stamp.
看！ 是一张虎年邮票。
I got it in Canada.
我在加拿大得到的。
I know you were born in the year of the tiger.
我知道你出生在虎年。
Yes,I was. My favorite animal is the tiger.
是的 ，我最喜欢的动物就是老虎。
I collecet the birth-year animals stamps.
我收集十二生肖的动物邮票。
I'll show them to you.
哦会给你看。
Great! My grandma also collects the birth-year animals stamps.
太好了！ 我奶奶也收集十二生肖的动物邮票。
She likes the dog best.
她最喜欢狗。
She is as caring as a dog.
她就像狗狗一样善解人意。
What is your birth-year animal, Mike?
你的生肖是什么 麦克？
I'm an ox. I work as hard as an ox.
我是属牛的 。我勤奋得就像牛一样。
I'm as brave as a tiger.
我像老虎一样勇敢。
Listen,look,and learn
Grandma likes the dog best.She is as caring as a dog.
奶奶最喜欢狗，她像狗狗一样有同情心。
Grandma/ dog/ caring
奶奶/ 狗 /有同情心的
Grandpa/ horse/ strong
爷爷/ 马 /强壮的
My nephew /monkey /smart
我侄子 猴子 聪明的
His sister/ rabbit/ friendly
他妹妹 兔子 友好的
Listen and match
1.My brother could lift the heavy box. He's as strong as an .
我哥哥能举起这个重箱子，他和 一样强壮。
2.I'm hungry!I could eat a .
我饿了！ 我可以吃 .
3.I work 10 hours every day.I'm as busy as a .
我每天工作10小时，我忙的不可开交 。
4.I can't go to work today. I'm as sick as a .
我今天不能去上班了，我病得很严重 。
Let's do
write about your friends like the examples below.
Xinxin is my best friend. she likes the rabbit best.Rabbits are friendly .She is an friendly as a rabbit.
欣欣是我最好的朋友。她最喜欢兔子。兔子很友好。她像兔子一样友好。
Lesson 26
Now I know the sound
pl place 地方 plane 飞机 plant 植物 play 玩 player 运动员 pleasure 快乐
pr practice 练习 pretty 漂亮的 primary 初级的 professor 教授
The players get great pleasure in playing with the professors.
队员们和教授一起玩的很开心。
Primary school learners practice making pretty model planes.
小学生练习制作漂亮的飞机模型。
Now I can read
Chinese years are named after twelve animals.They are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.There are many different stories about the order of the twelve animals.One of them says: the Jade Emperor held a swimming race to choose animals for the names of the year.The rat was the fastest, and the other eleven animals followed him.So the Jade Emperor named the years in the order they finished the race.
Read and answer:
Why is the rat the first of the twelve animals?
中国年的命名前面都有一个动物的名称。它们分别是鼠 、牛、 虎、 兔、 龙 、蛇 、马、 羊、 猴、 鸡、 狗和猪。关于这十二种动物的排序有很多个传说。其中一个是这样说的， 玉皇大帝举办了一场游泳比赛来挑选年份命名的动物名称。老鼠是最快的， 其他十一种动物都在它后面。所以玉皇大帝就根据这场比赛的名名次来给年份命名。
阅读并回答
为什么老鼠是十二种动物里面的第一种？
Now I can write
stamps show twelve animal started
I like to collect stamps.I started collecting them when I was 6 yeas old. I have a whole set of the twelve birth-year animal stamps in my collection.M y grandma in Canada has the same set. Let me show you my stamps.
我喜欢收集邮票。我开始收集邮票的时候才6岁。我收集了整整12份出生年份的动物邮票。我在加拿大的奶奶有一套。让我给你看看我的邮票。