Bell Work: Why?

Question Word: Why?

为什么wèi shén me

Because….; because of….

因为yīn weì

Review: Why do you not like…?

Q:你为什么不喜欢冬天？A:因为冬天很冷。

冷

冬天 dōng tiān

lěng

Review: Why do you like…?

Q:你为什么喜欢夏天？A:因为夏天很温暖。

温暖

夏天xià tiān

wēn nuǎn

Discussion

• Do you eat any particular food during certain season?

夏天xià tiān

冬天 dōng tiān

春天chūn tiān

秋天 qīu tiān

在中国冬天吃火锅

夏天吃冰淇淋dōng tiān chī huǒ guō

xià tiān chī bīng qí lín

冬天

火锅huǒ guō

冬天

鸡汤Jī tāng

夏天

冰淇淋bīng qí lín

Culture Note

• China and Taiwan offer many ice cream flavors that might seem strange to Westerner, who might not be used to eating things like red beans and sesame in ice cream form.

Flavors of Ice Cream

口味Kǒu wèi

flavor

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Flavors of Ice Cream

香草xiāng cǎo

vanilla

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巧克力qiǎo kè lì

I like both/I like all

我都喜欢dōu

我都不喜欢dōu

Flavors of Ice Cream

红豆hóng dòured bean

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芝麻zhī másesame

Flavors of Ice Cream

抹茶mǒ chá

Matcha(green tea )

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看影片•Watch the following video

and pay attention on the flavors of ice cream mentioned in the clip. How many flavors does this small store offer?

Flavors of Ice Cream

草莓cǎo méi

strawberry

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芒果máng guǒ

mango

看影片• Mango Ice cream and smoothie

are popular in China and Taiwan, especially during summer season. Watch the video to see if you would like to try it.

What flavor do you like?

你喜欢口味

什么你喜欢什么口味？

Pair Practice: What flavor do you like?

Ask you partner what flavor he/she like and why?

Q1:你喜欢什么口味 ?

Q2:为什么？A1:我喜欢… ?

A2:因为…

Kǒu wèi

Yīn wèi

Wèi shén me

Items for summer

空调kōng tiáo

冷气lěng qì

Air Conditioner