L4&5 - Unit 17 全球问题 Global Issues

Choose 3 of the sentences below and translate them into English

你应该少吃肉。你应该多运动。 不要浪费水。 环境保护很重要！ 大家都应该保护森林。 如果没有新鲜的空气，就没有健康的身体。

Listening and write down the English meaning

Watch the video belowNote down the key pattern of 被 and 2 example sentences

Grammar point 语法点

The passive voice is a sentence structure which swaps the position of the subject and object of the verb. In English it looks like this: Active voice: The cat bit me. Passive voice: I was bitten by the cat. One way to express the passive is with the word 被 bèi. The order of the sentence is:

Grammar pattern

Active voice: 猫咬了我。 Passive voice: 我被猫咬了。

For each of these sentences, if it is written in the active voice, rewrite it in the passive, and if it is in the passive voice, rewrite it in the active.

1. 我的作业做完了。 2. 最后一个包被她买了。 3. 他把鞭炮放了。 4. 小学生把垃圾捡了。 5. 熊猫把竹子吃了。 6. 他的钱包丢了。

Grammar practice 语法练习

For each of these sentences, if it is written in the active voice, rewrite it in the passive, and if it is in the passive voice, rewrite it in the active.

1. 熊猫把竹子吃了。 2. 他的钱包丢了。

Grammar practice 语法练习

Listening — Volunteer opportunity Click the picture below, listen to the announcement, then answer the questions.

1. This volunteering society is the largest in which province? 2. What are the dates for this volunteer trip? 3. Where will volunteers stay? 4. What will volunteers do every morning? 5. What will volunteers do in the afternoons?

Listening 听力练习

比如 (Bǐrú) For example

The phrase 比如 is used to give examples. When making a list of examples, Chinese often end the list with the word 等 (děng) which functions like the phrase such as in English.title here

Key word - 比如

我喜欢很多运动，比如说，网球、篮球、足球，等。 I like many sports, such as tennis, basketball, and football.

等 can also be placed after the examples.

这家商店有裤子、衬衫等衣服。 This shop has clothing such as trousers and shirts.

The use of 比

The use of 比

The use of 比

This summer is hotter than last summer.

今年夏天比去年夏天热。

This summer is much hotter than last summer.

今年夏天比去年夏天热多了 。

The summer two years ago was even hotter than this summer.

前年夏天比今年夏天更热。

Which line addresses: a. Saving electricity? b. Reducing paper waste? c. Bringing your own utensils? d. Adjusting the Air Conditioning?

Translate the following article about a Chengdu tourist attraction into English.

杜甫草堂 杜甫是中国最有名的诗人。756年因为 有战争，所以他不能住在长安（今天的 西安。）他760年来到四川住。他在这 里没有工作，也没有很多钱，可是他有 时间写诗。 那时候，没有人知道杜甫的诗，可是现 在大家都喜欢他的诗。

Translation into English 翻译