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學習目標 Learning Objectives

Lesson 6.1 手腳黑黑的 sh#u ji3o h5i h5i deName body parts

Lesson 6.2 熊貓好可愛 xi@ngm1o h3o k7’4iCompliment on other’s appearance

Lesson 6.3 買一雙涼鞋 m3i y= shu1ng li2ngxi6Name clothing items with proper measure words

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可愛的熊貓 k74i de xi@ngm1oLovely Panda

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UNIT SIX

I. 情節發展STORYLINE

Everybody wanted to know if the compass could take them to see a real panda in China. Peter entered the word “panda” and everyone closed their eyes and waited for the blinding flash of light to pass. As they opened their eyes, sure enough there were two lovable pandas right in front of them.

Now all of them were in Hong Kong, and they really enjoyed being at the Hong Kong Zoo. Seeing the pandas was the best part of this trip. The weather in Hong Kong was much hotter than what they were used to back home in California, so someone decided that they should find some more suitable clothes. They all rushed to Stanley Market and shopped for clothes and shoes. Although Linda was originally from Hong Kong, she moved to California when she was very young, so she felt very curious about her birthplace.

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LESSON 6.1手腳黑黑的

課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

琳達: 啊！你看，熊貓真可愛！頭好大！麗莎: 身體白白的，胖胖的，手腳黑黑的。湯姆: 眼睛也是黑黑的。對了,哪一隻是媽媽?彼得: 高高大大的是媽媽，小的是孩子。

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生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY A. 寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE

可 愛 白 手 黑 隻高

B. 生詞 WORD BANKTraditional Simplified Pinyin Part of

Speech Meaning in English

可愛 可爱 k74i adj. lovely; cute

熊 熊 xi@ng n. bear

貓 猫 m1o n. cat

熊貓 熊猫 xi@ngm1o n. panda

愛 爱 4i v.; n. to love; love

頭 头 t@u n. head

身體 身体 sh5nt- n. body

白 白 b2i adj. white

胖 胖 p4ng adj. chubby, plump

手 手 sh#u n. hand

腳 脚 ji3o n. foot

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黑 黑 h5i adj. black, dark

眼睛 眼睛 y3njing n. eye(s)

對 对 du= adj.; prep. (adj.) correct, right; (prep.) toward/to

隻 只 zh9 m.w. measure word for animals

高 高 g1o adj. high, tall

小 小 xi3o adj. small, tiny, young

孩子 孩子 h2izi n. child

A. 擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 Basic Body Parts 身體的部位Repeat after the teacher, and point at your body parts at the same time.

W#men de sh5nt-我們 的身體Our Body

Li3ng ge y3njing, y0 ge b0zi, li3ng ge 7rduo, y= zh1ng zu-. 兩個 眼睛，一個鼻子，兩個耳朵，一張嘴；

Two eyes, one nose, two ears, one mouth.

Y= zh9 zu#sh#u, y= zh9 y$ush#u, y9 ge sh5nt-, li3ng zh9 ji3o.

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一隻左手，一隻右手，一個身體，兩隻腳。One left hand, one right hand, one body, two feet.

Matching Game: 讀一讀,配一配Please draw a line from the Chinese word to the body part in the picture.

鼻子 b0zi

嘴 zu-

眼睛y3njing

耳朵 7rduo

ears

頭髮 t@ufa眉毛m6imao

手 sh#u

頭 t@u

腳 ji3o

腿 tu-

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a.2 I Am Picasso! 畫一畫: 畢卡索遊戲Materials: Paper and color markersDirections:

1. Practice and familiarize yourself with the following instructions.2. With marker and paper in place, close your eyes.3. Listen to your teacher’s instructions and draw the assigned facial features

in order, until all the features are done. 4. Open your eyes and share your drawing with your classmates.5. Homework: Take your masterpiece home and write a short description.

Turn it in to your teacher along with the drawing, so the teacher can display your artwork around the classroom.

1.請畫眼睛 2.請畫鼻子 3.請畫嘴巴 Q-ng hu4 y3njing Q-ng hu4 b0zi Q-ng hu4 zu-ba

Please draw eyes Please draw a nose Please draw a mouth

4.請畫耳朵 5.請畫眉毛 6.請畫臉Q-ng hu4 7rduo Q-ng hu4 m6imao Q-ng hu4 li3n

Please draw eyes Please draw eyebrows Please draw a face

7.請畫頭髮Q-ng hu4 t@ufa

Please draw hair

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B. 語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

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adj. + adj. 的: 白白的,胖胖的Repetition of the same word, usually an adjective or a Stative Verb (S.V.), can indicate a slight lessening of the force of the word and at the same time expresses the vividness of the state that is being reflected by that adjective.

For instance:這隻熊貓很胖，很可愛。 這隻熊貓胖胖的，很可愛。A —— AA 的

“A” usually is a single syllable adjective.

For example: 高 —— 高高的 小 —— 小小的 大 —— 大大的

Transform the following sentences according to the example.

1.這只熊貓很胖，很可愛。 這只熊貓胖胖的，很可愛。Zh8 zh9 xi@ngm1o h7n p4ng, h7n k74i.

Zh8 zh9 xi@ngm1o p4ng p4ng de, h7n k74i.

This panda is very fat and cute.

2.那個男孩子很高，很好看。 那個男孩子 ，很好看。N4 ge n2n h2izi h7n g1o, h7n h3ok4n.

N4 ge n2n h2izi g1o g1o de, h7n h3ok4n.

That boy is very tall and good looking.

3.這個西瓜很甜，很好吃。 這個西瓜 ，很好吃。Zh8 ge x9gu1 h7n ti2n, h7n h3och9.

Zh8 ge x9gu1 ti2n ti2n de, h7n h3och9.

This watermelon is very sweet and tasty.

4.那個蘋果很綠，很酸。 那個蘋果 ，很酸。N4 ge p0ngu# h7n l+,

h7n su1n.That girl is very white and pretty.

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C. 交際活動 TASK PERFORMANCE

c.1 Sing a Song 唱一唱Melody: Use the same melody as London Bridge Is Falling Down.

Let’s sing a Chinese song…頭臉眉眼耳鼻嘴Head, Face, Eyebrow, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Mouth

頭臉眉眼;耳鼻嘴， T@u li3n m6i y3n; 7r b0 zu-，耳鼻嘴，耳鼻嘴， 7r b0 zu-，7r b0 zu-。頭臉眉眼;耳鼻嘴， T@u li3n m6i y3n; 7r b0 zu-，

胸腰屁股*。 xi!ng y1o p=gu。手臂手指大小腿†， Sh#ub= sh#uzh- d4 xi3o tu-，大小腿，大小腿， d4 xi3o tu-, d4 xi3o tu-，手臂手指大小腿， Sh#ub= sh#uzh- d4 xi3o tu-，

腳跟腳趾甲※。 ji3o g5n ji3o zh-ji3。* Chest, waist, buttock. †Arms, fingers, thigh and calf. ※Toes and toenails

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LESSON 6.2熊貓好可愛

課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

瑞奇: 爸爸呢？是不是那一隻？麗莎: 對。咦? 熊貓也有五個指頭嗎？琳達: 對！好可愛！真好玩！湯姆: 我好熱。哪裡涼快, 可以休息一下?琳達: 我們去赤柱市場(Stanley Market); 也可以

買衣服吧! 那裡賣的衣服又好又便宜。

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生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY A. 寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE熱 涼 以 買 衣 服

便 宜 賣 便 宜B. 生詞 WORD BANK

Traditional Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning in English

呢 呢 ne part. ending particle; what about…?

指 指 zh- v. to point, to direct

指頭 指头 zh-tou n. finger

熱 热 r8 adj. heat, hot

涼 凉 li2ng adj. nice and cool; cool

涼快 凉快 li2ngku4i adj. pleasantly cool; nice and cool

可以 可以 k7y- v. can; be able to; may

休息 休息 xi%xi v. to rest

一下 一下 y0 xi4 adv. a little while

去 去 q* v. to go

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市 市 sh= n. market, city

市場 市场 sh=ch3ng n. market

買 买 m3i v. to buy

衣服 衣服 y9fu n. clothes

賣 卖 m4i v. to sell

便宜 便宜 pi2nyi adj. cheap, inexpensive

A. 擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

a.1 好 + adjective

When “好” functions as an adverb placed before adj., it means “really, so”.For example:

好大 h3o d4 so big好多 h3o du! so many/much好高 h3o g1o really tall

Notice, there are some differences between “好”, “真” and “很”. They are all adverbs which can be placed before an adjective to indicate the intensity. However, “好” and “真” are used for exclamation, while “很” is used to comment on a state of being/quality of a given subject.真 is similar to the way people use VERY in English (e.g., VERY good), while the unstressed 很 reflects the plain statement of an original state of being (e.g., good). Also, review the meaning of the stressed versus unstressed 很/h7n/ in Unit 2.

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Read these phrases and sentences and experience each with different tone of voice.

Very much…/so… Really… --- (original degree, put no stress on h7n )---

好好玩！ 真好玩！ 很好玩。H2o h3ow2n! Zh5n h3ow2n! H7n h3ow2n.

你妹妹好可愛！ 你妹妹真可愛！ 你妹妹很可愛。N- m8imei h3o k74i! N- m8imei zh5n

k74i!N- m8imei h7n k74i.

這個西瓜好大！ 這個西瓜真大！ 這個西瓜很大。Zh8 ge x9gu1 h3o

d4!Zh8 ge x9gu1 zh5n

d4!Zh8 ge x9gu1 h7n

d4.

那件衣服好好看！ 那件衣服真好看！ 那件衣服很好看。N4 ji4n y9fu h2o

h3ok4n!N4 ji4n y9fu zh5n

h3ok4n!N4 ji4n y9fu h7n

h3ok4n.

a.2 去 (q*) + place word

“去(q*) + place word” means “to go to (place)”.The use is similar to English, but it is equally common to use “到 (d4o, to arrive at) + place word +去”. The two constructions are interchangeable. Therefore,

去市場 = 到市場去 d4o sh=ch3ng q* to go to the market

去學校 = 到學校去 d4o xu6xi4o q* to go to school

Activity : Visit the World 環遊世界你跟誰要去哪裡,做什麼? (zu$ sh6nme? what for?)

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Materials:

1. Your teacher will prepare four boxes, labeled as Person, Country,

Place, and Activity.

2. You will receive four small pieces of paper.

Directions:

1. Write down the following information on its own piece of paper:

a. Name of a person, such as 莉莎.

b. Name of a country, such as 香港.

c. Name of a specific place, such as 動物園.

d. Name of an activity, such as 看熊貓.

2. Drop your four pieces of paper into the appropriate boxes.

3. When the teacher calls for you, randomly draw one piece of paper

from each box. Use the information on these four pieces of paper and

construct a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

4. Speak in a loud and clear voice, share your sentence with your class.

For example, assuming these are the information on your four pieces of paper:

誰Name of a person

哪裡-1? Name of a country

(的) 哪裡-2 ? Name of a place

做什麼? Name of an activity

莉莎 香港 動物園 看熊貓Your sentence will be: 我和 ( 莉莎 ) 要 去(香港的動物園 )( 看熊貓 )。W#h6 Lisa y4oq* Xi1ngg3ng de d$ngw*yu2n k4n x0ongm1o.Lisa and I want to go to the Hong Kong Zoo to see the pandas.

B. 語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

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Particle 呢 (ne) (…, and you?)

When particle 呢 (ne) is placed after a noun, or at the end of a sentence, it means “How about...?” or “what about so and so?” in English. For example,

1. 我叫湯姆, 你呢？ Wǒ ji4o T1ngm&, nǐ ne?

I'm called Tom, how about you?

2. 琳達是美國人, 他呢？ L0nd2 sh= M7iguó rén, tā ne? Linda is an American, how about him?

3. 我有一個弟弟，你呢？ W# y#u y0 ge d=di, n- ne?

I have a younger brother, how about you?

C. 交際活動 TASK PERFORMANCE

Activity: Show and Tell! 說一說！Bring pictures or stuffed toys of two animals you would like to show, and talk about the reasons why you like these animals. Don’t forget to comment on their body parts. Ask your teacher about terms you need to know.

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Example:我喜歡 (animal name) 。W# x-hu1n .I like …

它/她的 脖子 (b @ zi) 很長。T1 de (b@zi) h7n ch2ng.Her/his neck is long.

Here are some useful words and phrases.

眼睛 鼻子 嘴 頭髮 腿y3njing b0zi zu- t@ufa tu-eye nose mouth hair leg

大 高 小 漂亮 可愛 長d4 g1o xi3o pi4oli4ng k74i ch2ngbig tall small pretty cute/lovely long

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LESSON 6.3買一雙涼鞋

課文對話 UNIT DIALOGUE

瑞奇: 太好了！我要買一件T恤衫。麗莎: 那, 我要買一雙紅色涼鞋。彼得: 穿長褲太熱了，我要買一條白短褲。琳達: 哎呀,太熱了! 快一點兒，我們走吧！湯姆: 對呀！我也餓了。快去買吧！我想吃飯了。

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生詞 UNIT VOCABULARY A. 寫字練習 CHARACTER PRACTICE件 雙 穿 條 走 飯B. 生詞 WORD BANK

Traditional Simplified Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning in English

件 件 ji4n m.w. measure word for clothes

T 恤衫 T 恤衫 T-x*sh1n n. T-shirt

雙 双 shu1ng m.w. measure word for shoes, chopsticks

鞋 鞋 xi6 n. shoe

涼鞋 凉鞋 li2ngxi6 n. sandal

穿 穿 chu1n v. to wear, to put on clothes or shoes

長 长 ch2ng adj. long

褲 裤 k* n. pants; trousers

條 条 ti2o m.w. measure word for trousers, belt, river, or fish

短 短 du3n adj. short

短褲 短裤 du3nk* n. short trousers, shorts

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哎呀 哎呀 4iya exp. expression of dissatisfaction

一點兒 一点儿 y=di3nr adv. a little; a bit

走 走 z#u v. to walk, to go

對呀 对呀 du=ya exp. expression of agreement

飯 饭 f4n n. rice; meal

吃飯 吃饭 ch9 f4n v. to have a meal

Ａ. 擴展練習 MAGIC EXPANSION

穿(chu1n) versus 戴(d4i)穿(chu1n) and 戴(d4i) both mean “to wear”, but here is a distinction: 穿 is used in wearing clothing such as shirts, pants, socks, shoes, etc., while 戴 is used in wearing accessories such as eye glasses, earrings, hat, rings, etc.

For instance, 穿衣服，戴帽子。Chu1n y9fu, d4i m4ozi.Wearing clothes, wearing a hat.

NOTE: English use of the word “wear” as an expression of highlight in “She wears her hair short” or “She wears nice perfume”, neither 穿 or 戴 applies.

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Materials: Bring a photograph of your family.Directions: Describe what each person is wearing in Chinese. Be sure to combine different types of clothing and accessories with color terms from Unit 4. For example:

爸爸穿綠長褲。 B4ba chu1n l} ch2ngk*Dad wears a pair of green pants (trousers).

媽媽穿白上衣紅裙子。M1ma chu1n b2i sh4ngy9 h@ng q^nzi.Mom wears a white shirt and a red skirt.

姐姐戴黑眼鏡。 Ji7jie d4i h5i y3nj=ng.Older sister wears black glasses.

弟弟戴黃帽子。 D=di d4i hu2ng m4ozi.Younger brother wears a yellow hat.

B. 語法註解 GRAMMAR NOTES

b.1 Adj. + 一點兒The phrase “+ 一點兒” indicates a degree of comparison, which means “a little.” When used after an adjective, it becomes a request for a small change from the current state.

For example,

A: 不便宜! (not cheap!) B: 便宜一點! (make it a little cheaper!)

Fill in Chinese characters in the right column, English in the left column.

Current state Request of Improvement

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Adj. + 一點兒too slow 快一點兒 ku4i y=di3nr

(make it a little faster)too small 大一點兒 d4 y=di3nr

(make it a little bigger)not red enoughnot hot enoughnot green enoughtoo big

多一點兒酸一點兒甜一點兒

b.2 Verb + 吧 (ba)

A verb followed by the particle 吧 creates a suggestive request instead of an order. When “Verb+吧” follows 我/我們 it usually means “Let me/us do …”.

For example, 我們去吃飯吧。

W#men q* ch9f4n ba. (Let’s go to eat.)

When “Verb+吧” follows 你 or 你們, or is without a subject; it means “(You) go ahead and do … ”.

For example, (你們)請進來吧。

(N-men) Q-ng j=nl2i ba. Please come in (everyone) (all of you).

Activity: Roleplay 小劇場

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Let’s go and enjoy...shall we! 我們去 VO 吧!

For example: A: 我們去吃飯吧。 W#men q* ch9 f4n ba.Let’s go to eat.

B: 我不想吃飯。我們去市場吧! W# b* xi3ng ch9 f4n. W#men q} sh=ch3ng ba!

I don’t want to eat. Let’s go to the market! or,

B: 好! 我很餓, 我們去吃飯吧。 Hao! W# h7n 8, w#men q} ch9f4n ba!

Follow the dialogue above, practice speaking by substituting with different activities. (See the bottom chart .) You can agree or disagree with the suggested activities. However, you must be able to reach a compromise and agree on a final activity.

eat some fruit buying clothes speak a foreign language吃西瓜 買衣服 說西班牙話吃草莓 買褲子 說中文吃香蕉 買裙子 說法國話

b. 3 Measure Words for Clothing

Measure words or classifiers for clothing mainly consist of three words --

For upper body wear, use 件(ji4n), such as:

三件襯衫 s1n ji4n ch8nsh1n three shirts

For lower body wear, use 條(ti2o), such as:

一條裙子 y= ti2o q/nzi one skirt

兩條褲子 li3ng ti2o k*zi two trousers

For footwear, use 雙(shu1ng, pair), such as:

一雙球鞋 y= shu1ng qi/xi6 one pair of athletic shoes

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C. 交際活動 TASK PERFORMANCE

c. 1 　Draw by Following Directions　　你來說，我來畫Materials: Paper and coloring markersDirections:

1. Work in pairs: Student A and Student B.2. Student A will draw an outline of a person. Student B will write down

quick descriptions.3. Student B will start describing the type of clothes and accessories in

Chinese, including colors and sizes.4. Student A is to listen to Student B’s description and draw each clothing item

and accessories.5. Student B will verify Student A’s drawing.6. Reverse the role and have Student B draw while Student A gives

descriptions.7. For Homework: Students are to write a description of their own drawings.

c. 2 　Bargaining at a Market　　去市場買東西

Dialogue:

Setting: 媽媽和琳達在賣水果的地方老闆：太太，想買些什麼水果？今天的蘋果和西瓜都不錯，也很便宜。媽媽：老闆，蘋果一個多少錢？西瓜一個多少錢？老闆：不貴，不貴.蘋果一個一塊錢。西瓜一個五塊錢。媽媽：哇，太貴了！便宜一點兒吧！老闆：對不起，不可以。

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媽媽：那我不要了。琳達，今天我們不買水果了。琳達：沒關係，我們回家吧。

Directions:1. Practice the dialogue above and learn how to use the following words and

phrases.

買(m3i, to buy) 多少錢? (du!sh3o qi2n, how much?) 太貴了 (t4i gu= le, too expensive) 很便宜 (h7n pi2ny0, in expensive/cheap) 便宜一點吧! (pi2nyi y= di3nr ba! Make it a bit cheaper!) 對不起 (du=buq-, sorry, excuse me) 沒關係! (m6igu1nxi, never mind; no big deal)

2. Create a shopping list of the things you want to buy at Stanly Market in Hong Kong. Be sure to use the correct measure words.

number + Measure Word + Noun 一 件 T 恤、上衣、衣服 一 條 長褲、短褲 一 雙 涼鞋、紅鞋、鞋子

3. Work with a partner and create your own bargaining dialogue, model after the sample dialogue above. You can also substitute the underlined words with the appropriate nouns and measure words. Be sure to include all the word and phrases from Step 1.

文化知識 CULTURAL NOTES

1. Traditional Concept of Beauty —黑,白,胖,瘦(sh$u, skinny)

Traditionally Chinese did not consider being thin as attractive; Chubbiness

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signified one was well-nourished and healthy. From the composition of the character 瘦(sh$u, thin/slender/skinny), one can guess that being thin was considered an unhealthy sign. (It is written with the illness radical 疒, and the central component of the character looks like a person’s ribs). Nevertheless, many modern day Chinese have adopted the “Thin is beautiful” standard. Chinese, especially women, also admire fair skin, for it is one of many indications of a lady with good wealth whose well-being was taken care of, and there was no need to work outside of the home.

2. Panda 熊貓

The Panda is called 大熊貓 (d4 xi@ngm1o) in Chinese, literally, it means “big bear cat.” It is one of the most endangered species in the world. They are found mostly in south-western China, especially in the province of 四川 (S=chu1n). Much is being done to protect them in their natural habitat.

Weekend Project: Research Report about an Endangered Species Directions:

1. Conduct your own research, both online and in the library, for information about an endangered species, such as the Chinese Panda, of your choice. Some questions to considered:

a. What species did you choose and why? b. Where does the animals live? c. What happened to the animals and/or their living environments that

causes them to become “endangered”? d. Who and what has been done to protect the animals and to preserve

their living environments? e. What can you do to help the animals?

2. Prepare a short three-minute presentation about your endangered species, based on the information you collected.

3. Share your presentation with your classmates in one of your next Chinese classes.

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認識部首 Radical Writing

目 (m*) eye; look; see“目”, as a radical, is normally written on the left of a character or under a character (e.g., 眼,看)

心/忄 (x9n) heart; feeling“心/忄”, as a radical, is normally written on the left of a character or under a character (e.g., 志,情)

Interpretive Comparison: Some of the following characters belong to the radical “目(eye)”, some belongs to “心/忄(heart)”. Copy them down on the space provided below.

眼 eye 怎 how 瞪 to stare 忙 busy 思 to think

看 to look 睏 sleepy 怕 to fear; to be afraid

督 to supervise 盲 blind

念 to read aloud

眉 eyebrow 想 to think; to believe

忘 to forget 息 news; rest

目: _____________________________________

心/忄: ____________________________________

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課文對話 UNIT SIX DIALOGUE

琳達: 啊！你看，熊貓真可愛！頭好大！

麗莎: 身體白白的，胖胖的，手腳黑黑的。

湯姆: 眼睛也是黑黑的。對了,哪一隻是媽媽?彼得: 高高大大的是媽媽，小的是孩子。瑞奇: 爸爸呢？是不是那一隻？麗莎: 對。咦? 熊貓也有五個指頭嗎？琳達: 對！好可愛！真好玩！湯姆: 我好熱。哪裡涼快, 可以休息一下?琳達: 我們去赤柱市場(Stanley Market) 吧! 也可

以買衣服,那裡賣的衣服又好又便宜。瑞奇: 太好了！我要買一件T恤衫。麗莎: 那, 我要買一雙紅色涼鞋。彼得: 穿長褲太熱了，我要買一條白短褲。琳達: 哎呀,太熱了! 快一點兒，我們走吧！湯姆: 對呀！我也餓了。快去買吧！我想吃飯了。

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Unit 6 Lovely Panda

PINYIN TEXTL0nd2: A! N- k4n, xi@ngm1o zh5n k74i,

t@u h3o d4!L=sh1: Sh5nt- b2i b2i de, p4ng p4ng de,

sh#u ji3o h5i h5i de.

T1ngm&: Y3njing y7 sh= h5i h5i de. Du= le, n3 y= zh9 sh= m1ma?

B-d6: G1o g1o d4 d4 de sh= m1ma, xi3o de sh= h2izi.Ru=q0: B4ba ne? Sh= b^ sh= n4 y= zh9?

L=sh1: Du=. Y0? Xi@ngm1o y7 y#u w& ge zh-tou ma?L0nd2: Du=. H3o k74i! zh5n h3ow2n!

T1ngm&: W# h3o r8. N3li li2ngku4i, k7y- xi%xi y0 xi4?

L0nd2: W#men q* Ch=zh* Sh=ch3ng ba! Y7 k7y- m3i y9fu. N4li m4i de y9fu y$u h3o y$u pi2nyi.

Ru=q0: T4i h3o le, w# y4o m3i y0 ji4n T-x*sh1n.

L=sh1: N4, w# y4o m3i y= shu1ng h@ngs8 li2ngxi6.

B-d6: Chu1n ch2ngk* t4i r8 le, w# y4o m3i y= ti2o b2i du3nk*.

L0nd2: Àiya, t4i r8 le! Ku4i y=di3nr, w#men z#u ba.

T1ngm&: Du=ya! w# y7 8 le. Ku4i q* m3i ba! W# xi3ng ch9f4n le.

TRANSLATIONLinda: Ah! Look, the panda is really cute. Its head

is so big.

Melissa: Its body is so white and chubby. Its hands and feet are so black.

Tom: Its eyes are also quite black. Which one is the mother?

Peter: That big, tall one is mom; those little ones are the children.

Reggie: What about the dad (Which one is the dad) ? Is it that one?

Melissa: Correct. Huh? Does the panda also have five fingers?

Linda: Yes. So cute! Really funny.

Tom: I’m so hot. Is there a cool place that we can rest?

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Linda: Let’s go to Stanley Market and buy some clothes. The clothes they sell are good and cheap, too.

Reggie: Great! I want to buy a T-shirt.Melissa: I want to buy a pair of red sandals.

Peter: It’s too hot to wear long pants. I want to buy a pair of white shorts.

Linda: Oh my god, it’s too hot! Hurry up (guys)! Let’s go!Tom: Yeah! I am hungry now. Hurry up with the shopping! I want to

get some food.

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