Exercises

Knowledge Point Tested: Festivals: Tomb-sweeping Day (Elementary, Module 6)
Sentence Exercises
Sentence Exercise
Review
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清明节放假一天,你要做什么?QīngmíngJiéfàngjiàyìtiān,nǐyàozuòshénme?清明節放假一天,你要做什麽?We have one day off for Qingming festival, what do you want to do?http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-Tomb-sweeping-day-EM6/key-sentence/1.mp3
 
  We have one day off for Qingming festival, what do you want to do?
 
我要去给爷爷扫墓。Wǒyàoqùgěiyéyesǎomù.我要去給爺爺掃墓。I want to go visit my grandpa’s tomb.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-Tomb-sweeping-day-EM6/key-sentence/2.mp3
 
  I want to go visit my grandpa’s tomb.
 
我们去踏青吧。Wǒmenqùtàqīngba.我們去踏青吧。Let’s go for an outing!http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-Tomb-sweeping-day-EM6/key-sentence/3.mp3
 
  Let’s go for an outing!
 
我们可以放风筝!Wǒmenkěyifàngfēngzheng!我們可以放風筝!We can fly a kite!http://www.dongyu.com/upload/dongyu3files/BBV-Tomb-sweeping-day-EM6/key-sentence/4.mp3
 
  We can fly a kite!
 
  • Discussion
To honor today's lesson, let's take a look at a famous work by the poet Du Mu titled, "Qingming."   A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner's heart is breaking on his way. Where can a wine house be found to drown his sadness? A cowherd points to Almond Flower (Xing Hua) Village in the distance.   What is "Qingming?" Learn more in Mandarin about the traditions of tomb sweeping.
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