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How Chinese People Do Summer — 中国人如何过夏天？
中国人如何过夏天？
HSK4+ · 冰粉, 酸梅汤, 手持小风扇, 脸基尼, 北京比基尼, 下饺子 and the 四大火炉 — thirty-one words, thirteen questions.
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Preview the words ① — beating the heat
Tap to hear; say it back.
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Preview the words ② — fans and sun
The second block.
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Preview the words ③ — the rest
The last block.
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Word check — the new words, back at you生词复习
No pressure — just making it stick.
夏天太热，很多人去商场____。
xià tiān tài rè，hěn duō rén qù shāng chǎng ____。
It's so hot that lots of people go to the mall for the air-con.
夏天喝一碗冰的____最解暑。
xià tiān hē yì wǎn bīng de ____ zuì jiě shǔ。
A bowl of iced mung-bean soup beats the heat best.
晚上睡觉点一盘____，蚊子就不咬了。
wǎn shàng shuì jiào diǎn yì pán ____，wén zi jiù bù yǎo le。
Light a mosquito coil at night and they leave you alone.
大晴天出门，她穿防晒衣、戴防晒帽，还有____。
dà qíng tiān chū mén，tā chuān fáng shài yī、dài fáng shài mào，hái yǒu ____。
On a sunny day she wears a UV jacket, a sun hat and arm sleeves.
北京的大爷夏天把T恤卷到胸口，网友叫“____”。
běi jīng de dà yé xià tiān bǎT xù juàn dào xiōng kǒu，wǎng yǒu jiào “____”。
Beijing uncles roll their T-shirts up to the chest — the 'Beijing bikini'.
游泳池里人太多了，像____一样。
yóu yǒng chí lǐ rén tài duō le，xiàng ____ yí yàng。
The pool is so packed it's like dumplings in a pot.
Say it — build, fill, speak说一说
No pressure — just making it stick.
Do you know which four cities are China's 'four furnaces'?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
过夏天——用词语库填空
Tap a word to fill the next gap; tap a filled sentence to clear it. Every word is used once.
Word bank
0/5Your turn — say it
你们国家的夏天热吗？最热多少度？
Is summer hot in your country? How hot at most?
What do you eat in summer to beat the heat?
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Your turn — say it
我夏天最喜欢吃冰镇西瓜。
In summer I love chilled watermelon most.
你在中国看到过____吗？感觉怎么样？
nǐ zài zhōng guó kàn dào guò ____ ma？gǎn jué zěn me yàng？
Have you seen a face-kini in China? What did you think?
See it, say it看图配词
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看图配词：冰粉、蹭空调、蚊帐、北京比基尼
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Picked wrong? Tap that picture and choose again. Match all the cards to finish.
Which is your country's hottest city, and how hot?
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Your sentence
Ears only — answer the question you hear听力反应
No pressure — just making it stick.
Which answer fits?
Your turn — say it
夏天我们喝酸梅汤和绿豆汤解暑。
In summer we drink sour plum and mung-bean soup to cool down.
Which answer fits?
Your turn — say it
你们夏天喜欢去哪里避暑？为什么？
Where do you go to escape the summer heat, and why?
Before you go课后回顾
- Your summer survival kit in eight sentences: what you eat, carry, wear and avoid.
- Role-play: explain 脸基尼 and 北京比基尼 to a friend who has never been to China.
- Compare your hottest city with a Chinese 火炉 in four sentences.