UNIT 21

Leisure Time Activities (II)

COMMUNICATIVE OBJECTIVES

Once you’ve mastered this unit, you’ll be able to use Chinese to:

1.  Ask people about their favorite sports and leisure time activities and talk about the sports and activities you like: baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, badminton, Ping-Pong, swimming, jogging, martial arts, kung fu, taiji, dancing, etc.

2.  Discuss competitive games that are in progress: Who is playing whom? What is the score? Who is likely to win and lose? etc.

3.  Talk about watching television: channels, stations, different kinds of programs, etc.

4.  Discuss a visit to the Great Wall: How long is it? When was it built? What is its history? etc.

5.  Talk about requesting leave or going on vacation at different times of the year.