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• Use Chinese date schemes correctly.
• Tell and inquire about age and birthdates.
• Compose “how” questions using 怎么.
• Form statements describing likes and dislikes.
• Create “or” questions using 还是.
• Compose complex sentences using 为什么, 因为 and 可是.
• Use Chinese time schemes correctly.
• Arrange a convenient date and time for a dinner appointment.
• Compose affirmative-negative choice questions using the appropriate negative identifier 不 or 没.
• Memorize new vocabulary and correctly write the characters introduced in this lesson.
• Explain the difference between the Chinese lunar calendar and solar calendars.
• Describe Chinese birthday and counting age traditions.
• Learn the pinyin and correct stroke order for the 12 characters introduced in lesson 3-2.
• Learn the new vocabulary introduced in lesson 3-2. You can practice with the online Table Building Activity.