
Learn to Read and Write: Unit 12

I. Listen to the recording of the following passages and try to find 
out the pronuncation of the characters or words. Write them in Pinyin 
(Online Unit 12-1, 2) 

我住在賓州 Pittsburgh。這裡天氣很好。 一年有四個季節﹕春天﹑夏天﹑秋天
和冬天。春天天氣很舒服﹐不冷也不熱。夏天比較熱﹐一般是八十度到九十度。
有的時候九十多度。秋天是最好的季節。不常下雨。冬天比較冷﹐有時候下雪。
可是雪不太大。住在 Pittsburgh不錯。

天氣 _______________ 季節 _______________  春天 _______________  


夏天 _______________ 秋天 _______________  冬天 _______________ 


冷熱_______________  舒服_______________ 


謝老師是上海人。他以前住在上海。春天的天氣比較好﹐可是到了四五月就常常
下雨。有的時候很悶。夏天很熱。一般是三十度左右。下午常常下雷陣雨。有的
時候雨很大。秋天很舒服﹐不冷也不熱。冬天雖然不下雪﹐可是很冷。一般人家
裡都沒有暖氣。 

比較 _______________  下雨 _______________  下雪 _______________  


度_______________  以前 _______________  有的時候_______________ 


一般 _______________ 家裡 _______________ 暖氣 _______________ 

II. This part is ommitted


III. Write the following words in characters:

season_________________________

Spring _________________________

Summer_________________________

Fall ____________________________

Winter __________________________

not cold _________________________

very hot__________________________

to rain ___________________________

to snow _________________________

wheather_________________________

in the past________________________

sometimes________________________

30 degrees _______________________


IV. Write the following sentences in characters:

Today's wheather is very nice.

It is neither cold nor hot. 

The summer in Shanghai is very hot.

It is often 36 degrees. 

The Fall (season) in Beijing is the best.

Prof. Xie used to live in Shanghai.

Is it very hot in summer? 

How is the wheather in your place?


V. Answer the folloing questions in pinyin or characters.

你以前住在哪裡﹖


你現在住在那㻰﹖


你們那裡夏天熱不熱﹖


冬天冷不冷﹖


春天和秋天天氣好不好﹖


今天熱不熱﹖多少度﹖


你們那裡冬天天氣怎麼樣﹖


你喜歡不喜歡你們那裡的天氣﹖