Lesson 6 - The date and the weather

Open Ended

How do you say 'Thursday, 25 December 2025' in Mandarin Chinese using the correct date structure?

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order for expressing a date in Mandarin Chinese?

• nián + yuè + rì + xīngqi

• nián + xīngqi +yuè + rì

• xīngqi + yuè + rì + nián

• yuè + rì + xīngqi + nián

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT correct when expressing for periods of time?

• yì xīngqi

• shí gè tiān

• sān gè yuè

• liǎng nián

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the measure word 个 (gè) for periods of time?

• Wǒmen zài Běijīng dāi le liǎng gè yuè.

• Wǒmen yǐjīng rènshi le shí gè nián.

• Tā zài cāntīng dāng le bā gè yuè de jīnglǐ.

• Tā yào zài wǒ jiā zhù wǔ gè tiān.

Multiple Choice

What are the three main functions of 'jǐ' (几) in Chinese?

• What, How many, A couple of

• Who, Where, When

• How many, a couple of, Which

• What, Where, How many

Open Ended

Give two examples by using 'hé' (和) to connect nouns / verbs.

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences are correct by using 'zuì' (最) ?

• Wǒ juéde zhè yí kè zuì nán.

• Yī yuè zuì lěng.

• Tā de jiārén zuì ài.

• Tā zuì ài yóuyǒng.

Open Ended

Give an example sentence by applying the structure

Adv + Adj (de 的) + N.

Multiple Choice

What are the two extra functions of 'zěnme 怎么' in Chinese?

• To express 'wonder' and 'how come'

• To express 'when' and 'where'

• To express 'how' and 'why'

• To express 'who' and 'what'

Open Ended

How to say 'Since it's cold today, then we stay home.' in Mandarin? using the construction 'Jìrán...jiù...'.

Open Ended

Explain the difference in sentence structure between using 'dàyuē' and 'zuǒyòu' to mean 'about/around' in Mandarin.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words from the vocabulary lists means 'to plan'?

• dàsuan

• shénme shíhou

• jiā

• zuì

Multiple Choice

Based on the vocabulary lists, which words are used to talk about seasons in Chinese?

• rè, lěng, feīcháng, jiā

• jījié, hào, shíyuè, bāyuè

• chūntiān, xiàtiān, qiūtiān, dōngtiān

• míngtiān, zuì, shénme shíhou, shuō

Open Ended

Give an example to use "date" and "weather" in a sentence.