CME II Unit 2 第二单元 天气、假期




Language Functions

  • Describe the weather, temperatures and cardinal directions.
  • Identify seasons and seasonal activities.
  • Interpret and present information about weather report.
  • Exchange, interpret and present information about holidays experiences and plan.



Key Points

  • How to use “怎么样”?
  • How to use “会”and “可能会”?
  • How to use …… 的时候”?
  • How to ask the question with“什么时候”?
  • How to write "Dec.20, 2008" in Chinese way
  • How to use “得”to describe the "verb phrase" -->
  • How to use "…… " to emphasize the past action, time, place, etc.
  • How to use "" -- measure word for action
  • How to use "看上去(像)"




Flashcards for Lesson 4


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Flashcards for Lesson 5


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Flashcards for Lesson 6


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Flashcards for Lesson 7


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Project for CME II Unit 2专题作业 (zhuanti zuoye)
You will work with a partner to prepare a project based on the knowledge and skills you have learnt in unit 2 about weather and holidays.

You will use Zooburst to create 3D audio and video books.

You have to include the following”
1 Self-introduction,
2 In each season, where you like to go to for holiday
3 What weather is like in each season
4 What to wear
5 What activities you and your family like to do
6 Why you like to do these activities
7 Summary

Try to use the vocabulary that we have recently learnt. Also you are encouraged to use the following grammatical structures and words.

1. 看上去
2. 是…的
3. 次
4. 因为…所以
5. 的
6. 像…一样
7. 最
8. 全家人
9. 出生
10. 每年夏天/冬天
11. 有时候
12. 但是
13. 经常
14. 什么时候
15. 第一
16. …的时候
17. 出门
18. 不用



Grading Rubrics



Exceeds Expectation
A+, A, A-
Meets Expectation
B+, B, B-
Approaches Expectation
C+, C, C-
Language Skills/ Content
· Include all the information
· Well organized and coherent with a clear progression of ideas
· Use of appropriate transitional elements and cohesive devices
· Well connected discourse of paragraph length
· Rich/appropriate vocabulary
· Wide range of grammatical structure with minimal errors
· Include all the information, but may lack details or elaboration or have minor inconsistencies in its logical progression from beginning to end
· Generally organized and coherent
· Use of transitional elements and cohesive devices may be inconsistent
· Discourse of paragraph length although sentences may be loosely connected
· Mostly appropriate vocabulary with errors that do not generally obscure meaning
· Mostly appropriate grammatical structures, with errors that do not generally obscure meaning
· Scattered information generally lacks organization and coherence
· Minimal or no use of transitional elements and cohesive devices
· Fragmented sentences
· Minimal appropriate vocabulary with frequent errors that obscure meaning,
· Repeated interference from another language
· Limited grammatical structure, with frequent errors that obscure meaning
Speaking Skills
· Speak fluently, naturally, not rely on memorized chunks
· Wide range of grammatical structures, appropriate vocabulary with minimal errors
· Use strings of sentences
· Generally consistent pace with occasional hesitation with some glance at the notes
· Mostly appropriate grammatical structures and vocabulary with error that don’t generally obscure meaning
· Use simple sentences and some strings of sentences
· Choppy and depend heavily on notes
· Use memorized phrases, /simple sentences
· Limited appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures, with errors that sometimes obscure meaning
Visuals/Organization
· Excellent visual, audio presentation in logical manner, with great creativity
· Good visual, audio presentation
· Good organization of information.
· Poorly organized and unclear
Presentation skills
· Greet to audience enthusiastically
· Excellent connections with the audience and props/slides
· Have constant eye-contact
· Sounds very convincing with confidence
· Greet to audience politely
· Good connections with the audience and props/slides
· Have some eye-contact
· Sounds hesitant, not very confident
· Greet to audience reluctantly
· Poor connections with the audience and props/slides
· Not much eye-contact
· Not confident