🎈 儿童节快乐！(ér tóng jié kuài lè!) + 时间 + 去 + 做事 - Children's Day & Time + Go + Activity
Celebrate Children's Day while learning the essential pattern of [Time] + 去 + [Activity] to express future plans and intentions
Chinese lesson from Sunday, June 1, 2025
📚 Part A - Essential Learning
Celebrate Children's Day while mastering the fundamental [Time] + 去 + [Activity] pattern. Perfect for beginners learning to express future plans and intentions.
Perfect for beginners and essential concepts
📚 Key Phrase: 儿童节快乐 (ér tóng jié kuài lè)
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Grammar Focus
🎈 儿童节快乐! (ér tóng jié kuài lè) Today is Children's Day, a special celebration for kids around the world! It's the perfect day to learn how to express our future plans and activities.
Essential Pattern:
• 下周我去看电影 (xià zhōu wǒ qù kàn diàn yǐng) - Next week I go to watch movie
• 下个月我们去旅行 (xià gè yuè wǒ men qù lǚ xíng) - Next month we go traveling
[时间] + 去 + [做什么] = Time + Go + Activity• 下周我去看电影 (xià zhōu wǒ qù kàn diàn yǐng) - Next week I go to watch movie
• 下个月我们去旅行 (xià gè yuè wǒ men qù lǚ xíng) - Next month we go traveling
🕐 Time expressions come FIRST:
• 下周 (xià zhōu) - Next week
• 下个月 (xià gè yuè) - Next month
• 明天 (míng tiān) - Tomorrow
• 今天晚上 (jīn tiān wǎn shàng) - Tonight
• 下周 (xià zhōu) - Next week
• 下个月 (xià gè yuè) - Next month
• 明天 (míng tiān) - Tomorrow
• 今天晚上 (jīn tiān wǎn shàng) - Tonight
🎯 去 (qù) - The magic word for 'going to do':
Unlike English, Chinese uses 去 (qù) to express both movement AND intention to do activities.
• 去看电影 (qù kàn diàn yǐng) - Go watch movie
• 去吃火锅 (qù chī huǒ guō) - Go eat hot pot
• 去学习 (qù xué xí) - Go study
Unlike English, Chinese uses 去 (qù) to express both movement AND intention to do activities.
• 去看电影 (qù kàn diàn yǐng) - Go watch movie
• 去吃火锅 (qù chī huǒ guō) - Go eat hot pot
• 去学习 (qù xué xí) - Go study
下周我们去吃火锅
xià zhōu wǒ men qù chī huǒ guō
Next week we are going to eat hot pot
💫 Adding emphasis with 会 (huì):
Use 会 (huì) before 去 (qù) to emphasize certainty or ability:
• 下周我会去图书馆 (xià zhōu wǒ huì qù tú shū guǎn) - Next week I WILL go to the library
• 明天我会去SANDY的课堂 (míng tiān wǒ huì qù SANDY de kè táng) - Tomorrow I WILL go to SANDY's class
Use 会 (huì) before 去 (qù) to emphasize certainty or ability:
• 下周我会去图书馆 (xià zhōu wǒ huì qù tú shū guǎn) - Next week I WILL go to the library
• 明天我会去SANDY的课堂 (míng tiān wǒ huì qù SANDY de kè táng) - Tomorrow I WILL go to SANDY's class
儿童节快乐
ér tóng jié kuài lè
Happy Children's Day!
¡Feliz Día del Niño!
词汇 Vocabulary Practice
Practice writing the phrases from today's Chinese lesson!
儿童节快乐
ér tóng jié kuài lè
English:
Happy Children's Day!
Español:
¡Feliz Día del Niño!
下个月
xià gè yuè
English:
Next month
Español:
El próximo mes
下周
xià zhōu
English:
Next week
Español:
La próxima semana
去看电影
qù kàn diàn yǐng
English:
To go watch a movie
Español:
Ir a ver una película
我要去看电影
wǒ yào qù kàn diàn yǐng
English:
I want to go watch a movie
Español:
Quiero ir a ver una película
我们去看电影吧！
wǒ men qù kàn diàn yǐng ba!
English:
Let's go watch a movie!
Español:
¡Vamos a ver una película!
下周我去看电影
xià zhōu wǒ qù kàn diàn yǐng
English:
Next week I'm going to watch a movie
Español:
La próxima semana voy a ver una película
下周我们去吃火锅
xià zhōu wǒ men qù chī huǒ guō
English:
Next week we're going to eat hot pot
Español:
La próxima semana vamos a comer hot pot
下周你想干吗？
xià zhōu nǐ xiǎng gàn má?
English:
What do you want to do next week?
Español:
¿Qué quieres hacer la próxima semana?
下个月我们去旅行
xià gè yuè wǒ men qù lǚ xíng
English:
Next month we're going to travel
Español:
El próximo mes vamos a viajar
下周我们去派对
xià zhōu wǒ men qù pài duì
English:
Next week we're going to a party
Español:
La próxima semana vamos a una fiesta
下周我去伦敦
xià zhōu wǒ qù lún dūn
English:
Next week I'm going to London
Español:
La próxima semana voy a Londres
下周我会去图书馆
xià zhōu wǒ huì qù tú shū guǎn
English:
Next week I will go to the library
Español:
La próxima semana iré a la biblioteca
明天我会去SANDY的课堂学习中文
míng tiān wǒ huì qù SANDY de kè táng xué xí zhōng wén
English:
Tomorrow I will go to SANDY's classroom to study Chinese
Español:
Mañana iré a la clase de SANDY a estudiar chino
文化 Cultural Insights
🌟 儿童节 (Ér Tóng Jié) - International Children's Day in China
🎪 Celebration Traditions:
• Date: June 1st every year
• Schools organize special performances, games, and activities
• Families take children to parks, zoos, and amusement parks
• Children receive gifts like toys, books, and treats
• Special children's movie screenings in cinemas
🎈 Modern Celebrations:
• Shopping malls have special Children's Day sales
• Theme parks offer discounts for families
• Many companies give employees with children the day off
• Social media floods with childhood photos and memories
🌍 Global Perspective:
• Established by the UN in 1954
• China has celebrated it since the 1950s
• Different countries celebrate on different dates
• Focuses on children's rights and welfare
📚 Perfect Learning Opportunity:
• Great time to learn future plans vocabulary
• Practice time expressions with fun activities
• Cultural exchange about childhood traditions
• Opportunity to discuss dreams and aspirations using [时间] + 去 + [活动] pattern
🎯 Part B - Advanced Practice
Explore advanced time expressions, cultural insights about Children's Day in China, and complex planning patterns. Ideal for students ready to navigate detailed future conversations.
For students ready to dive deeper
📖 Reading Practice
📖 小明的儿童节计划 - Xiao Ming's Children's Day Plans
今天是六月一号，儿童节！
小明很兴奋，因为他有很多计划。
早上，他会去公园和朋友们一起玩。
下午，他要去电影院看新的儿童电影。
晚上，他们一家人会去餐厅吃大餐。
下周，小明还有更多计划。
下周二，他会去图书馆借新书。
下周五，他要去游泳池游泳。
下周末，他们全家会去动物园。
下个月，小明计划去旅行。
他想去北京看长城，去上海看东方明珠塔。
他问妈妈："下个月我们真的会去旅行吗？"
妈妈笑着说："当然！这是你的儿童节礼物。"
小明觉得这个儿童节是最特别的，
因为他学会了用中文表达自己的计划！
📝 Vocabulary from this reading:
兴奋
xīng fèn
excited
计划
jì huà
plan
游泳池
yóu yǒng chí
swimming pool
动物园
dòng wù yuán
zoo
旅行
lǚ xíng
to travel
长城
Cháng chéng
Great Wall
东方明珠塔
Dōng fāng míng zhū tǎ
Oriental Pearl Tower
礼物
lǐ wù
gift, present
作业 Homework & Practice
🎈 Write 5 sentences using the pattern [时间] + 去 + [活动]. Use different time expressions like 明天 (míng tiān), 下周 (xià zhōu), 下个月 (xià gè yuè).
🎪 Create your own Children's Day plan using the vocabulary from today. Write at least 3 activities you want to do.
🎯 Practice asking and answering: 下周你想干吗？(xià zhōu nǐ xiǎng gàn má?) Give 3 different answers.
🌟 Translate these sentences: 1) Next week I will go to the library 2) Tomorrow we are going to eat hot pot 3) Next month they want to travel
🎨 Draw or describe your ideal Children's Day celebration and label activities in Chinese using the 去 + [activity] pattern
💡 Extra Practice: Practice saying your weekend plans using: 这个周末我要去... (zhè gè zhōu mò wǒ yào qù...) - This weekend I want to go...
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