Focus of Lesson 1

 

Content:

Self-introduction

Answering questions about self

Starting a new semester

Talking about pros and cons of living on/off campus

 

Structure:

 ‘Apart from’/ ‘in addition to’ / ‘besides’

Two ways to say ‘or’ (‘háishì vs. huòzhě)

Multiple meanings of ‘duì’ (for/to/at [sb./sth.])

Word order: ‘when …., ’; ‘…. for [sb./sth.]’

Emphasizing aspects of past events: 是。。。的。