day 5mission: Grandma’s birthday

mission: Grandma’s birthday

Retell a story and an explainer back to back, read a passage about old photos aloud, then answer two questions in a row: a plan and an experience, a minute and a half each.

words to say

• 祝福 zhùfú · to bless; blessing, good wishes
• 团圆 tuányuán · to be reunited (family)
• 长寿 chángshòu · long-lived
• 回顾 huígù · to look back on
• 纪念 jìniàn · to commemorate; souvenir
• 合影 héyǐng · group photo; take one together
• 珍贵 zhēnguì · precious, valuable
• 祝愿 zhùyuàn · to wish (formal)

a passage to retell

• There was a girl who copied her elder sister in everything. When her sister learned the piano, she learned it too; when her sister took up running, she ran too. After several years she was worse than her sister at all of it. Then one day she drew a picture just for fun, and discovered that what she loved most was drawing. So being yourself matters more than copying others.
• Many older people can’t remember what happened last week, yet they remember little things from decades ago. That’s because they have told the stories of their youth to other people many times. Each time they tell a story, the memory gets a little deeper. So ask older people to tell you their stories more often.

a passage to read aloud

家里的柜子里，放着一张发黄的老照片。照片上的人很年轻，穿着几十年前的衣服，站在一座老房子前面，笑得有点儿紧张。那时候照相是一件大事，一家人要穿上最好的衣服。如今，手机走进了千家万户，一天能拍几百张照片，可是最珍贵的，往往还是那一张。照片留住的是一个瞬间，家人留住的却是整个故事。