全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
每年华人新年的时候，我们都去奶奶家拜年。
měi nián huá rén xīn nián de shí hou wǒ men dōu qù nǎi nai jiā bài nián
Every year at Chinese New Year, we go to Grandma's home to pay a New Year visit.
中秋节晚上，小朋友们提着灯笼在公园里开心地玩。
zhōng qiū jié wǎn shang xiǎo péng you men tí zhe dēng long zài gōng yuán lǐ kāi xīn de wán
On the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, children carry lanterns and play happily in the park.
到了端午节，妈妈会包粽子给我们吃。
dào le duān wǔ jié mā ma huì bāo zòng zi gěi wǒ men chī
When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Mum makes rice dumplings for us.
国庆日那天，我们一家人在电视前看国庆庆典。
guó qìng rì nà tiān wǒ men yì jiā rén zài diàn shì qián kàn guó qìng qìng diǎn
On National Day, our whole family watches the National Day celebration in front of the TV.
每当屠妖节来临的时候，小印度就挂满了彩灯。
měi dāng tú yāo jié lái lín de shí hou xiǎo yìn dù jiù guà mǎn le cǎi dēng
Whenever Deepavali comes, Little India is hung with coloured lights.
开斋节那天，邻居阿姨送来了一盒马来糕点。
kāi zhāi jié nà tiān lín jū ā yí sòng lái le yì hé mǎ lái gāo diǎn
On Hari Raya Puasa, our neighbour auntie brought us a box of Malay cakes.
除夕晚上，全家人围在一起吃团圆饭。
chú xī wǎn shang quán jiā rén wéi zài yì qǐ chī tuán yuán fàn
On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathers round for the reunion dinner.
新年前，我们把家里打扫得干干净净。
xīn nián qián wǒ men bǎ jiā li dǎ sǎo de gān gān jìng jìng
Before the New Year, we clean the house until it is spotless.
每当中秋节到来，奶奶就会买月饼。
měi dāng zhōng qiū jié dào lái nǎi nai jiù huì mǎi yuè bǐng
Whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, Grandma buys mooncakes.
端午节的时候，河上有热闹的龙舟比赛。
duān wǔ jié de shí hou hé shàng yǒu rè nao de lóng zhōu bǐ sài
At the Dragon Boat Festival, there are lively dragon boat races on the river.
华人新年期间，大人会给小孩红包。
huá rén xīn nián qī jiān dà rén huì gěi xiǎo hái hóng bāo
During Chinese New Year, grown-ups give children red packets.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
每年春节，我们都穿上新衣服。
měi nián chūn jié wǒ men dōu chuān shàng xīn yī fu
Every year at Chinese New Year, we all put on new clothes.
💡 每年 means every year, for something that happens again and again. 哪年 and 几年 ask a question.
中秋节的晚上，天上的月亮又大又圆。
zhōng qiū jié de wǎn shang tiān shàng de yuè liang yòu dà yòu yuán
On the Mid-Autumn night, the moon in the sky is big and round.
💡 The Mid-Autumn moon is a full moon, so it is round: 圆. A moon is never square or long.
每当新年来到，街上就挂满了红灯笼。
měi dāng xīn nián lái dào jiē shàng jiù guà mǎn le hóng dēng long
Whenever the New Year comes, the streets are hung with red lanterns.
💡 就 comes after a time that happens again and again: 每当……就…… (whenever … then …).
端午节的时候，我们吃粽子。
duān wǔ jié de shí hou wǒ men chī zòng zi
At the Dragon Boat Festival, we eat rice dumplings.
💡 Rice dumplings (粽子) belong to the Dragon Boat Festival; mooncakes are for Mid-Autumn.
中秋节的时候，家家户户都吃月饼。
zhōng qiū jié de shí hou jiā jiā hù hù dōu chī yuè bǐng
At the Mid-Autumn Festival, every family eats mooncakes.
💡 Mooncakes (月饼) are the Mid-Autumn food, round like the full moon.
国庆日那天，很多人在家门口挂上国旗。
guó qìng rì nà tiān hěn duō rén zài jiā mén kǒu guà shàng guó qí
On National Day, many people hang up the national flag at their door.
💡 On National Day, Singaporeans hang the national flag (国旗). You don't hang mooncakes.
我们向长辈说：“新年快乐！”
wǒ men xiàng zhǎng bèi shuō xīn nián kuài lè
We say to our elders, "Happy New Year!"
💡 新年快乐 is the New Year greeting. 生日 is for birthdays, and 好吃 is for food.
屠妖节又叫光明节，因为大家都会点亮油灯。
tú yāo jié yòu jiào guāng míng jié yīn wèi dà jiā dōu huì diǎn liàng yóu dēng
Deepavali is also called the Festival of Lights, because everyone lights oil lamps.
💡 The oil lamps give light (光明), so Deepavali is the Festival of Lights. 中秋 and 端午 are other festivals.
开斋节前，穆斯林会斋戒一个月。
kāi zhāi jié qián mù sī lín huì zhāi jiè yí gè yuè
Before Hari Raya Puasa, Muslims fast for a month.
💡 Hari Raya Puasa comes after a month of fasting (斋戒), and the festival ends the fast.
春节的前一天叫除夕。
chūn jié de qián yì tiān jiào chú xī
The day before the Spring Festival is called New Year's Eve.
💡 除夕 is New Year's Eve, the night of the reunion dinner. 元宵 is the 15th day after New Year.
龙舟比赛的时候，岸上的人大声地为选手加油。
lóng zhōu bǐ sài de shí hou àn shàng de rén dà shēng de wèi xuǎn shǒu jiā yóu
During the dragon boat race, people on the bank loudly cheer the competitors on.
💡 为……加油 means to cheer someone on. 加班 is working late and 加水 is adding water.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：每当新年来到，街上才挂满了红灯笼。
měi dāng xīn nián lái dào jiē shàng cái guà mǎn le hóng dēng long
Whenever the New Year comes, the streets only then are hung with red lanterns.
改正：每当新年来到，街上就挂满了红灯笼。
měi dāng xīn nián lái dào jiē shàng jiù guà mǎn le hóng dēng long
Whenever the New Year comes, the streets are hung with red lanterns.
💡 每当 pairs with 就, not 才. The third option adds an extra 了.
病句：中秋节的晚上，我们吃粽子，还一起赏月。
zhōng qiū jié de wǎn shang wǒ men chī zòng zi hái yì qǐ shǎng yuè
On the Mid-Autumn night, we eat rice dumplings and admire the moon together.
改正：中秋节的晚上，我们吃月饼，还一起赏月。
zhōng qiū jié de wǎn shang wǒ men chī yuè bǐng hái yì qǐ shǎng yuè
On the Mid-Autumn night, we eat mooncakes and admire the moon together.
💡 The mistake is the food: mooncakes, not rice dumplings, belong to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
病句：每年华人新年的时候，我们都去了奶奶家拜年。
měi nián huá rén xīn nián de shí hou wǒ men dōu qù le nǎi nai jiā bài nián
Every year at Chinese New Year, we went to Grandma's to pay a New Year visit.
改正：每年华人新年的时候，我们都去奶奶家拜年。
měi nián huá rén xīn nián de shí hou wǒ men dōu qù nǎi nai jiā bài nián
Every year at Chinese New Year, we go to Grandma's to pay a New Year visit.
💡 Something that happens every year (每年) takes no 了, which marks a single past event.
病句：昨天是国庆日，我们会去看烟花。
zuó tiān shì guó qìng rì wǒ men huì qù kàn yān huā
Yesterday was National Day, and we will go to watch the fireworks.
改正：昨天是国庆日，我们去看了烟花。
zuó tiān shì guó qìng rì wǒ men qù kàn le yān huā
Yesterday was National Day, and we went to watch the fireworks.
💡 昨天 is the past, so it takes 了 (看了), not 会 or 将, which are for the future.
病句：我们挂起了一条灯笼。
wǒ men guà qǐ le yì tiáo dēng long
We hung up a (long) lantern.
改正：我们挂起了一盏灯笼。
wǒ men guà qǐ le yì zhǎn dēng long
We hung up a lantern.
💡 Lanterns and lamps take the measure word 盏 (or 个), not 条, which is for long thin things.
病句：端午节的时候，我们看了龙舟比赛很热闹。
duān wǔ jié de shí hou wǒ men kàn le lóng zhōu bǐ sài hěn rè nao
At the Dragon Boat Festival, we watched dragon boat race very lively.
改正：端午节的时候，我们看了很热闹的龙舟比赛。
duān wǔ jié de shí hou wǒ men kàn le hěn rè nao de lóng zhōu bǐ sài
At the Dragon Boat Festival, we watched a very lively dragon boat race.
💡 A describing phrase goes before the thing it describes, with 的: 很热闹的龙舟比赛.
病句：开斋节那天，邻居阿姨送给我们一盒糕点，大家都很难过。
kāi zhāi jié nà tiān lín jū ā yí sòng gěi wǒ men yì hé gāo diǎn dà jiā dōu hěn nán guò
On Hari Raya Puasa, the neighbour auntie gave us a box of cakes, and everyone was very sad.
改正：开斋节那天，邻居阿姨送给我们一盒糕点，大家都很开心。
kāi zhāi jié nà tiān lín jū ā yí sòng gěi wǒ men yì hé gāo diǎn dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn
On Hari Raya Puasa, the neighbour auntie gave us a box of cakes, and everyone was very happy.
💡 Getting a festive gift makes people happy: 难过 (sad) doesn't fit what happened.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
我们吃团圆饭。
wǒ men chī tuán yuán fàn
We eat the reunion dinner.
什么时候？：除夕晚上，我们吃团圆饭。
chú xī wǎn shang wǒ men chī tuán yuán fàn
On New Year's Eve, we eat the reunion dinner.
谁？怎么样？：除夕晚上，我们一家人围在一起吃团圆饭。
chú xī wǎn shang wǒ men yì jiā rén wéi zài yì qǐ chī tuán yuán fàn
On New Year's Eve, our whole family gathers round for the reunion dinner.
心情怎么样？：除夕晚上，我们一家人围在一起，开开心心地吃团圆饭。
chú xī wǎn shang wǒ men yì jiā rén wéi zài yì qǐ kāi kāi xīn xīn de chī tuán yuán fàn
On New Year's Eve, our whole family gathers round and happily eats the reunion dinner.
灯笼亮了。
dēng long liàng le
The lanterns light up.
哪里？：公园里的灯笼亮了。
gōng yuán lǐ de dēng long liàng le
The lanterns in the park light up.
什么时候？：中秋节的晚上，公园里的灯笼亮了。
zhōng qiū jié de wǎn shang gōng yuán lǐ de dēng long liàng le
On the Mid-Autumn night, the lanterns in the park light up.
什么样的灯笼？：中秋节的晚上，公园里五颜六色的灯笼都亮了起来。
zhōng qiū jié de wǎn shang gōng yuán lǐ wǔ yán liù sè de dēng long dōu liàng le qǐ lái
On the Mid-Autumn night, all the colourful lanterns in the park light up.
五、造句 Make a sentence
每当……就…… měi dāng……jiù…… · whenever … (then) …
每当新年来到，我们就穿上新衣服。
měi dāng xīn nián lái dào wǒ men jiù chuān shàng xīn yī fu
Whenever the New Year comes, we put on new clothes.
每当我难过的时候，妈妈就会抱抱我。
měi dāng wǒ nán guò de shí hou mā ma jiù huì bào bao wǒ
Whenever I am sad, Mum gives me a hug.
每年……的时候 měi nián……de shí hou · every year at …
每年中秋节的时候，我们都会赏月。
měi nián zhōng qiū jié de shí hou wǒ men dōu huì shǎng yuè
Every year at the Mid-Autumn Festival, we admire the moon.
每年屠妖节的时候，小印度都非常热闹。
měi nián tú yāo jié de shí hou xiǎo yìn dù dōu fēi cháng rè nao
Every year at Deepavali, Little India is very lively.
到了…… dào le…… · when … comes
到了端午节，奶奶会包粽子。
dào le duān wǔ jié nǎi nai huì bāo zòng zi
When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Grandma makes rice dumplings.
到了晚上，街上的彩灯都亮了。
dào le wǎn shang jiē shang de cǎi dēng dōu liàng le
When evening comes, the coloured lights in the streets all come on.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：每当华人新年来到，街上就挂满了红灯笼。
měi dāng huá rén xīn nián lái dào jiē shang jiù guà mǎn le hóng dēng long
Whenever Chinese New Year comes, the streets are hung with red lanterns.
每当……就……
每当中秋节来到，公园里就挂满了灯笼。
měi dāng zhōng qiū jié lái dào gōng yuán lǐ jiù guà mǎn le dēng long
Whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, the park is hung with lanterns.
每当下雨的时候，小狗就躲到桌子下面。
měi dāng xià yǔ de shí hou xiǎo gǒu jiù duǒ dào zhuō zi xià miàn
Whenever it rains, the puppy hides under the table.
例句：中秋节的晚上，小朋友们有的提灯笼，有的吃月饼。
zhōng qiū jié de wǎn shang xiǎo péng you men yǒu de tí dēng long yǒu de chī yuè bǐng
On the Mid-Autumn night, some children carry lanterns and some eat mooncakes.
……有的……，有的……
国庆日那天，人们有的挥国旗，有的唱歌。
guó qìng rì nà tiān rén men yǒu de huī guó qí yǒu de chàng gē
On National Day, some people wave flags and some sing.
春节的时候，大人有的贴春联，有的准备团圆饭。
chūn jié de shí hou dà rén yǒu de tiē chūn lián yǒu de zhǔn bèi tuán yuán fàn
At Chinese New Year, some grown-ups put up spring couplets and some prepare the reunion dinner.