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After studying Chinese this semester, you’ve been inspired to travel to Beijing for the summer. You will take classes at Beijing Language and Culture University and stay with a local host family. Before your departure, write an email (12 to 15 sentences) to your host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Li, to introduce yourself. In your email, be sure to include the following information: Your name, age, nationality, and profession Your likes and dislikes Information about your family and its members Important: This email must be written in Chinese.

Choose one word/phrase to complete the sentence based upon the English sentence provided. 我认识小王， 小张，[1] 小李。I know Xiao Wang, Xiao Zhang AND Xiao Li. 你朋友叫 [2] 名字？WHAT is your friend’s name? 我家有 [3] 口人。There are TWO people in my family. 王朋和白英爱 [4] 妹妹。BOTH Wang Peng and Bai Yingai HAVE younger sisters. 李老师有孩子[5] ? Does Teacher Li have any kids? 王小姐的老师 [6] 李。Miss Wang’s teacher is SURNAMED  Li. 我爸爸是老师， 我姐姐是律师， 我哥哥是医生。 他们 [7] 是学生。 My father is a teacher; my elder sister is a lawyer, and my elder brother is a doctor. NONE OF THEM are students.  我家有七个人， 你家有 [8] 个人？There are seven people in my family. HOW MANY people are there in your family?  我是学生；我姐姐 [9] 是学生。I’m a student; my old sister is ALSO a student.  这 [10] 女孩子是我女儿。This girl is my daughter. 

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Translate the following into Chinese. At my friend’s home, I drank 4 bottles of coke, but Li You only drank some water (use 在 + place , and 了 )

What does the second speaker offer the first speaker to drink?

你也喜欢看书, [1] ? A: 你想喝什么？ B: 给我一杯咖啡 [2]。 A：你晚上几点回家？ B：我常常晚上七点回家，可是昨天晚上十一点 [3] 回家。 A：你认识王朋还是高文中？ B：我认识王朋，[4] 认识高文中。 你 [5] 可以去看电影？

What does the second speaker want to do this weekend?

Consumers fill many roles in their lives, and these roles constantly change. As we learned in class and readings, people move from one role to another in 3 phases: separation, transition, and incorporation. During each of these stages, consumers acquire and use different products to denote change. In particular, we generally observe that many consumers use symbols and rituals or rites of passages when transitioning to new roles. Give an example of a friend/relative/or even yourself transitioning into a new role and describe symbols, rituals, or rites of passage that demonstrate this transition to others.      

Erika loves playing board games like Monopoly and Pictionary with her family and friends. She enjoys the challenge, the humor, and the fun of spending time with others during these games. Erika could best be described as a(n) ____________ consumer.

Miriam and Joe live together in a new apartment complex in Verona, WI. The apartment is located close to where both of them work. Their living arrangement can be classified as a (n)_____________________.