几月几号？What's the Date?

New words

• 月yuè — month
• 号hào — date (day)
• 日期rìqī — date
• 机票jīpiào — plane ticket
• 机场jīchǎng — airport
• 张zhāng — measure word (tickets, photos, paper)

The story

大卫：小雨，今天几月几号？Xiaoyu, what's the date today?

小雨：四月二十号。April twentieth.

大卫：我们几月几号去北京？What date are we going to Beijing?

小雨：五月一号去，五月五号回来。你看，我画了红飞机。We go on May first and come back on May fifth. Look, I drew red planes.

大卫：好！我来买机票！OK! I'll buy the plane tickets!

小雨：两张机票，五月一号的。别买错日期！Two plane tickets, for May first. Don't get the date wrong!

大卫：五月一号……好，我写在本子上！May first... OK, I'll write it in my notebook!

大卫：谁说上网买机票难？很容易！我的网友教我了。Who says buying tickets online is hard? It's easy! My online friend taught me.

Opening the lesson…