2009-10-24 Midterm Exam is coming

 Dear class,

We'll have midterm exam next Saturday (10/31).  Don't be nervous.  There is only one page and the questions are pretty easy.

The test comprises of 4 parts:

1. Listen to a Chinese character and circle the correct Pinyin.

2. Matching: Chinese words to correct English meanings.

3. Multiple choice.

4. Write Chinese for a four-digit number.

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Homework:

Please spend more time in oral exercise.  Start with the pronunciation of a word and then try saying a whole sentence smoothly.  Listen to my recordings and imitate the tonation.

I strongly suggest you repeat all the recordings I have put on my blog EVERY DAY.

1. 幾 --- Click on the character to learn it's definition and usage.  Then, click the "Stroke Order" tab on the page to learn how to write it. Write it 5 times in your Redbook.

2. Complete the second set of flashcards (the one with 星期，今年，對不起。。。).  Bring the cards with you to class next time.  We'll start playing games with the cards.

3. Know the meaning of the words:

星期 week	今年 this year
現在 now	明年next year
今天 today	去年 last year
明天 tomorrow	幾點 what time
昨天 yesterday	現在 now
不客氣 You are welcome.	早上/上午 morning
沒關係 It's alright.	中午 noon
對不起 sorry; excuse me	下午 afternoon
萬聖節 Halloween	晚上 night;evening

4. Listen and repeat.

  請問今天是幾月幾日？
  請問你的生日是幾月幾日？
  請問萬聖節是幾月幾日？
  請問今天是星期幾？
  請問現在幾點？
  現在是早上十點十三分。
  現在是中午十二點。
  現在是下午四點半。


5. I guess you've learned this song before-- Happy Birthday to you (Chinese version).

   Lyrics: 祝你生日快樂

6. Don't forget to leave your name!

2009-10-17: 作業

1. Prepare for quiz on 10/24.

A) Hanyu Pinyin: I'll say a word in Chinese, and you write the Pinyin.
B) Oral test: Read numbers/sentences; answer questions as in a conversation.

2. Tell time in Chinese.

 9:00 AM -- 上午九點/早上九點
 10:08 AM -- 上午十點八分/上午十點零八分
 12:00 PM (noon) -- 中午十二點
 3:53 PM -- 下午三點五十三分
 9:30 PM -- 晚上九點半


3. You were given a new sheet of words to make flashcards.  Some of the words might be new to you. We'll continue learning those this week.  In the meantime, please start making the flashcards.

Here are the Pinyins for those words:

星期 xīng qí	今年 jīn nián	對不起 duì bù qǐ
今天 jīn tiān	明年míng nián	沒關係 méi guān xi
明天 míng tiān	去年 qù nián	不客氣 bú kè qì
昨天 zuó tiān	幾點 jǐ diǎn	現在 xiàn zài

* For those who can't see Chinese in my blog, download the file here.

** Listen to the words:


4. Leave your name in the "Comments" sections so that I know you've visited.

5. Enjoy learning!

2009-10-10 作業

1. Make flash cards:

Cut the words out and paste them on index cards-- one word on one card. (Note: there are 4 two-character words. The two characters have to be cut as one unit.) On the back of the index card, write down the word's Pinyin and meaning.

In case you lose the handout I gave you, download it here:
Download flashcard

2. Pinyin exercise:

This is a new set. Make sure you do the exercise at least once.

#582

3. Say  the numbers in Chinese:

Most of you didn't get those numbers right, so listen to my recordings and repeat.

  105：一百零五
  3682：三千六百八十二
  5094 ：五千零九十四
  60235 ： 六萬零兩百三十五
  32077： 三萬兩千零七十七
  18401： 一萬八千四百零一

4. Do you remember how to say these in Chinese?

3 + 4 = 7
9－3 = 6
5 x 5 = 25
8 ÷ 4 = 2

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2009-10-03：作業 homework

Dear class,

Here's the assignment for this week.

1. Use YellowBridge.com to view the correct writing of your Chinese Name. As we reviewed in class, there are several ways to enter a Chinese character for search. Please play with the different methods. For your convenience (attention: not LAZINESS), I list all the characters in your names here (in random order for privacy protection). You can copy&paste.

陳 韓 廖 魏 黃 譚 曾 尤 歐 美 小 香 福 巧 派 燦 強 德 花 雯 嘉 江 加 力 龍 金

* Read all the characters out loud.  (You need to know how to call your classmates by their Chinese names.)


2. In your Redbook, write your name with Pinyin for at least 5 times.

3. In your Redbook, write down the following numbers in Chinese: (for 零 and 萬, use Pinyin instead of Chinese character if the writing is too difficult for you.)

105
3682
5094
60235
32077
18401

* Practice saying the numbers out loud after finishing writing.

4. Practice the sentences learned in previous weeks.

5. Practice Pinyin.