1. Complete the handout.
For those who missed the class, download the file here.
2. Put together all the handouts you got for this semester and bring them with the flashcards you made to class on 12/19.
3. We will have the final exam on 12/10, which includes oral and written parts.
You are expected to know:
a. Pinyin
b. numbers including 百，千，萬，零
c. the words/phrases for the flashcards
d. how to say numbers up to 5-digits.
e. how to tell time with 上午 / 中午 /下午 / 晚上
f. these place names: 美國，中國，加拿大，明州，加州，紐約，雙子城 (don't need to memorize everything on the handouts)
g. greetings
h. months, days of the week (including questions regarding "What date/day..." and "How many day/weeks/months are there in....")
i. some food and its measure/unit word (as we have circled on the handout; or see list below )
j. how to say money amount with 元/塊，毛，分，半
k. the sentences I did recordings for you. (so...check the old postings)
*measure/unit words
個 ge
磅 bang4 （pound)
包 bao1 (bag; package)
打 da3 (dozen)
瓶 ping2 (bottle)
杯 bei1 (cup; glass)
*food items
蘋果 ping2 guo3 (apple)
香蕉 xiang1 jiao1 (banana)
草莓 cao3 mei2 (strawberry)
西瓜 xi1 gua1 (watermelon)
芒果 mang2 guo3 (mango)
胡蘿蔔 hu2 luo2 bo (carrot)
黃瓜 huang2 gua1 (cucumber)
馬鈴薯 ma3 ling2 shu3 (potato)
菠菜 bo1 cai4 (spinach)
番茄 fan1 qie2 (tomato)
麵包 mian4 bao1 (bread; dinner rolls; toast)
牛肉 niu2 rou4 (beef)
牛奶 niu2 nai3 (milk)
起士 qi3 shi4 (cheese)
漢堡 han4 bao3 (hamburger)
薯條 shu3 tiao2 (french fries)
蛋糕 dan4 gao1 (cake)
撈麵 lao1 mian4 (lo mein；stir fried noodles)
炒飯 chao3 fan4 (fried rice)
餃子 jiao3 zi (dumpling)
果汁 guo3 zhi1 (juice)
咖啡 ka1 fei1 (coffee)
2009-12-05 作業
1. Download the Powerpoint file on "measure/unit words" here .
View the file and read the words 5 times.
2. Money talking--learn how to say money amount in Chinese.
錢 qian2 : money
元 yuan2 / 塊 kuai4 : dollar
毛 mao2 : ten cents
分 fen1 : cent
$9.00 = 九元；九塊錢
$18.20 = 十八元兩毛；十八塊兩毛；十八塊二毛
$4.16 = 四塊一毛六（分）
$7.50 = 七塊半 （Don't say "七元半")
$21.03 = 二十一塊三分
3. Writing exercise: Pick up words from the handout sheet and make 6 sentences in the following pattern: (Don't repeat food name, unit word, or price.)
Ex. 蘋果 三個 四元三毛九 （This means: "The price for apples is three for $4.39." )
Ex. 香蕉 一根 六毛五 （The banana is $0.65 each.)
Ex. 雞蛋 一個 五毛錢 （The egg is 50 cents each. )
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蘋果一個多少錢？ How much is one apple?
香蕉怎麼賣？ How are the bananas sold?
你要買多少？How many/much do you want to buy?
請給我兩磅草莓，一袋麵包，一打雞蛋。 Please give me 2 pounds of strawberries, one bag of bread, and one dozen of eggs.
總共多少錢？ How much is it in total?
總共十三 元/塊 六毛三。 It's $13.63 in total.
牛肉一磅四塊半。 The beef is $4.50 per pound.
汽水一瓶一塊錢。 The soda is one dollar a bottle.
我口渴，想喝咖啡。 I'm thirsty. I would like to drink (have) some coffee.
我肚子餓了，想吃蛋糕。 I'm hungry. I want to eat (have) some cake.
View the file and read the words 5 times.
2. Money talking--learn how to say money amount in Chinese.
錢 qian2 : money
元 yuan2 / 塊 kuai4 : dollar
毛 mao2 : ten cents
分 fen1 : cent
$9.00 = 九元；九塊錢
$18.20 = 十八元兩毛；十八塊兩毛；十八塊二毛
$4.16 = 四塊一毛六（分）
$7.50 = 七塊半 （Don't say "七元半")
$21.03 = 二十一塊三分
3. Writing exercise: Pick up words from the handout sheet and make 6 sentences in the following pattern: (Don't repeat food name, unit word, or price.)
| food item + unit word + unit price |
Ex. 蘋果 三個 四元三毛九 （This means: "The price for apples is three for $4.39." )
Ex. 香蕉 一根 六毛五 （The banana is $0.65 each.)
Ex. 雞蛋 一個 五毛錢 （The egg is 50 cents each. )
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Oral exercises: Listen and repeat 5 times
(These sentences are from your handout, so Pinyins are not provided here.)蘋果一個多少錢？ How much is one apple?
香蕉怎麼賣？ How are the bananas sold?
你要買多少？How many/much do you want to buy?
請給我兩磅草莓，一袋麵包，一打雞蛋。 Please give me 2 pounds of strawberries, one bag of bread, and one dozen of eggs.
總共多少錢？ How much is it in total?
總共十三 元/塊 六毛三。 It's $13.63 in total.
牛肉一磅四塊半。 The beef is $4.50 per pound.
汽水一瓶一塊錢。 The soda is one dollar a bottle.
我口渴，想喝咖啡。 I'm thirsty. I would like to drink (have) some coffee.
我肚子餓了，想吃蛋糕。 I'm hungry. I want to eat (have) some cake.
2009-11-21 作業和練習 Homework and exercise
1. Complete handout-homework.
2. Practice the sentence pattern:
A 有 幾(個) B。 => How many Bs are there in A?
一年 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in one year?
* 一個月 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in one month?
* 一月 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in January?
一星期 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in one week?
一年 有 幾個 月？
How many months are there in one year?
一個月 有 幾(個) 星期？
How many weeks are there in one month?
【Notes:】
1. 星期 can be read as "xing1qi2" or "xing1 qi1".
2. Use 個 when refereing to number of months, so that it won't be confused with name of months. For example, 一個月 = one month; 一月 = January。
3. 幾 could mean "how many" or "what/which". 幾月 = which month; 幾個月 = how many month.
4. 幾 could appear before or after the noun it modifies and has different meanings. Ex. 幾星期 = 幾個星期 = how many weeks; 星期幾 = what day of the week
你 幾月 生的？
In what month were you born?
你 星期幾 上中文課？
On what day of the week do you have Chinese lessons?
【Exercise:】 Write the following sentences in Chinese.
1. How many weeks are there in one year?
2. How many days are there in July?
3. How many days are there in two weeks?
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We reviewed names of colors in Chinese last time, I listed the most popular colors in a document for you to download.
Colors: please download here.
2. Practice the sentence pattern:
A 有 幾(個) B。 => How many Bs are there in A?
一年 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in one year?
* 一個月 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in one month?
* 一月 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in January?
一星期 有 幾 天？
How many days are there in one week?
一年 有 幾個 月？
How many months are there in one year?
一個月 有 幾(個) 星期？
How many weeks are there in one month?
【Notes:】
1. 星期 can be read as "xing1qi2" or "xing1 qi1".
2. Use 個 when refereing to number of months, so that it won't be confused with name of months. For example, 一個月 = one month; 一月 = January。
3. 幾 could mean "how many" or "what/which". 幾月 = which month; 幾個月 = how many month.
4. 幾 could appear before or after the noun it modifies and has different meanings. Ex. 幾星期 = 幾個星期 = how many weeks; 星期幾 = what day of the week
你 幾月 生的？
In what month were you born?
你 星期幾 上中文課？
On what day of the week do you have Chinese lessons?
【Exercise:】 Write the following sentences in Chinese.
1. How many weeks are there in one year?
2. How many days are there in July?
3. How many days are there in two weeks?
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We reviewed names of colors in Chinese last time, I listed the most popular colors in a document for you to download.
Colors: please download here.
2009-11-14 作業
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Dear class,
I'm terribly sorry for the typo on the date for the language contests. Some of you came unprepared 11/14 for the contest. Fortunately we got some time to practice before the judges came to our classroom. You did an excellent job given the time you had for preparation. I'm proud of you and like to let you know that I see great potentials in you to master this language if you put enough efforts into it. Set up your goal and I'll help you reach it no matter how high it is.
老師
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這個星期的作業：
A.) In your redbook, copy the following sentences.
1. 請問今天是幾月幾日？
2. 你叫什麼名字？
3. 你妹妹的生日是幾月幾日？
4. 大家早。
B.) In your redbook, write down the times in full sentence in this format:
現在是 (早上，上午，中午，下午，晚上）_____ 點 ______ 分/半。
1. 8:24 am
2. 12:15 pm
3. 2:30 pm
4. 9:06 pm
C.) From today's handout, pick up 5 countries, excluding 美國 and 中國, and write their Chinese names in the redbook. (Download)
D.) Make flashcards out of today's handout. (Download)
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** I'm not doing new recordings for this week due to sore throat. Please listening to the old ones or IQChinese and practice.
Dear class,
I'm terribly sorry for the typo on the date for the language contests. Some of you came unprepared 11/14 for the contest. Fortunately we got some time to practice before the judges came to our classroom. You did an excellent job given the time you had for preparation. I'm proud of you and like to let you know that I see great potentials in you to master this language if you put enough efforts into it. Set up your goal and I'll help you reach it no matter how high it is.
老師
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這個星期的作業：
A.) In your redbook, copy the following sentences.
1. 請問今天是幾月幾日？
2. 你叫什麼名字？
3. 你妹妹的生日是幾月幾日？
4. 大家早。
B.) In your redbook, write down the times in full sentence in this format:
現在是 (早上，上午，中午，下午，晚上）_____ 點 ______ 分/半。
1. 8:24 am
2. 12:15 pm
3. 2:30 pm
4. 9:06 pm
C.) From today's handout, pick up 5 countries, excluding 美國 and 中國, and write their Chinese names in the redbook. (Download)
D.) Make flashcards out of today's handout. (Download)
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** I'm not doing new recordings for this week due to sore throat. Please listening to the old ones or IQChinese and practice.
2009-11-07 Homework 作業
This week's assignment:
1. IQ Chinese Lesson 2-->Exercise-->Word Game
Fininsh the 12 questions in Word Game and print out the completed table for me.
If you can't print, try taking a screenshot and email the saved screenshot to me. (See below for instructions.)
2. Prepare for the language contest on 11/04:
When it is your turn:
Go onto the stage (front of the classroom);
Take a bow. (Keep smiling and have eye contact with the judges.)
Start with the short introduction. (Listen to the recording below.)
Read the Rhyme LOUDLY and CLEARLY.
End with “謝謝"。
Go back to your seat.
老師好，同學好，
我是 明州 雙城 中文學校 B2 的（your Chinese name)。
今天我要朗誦的是一首童謠：猴子的一星期。
*Download a copy of the full content: Intro + Monkey Rhyme w/Pinyin annotations
**For the reading of the Rhyme, please see previous posting.
You might wonder how you will be scored. Here are the categories and percentages:
30% Composure--not visibly nervous or shy
40% Pronunciation and tone
30% Fluency
3. So far I have asked you to make two sets of flashcards (27 cards in total). Please bring the cards to school this Saturday, you'll lose credits for homework if you don't have them ready by that date. For those who lost the handouts, please download them here: (Or you can choose to handwrite them on index cards.)
Set 1
Set 2
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How to Take a Screenshot
Please click the link here.
When saving the picture, please select "JPEG" in the "Save as type" dropbox.
(Never save pic as TIFF for this purpose, because the file size is a lot bigger and not good for emailing.)
Then, email me the saved screenshot (of your finished game card) as an attachment.
1. IQ Chinese Lesson 2-->Exercise-->Word Game
Fininsh the 12 questions in Word Game and print out the completed table for me.
If you can't print, try taking a screenshot and email the saved screenshot to me. (See below for instructions.)
2. Prepare for the language contest on 11/04:
When it is your turn:
Go onto the stage (front of the classroom);
Take a bow. (Keep smiling and have eye contact with the judges.)
Start with the short introduction. (Listen to the recording below.)
Read the Rhyme LOUDLY and CLEARLY.
End with “謝謝"。
Go back to your seat.
老師好，同學好，
我是 明州 雙城 中文學校 B2 的（your Chinese name)。
今天我要朗誦的是一首童謠：猴子的一星期。
*Download a copy of the full content: Intro + Monkey Rhyme w/Pinyin annotations
**For the reading of the Rhyme, please see previous posting.
You might wonder how you will be scored. Here are the categories and percentages:
30% Composure--not visibly nervous or shy
40% Pronunciation and tone
30% Fluency
3. So far I have asked you to make two sets of flashcards (27 cards in total). Please bring the cards to school this Saturday, you'll lose credits for homework if you don't have them ready by that date. For those who lost the handouts, please download them here: (Or you can choose to handwrite them on index cards.)
Set 1
Set 2
====================================================
How to Take a Screenshot
Please click the link here.
When saving the picture, please select "JPEG" in the "Save as type" dropbox.
(Never save pic as TIFF for this purpose, because the file size is a lot bigger and not good for emailing.)
Then, email me the saved screenshot (of your finished game card) as an attachment.
2009-10-31 作業
This week's assignment:
1. IQ Chinese Exercise.
If you have trouble printing out the words/sentences from IQ Chinese, ask your mom or dad to check what you have typed on the computer and SIGN on the homework handout sheet. Complete the translations on the sheet too.
2. Do oral practice.
Listen to the recordings I put on this blog (or any other sources you have access to) and say the sentences out loud. "Actually SPEAKING it" is important for learning any languages.
3. We'll have an oral test on the sentences we've reviewed/learned so far. Refer to your handouts, notes, and the postings here.
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We have a language contests comping up 11/14. I made copies of the rhymes that I thought you can do for the contest, but forget to give you. (SORRY!!) I did the recording for you and will give you the hard copy next time we meet.
星期一 猴子 穿 新衣
Xīngqí yī hóuzi chuān xīn yī
星期二 猴子 肚子 餓
Xīngqí èr hóuzi dùzi è
星期三 猴子 去 爬山
Xīngqí sān hóuzi qù páshān
星期四 猴子 去 考試
Xīngqí sì hóuzi qù kǎoshì
星期五 猴子 去 跳舞
Xīngqí wǔ hóuzi qù tiàowǔ
星期六 猴子 去 斗六
Xīngqí liù hóuzi qù Dǒuliù
星期天 猴子 樂 翻 天
Xīngqí tiān hóuzi lè fān tiān
Vocabulary:
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1. IQ Chinese Exercise.
If you have trouble printing out the words/sentences from IQ Chinese, ask your mom or dad to check what you have typed on the computer and SIGN on the homework handout sheet. Complete the translations on the sheet too.
2. Do oral practice.
Listen to the recordings I put on this blog (or any other sources you have access to) and say the sentences out loud. "Actually SPEAKING it" is important for learning any languages.
3. We'll have an oral test on the sentences we've reviewed/learned so far. Refer to your handouts, notes, and the postings here.
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We have a language contests comping up 11/14. I made copies of the rhymes that I thought you can do for the contest, but forget to give you. (SORRY!!) I did the recording for you and will give you the hard copy next time we meet.
星期一 猴子 穿 新衣
Xīngqí yī hóuzi chuān xīn yī
星期二 猴子 肚子 餓
Xīngqí èr hóuzi dùzi è
星期三 猴子 去 爬山
Xīngqí sān hóuzi qù páshān
星期四 猴子 去 考試
Xīngqí sì hóuzi qù kǎoshì
星期五 猴子 去 跳舞
Xīngqí wǔ hóuzi qù tiàowǔ
星期六 猴子 去 斗六
Xīngqí liù hóuzi qù Dǒuliù
星期天 猴子 樂 翻 天
Xīngqí tiān hóuzi lè fān tiān
Vocabulary:
| 猴子 monkey | 穿 wear |
| 新衣 new clothes | 肚子 stomack |
| 餓 hungry | 爬山 hiking |
| 考試 test | 跳舞 dance |
| 斗六 a city in Taiwan | 樂翻天 extremely happy |
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