Chinese 2 Test tips

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You should know the following:

How to present choices with ‘OR’ in Chinese

How to ask for food and express like and dislike

What questions you need to ask as a waiter

How to make suggestions with “ba”

Measure words and food, drinks

中文2 spoken test guidelines

Call your partner and ask him or her to have dinner with you today. You will need to talk about the time, place you want to meet and what kind of food you will eat. In the restaurant you and your classmates will order food together. You must include following words and expressions in your phone conversation and restaurant conversation: 哪位  有没有事  怎么样   见    跟    喜欢  还是   喝  吃  点  想  要  还要  筷子        

12/7 中文1

Prepare for the spoken test.
1. Task 1: have a conversation with your partner as if he or she is someone you meet for the first time. You need to get following information: surname, name, nationalities, languages, who is his teacher, what does he study, whether the subjects are difficult or easy, whether there is much homework, etc.
2. Task 2: introduce your partner with the information you have got from task 1.

12/7 Chinese 2

1. 3 2 1 Sheet: write down 3 sentences with "please" 请 （not 请问） IN CHARACTERS from the conversation in the textbook and translate them. Write down 2 sentences for ordering drink and food. 什么 or 还是 should be included.  Make one sentence with the food and drink you like most (use xihuan喜欢）

2. textbook p. 200 11-10, write 8 questions for the two situations.

12/6 Chinese 2

Translate the sentences in p. 199 11-8.Write down the questions you need to ask for p. 200-201 11-10 (at least 10 questions)

12/6 Chinese 1

Prepare for the spoken test.
1. Task 1: have a conversation with your partner as if he or she is someone you meet for the first time. You need to get following information: surname, name, nationalities, languages, who is his teacher, what does he study, whether the subjects are difficult or easy, whether there is much homework, etc.
2. Task 2: introduce your partner with the information you have got from task 1.

12/4 Chinese 2

Complete the two worksheets in characters.

12／3 中文1

Correct the quiz in characters and write down all the alternative questions (I have mentioned them in class).

12/3 Chinese 2

Textbook packet p.199 11-7
Exercise packet p.59 11-7  11-8
Prepare for the quiz (mainly vocab) next class.

11/30 Chinese 2

Exercise packet 11-8  11-9 
Prepare for the quiz (mainly vocab) next class.

11/29 Cinese 2

textbook packet p.197 11-4  exercise packet 11-6

11/28 Chinese 2

Exercise packet p.59 11-7
Textbook packet p.195 try it! p.199 11-7 also translate the words in the boxes

11/27 中文1

Finish at least half of the character sheet.
Translate the following into Chinese: (pay attention to the word order and collocation of 也，和
I am French. I speak French, also a little Chinese. I study Chinese, math, English history and engineering. Chinese and English history is not too difficulty, but there is much homework. Math is also not too difficult, and there is not much homework. Engineering is okay, but the homework is not easy.

11/27 中文2

textbook packet p.197 11-4  exercise packet 11-6

11/26 中文1

Finish at least half of the character sheet.
Translate the following into Chinese: (pay attention to the word order and collocation of 也，和
I am French. I speak French, also a little Chinese. I study Chinese, math, English history and engineering. Chinese and English history is not too difficulty, but there is much homework. Math is also not too difficult, and there is not much homework. Engineering is okay, but the homework is not easy.

11/26 Chinese 2

Exercise packet p. 59 11-6, p.60 11-8

11/21 Chinese 2

1.Correct the test in characters
2.Have fun on Thanksgiving ^_^

P.S. The two assignments do not conflict with each.

11/21 中文1

1.Translate 4-8, 4-7 in exercise packet.
2.Have fun on Thanksgiving!

11/20 中文1

Translate the sentences in 4-7 and 4-8

11／20 中文2

Do the adverb worksheet. If you don't know the characters, check your packet. All of the words are there except for 熊猫 兔子 panda and rabit,

11/19 Chinese II

Adverb Worksheet.
Guys, you should complete the character sheet before the test day not after the test. That helps you recognize the characters in the test. Keep a good study habit and study in the right way!

11/19 Chinese I

1.Do the exercise packet p.22 4-7 4-8 and translate the sentences in 4-8

11/15 Chinese II

1.Finish the character sheet and all exercise in the textbook packet and exercise packet.

11/15 Chinese I

Write down all the translation of the question sentences in the dialogues of this unit.
Exercise packet 4-6 4-7

11/09 中文1

p.61 4-8 Write down 6 sentences (make sure they make sense).
P. 56 Try it

11/09 Chinese II

Make a study guide for the written test. You should include 1) all the questions for asking year, month, date and time. 2) The examples for expressing time in different ways with 过，差，刻，半 3) the question for asking one's hobby (what do you like doing) and schedule. 4) Two sentences with 以后，然后。

11/8 Chinese I

Worksheet. Fill in the blank and translate the sentences.
Textbook p. 59 4-4   4-5    4-7 translate the words in the boxes. Finish today's Try it exercise. 

B Day Class Chinese II Spoken test

Prepare for the spoken test.  Present your schedule and life. Do a little differently for school and lunch because otherwise people do not need to listen to you for answering questions. Words you must use include 忙  每天   生活  喜欢  起床  睡觉  做功课 吃早饭   吃中饭   吃晚饭   休息    看电视   上网   上课   下课  回家 。you must start the first sentence by 现在我来介绍我的生活(now i am going to introduce my life). You can use a slice of Powerpoint with characters for prompt. But if you can present the whole thing without prompt, you do not need to do powerpoint.

11/06 Chinese II

Prepare for the spoken test. Task 1 is to present your schedule and life. Words you must use include 忙  每天   生活  喜欢  起床  睡觉  做功课 吃早饭   吃中饭   吃晚饭   休息    看电视   上网   上课   下课  回家 。you must start the first sentence by 现在我来介绍我的生活(now i am going to introduce my life).
task 2 p. 181 conversation with your partner

11/05 Chinese II

Prepare for the spoken test. Task 1 is to present your schedule and life. Words you must use include 忙  每天   生活  喜欢  起床  睡觉  做功课 吃早饭   吃中饭   吃晚饭   休息    看电视   上网   上课   下课  回家 。you must start the first sentence by 现在我来介绍我的生活(now i am going to introduce my life).
task 2 p. 181 conversation with your partner

11/02 Chinese II

According to your own schedule and life, write a letter to someone. You may refer to the letter in the textbook on p.169.

10/31 中文2

Complete the exercise packet and textbook packet exercise.
Prepare for the vocabulary quiz (academic) and grammar quiz (effort)

10/30 中文2

Exercise Packet. page 54. 55, 10-5 to 10-8
Prepare for the vocabulary/grammar quiz next time.

10/29 Chinese II

Exercise Packet. page 54. 55, 10-5 to 10-8

10/26 Chinese II

 Do all the vocabulary review exercise and grammar review exercise at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566530.cw/index.html

10/25 Chinese II

1. Textbook P. 179 10-5 4. 5. 6. 7. 
2. According to the schedule you wrote last time, make sentences with three sentences with 以后 and three different sentences with 然后

10/23 Chinese II

1.Write down your schedule in characters for getting up, go to class, eat lunch, returning home, doing homework, having dinner and go to bed. For example, 我每天早上6点起床。
2. P. 175 try it! finish all.  p. 180 10-6 translate every word in the table and fill in the blanks. 

10/23 Chinese I

1.Translate the following sentences. You need to use 也，也不, 和。

My name is … I am a student not a teacher. I am American. I can speak English and a little French. I can speak a little Chinese as well. I can’t speak Spanish. I can’t speak German either. What is your nationality and can you speak Chinese too?

2. prepare for the written test next Monday. We will test on listening, vocab, grammar (word order)，tones and character recognition.  grammar includes 谁，谁的，也，哪国人，什么，和。You need to know how to use these words and the correct word order.

10/22 Chinese II

Write down your schedule in characters for getting up, go to class, eat lunch, returning home, doing homework, having dinner and go to bed. For example, 我每天早上6点起床。

10/22 Chinese I

1.Translate the following sentences. You need to use 也，也不, 和。

My name is … I am a student not a teacher. I am American. I can speak English and a little French. I can speak a little Chinese as well. I can’t speak Spanish. I can’t speak German either. What is your nationality and can you speak Chinese too?

2. prepare for the written test (10/26). We will test on listening, vocab, grammar (word order) tones, and character recognition.  grammar includes 谁，谁的，也，哪国人，什么，和。You need to know how to use these words and the correct word order.

10/19 Chinese I assignments

Complete the grid in characters. Make sure your sentences are grammatical. Correct last homework.
Finish at least half of the character sheet. By the end of next week you must complete it all.

10/19 Chinese II assignments

1.Textbook p. 179 10-3  4. 5.  10-4  write down all the possible expressions for time in characters.
2.Write the characters on the character sheet. You have three weeks to complete the whole sheet packet. 

10/18 Chinese II Assignmentsp.

p. 179 10-5 1. 2. 3. 5, 
p. 180  10-6 complete the sentences and translate the words in the tables.   10-7

10/18 Chinese I Assignments

Write two sentences with different structure in characters for each word following:谁, 谁的，什么，哪,  也，也不， 和。Be creative and grammatical!!

10/17 Chinese I assignments

1.Complete the exercise in the packet from p. 41-44. Write characters not Pinyin (we will focus on characters more now and you will need to be able to recognize them all and write at least half of them)
2.Your parnter's nationality and languages (pattern in class). Write in characters.
3. Complete at least half of the character sheet.

10/16 Chinese II assignments

1.Textbook p. 179 10-3  4. 5.  10-4  write down all the possible expressions for time in characters.
2.Write the characters on the character sheet. You have three weeks to complete the whole sheet packet. 

10/16 Chinese I Assignments

Complete the exercise in the packet from p. 41-44. Write characters not Pinyin (we will focus on characters more now and you will need to be able to recognize them all and write at least half of them) 

10/01 Chinese I assignments

Complete the exercise in characters.

10/01 Chinese II Assigments

Complete the exercise in characters.

09/28 Chinese II Assignments

Correct the grammar section in both characters and pinyin. Translate the unscrambled sentences in English. Complete the character sheet of lesson 9.

9/28 Chinese I assignments

Write down self and parents' introduction. You need to include the surnames, given names, your and your parents' nationality and origin, and the language you and they can speak. mother is 'ma1ma" and father is 'ba4ba"in Chinese. Use the adverb 'ye' also.

09/27 Chinese I assignments

Write down self and parents' introduction. You need to include the surnames, given names, your and your parents' nationality and origin, and the language you and they can speak. mother is 'ma1ma" and father is 'ba4ba"in Chinese. Use the adverb 'ye' also.

09/27 Chinese II assignments

Correct the grammar section in both characters and pinyin. Translate the unscrambled sentences in English.

09/26 Chinese I assignments

Correct the test in Pinyin and characters.

09/25 Chinese I assignments

p. 41 3-4
p. 42 3-6 1. 3. 4. 5. 8.
p. 43 3-8 1tranlsate every word in the table as well

09/25 Chinese II assignments

Complete the character sheet and all the exercise in this lesson. Those whose grades are below C must do all the exercise online as well at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566528.cw/index.html

09/24 Chinese I assignments

P. 42  3-7    3-6 1. 3. 4. 5. 8.
p. 43 3-8 1. fill in the blank and translate every word in the table.
p.44 3-9 1. 3, 4.

09/21 Chinese II assignments

Prepare for the spoken test. Refer to the study guide.

09/21 Chinese I assignments

 Finish the character sheet of lesson 2.
Correct your homework. Here are the answers.
——你姓什么？or 您贵姓？
——我姓许xu。
 
 ——谁叫xiaoying?
——她叫li xiaoying。

——他是谁的同学？he is whose classmate
——他是我的同学。


——你的中文名字是什么？
——我的中文名字是许一丹xu yidan

09/20 Chinese II assignments

Prepare for the test. Refer to the study guide.

09/20 Chinese I assignments

1.Write down questions for the following answers. The underlined red words provide clues as to what your questions should focus on.
我姓许xu。
她叫li xiaoying。
他是我的同学。
我的中文名字是许一丹xu yidan。

09/19 Chinese I assignments

1.Write down questions for the following answers. The underlined red words provide clues as to what your questions should focus on.
我姓许xu。
她叫li xiaoying。
他是我的同学。
我的中文名字是许一丹xu yidan。

09/19 Chinese II Assignments

Prepare for the written test. Please refer to the Study Guide I distributed.

09/18 Chinese I assignments

Prepare for the speaking tests. 1. Introduction p. 27-28   2. Conversation p. 20

09/18 Chinese II Assignments

1.Memorize phone situation 3 for speaking test.
2.Do the following exercise.
Unscramble the words to make grammatical sentences.
正在／呢／我／上网
 哪位／／是／您／请问
他们／不／上课／在
回来／你们／请问／什么／时候
以后／请他／晚饭／打电话／我／给／吃
translate the following sentences into 中文 (refer to the textbook)。
would you like to leave a message?
please ask him to call me when he returns
may i ask who is speaking, please?
he's not watching tv. he's surfing the internet.
hold on／wait for a moment, please.

3. Do the exercise on Chinese Link website (optional)

09/17 Chinese II Assignments

1.Memorize phone situation 3 for speaking test.
2.Do the following exercise.
Unscramble the words to make grammatical sentences.
正在／呢／我／上网
 哪位／／是／您／请问
他们／不／上课／在
回来／你们／请问／什么／时候
以后／请他／晚饭／打电话／我／给／吃
translate the following sentences into 中文。
would you like to leave a message?
please ask him to call me when he returns
may i ask who is speaking, please?
he's not watching tv. he's surfing the internet.
hold on／wait for a moment, please.

3. Do the exercise on Chinese Link website (optional)

09/17 Chinese I assignments

Prepare for the speaking tests. 1. Introduction p. 27-28   2. Conversation p. 20

09/14 Chinese I assignments

1. Worksheet. Unscramble the sentences to make it a conversation.
2. Worksheet with scrambled characters. Find at least four sentences out of the words and phrases and write them down.
3. Review for the test next week. You will have listening, pinyin dictation, grammar (unscramble words), questions and answers, reading, speaking. Review all the Pinyin, vocabulary, dialogues, worksheets.

Grade and homework notice

Dear Students,
In order to reduce your burden, I am making quiz as effort not academic now. So quiz grade will be effort grade as opposed to academic grade. We do a grammar quiz for every lesson and the form of the grammar section in the test will be partially similar to the grammar quiz.

For missing homework, you need to give it to me within a week in person for making up your credit. If you are absent, please give it to me when you come back. Otherwise you will not get any credit.

09/14 Chinese II assignments

1. Memorize the conversation of telephone situation 1 and 2. We may do it for speaking test next week. You need to continue the conversation and invite your classmate for dinner as we did in class (you can refer to lesson 8).

09/13 Chinese I assignments

1. Worksheet. Unscramble the sentences to make it a conversation.
2. Worksheet with scrambled characters. Find at least three new sentences and write them down.
3. Review for the test next week. You will have listening, pinyin dictation, grammar (unscramble words), questions and answers, reading, speaking. Review all the Pinyin, vocabulary, dialogues, worksheets.

09/13 A day Chinese II assignments

1.Textbook P. 153 supplementary reading
2. Memorize the conversation of telephone situation 1 and 2. We may do it for speaking test next week. You need to continue the conversation and invite your classmate for dinner.

09/12 B day Chinese I assignments

1.Textbook p. 26 2-9  p. 23 Supplementary practice.
2. Grammar review at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566514.cw/index.html
3.Finish the worksheet (question and answer)

09/12 B day Chinese II assignments

1. Finish the worksheet (scrambled characters). Find at least 8 verbal phrases (verb+object) from the list and write down the time you are in the process of doing something. For example, if you are doing homework at 8 pm, you will write 现在是晚上8点，我正在做功课。xianzai shi wanshang 8 dian, wo zhengzai zuo gongke. (now it is 8 pm, I am in the process of doing homework)
2. Textbook p. 155 9-6 5.6.7.8 write down the longest sentences on a piece of paper. p.156 9-7 pick one answer from each table and translate all the phrases in the tables. Write down the translation aside. p. 155 9-5 write down the pinyin for the words.
3.Think how to answer 3 phone situations and memorize it. p. 148

09/11 A day Chinese II assignments

1. Textbook p. 155 9-6 write down the longest sentences. p.156 9-7 pick one answer from each table and translate all the phrases in the tables. Write down the translation aside. p. 155 9-5 match and write down the pinyin.
2. Think about how to answer the caller in three different phone situations

09/11 A day Chinese I Assignments

1.Textbook p. 26 2-9  p. 23 Supplementary practice.
2. Grammar review at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566514.cw/index.html

09/10 B day Chinese II Assignments

1.Finish the worksheet distributed in class (scrambled characters) and find out at least 10 verbal phrases.Use the progressive form, for example, 现在是早上8点，我正在上中文课。

2.Textbook p. 152 do try it!  Pinyin and characters.
3.Do grammar review and listen to audio resources 01 02 03 at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566528.cw/index.html
4.Finish p. 156 9-8 in characters.
5.Do p.155 9-6 1.2.3.4 do it like the example

09/10 B day Chinese I Assignments

1.Textbook p. 25 2-7 make your sentences as long as possible
2.Finish lesson 2-1 worksheet.
3.Write down the conversation you did in class for celebrity activity (one is enough) in Pinyin and characters.
4.Textbook p. 27 2-11. Write down your own introduction as detailed as possible.

09/07 A day Chinese I Assignments

1.Textbook p. 25 2-7 do 5 6 7 8 make your sentences as long as possible
2.Finish lesson 2-1 worksheet.
3.Write down two different expressions for asking one's surname and names.
4.Textbook p. 27 2-11. Write down your own introduction as detailed as possible.

09/07 Chinese II Assignmets

1.Finish the worksheet distributed in class (scrambled characters) and find out at least 10 verbal phrases.Use the progressive form, for example, 现在是早上8点，我正在上中文课。
2.Textbook p. 152 do try it!  Pinyin and characters.
3.Do grammar review and listen to audio resources 01 02 03 at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566528.cw/index.html
4.Finish p. 156 9-8 in characters.
5.Do p.155 9-6 1.2.3.4 do it like the example

09/06 Chinese I Assignments

1.Find a Chinese celebrity you are interested in. Write down his or her English and Chinese names.
2. Character sheet due next week.
3.Worksheet lesson 2-1 unscramble.
4.Textbook p. 25 2-8. Choose two answers from each table and translate your answers as well.
5. Do grammar review and listening comprehension at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566514.cw/index.html

09/06 B day Chinese II Assignments

1. Practice characters due next week
2. Do vocabulary review exercise and read the flashcard at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566528.cw/index.html
3.Do p.155 9-4
4.Correct the quiz.

09/05 A day Chinese II Assignments

1. Practice characters due next week
2. Do vocabulary review exercise and read the flashcard at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566528.cw/index.html
3.Do p.155 9-4

09/05 A day Chinese I Assignments

1.Find a Chinese celebrity you are interested in. Write down his or her English and Chinese name.
2. Character sheet due next week.
3.Worksheet lesson 2-1 unscramble.
4.Textbook p. 25 2-8. Choose two answers from each table and translate your answers as well.
5. Do grammar review and listening comprehension at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566514.cw/index.html

09/04 B day Chinese Assignments

You guys have done good jobs on the speaking test today!
1.Listen to 25 sentence patterns and 26 language use three times at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html
2.Do all exercise (check next time). http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html
3.Do all exercise (check next time). http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html
4. Do all exercise (check next time). http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html

09/04 B Day Chinese I Assignments

1.According to the sentence pattern on textbook p.19, write down the Chinese sentence.
Q: May I ask what's your surname?
A: My surname is .... (your own surname in Chinese).

2. Textbook p. 8 supplementary practice p. 24 2-5, p.25 2-6, do p. 2-7 1. 2. 3. 4.
3.Do all vocabulary review exercise at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566514.cw/index.html

08/31 A day Chinese I Assignments

1.According to the sentence pattern on textbook p.19, write down the Chinese sentence.
Q: May I ask what's your surname?
A: My surname is .... (your own surname in Chinese).

2. Textbook p. 8 supplementary practice p. 24 2-5, p.25 2-6, do p. 2-7 1. 2. 3. 4. 
3.Do all vocabulary review exercise at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566514.cw/index.html

08/31 A day Chinese II Assignments

1.Listen to 25 sentence patterns and 26 language use three times at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html
2.Do all exercise (check next time). http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html
3.Do all exercise (check next time). http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html
4. Do all exercise (check next time). http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html

08/30 B day Chinese II Assignments

1.Do all the grammar review exercise at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566526.cw/index.html
2.Textbook p. 131 supplementary practice. Write down all the answers for the exercise and Try it! in this lesson. Due next class.
3. Grammar quiz next class on A不／没A pattern and tag questions. You need to memorize the vocabulary in this lesson for this quiz. Study textbook p. 134 and 135. As long as you know the meaning and answer for the two exercises, you will be fine.
4. Speaking assessment next class with the teacher. You may refer to the conservation on textbook p. 27. The situation is: You run into your friend Nina (played by Xu laoshi). She will have a meal with your classmate XXX in a restaurant and wants to invite you to the restaurant together. You know the classmate because you take Chinese classes together. She wants to eat Chinese food but you want to eat something else (depending on your choice). Then You agree to eat Chinese food this time and something else next time and meet after class.

08/30 B day Chinese I Assignments

1.Textbook 1-7. Use you and your classmates' identity information to make the sentences (last sentence for each character should be written in characters)
2. Listen to 1,2,3 at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566512.cw/index.html
3. Do all the grammar exercise at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566512.cw/index.html
Quiz next time. Don't forget to bring the signed form!

08/29 A day Chinese I Assignments

1. Finish all the exercise in lesson 1 textbook including try it and other grammar exercise.
2. Prepare for the quiz. Memorize the vocabulary (extra points for characters)  and study the grammar. As long as you can do the dialogues in the textbook, you will be fine.
3. Listen to 1,2,3 at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566512.cw/index.html
3.Do all the grammar exercise at http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566512.cw/index.html

08/29 A day Chinese II Assignments

1.Textbook p. 131 supplementary practice. Write down all the answers for the exercise and Try it! in this lesson. Due next class.
2. Grammar quiz on A不／没A pattern and tag questions. You need to memorize the vocabulary in this lesson for this quiz. Study guide in textbook p. 134 and 135. As long as you know the meaning and answer for the two exercises, you will be fine.
3. Speaking assessment next class with the teacher. You may refer to the conservation on textbook p. 27. The situation is: You run into your friend Nina (played by Xu laoshi). She will have a meal with your classmate XXX in a restaurant and wants to invite you to the restaurant together. You know the classmate because you take Chinese classes together. She wants to eat Chinese food but you want to eat something else (depending on your choice). Then You agree to eat Chinese food this time and something else next time and meet after class.

08/28 B day Chinese II Assignments

1.Textbook p. 133 8-7 pick two answers from each table and translate all the sentences aside.
2. Try it! exercise in this lesson from textbook p. 128-131. If you have written down the answers, you don't need to do them again. If not, please write down all the answers.
3. Read textbook p. 125-126 dialogues at least twice and figure out the meaning for every word. Circle the words of which you can't figure the meaning out.

08/28 B day Chinese I Assignments

1.Complete worksheet 3 (two sides) distributed last week.
2. Textbook p.1-6, 1-7, 1-9. For 1-7, you need to write down the final sentences in characters. Previous sentences can be written in pinyin.
Don't worry if you had difficulty in today's class, which was normal. It is your first time that you have got so much input totally in Chinese. When your brain is used to the input, you will feel better. I will review the grammar again and again so you will have plenty of chances for practice.

08/27 A day Chinese II Assignments

1.Textbook p.133  finish 8-4 and translate the last sentence. 
2. Textbook p. 134-135 8-8 Write down the translation of the original sentence and the question sentences.

08/27 A day Chinese I Assignments

1.Textbook p. 10 1-7 write down your final longest sentence for each character.
2. Do the worksheet (two sides)
3.Textbook p. 8 supplementary practice

Assignment notice

You must finish the assignments in time now. I will apply the late penalty strictly next week. It is your responsibility to check my blog every day and submit the required assignments to me before/on due dates through feasible ways, email, DVD, removable disk, etc. If you don't do it, you will definitely fail this class. Some of you have lost points already. If you have any questions regarding the assignments, you can always email me and I will reply once I see it.

08/23 08/24 A/B Days Chinese II Assignments

1. Complete all the previous assignments. The late penalty has been applied already.

2. Textbook p. 133 8-6, write down your sentences on the same page and translate them (complete the remaining characters). Due next class.

3. Review the grammar. A 不(not) A pattern question, confirming and suggestive tag questions. Write down a sentence for each type of questions with the verb in this lesson and translate it. Due next class.

4. Lesson 8 worksheet first section "questions".

5. Complete the character practice on the sheets (Simplified version). Due next class.

08/23 08/24 A/B days Chinese I Assignments

1.Review the vocabulary and circle the radicals on the character sheet. Then write down the meaning of the radicals.

2.Practice the characters on the character sheet. Try to recognize them.

3. Do lesson 8 section 2 only.

08/22 B day Chinese II Assignments

2. Review the vocabulary.
3. Review the grammar in the textbook.
4. Textbook P. 134, 8-7, Fill in the blank due on 08/23 (choose two different answers from each table and write down the translation of the sentences next to them. For the second question and answer, after you fill in the blank, please change the yes-no question to tag question while keeping the original meaning. )
5. Photo story final version due on 08/25. Please upload it on Youtube or something and email me the link, or just email me the whole file). If you don't correct it, I will not assign the grade.

08/21 and 08/22 A/B day Chinese I Assignments

1. Review Pinyin on the Panda and squirrel website.  Review special Pinyin rules on P. F-9.
2. Read this following page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Principles_of_Yong, and the section titled "5.general guideline" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke_order. Try to figure out the orders for the following two characters:房 剖 due next class。Think about the reasons for applying orders in writing characters.

3. Circle the radicals and write down their meanings due next class. Refer to http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/radicals.php

洗，房，宿，铁，忙，做，孙，想，草，猫，树，吃，剖，远，授，他，她 

4.Don't forget to email me the audio recording of the classroom expressions ASAP if you haven't done it!!!Some points have been taken off already as it was due last weekend! I give you last chance now by only taking 20% off if you send it to me on 08/22!  

 

08/21 Class A Chinese II Assignment

1. Role play video due on 08/22 (you need to do it with your partner without looking at the prepared scripts. Otherwise you will fail this task. I can tell if you just read the prepared scripts. If I have doubt about your performance, I will ask you to do it again in front of me and if you fail to show the same level of performance, you will be regarded as cheating, which will result in serious consequence. If you do it on Skype, make sure that you look at your partner all the time and use small gestures. )
2. Review the vocabulary and write the characters on the character sheets. You should finish half of all the characters before 08/23 and finish the rest of characters on the weekend.
3. Review the grammar on the sheets.
4. P. 134, 8-7, Fill in the blank due on 08/22 (choose two different answers from each table and write down the translation of the sentences next to them. For the second question and answer, after you fill in the blank, please change the yes-no question to tag question while keeping the original meaning. )
5. Photo story final version due on 08/26. Please upload it on Youtube and email me the link)

Online resources (useful websites)

On-line Resources:

·         Pearson Chinese Link - This is an online study guide to accompany Chinese Link (中文天地). This website has been designed to enhance the cultural content of each chapter. This site includes the Textbook audio. Students are expected to do online homework on the website.

Windows XP Download Chinese Font Software:

·        Google Pinyin: Chinese PinYin Input Method Download

·        Office XP Tool: Global IME: Traditional/Simplified fonts

·        Pinyin Basics: with sound files

·        Chinese Phonetics: Tables with sound files

·        ZpChinese: Pinyin pronunciation, vowels/consonants with sound files

Writing characters:

·         Animated Chinese Characters - Stroke orders

·         eStrokes -  Animated Chinese Characters

·         Nicku Dictionary – Dictionary with stroke orders

·         Chinese-Tools.com - Chinese input method editor

·         Zhongwen.com - On-line Chinese Etymological

·         On-line Lin Yutang Dictionary

·         Chinese News articles (both in audio and video format)

·         Chinese to English Dictionary - electronic dictionary, part of the EDICT project.

Online Dictionaries:

·        Chinese-English Dictionary, English-Chinese Dictionary from Mandarintools.com

·        Chinese English Dictionary Search -- Ting 搜索汉英词典

·        YellowBridge Chinese-English Dictionary

·        Lexiconer English-Chinese Dictionary, Chinese-English Dictionary

·        Chineselanguage.org

·        A Chinese Radical Dictionary

·        Nicku

Maps:

·        Provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities

·        Important cities

·        Individual provinces and cities

·        River in China

9th listening assignment F-27 F-30 F-31

9 th Grade lesson 5-6 audio assignment F-18 F-24 F-25

10th Grade Essential Questions (Unit 1) Due 08/16

1.What is the difference between Chinese families and American families?

2.How are the Chinese family values influencing those of other Asian countries such
as Japan and Korea?

9th Grade Essential Questions (Unit 1) Due 08/13

1.Why is it important to learn a foreign language?

2.How can Chinese language and culture help us become productive citizens of the world?

3.How is Chinese language different from English?

4.What strategies do I need to successfully communicate in the new language?

Welcome to Xu laoshi's Chinese class

Dear Xuesheng men,
Welcome to the Chinese class! I am so excited to have you in my class and we will work together on Chinese this year. I hope you will enjoy my class!

Please read and respond to the essential questions I post here for each unit (will be reminded in class). Your response and discussion will be counted toward participation grades. More importantly,  your response helps me know you and your life, and develop effective lessons. So I will encourage and appreciate active participation! You also may leave your comments or questions here. However, do watch the language you use. Inappropriate language is not allowed or tolerated. I have minus 0 tolerance of offensive/raciest words.