Lai lǎoshī
欢迎来到中文课！
Huanying,! Welcome to Mandarin Chinese class! My name is Vanessa Lai and please address me as Lai lǎoshī. Lǎoshī in Chinese means teacher. This is my 7th year at Abington teaching Mandarin Chinese. Prior to Abington, I taught Choir, General Music, and Mandarin for 10 years at a magnet high school in Philadelphia. I am originally from Taiwan but lived in Argentina for several years so I can also speak Spanish.
Back to School Night (Junior High School)
Back to School Night (Senior High School)
Lai laoshi's Google Classroom
Resources
Chinese Pinyin Websites
Chinese Pinyin in 6 Mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Ayvjy-Dgs
Pinyin Song 聲母韻母歌 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6jX4oZrlwo
BBC Language Chinese http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/games/tones.shtml
Chinese Characters Websites
The Story of Chinese Character https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZodBmt0mXnQ&index=1&list=PL5E175BD2E07B2B6A
History of Chinese Characters (English) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIGXOdVwjb0
Chinese Writing/Stroke Order Websites
Chinese Dictionary and Chinese Language Converter Websites
Mandarin Tools (Website to get a Chinese Name) http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html
Purple Culture https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/
Chinese Vocabulary and Phrases Sites
Daily Noodles https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G9oI1SNj23eSWkB8VnJeQ
Learn Chinese 360 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxkicNiYfGHIxAApQLw83Og
Chinese Culture Websites
Hello China https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCFDD3F76245D00A9
Steven Lim https://www.youtube.com/user/stevenkwlim
How to Contact Me
Email: vanessalai@abington.k12.pa.us
Phone: (267) 934-0986
During Class:
Send me a comment through our Google Classroom.
During School Hours when we are not in class together:
Send me an email. Make sure you include your name & class period, details about your concern/question, and how soon you need a reply.I will do my best to answer it by the end of the day.
After School Hours
Send me an email. Make sure you include your name & class period, details about your concern/question, and how soon you need a reply. I will do my best to answer it by the end of the day but realize that emails sent later in the day may not be answered until the next day.
Parents
Send me an email or text. Make sure you include your child's name & class period, details about your concern/question. I will do my best to answer it by the end of the day but realize that emails sent later in the day may not be answered until the next day.