Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to
• Describe the routine of a student’s life on campus;
• Write a simple diary entry;
• Write a brief letter in the proper format;
• Express your modesty in terms of your foreign language ability;
• Invite friends to go on an outing.
Relate and Get Ready
In your own culture/community—
1. Is there a fixed format for diary entries?
2. Do people follow a certain format in writing a letter?
3. Are expressions of modesty considered culturally appropriate?
4/30
M-1 Review Time Expressions
(Independent, 10 min)
1. 时间: time
2. 小时: hour
3. 几个小时?: how many hours?
4. 一刻（钟）: 1 quarter (15 minutes)
5. 三刻（钟）: 3 quarters (45 minutes)
6. 分/分钟 : minutes
7. 半: half/half hour
8. 几分钟/多少分钟: how many minutes
9. 几点钟/什么时间: what time?
10. （现在）几点了？: What time is it now?
11. （现在）是两点半。: It is 2:30 now.
12. 早上七点四十分: 7:40 in the morning
13. 晚上十一点半: 11:30 at night
14. 上午九点三刻: 9:45 AM
15. 下午三点一刻: 3:15 PM
16. 上课前: before class
17. 早饭后: after breakfast
18. 两点钟前: before 2 o’clock
19. 下车后: after getting off the car
20. 左右: around/about
21. 常常: often
22. 总是: always
23. 从……到……: from… to…
24. 先(put it before the action) ……, 然后(再)……, 最后(再)……:first, then, , finally
26. 分钟 no need for 个: 十分钟
hour(needs 个） minute & seconds no 个
Group
4/26/19
M-2 Time Expressions II
http://quizlet.com/29255905/2-time-expression-ii-flash-cards/
星期/周/礼拜:(xīngqī)/(zhōu)/(lǐbài) week
星期六/周六/礼拜六: Saturday
星期天/星期日/周日/礼拜天: Sunday
周末: (zhōumò) weekend
周末快乐: Happy weekend!
星期几/周几/礼拜几？: What day of the week
从周一到周五：from Monday through Friday
休息:(xiūxi) take a break
午休:(wǔxiū) lunch break
...... 前/以前: before......
...... 后/以后: after......
通常/平常/平时/一般: tōngcháng/ping cháng/yìbān usually generally
有时/有的时候: sometimes
什么时候？: when? (for large scale of time)
几点钟？/什么时间？: what time (at what hours?)
从几点到几点？: from what time to what time?
左右: around/about
常常: often
总是: always
偶尔: (ǒu ěr)occasionally
不到: less than…/not yet……
差一点……:(chàyìdiǎn) Almost…
差不多: (chàbúduō) more or less
很少: seldom
从来不……: never
大概: (dàgài)about/perhaps
每次……都:(měicì...dou) every time
上次: last time
下次: next time
这次: this time
马上: right away
从……到……: from… to…
先……, 然后(再)……, 最后(再)……:first, then, , finally......
十分钟: (shí fēn zhōng) 10 minutes (no need for 个)
一……就(jiù)……: as soon as…… (then)……. Put both before action
Quiz on 4/29/19
http://quizlet.com/29255905/2-time-expression-ii-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/292341043/2-time-expression-ii-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
4/29/19
1. Take Quiz
Grammar
A number of verbs or verb phrases can be used in succession to represent a series of actions. The sequential order of these verbs or verb phrases usually coincides with the temporal order of the actions.
他常常去高小音家吃饭。(He often goes to eat at Gao Xiaoyin’s place.)
下午我要到图书馆去看书。(This afternoon I will go to the library to read.)
我明天想找同学去打球。(I’d like to find some classmates to play ball with me tomorrow.)
你明天来我家吃晚饭吧。(Come and have dinner at my house tomorrow.)
M-3 Daily Routine Vocabulary
起床 /起来 (qi chuáng/ qǐ lái) )get up / wake up
上/去厕所 (shàng/qù cè suǒ) go to the bathroom
洗 澡 (xǐ)(zǎo) take a shower / bath
刷牙 (shuā) (yá) brush teeth
牙刷 (yá shuā) tooth brush
穿衣服 (chuān yī fu) get dressed
吃早饭 (chī zǎo fàn) eat breakfast
喝咖啡 (hē kā fēi) drink coffee
喝牛奶 (hē niú nǎi) drink milk
喝果汁 (hē guǒ zhī) drink juice
吃午饭 (chī wǔ fàn) eat lunch
上学 (shàng xué) go to school
上课 (shàng kè) attend the class
放学 (fàng xué) get out of school
回家 (huí jiā) go home
打球 (dǎ qiú) play ball
做运动 (zuò yùn dòng) do sports
吃晚饭 (chī wǎn fàn) eat dinner
做饭 (zuò fàn) to cook a meal
做作业 (zuò zuò yè) do homework
看电视 (kàn diàn shì) watch TV
读 书 (dú shū) read books
上网 (shàng wǎng) get on Internet
遛狗 (liù) (gǒu ) walk the dog
散步 (sàn)(bù) take a walk
锻炼(身体) (duàn)(liàn) (shēn tǐ) do workout
玩电脑游戏 (wán diàn nǎo yóu xì) play computer game
打电话 (dǎ diàn huà) make phone calls
聊天 (liáo tiān) chit-chat
说笑 (shuō xiào) talk & laugh
睡 觉 (shuì) (jiào) to sleep / go to sleep
http://quizlet.com/41546766/2-daily-routine-ii-flash-cards/ http://quizlet.com/41706609/2-daily-routine-ii-without-pinyin-flash-cards/
2. M-4 Vocabulary (Group)
2. New Words
http://quizlet.com/29255133/2-school-life-flash-cards/
2. 日记: rìjì n diary
3. 起床: qǐ chuáng vo to get up
4. 床 : chuáng n bed
5. 洗澡: xǐ zǎo vo to take a bath/shower
6. 一边...一边...: yìbiān adv simultaneously; at the same time
7. 发音: fā yīn n pronunciation
8. 餐厅/食堂: cān ting/shí táng n dining room, cafeteria
9. 宿舍: sùshè n dormitory
10. 正在: zhèngzài adv in the middle of (doing something)
11. 以前: yǐ qián t before
12. 告诉: gào su v to tell
13. 已经: yǐ jīng adv already
14. 知道: zhī dao v to know
15. 封: fēng m (measure word for letters)
16. 信: xìn n letter (correspondence)
17. 学期: xué qīn school term; semester/quarter
18. 除了…以外: chú le...yǐ wài conj in addition to; besides
19. 专业: zhuān yè n major (in college); specialty
20. 后来: hòulái t later/later on
21. 音乐会: yīn yuè huì n concert
22. 希望 : xī wàng v/n to hope; hope
24. 用: yòng v to use
25. 笑: xiào v to laugh at; to laugh; to smile
26. 祝: zhù v to wish (well)
27. 历史: lìshǐ n history
28. 经济: jīng jì n economics
29. 化学: huà xué n chemistry
30. 数学: shù xué n mathematics
31. 物理: wù lǐ n physics
32. 语言学: yŭ yán xué n linguistics
33. 工商管理: gōng shāng guǎn lǐ n business management
34. 亚洲研究 Yà zhōu yán jiū n Asian studies
35. 法律: (fǎlǜ)Law
36. 医学:(yīxué) Study of Medicine
37. 文学: (wénxué)Literature
38. 教育: (jiàoyù)Education
39. 电脑工程学: (diànnǎogōngchéngxué)Computer Engineering
40. 艺术: (yìshù)Art
41. 体育课: P.E. class
42. 遛(liù)狗(gǒu): walk the dog
43. 散(sàn)步(bù): take a walk
44. 锻(duàn)炼(liàn)身体: do workout
45. 睡(shuì) 觉(jiào): to sleep / go to sleep
HW: Study for Vocab Quiz on 5/7/19
http://quizlet.com/41916698/2-school-life-without-pinyin-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/29255133/2-school-life-flash-cards/
M-5 Language Note (independent)
The usual colloquial term for a computer is电脑 , literally,“electric brain.” A more formal term, especially in mainland China, is 电子计算机(diànzǐ jìsuànjī) or “electronic computing machine,” or simply计算机). But in Taiwan 计算机 (jìsuànjī) means a calculator. In mainland China, a calculator is called计算器 (jìsuànqì).
M-6 Grammar (Group)
Here is the recorded video for the grammar explanations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC5jcRrdi94
1. The Position of Time-When Expressions
Time-when expressions come before the verb. They often appear after the subject. However, they sometimes precede the subject under certain discourse conditions. In this lesson, we focus on practicing the ones positioned after the subject.
我们十点上课。 (We start the class at ten.)
我们几点去？ (What time are we going?)
你什么时候睡觉？ (What time do you go to bed?)
他明天上午八点来。(He will come at eight tomorrow morning.)
2. The Adverb 就 (jiù) (II) [See also Grammar 3 in Lesson 7.]
The adverb 就 (jiù) connecting two verbs or verb phrases indicates that the second action happens as soon as the first one is completed.
他今天早上起床以后就听中文录音了。(He listened to the Chinese recordings right after he got up this morning.)
王朋写了信以后就去睡觉了。(Wang Peng went to bed right after he had finished writing the letter.)
我做了功课以后就去朋友家玩儿。(I will go to my friend’s for a visit right after I finish my homework.)
3. 一边…一边… (yìbiān...yìbiān...)
This structure denotes the simultaneity of two ongoing actions. In general, the word or phrase for the action that started earlier follows the first 一边, while that for the action that started later follows the second 一边.
我们一边吃饭，一边练习说中文。(We practiced speaking Chinese while having dinner.)
他常常一边吃饭一边看电视。(He often eats and watches TV at the same time.) Generally, the verb that follows the first 一边indicates the principal action for the moment, while the one that follows the second 一边 denotes an accompanying action.
我一边洗澡一边唱歌。(I sang while taking a shower.)
我妹妹喜欢一边看书一边听音乐。(My younger sister loves listening to music while she reads.)
4. Series of Verbs/Verb Phrases
A
5. The Particle了 (le) (II)
If a statement enumerates a series of realized actions or events, 了 (le) usually appears at the end of the series, rather than after each of the verbs.
昨天第一节课是中文。 老师教我们发音、生词和语法，也教我们写字，还给了我们一篇新课文。那篇课文很有意思。
(Yesterday the first class was Chinese. Our teacher taught us pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, taught us how to write characters, and gave us a new text. That text was very interesting.)
6. The Particle 的 (III)
When a disyllabic or polysyllabic adjective modifies a noun, the particle 的 is usually inserted between the adjective and the noun, e.g. 漂亮的学校(beautiful schools), 容易的汉字 (róngyì de Hànzì, easy characters), 有意思的电影 (interesting movies). However, with monosyllabic adjectives, 的 (de) is often omitted, e.g., 新课文 (new lesson texts), 新电脑 (new computers), 大教室 (big classrooms); 好老师 (good teachers). If the adjective is preceded by 很 , however, 的 (de) cannot be dropped, e.g., 很新的电脑 (very new computers); 很大的教室 (very big classrooms); 很好的老师 (very good teachers).
7. The Adverb 正在 /正/在 (zhèng zài, be doing...)
The adverb 正在denotes an ongoing or progressive action at a certain point of time. It is more emphatic than 在when it serves the same function.
A: 李友，你在做什么？ (Li You, what are you doing?)
B: 我在练习写汉字。 (I’m practicing writing Chinese characters.)
我们现在正在上课，你别打电话。 (We are having a class right now. Don’t make phone calls.)
我昨天到他宿舍的时候，他正在练习发音。 (When I got to his dorm yesterday, he was in the middle of practicing pronunciation.)
A: 你知道不知道王老师在哪儿？ (Do you know where Teacher Wang is?)
B: 他正在办公室开会。 (He is having a meeting in his office.)
*M-7 Language Practice (Independent)
A. Time Expression + V (Do any 3 of it)
The following is a record of what Little Gao did yesterday. Practice how to recap what happened using the appropriate time expressions.
EXAMPLE: 小高早上八点起床。
1. 8:20 am - take shower
2. 8:30 am - get dressed
3. 9:15 am - go to Computer Engineering class
4. 12:00 pm - take a lunch break
5. 12:45 pm - go to Physics class
6. then go to Chemistry class
*B. 一边…一边… (Do any 2 of it)
Look at the situation given, and practice how to describe two simultaneous actions.
Example : 他们 → 他们一边聊天儿，一边喝茶。
1. 王小姐 → attend class, play video game
2. 高先生→ attend meeting, waiting for wife's call
3. 小李→ cook, watch TV
4. 小白→ take shower,sing
*C. Subject + Verb 1+ Verb 2 (Do any 3 of it)
Turn the following words into sentences.
Example : 王朋 小高家 吃饭→ 王朋到小高家去吃饭。 or 王朋去小高家吃饭
1. grandma, library, read a book
2.classmate, classroom, practice pronunciation
3. boyfriend, at classmate's dorm, chitchat
4. Uncle, in the kitchen, listening to the recording
5. Little Wang, teacher's office, ask questions
*D. Verb + Object 1 + Object 2
D1: What does your teacher teach you in your Chinese class?(Do any 2 of it)
Example : teach students new vocabulary → 老师教学生生词。
1. teach us how to write Chinese characters
2. teach everyone grammar
3. teach students Chinese pronunciations
4. teach everyone how to write short passages
D2: What kinds of questions do the students often ask their teachers in a language classroom? (Do any 2 of it)
Example : 发音→ 学生常常问老师 发音的问题。
1. 生词
2. 语法
3. 课文
4. 汉字
*E. 正在…
Practice with your partner how to ask and describe what they are doing based on the info provided. (Do any 2 of it)
Example :
A: What is he doing? He is sleeping.
他正在做什么？ B: 他正在睡觉。
1. Mr. Zhang, teaching Asian studies
2. Mrs. Yellow, studying economics
3. Ms. Gold, taking Chinese History exam
4. Auntie Zhao, doing Math homework
*F. Pair Activity (Do any 3 of it)
Find out your partner’s daily routine:
你平常几点起床？
你平常几点吃早饭？
你平常几点去上课？
你平常几点吃午饭？
你平常几点吃晚饭？
你平常什么时候洗澡？
起床以后洗 还是 睡觉以前洗？
Language Notes
Here is the video Instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pafgcC8FgrE
后来 (hòu lái) is usually translated as “later,” but it pertains only to an action or situation in the past.
M-8 Grammar Practice
除了…以外, 还/也… (chúle...yǐwài, hái… in addition to…, also...)
Translate:
a.我除了学中文以外，还学专业课。
b.上个周末我们除了看电影以外，还听音乐了。
c. 他除了喜欢听音乐以外，还喜欢打球。
The activities in each of the three sentences above are performed by the same subject. But if activities are done by different subjects, the adverb 也 has to be used.
d.除了小王以外，小李也喜欢唱歌、跳舞。
M-9 能 (néng) and 会 (huì) (I) Compared
Both 能and 会have several meanings. The basic meaning of 能 is “to be capable of (the action named by the following verb).” It can also be an indication of whether one’s own abilities or circumstances allow the execution of an action. Additional meanings will be introduced in later lessons.
Translate:
e.我能喝十杯咖啡。
f.今天下午我要开会，不能去听音乐会。
g. 我们不能在图书馆聊天儿。
会 (huì), as used in this lesson, means having the skill to do something through learning or instruction.
Translate:
h. 李友会说中文。
i. 小白会唱很多美国歌。
j. 我不会上网，请你教我。
M-10 . The adverb 就 (jiù) (III)
The adverb 就 (jiù) can heighten the close relationship between two actions or situations. In this usage, the action or situation indicated by the verb or adjective that follows 就 (jiù) is usually contingent upon the action or situation denoted by the verb or adjective in a preceding clause. The relationship is often causal, as seen in (1) and (2), or conditional, as (3) and (4).
Translate:
1.(因为）小高喜欢吃中国菜，（所以）我们就吃中国菜。
2.（因为）小王的专业是电脑，（所以）我就请他教我怎么上网。
3.要是同学帮我复习，我考试就考得很好。
4.要是你不能来，我就去你那儿。
5.写汉字，开始觉得难，常常练习，就觉得容易。
M-11 Language Practice
H. 除了…以外，还… (chúle … yǐwài, hái…) (Do any 2 of it)
Use the words given to describe what Mr. Bai does. Ex : music class,computer class → 白先生除了上音乐课 以外，还上电脑课
1.know how to speak Chinese, also Japanese→
2. study law, also economics →
3. likes literature, also Art →
4. hope to become an educator, also a historian→
I. 用 + tool/method/means + V(O)(Do any 2 of it)
Describe the use of the means in the action.
Example : Write diary in Chinese → 我们用中文写日记。
1. Write a letter in Spanish →
2. Do homework with a pen →
3. use computer to practice Chinese pronunciation →
4. use a tea cup to drink coffee →
J. Can you ask and answer these questions? (Do any 4 of it)
Work with a partner, translate and take turns asking each other the questions below, then type each other's answers:
Do you write the letter or email/text?
Who do you often write/text to?
Do you know how to type in Chinese/Spanish/French?
DO you write a diary?
DO you use English or Chinese to write...?
How about you? What major do you want to study?
我想学的专业是：
If your major is not listed above, please ask your teacher and make a note here:
M-12 G. Pair Activity
Take a look at Tom's daily schedule :
12:30 do Chemistry homework
1:30 attend Education Class
2:00 study Physics
3:00 go to the library to look for books about Art.
4:00 Review for Linguistics Final Exam with friends
5:00 shower before dinner
6:30 eat dinner, at the same time chat with family members
Please ask each other the following questions and give answers in Chinese :
Tom吃了午饭以后就上什么课?
Tom上了教育课以后就上什么课？
Tom吃晚饭以前 做什么？
Tom一边吃饭，一边做什么？
5/7/19
M-13 Reading Practice
Compose A Letter 一封信
(The teacher asked the students to write their friends a letter in Chinese as a homework assignment. Here’s what Li You wrote to Gao Xiaoyin. The sentences are not put in the right order. You need to put the sentences in a logical way so it makes sense.
1.因为我们的中文老师只会说中文，不会说英文， 2. 你的朋友
3. 小音： 4. 我用中文写信写得很不好，请别笑我。
5. 你好！好久不见， 6. 这个学期我很忙，除了专业课以外，
7. 下个星期六，我们学校有一个音乐会，希望你能来。
8. 还得学中文。
9. 我们的中文课很有意思。
10. 所以上课的时候我们只说中文，不说英文。
11. 最近怎么样？ 12. 就觉得不难了。
13. 祝好 (best regards) 14. 你喜欢听音乐吗？
15. 开始我觉得很难，后来，王朋常常帮我练习中文，
16. 李友 17. 十一月十八日
5/10/18
M-14 Translate into English then say it in Chinese:
A Diary: A Typical School Day
An Entry from Li You’s Diary
李友的一篇日记
十一月三日 星期二
今天我很忙，很累。早上七点半起床，洗了澡以后就吃早饭。我一边吃饭，一边听录音。九点到教室去上课。第一节课是中文，老师教我们发音、生词和语法，也教我们写字，还给了我们一篇新课文，这篇课文很有意思。第二节是电脑课，很难。中午我和同学们一起到餐厅去吃午饭。我们一边吃，一边练习说中文。下午我到图书馆去上网。四点王朋来找我打球。五点三刻吃晚饭。七点半我去白英爱的宿舍跟她聊天(儿)。到那儿的时候，她正在做功课。我八点半回家。睡觉以前，高文中给我打了一个电话，告诉我明天要考试，我说我已经知道了。
Please watch the video for the instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_avntCbFOgM
M-15 Translate
不是……就是……: Either…… or…… (at least 2)
A. for guessing with certainty
1. 他不是中国人，就是日本人。
2. 她不是去美国，就是去加拿大。
3. 我们不是住校，就是住家。
B. for indicating only two things, nothing else, same as
“除了……就是……” (at least 2)
1. 他每天不是吃，就是喝。/他除了吃，就是喝。
2. 有的学生上课时不是说话，就是玩手机游戏。/
有的学生上课时除了说话，就是玩手机游戏。
3. 奶奶不是做饭，就是买菜。/奶奶除了做饭，就是买菜。
除了…(以外）, 还/也……: besides……, also……(at least 2)
1. 除了去天安门广场，我还打算去长城。
2. 除了西班牙语，叔叔也会说葡萄牙语。
3. 除了学中文以外，我还学法语和日语。
4. 除了睡觉以外，我还喜欢在周末看电影。
除了…(以外), 什么都不/没有/很少/从来不…: Except…… nothing else/seldom/never(at least 2)
1. 除了购物以外，我什么都不想做。
2. 除了中餐以外，我爷爷什么都不吃。
3. 除了周末，黄阿姨很少逛街。
4. 除了苹果以外，我们什么水果都没有。
M-16 Reading Practice
Translate Sentences
(Do either purple or black )
1. 现在还不到十点钟。/现在差一点儿十点钟。
2. 你平常早上几点钟起床？
3. 我一般在上午十点上物理课。
4. 除了数学以外，我的历史的考试成绩也很高。
5. 因为平时没有时间锻炼，所以他每次遛狗都跑步。
6. 他上次去中国住了还不到一个月。
7. 除了我妈妈，我奶奶也偶尔开车去上街买菜。
8. 刘先生每天一起床，就带狗去散步。
9. 她一回家，就去锻炼身体。
10. 我们大概在晚饭以后做功课。
M-17 Translate sentences P1
(Do either purple or black )
1. Now it is almost 10 o’clock.
2. From my house to school it takes about 15 minutes on walking.
3. What time do you usually get up in the morning?
4. Except do Taichi sometimes, my Grandma seldom works out.
5. She always either talks and laugh, or sleep during class.
6. Auntie Field usually either works or cooks, rarely watches TV.
7. Next time when you come to my house, do not take a cab.
8. As soon as his older brother gets up, he goes to the bathroom right away.
9. Little sister every day as soon as the school is over, she either does homework or eats a snack.
10. Uncle Li usually plays computer games while riding the train.
M-18 Translate sentences P2
（do any 5 as HW)
1. 从我家到学校走路差不多要一刻钟左右。
2. 除了有时打太极以外，我的外婆很少锻炼身体。
3. 她总是在上课时不是说笑，就是睡觉。
4. 田阿姨平时不是上班，就是做饭，很少看电视。
5. 你下次来我家时不要坐出租车。
6. 他哥哥一起床，就马上上厕所。
7. 除了周一到周五，他儿子从来不在周末洗澡。
8. 他在考试以前从来不复习，所以每次的成绩都很糟糕。
9. 她去年差一点儿没考上大学
10. 我会差不多在晚上睡觉以前给你打电话。
11. 妹妹每天一放学，不是做作业，就是吃零食。
12. 李叔叔一般在坐火车的时候玩电脑游戏。
13. 因为他每天除了吃，就是睡，所以他很胖。
M-19（do any 5 as HW)
1. He either drinks orange juice or drinks apple juice.
2. As soon as Mr. Liu gets up every day, he takes his dog for a walk.
3. He never reviews before the test, therefore, every time he fails.
4. We do school work about after dinner time.
5. I will call you about before going to bed at night.
6. Besides drinking tea, Ms. Tall once in a while also drinks a little hot coffee.
7. Students at lunch break sometime get online, sometimes chat.
8. Besides Friday, Mrs. Zhang usually also works on Saturday and Sunday.
9. Either He sleeps, or watches TV, never does school work.
10. Because he either eats or sleeps, therefore he is very fat.
11. Besides English, I also know how to speak Spanish and Portuguese.
M-20 Look at the English Text and speak in Chinese
My Diary
November 11, Tuesday
I was very busy and tired today. I got up at seven-thirty this morning. After taking a
shower, I had breakfast. While I was eating, I listened to the sound recording. I went to the classroom at nine o’clock. The first period was Chinese. The teacher taught us pronunciation, new vocabulary, and grammar. The teacher also taught us how to write Chinese characters, and gave us a new text. The text was very interesting. The second period was Computer Science. It was very difficult. At noon I went to the cafeteria with my classmates for lunch. While we were eating, we practiced speaking Chinese. In the afternoon I went to the library to go online. At four o’clock, my friend came looking for me to play ball. I had dinner at a quarter to six. At seven-thirty, I went to my classmate's dorm for a chat. When I got there, she was doing her homework. I got home at eight-thirty. Before I went to bed, my teacher called. He told me there’d be an exam tomorrow. I said I already knew that.
M-21 Look at the English Text and speak in Chinese
A Letter
(The teacher asked the students to write a letter in Chinese as an assignment. Here’s
what Li You wrote to Xiao Gao .)
November 18
Dear Xiao Gao,
How are you? Long time no see. How are things recently?
This semester I’ve been busy. Besides the classes required for my major, I also need
to study Chinese. Our Chinese class is really interesting. Because our Chinese teacher
can only speak Chinese and does not know how to speak English, in the class we speak
only Chinese, no English. In the beginning, I felt it was very difficult. Later, my Chinese friend
often helped me practice Chinese, and I don’t feel it is hard anymore.
Do you like to listen to music? Next Saturday there will be a concert at our school.
I hope you can come. I do not write well in Chinese. Please don’t make fun of me.
Best wishes,
Your friend,
Li You
M-22 Culture Highlights
1. The most common form of closing at the end of a letter in Chinese is 祝好 (zhù hǎo, I wish you well), with the character 祝 (zhù, to wish) following the final sentence of the letter and the character 好at the very beginning of the next line. However, it is not an uncommon practice, especially among younger people, to keep the two characters 祝好 unseparated. Here a student closes her note with her good wishes.
2. Colleges and universities in both mainland China and Taiwan are on the semester system. Typically, the fall semester starts in late August or early September and ends in mid-January. The winter break lasts about a month. Since the Chinese New Year usually falls in late January or early February, college students can take advantage of the break to go home and celebrate the most important holiday of the year with their families. The spring semester starts around mid-February and lasts until early July. A semester at a
Chinese college is about three weeks longer than that of a typical American college semester.
5/7/19
1. Vocab Quiz
M-23 Writing/Speaking Assignment (Test on 5/16)
Write an email message to your Chinese friend (Wang Laoshi) and tell her about your daily routines. Please make sure that you write in great detail. You need to write at least 100 words (about 8 lines in font size 18)
Don't forget to use conjunctions.
time you wake up in the morning
then take shower, brush teeth
time you eat breakfast
time to go to school, by bus? walk? drive?
what classes do you take? how do you like your classes. hard? easy? fun? boring? do some comparison!
lunch time? where and what you have lunch.
time you finish school, then do sports? any extracurricular activities?
time you do homework, eat dinner, cooks dinner, eat dinner
what you do after dinner? rest? chat with friends? play video games
time you go to bed, how you feel? tired?......
Chinese Writing Rubric
1. Speaking or Writing Test
2. Final Review (independent, go to the Final review chapters)
Q & A:
1/7 Independent
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16dIYtBuge7QaIiF9OAceQvUKzzpYzuYljHhn7SMxkRE/edit
Translate following expressions:
Time Expressions
平常/通常/一般/常常
偶尔
总是
很少
从来不
有时/有的时候
差不多
大概
差
前后/左右
前/以前
后/以后
（在）......的时候
每天早上八点一刻
明天上午十点钟左右
后天中午十二点零五分
昨天下午差不多三点钟的时候
前天晚上差十分九点
大概今天上午九点半前后
每次
每个月
每个星期 or 礼拜/每周
每年
马上
周末
礼拜一到礼拜五
这个月
下个星期
大概上个礼拜三
下个周末
去年
今年
明年
前年
后年
Daily Routine:
1. 起床 /起来 :
2. 上/去厕 所:
3. 洗澡:
4. 刷牙: brush teeth
5. 牙刷:
6. 穿衣服:
7. 吃早饭:
8. 喝咖啡:
9. 喝牛奶:
10. 喝果汁:
11. 吃午饭:
12. 上学:
13.上课:
14. 放学:
15. 回家:
16. 打球:
17. 做运动:
18. 吃晚饭:
19. 做饭:
20. 做作业:
21. 看电视:
22. 读书: read books
23. 上网:
24. 遛狗:
25. 散步:
26. 锻炼身体:
27. 玩电脑游戏:
28. 打电话:
29. 聊天:
30. 说笑:
31. 睡 觉:
School Subjects:
历史:
经济:
化学:
数学:
物理:
语言学:
工商管理:
亚洲研究
法律:
医学:
文学:
教育:
电脑工程学:
艺术:
体育课:
Conjunction
从……到……
先…… 然后……, 最后……
除了......以外, 还/也......
不是......，就是......
除了......,就是......
一…...，就…...;
一边......一边......
因为...... 所以......;
不但......, 而且......
虽然......, 可是/但是......
是...... 或者是......
是...... 还是...... ?
如果/要是......的话....., 就......
尤其是/特别是
不然的话
......才......
A 比 B ......
对+person来说......
Expressions and adjectives for thoughts/opinions
觉得/认为
感觉
以为
想/不想
应该
得
不得不
有可能
不可能
太......了！
真/真的
难
容易
简单
复杂
有意思/有趣/好玩儿
没意思/无聊
好笑
漂亮/好看/美/帅
难看/丑
高兴/开心/快乐
难过
好
坏/不好
好吃/好喝/好听
难吃/难喝/难听
渴
饿
贵
便宜
新
旧
老
年轻
累
忙
可爱
讨厌
对
错
聪明
笨
客气
不客气
重要
有用
没（有）用
长
短
冷
热
早
晚
高
矮
胖
瘦
明白/懂
不明白/不懂
还可以
马马虎虎/还不错
差/糟糕
太棒了
安静
吵
管他呢！
（Group)
1. Reflecting on what we know and what we don't know
Identifying "what you know" and "what you don't know." At the beginning of a research activity you need to make conscious decisions about your knowledge. Initially students write "What I already know about..." and "What I want to learn about...." As yous research the topic, you will verify, clarify and expand, or replace with more accurate information, each of your initial statements.
Connecting new information to former knowledge.
Selecting thinking strategies deliberately.
Planning, monitoring, and evaluating thinking processes.
2. Start Writing (independent and mini lessons)
1. Group Bench Mark Lesson
Reflection on Learning meta-cognitive skills for your learning and performance.
1. Identifying "what you know" and "what you don't know."
Think how do you learn?
Connecting new information to former knowledge.
Selecting thinking strategies deliberately.
Planning, monitoring, and evaluating thinking processes.
2. Self-Monitoring Strategies
Monitor and adapt strategies that work best for you.
How do you feel and how are you doing on:
Chinese Philosophy: 温wēn故gù知zhī新xīn
2. Independent or mini lessons
Writing and editing (or presenting if you are ready)
Practicing and Presentation
Grade will be given based on the rubric:
Chinese Writing Rubric
Progress Checklist
Before proceeding to Lesson 9, be sure you can complete the following
tasks in Chinese:
ü I am able to—
ü Describe my daily routine at school;
ü Write a simple diary entry in the proper format;
ü Write a simple letter in the proper format;
ü Express my modesty about my language abilities.
Please review the lesson if any of these tasks seem difficult.
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17. 十一月十八日
3. 小音：
5. 你好！好久不见，
11. 最近怎么样？
4. 我用中文写信写得很不好，请别笑我。
6. 这个学期我很忙，除了专业课以外，
8. 还得学中文。
9. 我们的中文课很有意思。
1.因为我们的中文老师只会说中文，不会说英文，
10. 所以上课的时候我们只说中文，不说英文。
15. 开始我觉得很难，后来，王朋常常帮我练习中文，
12. 就觉得不难了。
14. 你喜欢听音乐吗？
7. 下个星期六，我们学校有一个音乐会，希望你能来。
13. 祝好 (best regards)
2. 你的朋友
16. 李友