B. School Year Started

Your task

In this chapter, you will learn to use Chinese to:

1. explain how to write your Chinese name

2. say where you were born and grew up

3. discuss the Pros and cons of living on and off campus

4. express politely a dissenting opinion

Relate and get ready

in your own culture/community

1.How do people talk about the origin of their names

2.do students prefer on campus or off campus housing

3. what services are provided for first-year students when they arrive on campus

9/12/19

Vocabulary list

1. 开学: (kāixué) beginning of a school year

2. 新生: (xīnshēng) freshme,; new students

3. 报到: (bàodào)to check in, to register

4. 研究生: (yánjiūshēng) graduate students

5. 出生: (chūshēng) to be born

6. 校内: (xiàonèi) on-campus; in school

7. 校外: (xiàowài) off-campus; outside of school

8. 安全: (ānquán) be safe; safety

9. 住校: (zhùxiào) to live on-campus

10. 比较: (bǐjiào) relatively, rather

11. 省钱: (shěngqián) to save money

12. 省时间: (shěngshíjiān) to save time

13. 自由: (zìyóu) be free; freedom

14. 不见得: (bújiàndé) not necessarily

15. 好处: (hǎochu) advantage; the good thing

16. 坏处: (huàichu) disadvantage, the bad thing

17. 对......有好处/有坏处: is good/bad for......

18. 适应: (shìyìng) get used to

19. 对......适应/不适应: get/not get used to......

20. 生活: (shēnghuó) life; living

21. 搬家: (bānjiā) to move to a different place

22. 帮忙: (bāngmáng) to help out with

23. 住宿费: (zhùsùfèi) fee for living/staying

24. 学生公寓/宿舍: (xuéshēnggōngyù/sùshè) students dorm

25. 服务台: (fúwùtái) Service Desk

26. 遇见/遇到:(yù jiàn/yùdào) to meet/ to come across

27. 于是: (yú shì) so; therefore

28. 体验: (tǐ yàn) to experience

29. 把......拉在......: (bǎ...là zài) leave ...... behind

30. 再说（了），: in addition......

Quiz on next double day(09/18/19)

http://quizlet.com/76731832/4-a-new-school-year-with-pinyin-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/76732221/4-a-new-school-year-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

9/13/19

语法

H-1 The dynamic 了

A. Past action:

1. 昨天晚上我跟我的女朋友看了一个很有意思的电影。

2. 去年春天我的很多朋友和同学一起去了一次中国,他们在那儿住了两个星期。

3. 这本书你看了吗? 这本书我早在两年前就已经看了。

B. 了 also indicates future action one after another

4. 明天我打算吃了早饭就去机场接我的哥哥。

C. Sometimes 了 appears after the object it also indicates the occurrence of an action

5. 昨天你做什么了？ 昨天我去帮我的朋友搬家了。

D. Sometimes there isn't a time phrase in the sentence. The time implied is " just now" or " up till now"

6. 你报到了吗? 我报到了。

7. 你等新生报到等了多长时间? 因为人不太多, 所以我只等了十分钟左右。

D. If there is an object after the word and 了， the object usually quantified, as seen one and the first calls of two under surgeons certain circumstances the object need not be quantified anyway:

a. If the object is followed by another 了：

我给李教授打了电话了。

b. If the object is followed by another clause:

张律师买了机票就回家了。

c. If the object refers to a definite person or thing:

昨天我在学校里看见了小王的太太。

When 了 occurs at the end of the sentence， it may signify a new situation, some kind of a change, or the occurrence or realization of an event or state:

1. 五月了，天气慢慢暖和起来了。

2. 我想跟朋友一起去吃晚饭，可是明天要考试，所以不能去了。

3. 现在外边下雨了。我们还是呆在家里看电视吧。

when there are two verb phrases in the sentence and the first verb phrase is followed by the particle 了， the two actions denoted by the verbs are consecutive. The second action begins when the first one is completed.

1. 我放了学再去找你。

2. 他下了课再去打球。

3. 昨天我搬进了宿舍就去留学生餐厅吃饭了。

1. Except for little Ke, every student in our class has been to China. ( means little Ke is the only one who has not been to China)

2. Except for reading, I am willing to do anything in the evening (meaning reading is the only thing that I'm not willing to do in the evening)

H-4

再说 It's used to provide additional reasons.

1. Please stay. It is getting late. Besides, we haven't finished discussing everything that we need to discuss.

2. I am not planning on traveling to Japan. Things in Japan are too expensive. Besides, I've already been to Japan.

3. She should not be dating someone like him. He isn't very bright. Besides, he isn't nice to her.

H-5

而且 also means "besides" or "in addition." But unlike 再说，it is not always explanatory. Consider the use of 而且 in the 不但......而且......(not only ...... but also......) structure:

1. Besides English, I am also taking Chinese this semester.

2. My younger sister not only likes to sing but also likes to dance.

H-11

不见得: not necessarily. It is an adverb. it can be used to express a dissenting opinion politely.

Do at least 4 sentences:

1. Because She was born in China, Therefore , I think that her Chinese must be very good.

2. People who were born in China don't necessarily speak Chinese well.

3. They don't necessarily have it right in the newspaper or on the Internet.

4. The city streets are full of people and cars. Driving is not necessarily faster than walking.

5. What the teacher says is not necessarily always correct.

6. Living off campus does not necessarily have more freedom.

7. Chinese grammar is not necessarily what difficult than Spanish grammar.

8. People born in China not necessarily can cook delicious Chinese food.

H-13

适应 To adapt; to become accustomed to

1. Are you accustomed to college life now?

2. I have been here for two years, but I'm still not used to live here.

3. Are you accustomed to the climate here?

4. I finally got used to eating the food here. At the beginning, I was allergic to the water here.

5. Are you already used to the hot weather here?

6. We've just arrived in the United States. We are not used to American weather yet.

2. H-14

Oh Shoot! I Left it Behind!

糟糕, 我把书拉在宿舍了。

1. Oh shoot! I left my laptop on the taxi!

2. Oh shoot! I left the train ticket at home.

3. Oh shoot! I left my cellphone in the classroom!

4. Oh shoot! I left expensive jacket in the sports field!

09/16/19

H-16

Listening and Reading Practice

To listen, please click : Welcome New Students

听力练习

1. When and where does the conversation take place?

2. What do the two characters have in common?

3. What is the main topic of the conversation?

4. What year is Zhang Tianming in college?

5. Where does he live?

6. How did he get to school?

7. Who is Kelin?

8. Where does Kelin live?

9. Why do you think Kelin prefer to live where she is now? Give some reasons:

10. What happened to Zhang Tianming's laptop?

张天明是大学一年级的新生。快开学了, 因为他家离大学很远, 所以他得坐飞机去学校。

他坐飞机坐了两个多小时。 下了飞机以后, 他马上叫了一辆出租汽车, 很快就到了学校

宿舍。在宿舍楼的门口, 他遇见了一个人。于是,他们开始聊天儿。

张天明：人真多！

柯林: 你是新生吧

张天明：是，我是新生，你呢？

柯林: 我是研究生。我在这儿帮新生搬东西。请问，你叫什么名字？

张天明：我叫张天明。你是中国人吗？

柯林: 对，我爸爸妈妈是从中国来的。 可是我是在美国出生，在美国长大的。

张天明：请问你的名字是......

柯林: 我正在学中文,我的中文名字是柯林。你的名字是哪三个字？

张天明：张是弓长张, 就是一张纸的张,天是天气的天, 明是明天的明。

柯林: 你是怎么来学校的?

张天明：我先坐飞机, 从机场到学校坐出租汽车。柯林, 你也住在这里/这儿吗?

柯林: 不, 这是新生宿舍, 我住在校外。

张天明:是吗?你为什么住在校外?你觉得住在校内好,还是住在校外好？

柯林 :有的人喜欢住在学校宿舍,觉得又方便又安全,有的人喜欢住在校外, 因为校外的房子

比较便宜。我住在校外,除了想省点钱以外,我还为了自由。再说,住在校内也不见得很方

便。

张天明: 真的吗?那我以后也搬到校外去。

柯林: 你刚来, 在学校住对你有好处，可以体验一下学校的生活。要是你以后想搬家,我可以帮你找房子。

张天明: 好吧,我以后要是搬家,一定请你帮忙。

柯林: 天明, 前面没人了, 我帮你把行李搬进去吧。

张天明: 好,谢谢。哎，我的电脑呢? 糟糕, 电脑可能拉在出租车上了!

H-18

Reading Practice

我觉得新生在校内住会有很多好处。第一，因为学校不准新生

开车，所以住在校内离教学楼不会太远，很方便。再说，新生可以骑

车。第二，因为宿舍有食堂，所以不必自己做饭。第三，住校内的

宿舍比较安全。第四，跟同学们在宿舍一起住会很热闹，时常有派

对。也可以好好体验大学的生活。住校的坏处是不太自由。我打算

大二的时候搬到校外的公寓住。虽然住宿费不见得比住校省钱，但

是比较自由。

What is the disadvantage of living on campus according to the above reading?

1. too far from the classroom buildings

2. too noisy and too many parties

3. too expensive

4. no freedom

9/18/19

H-19

Writing/Speaking/ Practice

(Turn in by 9/24/19)

Talk about the pros and cons of living on campus compared to living off-campus or with the host family. Make sure to incorporate the expressions or constructions you have learned in this lesson.

1. Where do you want to live when you go to college, on-campus or off-campus?

2. What can you say to support your choice of living on or off-campus?

3. Do all your friends who are in college now live on/off-campus?

4. What would you say to those who have made a different choice

Don't forget to incorporate conjunctions such as 因为......所以......; 除了......以外,

还......; 不但......, 而且......; 再说......,第一, 第二, 第三,最后一点...... and many other new conjunctions that you just learned in order to connect the sentences.

Rubrics

10/5

H-20

Listening/Speaking Questions

https://quizlet.com/109745843/4-speaking-qa-school-year-started-no-pinyin-flash-cards/

You must be able to understand, ask, and answer the following questions:

1. 你是在什么地方出生的？

2. 你是怎么来到学校的？

3. 你今天是几点钟到教室的？

4. 今年我们的学校是在几月几号开学的？

5. 你上大学的时候你打算住在校内，还是住在校外？为什么？

6. 住在校内的好处是什么？

7. 住在校外的坏处是什么？

8. 你将来想当研究生吗？

9. 告诉我你家的附近安全吗？去购物方便吗？

10. 你的父母是从哪里来的？

11. 这里的房子的价钱怎么样？尤其是跟纽约市比较，贵不贵？

12. 如果你去中国的话，你打算在中国体验一下住家吗？

13. 你如果第一年上大学，中文叫什么？

14. 你是在什么地方出生的(nǐshìzàishénmedìfāngchūshēngde)？

15. 你是怎么来到学校的(nǐshìzěnmeláidàoxuéxiàode)？

16. 你今天是几点钟到教室的(nǐjīntiānshìjǐdiǎnzhōngdàojiào)？

17. 今年我们的学校是在几月开学(jīnniánwǒmendexuéxiàoshìzàijǐy)？

18. 你上大学的时候你打算住在校内(nǐshàngdàxuédeshíhounǐdǎsuànzh)，还是住在校外(háishìzhùzàixiàowài)？为什么(wèishénme)？

19. 住在校内的好处是什么(zhùzàixiàonèidehǎochushìshénme)？

20. 住在校外的坏处是什么(zhùzàixiàowàidehuàichushìshénm)？

21. 你将来想当研究生吗(nǐjiāngláixiǎngdāngyánjiūshēng)？

22. 告诉我你家的附近安全吗(gàosùwǒnǐjiādefùjìnānquánma)？去购物方便吗(qùgòuwùfāngbiànma)？

23. 你的父母是从哪里来的(nǐdefùmǔshìcóngnǎlǐláide)？

24. 这里的房子的价钱怎么样(zhèlidefángzidejiàqiánzěnmeyàn)？尤其是跟纽约市比较(yóuqíshìgēnniǔyuēshìbǐjiào)，贵不贵(guìbúguì)？

25. 如果你去中国的话(rúguǒnǐqùzhōngguódehuà)，你打算在中国体验一下住家吗(nǐdǎsuànzàizhōngguótǐyànyíxiàz)？

26. 你如果第一年上大学(nǐrúguǒdìyīniánshàngdàxué)，中文叫什么(zhōngwénjiàoshénme)？

Listening Questions

https://quizlet.com/112812627/4-school-year-started-listening-flash-cards/

Culture Highlights

1. Most college students in China living in on-campus dormitories typically with four students to our room. . many universities have invested in off-campus student apartments 学生公寓 In recent years. Municipally-funded colleges may have students who commute. Government supported boarding schools for elementary, middle, and high school students can be found in rural areas. There are also private and expensive boarding schools. Living conditions at these schools vary. Coed dormitories are uncommon, if not unheard of.

2. Because Homonyms abound in Chinese, there's sometimes I need to disambiguate. For example, 张天明's family name 张 sounds the same as another family name 章. Therefore, to distinguish one from the other, it is necessary to explain how to write the character. One common way to do that Is to take the character apart, so 张天明's family name is said to be 弓长张，as opposed to 立早章. Another method of disambiguation is to use the family name in that this is a disyllabic context or reference the same last name from a famous Chinese person. Four instance, to differentiate a surname 江 from another last name with a identical pronunciation, 姜，one may say, 长江的江。不是姜太公的姜。(It is the jiāng in Changjing, the Yantse river, not the jiāng in Jiâang tàigōng, a famous historical figure.