三月八日星期五 March 8, Friday - A Day

FOR CHINESE LEVE I ABSENT STUDENTS - Please copy down the words onto your notes and show your teacher your notes when you come back.

Today we first had calendar introduction as usual and then we reviewed the words. Next we introduced the new words -
特徵tè zhēng 
褲子kù zǐ 
上衣shàng yī 

we played guessing games and whiteboard activity. The teacher said the features of a student such as

tā de xìng bié nán hái 
他的性別男孩
tā de nián líng shí sān suì 
他的年齡十三歲
   tā de shēn gāo bǐ                lǎo shī gāo 
他的身高比Duke 老師高
   tā de   tǐ zhòng bǐ                lǎo shī zhòng
他的體重比Duke老師重 
tā chuān hēi sè shàng yī 
他穿黑色上衣
tā chuān lán sè de kù zǐ 
他穿藍色的褲子
tā shì sheí ?
他是誰?
or we said, 
tā de xìng bié nǚ hái 
她的性別女孩 
tā de nián líng shí èr suì 
她的年齡十二歲 
  tā de shēn gāo bǐ                   lǎo shī ǎi  
她的身高比Duke 老師矮 
tā chuān fěn hóng sè de shàng yī 
她穿粉紅色的上衣
tā chuān jú sè de kù zǐ 
她穿橘色的褲子
tā shì sheí ?
她是誰?

For Chinese Level II and III, students did the presentation and taught the following words. 

運鈔車yùn chāo chē= armored car

郵政標码yóu zhèng biāo mǎ /郵遞區號 yóu dì qū hào = zip code

收據shōu jù = receipt

交費jiāo fèi/繳費 jiǎo fèi= bill payment

菲律賓比索fēi lǜ bīn bǐ suǒ= Philippine Biso

(By Kayden)

熱量rè liàng = calorie

纖維xiān wéi = fiber

波蘿bō luó= pineapple

瓜子guā zǐ= sunflower seeds

栗子lì zǐ= chestnut

(By Keanu)

三級跳sān jí tiào= triple jump

鐵人三項tiě rén sān xiàng= triathlon

犯規fàn guī= foul

競走jìng zǒu= race walk

童子功tóng zǐ gōng= virgin boy kungfu

(By Samatha N. )

鬧鐘nào zhōng= alarm clock

毯子tǎn zǐ= blanket

床 chuáng= bed

枕頭zhěn tóu= pillow

玩具wán jù= toy

(By Brandon B)

回家huí jiā= to return home

玩遊戲 wán yóu xì= to play video game

拿包ná bāo= to carry bag

戴帽子dài mào zǐ= to put on a hat

穿鞋chuān xié= to put on shoes

(By Brian Johnson)

美元měi yuán= US dollars

賀卡hè kǎ= Greeting cards

包裝bāo zhuāng= to pack

投寄tóu jì= to mail

郵票 yóu piào= stamp

(By Katherine)

紙盒zhǐ hé= paper box

付費fù fèi= to pay a bill

假幣jiǎ bì= counterfeit bill

日元 rì yuán= Japanese yuan

信件xìn jiàn= letter

(By Nathalie)

星雲xīng yún= nebula

天文學tiān wén xué= astronomy

銀河系yín hé xì= galaxy

星座xīng zuò= constellation

太陽系tài yáng xì= solar system

(By Payton)

糕點 gāo diǎn = pastry

兒童玩具店ér tóng wán jù diàn= toy store

收音機 shōu yīn jī = radio

水果shuǐ guǒ= fruit

電池diàn chí= battery

(By Josh W.)