Tuesday, February 25, 2014

中文二& 三Chinese Level II & III February 24 & 25 & 26 二月二十四日& 二十五 &二十六日 星期一 & 星期二 &星期三

We learned the following words:
()(dao)(de) = authentic
(dào)()(de) = authentic
(rèn)(shí) = recognize (to know)
(fēi)()   = airplane
(fēi)()(cháng)   = airport
(yòng)(yòng)()()(hǎo) = (be) not good at using...
shuoshuohǎo   = (be) not good at speaking...
(chàng)(chàng)()()(hǎo) = (be) not good at singing...  

(zuò)(zuò)()()(hǎo)  = (be) not good at making...

Jared 用剪刀用得不好。
Mark 说中文说的不好。
Justin Bieber 唱歌唱得不好。
妈妈做蛋糕做得不好。

Monday, February 24, 2014

中文一Chinese Level I February 24 & 25 & 26 二月二十四日& 二十五 &二十六日 星期一 & 星期二 &星期三

Okay, it might sound crazy that I type three days Monday through Wednesday. Don't blame on me because Feb. 25 is going to be A/B Day together. Which means I have A day and B day students and most students will be gone for their mock job interview or mock town. 
Today Feb 24, Monday, we learned about colors. 
()(huan)(欢)= like  
(shén)(me)(么) = what?
(yán)(颜)()  = color
(zhè)(这)(shì)  = this is
(bái)()   = white
(hēi)()   = black
(lán)(蓝)()  = blue
(hóng)(红)()   = red 

We first introduced the colors, and then we played "standing up" game. After it, we played " 大風吹“ game. it is like a musical chair game. We moved the chairs outside and played it. We had great fun time. About 15-20 minutes we came back and did the flashcard. By this time, most of students were familiar with the words. 


Friday, February 21, 2014

中文二 & 中文三 Chinese Level II & III February 21 二月 二十 一 日 星期五

We worked on the textbook. This time students were given 25 minutes answer the questions and write the story. Later students were given some samples of other students writing from 2nd period and read aloud and corrected their grammar in writing. Next we used the projector to see students works and to read through some samples to check the reading comprehension.

中文一Chinese Level I February 20 & 21 二月二十日& 二十一日 星期四 & 星期五

We worked on the story on the textbook. For 4th period we reviewed the story again with TPRStorytelling circling questions. And then we worked on the textbook questions. Students worked as pair or group of 3. later we corrected the answers to see their comprehension. For 7th period they worked the assignment individually. They were given 15 minutes to copy down the questions and answer the questions in pinyin for each session. However, I had more students complain at 7th period than at 4th period.

Seriously I was a little bit frustrated. Students complained Chinese is hard and difficult but those who complained most of time are those who don't pay full attention but chat or draw in class. Students like to ask me how I can write Chinese characters so fast. I had to, as an elementary student, write Chinese characters at least half an hour every day at home as homework assignments for 6 years. Students like to learn Chinese well but don't want to put effort in; they want an "easy-cut". They complained why they had to copy down the questions instead of just simply the answers; because writing down the sentences will give them a little more concept/sentence patterns than just words. They complained it was too much time writing, bla bla bla. There is a saying "天tiān 底dǐ 下xià 沒méi 有yǒu 不bù 勞láo 而ér 獲huò 的de 事shì 情qíng 。“ (Literally: there is no such as a thing that you don't have to work but get paid. Meaning: No Pain, No Gain.)

Another saying: 又yòu 要yào 馬mǎ 兒ér 肥féi , 又yòu 要yào 馬mǎ 兒ér 不bù 吃chī 草cǎo 。(literally: You can't expect the horse to run fast when you don't let it graze. Meaning: You cannot eat the cake and have it too.) Students cannot expect that they can speaking good Chinese without opening their mouth to practice speaking; they either cannot expect that they can write Chinese without practice writing them; they cannot expect to have good listening comprehension while they don't pay fully attention. IF YOU DON'T COME CLOSE TO CHINESE LANGUAGE AND BEFRIEND WITH IT, HOW CAN YOU EXPECT YOU CAN USE IT WELL? 








Students Writing Samples for Chiense Level II & III


Elmo (shì)()()(nán)(hái)()()(huan)()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)(bīng)()(lín)

()(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(bīng)()(lín)

Elmo(chī)()(de)(bīng)()(lín)

()(shì)()()()(huān)(chī)(bīng)()(lín)

(yīn)(wéi)()(shì)()()(kǒu)(wèi)(de)(bīng)()(lín)

Elmo(yào)(chī)()()(kǒu)(wèi)(de)(bīng)()(lín)

Elmo(è)(le)Elmo()(gāo)(xìng)Elmo()(le)

By Brent Duncan


()()(huān)()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)(bīng)()(lín)

()(tiān)()()()(rén)(zài)(jiā)

()(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(bīng)()(lín)

(rán)(hòu)()(de)()()(xià)(bān)(huí)(jiā)

()()(shuō)()(yào)(chī)(bīng)()(lín)

()(shì)()(yào)()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)(bīng)()(lín)

()(shuō)(shén)(me)?!()(yào)(duō)(chī)(bīng)()(lín)

()()(shuō)(shì)

By Harrison Bradford


Fred(shì)()()(nán)(hái)Fred(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)

(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(qiǎo)()力冰淇淋。

()()(huān)(chī)(bīng)()(lín)他也喜歡喝牛奶(tāyěxǐhuanhēniúnǎi)

(suǒ)()()(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()()(chū)(niú)(nǎi)

(rán)(hòu)()()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)(qiǎo)()()(bīng)()(lín)

()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()()(niú)(nǎi)()(kàn)(dào)()(de)()()

(suǒ)()()()(bīng)()(lín)()(niú)(nǎi)(fàng)(zài)()(shàng)

可是(kěshì)()(de)()()(kàn)(dào)()(chī)(bīng)()(lín)()(niú)(nǎi)

()(de)()()(shuō)()()(yào)(chī)(bīng)()(lín)Fred()(gāo)(xìng)

By David Hellewell


Beth(zhù)(zài)(chú)(fáng)()(tiān)Beth(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)

()(dīng)()()(bīng)()(lín)Beth()()(dīng)(fàng)(zài)(wǎn)()

()(bīng)()(lín)(dǎo)(zài)()(dīng)(shàng)(miàn)(rán)(hòu)

Beth()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)()(dīng)(bīng)()(lín)

()()(shuō)Beth()(yào)(chī)()(dīng)(bīng)()(lín)

Beth()(le)

By Anna Stewart


()()(nán)(hái)()(de)(míng)()(jiào)Billy Mays

Billy Mays(hěn)(è)Billy Mays(hěn)(pàng)

Billy Mays(yào)(chī)(yīn)(wèi)()(hěn)(è)

()(zǒu)(dào)(chú)(fáng)(rán)(hòu)()(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)()()

Billy Mays()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)()()

Billy Mays(de)(gǒu)(shuō)()(hěn)(pàng)()()(yào)(chī)()()

Billy Mays()(le)

By Anonymous

Harrison(zǒu)(dào)(chú)(fáng)(chī)()()

(rán)(hòu)()(chī)(qiǎo)()()

()(shì)Harrison(de)()()(hěn)(shēng)()(yīn)(wéi)Harrison()(yào)(shuǐ)(guǒ)

Harrison(de)()()(cóng)(shuǐ)(guǒ)()(miàn)(gěi)Harrison(shuǐ)(guǒ)

Harrison()(le)(yīn)(wéi)()()(yào)(shuǐ)(guǒ)

Harrison()(chū)()()(chī)

By Karston Whitaker

Chris(shì)()()(nán)(hái)

()(tiān)Chris (cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(lěng)()()

(rán)(hòu)Chris(shuō)(zhè)(ge)()()(hěn)(lěng)()()(yào)

Chris(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(qiǎo)()()(dàn)(gāo)

Chris()(qiǎo)()()(dàn)(gāo)(fàng)(dào)()()(bēi)()

By Chris Bell

Austin (zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)Austin()(chū)()(dīng)

Austin()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)()(dīng)

Austin ()(yào)(chī)(shuǐ)(guǒ)

By Gatlyn Spencer

Noah(shì)()()(nán)(hái)()(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(bīng)()(lín)(kǒu)(wèi)(de)(xiāng)(jiāo)

By Shei Holt

Garry()(shì)()()(nán)(hái)()(shì)()(zhī)()(guī)()(tiān)Garry()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)(shuǐ)(guǒ)()()(yào)(chī)(qiǎo)()()(kǒu)(wèi)(de)(bīng)()(lín)(yīn)(wéi)()()()(huan)(qiǎo)()()(rán)(hòu)Garry(de)()(ba)(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)

By Isabella Gilman

()(tiān)()(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(qiǎo)()()()(dīng)()(niú)(nǎi)()()(niú)(nǎi)(dǎo)(zài)()(dīng)(shàng)(mia)()()()(dīng)(fàng)(zài)(wǎn)()(rán)(hòu)()(de)()(ba)(xià)(bān)(huí)(jiā)()(ba)(kàn)(dào)()()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)()(dīng)()(ba)()(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)()(dīng)()(ba)()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)()(dīng)()()(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)()()(kàn)(dào)()()()(ba)(chī)()(dīng)()()(shuō)()(yào)(chī)()(dīng)

By Addisen Bowers


Zack (shì)()()(nán)(hái)()(tiān),。 Zack(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)()(zǒu)(dào)(bīng)(xiāng)()() (cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)()()()(bīng)()(lín)(dàn)(gāo)(chī)

By Mathew Peterson

Natalee(shì)()()()(hái)()(tiān)()(zǒu)(jìn)(chú)(fáng)(zǒu)(dào)(bīng)(xiāng)()()(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)()()()(bīng)()(lín)

By Cortnee Christensen


Maria (shì)()()()(hái)()(tiān)Maria (pǎo)(dào)(bīng)(xiāng)()()(cóng)(bīng)(xiāng)()(miàn)()(chū)(dàn)(gāo)Maria()(kǒu)()(kǒu)()(chī)(dàn)(gāo)Maria()(yào)()()Maria(pǎo)(dào)(chú)(fáng)(rán)(hòu)()()(niú)(nǎi)

By Ally Heiner