April 30, Monday - 四月三十日星期一 - A Day

1st and 2nd period students reviewed the words and learned the following words. It's really nice when I said 社shè區qū and most of students loudly responded "Community" and 市shì區qū = downtown. 

活huó 動dòng = activity                                
*活huó = to live/alive        *動dòng = to act/ to move

豐fēng 富fù = abundant

晨chén 練liàn = morning exercise                 
*晨chén = morning/dawn *練liàn =to practice/exercise

週zhōu 末mò = weekend                               
* 週zhōu = week                *末mò = end

演yǎn 唱chàng 會huì = concert                            
*演yǎn = to perform  * 唱chàng= to sing  * 會huì = to assemble

綠lǜ 化huà = vegetation/reforest/ go green
*綠lǜ = green      * 化huà = to transform, to  - lize

建jiàn 議yì = suggest, suggestion

介jiè 紹shào = introduce, introduction

We used whiteboards, games, and PQA to be familiar with the words. We also completed our 1st page of dictionary form.

3rd period Chinese Level I students we copied down the following words but we only actually learned the first 12 words.

澳ào 大dà 利lì 亞yà  = Australia

澳ào 大dà 利lì 亞yà 人rén = Australian

中zhōng 國guó 人rén = Chinese (people)

中zhōng 國guó  = China

美měi 國guó  = America

美měi 國guó 人rén = American

現xiàn 在zài = now

住zhù 在zài = live in

春chūn 天tiān = spring

夏xià 天tiān = summer

秋qiū 天tiān = fall

冬dōng 天tiān = winter

天tiān 天tiān = every day

人rén = people

很hěn 冷lěng = very cold

很hěn 熱rè = very hot

帽mào 子zǐ = hat

買mǎi = buy

賣mài = sell

中zhōng 文wén 怎zěn 麼me 說shuō ? how to say ... in Chinese?

找zhǎo 來lái 找zhǎo 去qù = look for everywhere

找zhǎo = look for

We used game and whiteboards, PQA to practice these words.

For 1-3 periods we all distributed the homework sheets and I presented how to complete the assignments online. For 3rd period students were asked to correct their dictionary form and turn in.

HOMEOWKR April 30 through May 7

Please click Homework April 30 via May 7 PDF to access the homework sheets. You may aslo need the website http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php to look up the words and complete the assignments.

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you may click Homework April 30 via May 7 Word to access the homework sheets. You may aslo need the website http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php to look up the words and complete the assignments.  

April 27, Friday 四月二十七日星期五 - B Day

Today we introduced the new words, used PQA and whiteboards to practice words and sentences with these words. After that, those who hadn't done their calenar presentation came up to the class and do their calendar introduction.

身shēn 體tǐ = body

身shēn 上shàng = on the body

都dōu 是shì = both, all, all over

水shuǐ = water

睡shuì 覺jiào = sleep

打dǎ 呼hū 嚕lū = snore

把bǎ ...倒dào 在zài ...= pour.. on

身shēn 上shàng 都dōu 是shì 水shuǐ= water all over the body.

The article for Chinese Level III and II for April 26

Anna live in the community of Syracuse for Chinese Level III and II for April 26 that students read and translated in class.
Please click Anna live in the community of Syracuse to access this article.

Dictionary Form for April 24-26

Click Blank Dictionary Form to access it. 

Click Chinese Level III Dictionary Form Front to access it for April 24.

Click Chinese Level II Dictionary Form Front to access it for April 24.

Click Chinese Level I Dictionary Form Front to access it for April 26.

Click Chinese Level I Dictionary Form Back to access it for April 26.

Calendar Presentation on April 26

April 26, Thursday 四月二十六日星期四 - A Day

Chinese Level II and III learned the following words -

市shì 區qū  = downtown

公gōng 共gòng 汽qì 車chē = bus

附fù 近jìn = nearby

銀yín 行háng = bank

郵yóu 局jú = post office

聽tīng 說shuō = people said...

離lí ...遠yuǎn 一yī 點diǎn = leave...alone (away)

離lí ...有yǒu 一yī 點diǎn 遠yuǎn = a little bit far from....

First we did the calendar introduction. I filmed the students of the 1st period; Tucker, Simran,

Thomas, and Cody. After that, we reviewed the words taught last time .

社shè 區qū = community, , neighborhood

太tài 鬧nào 了le = too annoying, too loud, too bustling

太tài 吵chǎo 了le = too noisy, too loud

安ān 靜jìng = quiet, silent

安ān 全quán = safe, secure

方fāng 便biàn = convenient, available

不bú 錯cuò = not bad, nice, good

For 1st and periods students, after reviewing the words taught last time, we introduced the new words and then practiced them with whiteboards. Next each student recieved a short converstation with the words taught last time. We used TPRStory questioning cycles on the converstaion and later students were asked to translate it. After we've done the translation, we watched a DVD named Children of Hungzhou,we discussed about it.

For 3rd period students, there were six students doing the calendar introduction; Eric, McCoy, Benthany, Luis, Austin, and Payton. After that we introduced the new words.

牙yá 齒chǐ = tooth/teeth

刷shuā 子zǐ = brush (noun)

刷shuā = brush (verb)

牙yá 刷shuā = tooth brush

刷shuā 牙yá = brush teeth

早zǎo 上shàng = in the morning

睡shuì 覺jiào 前qián = before sleep

吃chī 飯fàn 後hòu = after meals

起qǐ 床chuáng = get up

We qucikly reviewed some of the words taught last time.

身shēn 體tǐ = body

身shēn 上shàng = on the body

都dōu 是shì = both, all, all over

水shuǐ = water

睡shuì 覺jiào = sleep

打dǎ 呼hū 嚕lū = snore

把bǎ ...倒dào 在zài ...= pour.. on

身shēn 上shàng 都dōu 是shì 水shuǐ= water all over the body.

After the calendar and the new words, we did 'dictionary form'. After the dictionary form, we played a game that each table was assigned one word, and they were asked to use the word assigned to create a sentence in one minute. After one minute they passed their paper to the next table and create another sentence with the same word, and repeat the stp until each table received their own paper back.

 牙yá = tooth/teeth