Wednesday, September 4, 2013

中文二 & 三單字表 至九月四日 Chinese Level 2&3 Vocabulary List by September 4

You may listen to the sound by clicking "the Sound"
nǐ xǐ huān chuān shén me fú zhuāng
喜 歡 穿  什 麼  裝  = What clothes do you like to wear?
xī zhuāng
西  裝  = (western) formal suit
zhōng shān zhuāng
  中  山  裝   =  Chinese traditional suit
qí páo
袍 = Choengsam
hé fú
= kimono
xià wēi yí cǎo qún
夏 威夷 草 裙 = Hawaii Hulu Skirt 
yìn dù shā lì
  = Indian Sari
nǐ xǐ huān chuān sh
én me yán sè fú zhuāng

喜 歡 穿  什 麼    裝  = What color of clothes do you like to wear?
huā lǐng dài
花 領 帶 = colorful nectie
bái chèn shān
白  襯  衫 = White shirt
hóng qún zi
紅 裙 子 = red skirt
lán kù zǐ
= blue pants
huáng wà zǐ
黃    =  yellow socks
yī fú
= clothes
fu zhuāng
 裝  = clothes (in formal way)
kù zǐ
= pants
xié zǐ
鞋子 = shoes
qún zi
裙 子 = skirt
cháng
 長 = long
cháng kù
長 褲  = long pants
cháng qún
長 裙 = long skirt
duǎn
短 = short
duǎn kù
短 褲 = shorts
duǎn qún
短 裙 = short skirt
nèi
內 = inside
nèi kù
內 褲 = underwear
chuān
穿 =  wear
chuān le
穿  = wore
mǎi
買 = buy
mǎi le
= bought
mài
賣 = sell
mài le
= sold

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

九月三日星期二 September 3, Tuesday - B Day


For Chinese Level II & III students
students copied down the words on the slideshow, and then we used PQA to work on the words on the slideshow. Later we watched some pictures that related to Chinese traditional costume and talked about them. Students are informed that they are going to do A FASHION PROJECT soon;
1. choose a dynasty from Chinese history.
2. search the fashion clothing of the chosen dynasty.
3. explicit the meaning of the fashion clothing of the chosen dynasty.
4. compare the fashions between western's and China's.
We also watch a powerpoint about clothing.
Next we used whiteboard activities to practice these words.
We played "Ribbon Game" to have all the students practice conversation such as
"妳穿幾號鞋子?"
"妳穿幾號衣服?"

Vocabulary List
nǐ xǐ huān chuān shén me fú zhuāng
喜 歡 穿  什 麼  裝  ?= what clothes do you like to wear?
xī zhuāng
西  裝  = (western) formal suit
zhōng shān zhuāng
  中  山  裝 
= Chinese traditional suit
qí páo
袍 = Choengsam

hé fú
= kimono
xià wēi yí cǎo qún
夏 威夷 草 裙 = Hawaii hulu skirt

yìn dù shā lì
 
= Indian Sari

For Chinese Level I students,
we first introduced the new words as the following. We used TPR to introduced the words which means we created a gesture to each word so that students can connect the word to its English meaning. We did a quickly 'close-eye' evaluation which means that students closed their eyes and did the gesture to the word said by the teacher. Next, we practiced these words with small whiteboards. After that, we played "老師說" (Simon says). Last, we played charades.

Vocabulary List

zhàn lái = stand up
zuò xià  = sit down
dūn xià = squat (down)

zǒu = walk

kuài kuài = quickly, fast
t í ng = stop


Colors 顏色 yanse



HOMEWORK FOR CHINESE & FL STUDENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 03-07


HOMEWORK ARTICLE ONE – REFLECTION ESSAY

NAME: _______________ PERIOD: ____________________ DATE: ______

Please read the article BELOW and write a reflection essay which includes the content information, developing ideas/reflection, and comparison and contrast, etc.
DUE ON SEPTEMBER 9 / 10 (A/B DAY)
Includes 1) Facts 2) what are interesting to you? why? 3) What sounds weird to you? why?
4) What's connection between the facts in Taiwan and in U.S.
It doesn't have to be long (can be 2-5 paragraphs) but has to include the require information above.
Use the font Times and font size 13 or 14.
Please use your school account and email to me mrs.duke@gmail.com

Level of Achievement

7-8

5-6

3-4

1-2

Provide Information:

Clearly and effectively communicates information

Clearly communicates information

Some difficulty in communicating information

Information is incoherent

Develop Ideas:

Simple and complex ideas are relevant and supported

Some difficulty with more complex ideas

Sometimes irrelevant and/or repetitive ideas

Irrelevant, and/or repetitive ideas

Support opinions

Justified

Sometimes justified

Often unsupported

Unsupported

Format/Structure:

Effective use of cohesive devices using clear and effective structure

Appropriate use of cohesive devices with appropriate structure

Some basic cohesive devices with attempted structure

Lack of structure

Overall Level of Achievement

7 8

Created Mid

5 6

Formulaic High Created Low

3 4

Formulaic Mid

1 2

Formulaic Low
 
 

Do As The Locals Do (Part II): 6 Signs You’re Becoming A Local

August 15, 2013 |  by Citra Shi from http://taipei543.com/2013/08/15/locals-part-ii/

Previously, we listed 6 things local Taiwanese do, including eating (and more eating!) and collecting cute things from convenience stores (hey, who wants Angry Birds travel luggage or cups?). Now, we’ve come up with six other things local people do — and if you’re not native to Taiwan, perhaps you’ve adopted some of these habits as well! Let us know in the comments.

1. Frequenting internet cafes
Have you seen big posters in a Taipei Metro station advertising online games? A lot of locals (particularly teenagers and young adults) love to play online games, and as such, internet cafes are very popular. Set up with small cubicles complete with flat monitors and gaming consoles, avid gamers love to visit internet cafes and play games for long hours. The internet cafes are usually open 24 hours and always packed during the weekends. The cost is quite cheap, averaging 25 NT per hour and getting cheaper for longer hours, e.g. 60 NT for 3 hours. But, we’re here to remind you: do play in moderation and try not to get too addicted! Not long ago, a teenager collapsed and died after a 40 hour marathon gaming session.

2. Getting massages
There are a large number of massage parlors in Taiwan, from the normal massages (with hands) to some pretty unbelievable ones. Have you heard of the butcher knife massage? No, we’re not kidding. Literally, the masseuse will give you a massage with a couple of butcher knives. I hesitated much before finally mustering the courage to try it, and it turned out to be quite enjoyable. You can also get a traditional facial massage (they use threads to massage your face) and the infamous Thai massage.

3) Washing your hair

Wait, what’s so special about hair washing that we’ve included it here? You’re probably thinking that everyone should be doing this already, but we’re talking about getting your hair washed in a hair salon. Lots of Taiwanese, particularly women, have regular visits to the hair salon of their choice to get their hair washed. Most hair salons offer elaborate hair washing services, starting with a neck and back massage, scalp massage, the actual hair washing (two or three times with additional massages), then some styling. And isn’t too expensive either. For around 300 NT you can get two hours of bliss: clean, perfect hair and relaxed muscles.

4) Shrimping

Yes, it literally means fishing for shrimp. While it sounds funny, it is actually a popular (and fun!) activity. Taiwanese often go to a “shrimp farm”, where you can sit around a small pool, catch your own shrimp and grill them by yourself. And if you think fishing for shrimp is easy, wait until you try it yourself. Read our guide here for details on where to go.

5) Buying in bulk
Online shopping is a part of Taiwanese lifestyle, and it comes with getting cheaper prices by buying something in bulk. But what if you don’t actually need that much? Among peers, such as classmates and co-workers, it is normal in Taiwan to buy things collectively, because it will save more money. For example, buying 40 bags of potato chips can save you up to 30% off the original price, and you can divide that among friends.

Since MSN Messenger is now obsolete, Taiwanese people rely on LINE as their main chatting application. It originated in Japan, but has taken Taiwan by storm. It has reached 16 million users in Taiwan (which means over 70% of Taiwan’s population). This is due to its attractive interface complete with adorable “stickers” featuring a brown bear called Brown and a rabbit called Cony, as well as its flexible use on both smartphone and PC. No wonder, several celebrities (such as Girls’ Generation and 2NE1) and brands (7-Eleven, Panasonic, Tatung, etc.) have official LINE accounts for everyone to add. I’ve even booked seats in a bar using LINE — it is THAT widely used by Taiwanese. Have LINE already? See 4 other must-have smartphone apps.