Chinese I: Final Exams Information (Winter, 2014)
Final Exams Schedule:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
0 Hour CrossFit
Period 1
Period 2
Period 4
LHS
6:30 – 7:20
7:30 – 9:00
9:15 – 10:45
11:00 – 12:30
VHHS
7:55 – 9:25
9:40 – 11:10
11:25 – 12:55
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Period 3
Period 5
Period 6
LHS
7:30 – 9:00
9:15 – 10:45
11:00 – 12:30
VHHS
7:55 – 9:25
9:40 – 11:10
11:25 – 12:55
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Period 7
Period 8
Make-up Period
LHS
7:30 – 9:00
9:15 – 10:45
11:00 – 12:30
VHHS
7:55 – 9:25
9:40 – 11:10
11:25 – 12:55
Preparing for final exams can be a stressful time for you. It is most beneficial to review the
material for short periods of time well before the exam rather than for many hours right before
the exam.
1. To help you begin your preparations, use this guide to get organized. Begin by
reviewing the list of topics that we covered in Chinese I during the first semester on the
next page. For each topic, collect the following materials:
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Textbook
Vocabulary quizzes and homework sheets for each chapter
The character work book
The students activity manual
Chapter reading and writing tests.
2. Once you have organized the materials for each chapter, begin to review a new topic
15-20 minutes each day leading up to the exam.
3. You may also utilize the website for your student activity manual for additional practice,
found on my webpage: MyChineseLab or go to the website directly:
MyChineseLab.com. You could review grammar in Tutorials (on the yellow bar of main
screen). You also may practice on the additional practice questions and watch the
videos on Language in Use. (Important!!!)
General Format of the Final Exam
150 Scantron multiple choices, true/false, word order or matching questions in these
categories:
I. Listening
II. Reading
III. Vocabulary
IV. Grammar
V. Chinese culture adventure
V1. There will also be a written section in Chinese.
Introduction chapter
1. Structure of Chinese syllables PF-1
2. Initials and finals- Pinyin table PF-13
http://www.quickmandarin.com/chinesepinyintable/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_bkxliz_7A (Initial video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h-C0agoZrg (Final Video)
3. Special pinyin rules and tone rules PF-9—F12
4. Pinyin tone mark placement
http://www.pinyin.info/rules/where.html
5. Chinese radicals PF-23 http://quizlet.com/17579949/best-100-chinese-radicalsflash-cards/
6. Classroom expressions PF-30 http://quizlet.com/13616871/chinese-link-classroomexpression-flash-cards/
7. Numbers PF-31 http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/learningchinese/chinese-number.htm ;
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/apr99/number/index.html
Lesson One
1. Objectives P1
2. Vocabulary P2 http://quizlet.com/13432324/chinese-link-lesson-1-vocabulary-flashcards/
3. Sentences patterns P3
4. Grammar P4-8
5. Supplementary practice P8
6. Cultural link P12
Lesson Two
1. Objectives P17
2. Vocabulary P18 http://quizlet.com/6628674/cl1-l2-all-%e4%b8%ad%e8%8b%b1-flashcards/
3. Sentences patterns P19
4. Grammar P21-23
5. Supplementary practice P23
6. Cultural link P29-32
Lesson Three
1. Objectives P33
2. Vocabulary P34 http://quizlet.com/1003552/lesson-3-vocabulary-flash-cards/
3. Sentences patterns P35
4. Grammar P37-39
5. Supplementary practice P39-40
6. Cultural link P46-48
Lesson Four
1. Objectives P49
2. Vocabulary P50-51 http://quizlet.com/13293457/chinese-link-lesson-4simplified-flashcards/
3. Sentences patterns P52
4. Grammar P53-57
5. Supplementary practice P57
6. Cultural link P63
Lesson Five
1. Objectives P71
2. Vocabulary P72-73 http://quizlet.com/13546754/chinese-link-%E2%80%94-lesson-5flash-cards/
3. Sentences patterns P73-74
4. Grammar P75-78
5. Supplementary practice P79
6. Cultural link P85-88
Written Section: (For each topic, you will have at least ten sentences.)
1. Introduce yourselves or one of your classmates: (including greeting, last name and first
name, nationality, language and what you are studying.)
2. Introduce one of your classmates. You might want to include: her/his English and
Chinese names, what does she/he study, is that hard? What is her/his nationality? What
language(s) can she/he speak? Who is her/his instructor, etc in Chinese characters.
3. You have the following information about John. Write a short passage in Chinese about
him).
John
Nationality: French
A student
Studies engineering and English Literature
Lots of homework for engineering, but not so much for English Literature
Speaks a little Chinese
Chinese class is very difficult for him
Very busy
4. Imagine you will interview a classmate. Write down at least 10 questions in Chinese to
ask him/her.
You may ask for:
What is his nationality?
Does he have Chinese name? What is it?
What does he study?
Does he study Literature? Engineering?
Does he have lots of homework? Is the homework difficult or not?
Does he have any Chinese friend?
Does he speak any Chinese?
Does he have any friend who can speak Chinese?
Does he often speak Chinese with his friend?
Does he have any roommate? How many?
Resources:
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http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_wu_chineselink_1/39/10025/2566512.cw/index.html
(highly recommended)
http://learningchineseonline.net/ (It is comprehensive.)
You will rate your knowledge below, and we will rate them again before the final.
Lesson
Content
Rating
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Introduction chapter
Lesson One
Lesson Two
Lesson Three
Lesson Four
Lesson Five
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Structure of Chinese syllables
Initials and finals- Pinyin table
Special pinyin rules and tone rules
Pinyin tone mark placement
Pinyin tone mark placement
Chinese radicals
Classroom expressions
Numbers
Vocabulary
Sentences patterns
Grammar
Supplementary practice
Cultural link
Vocabulary
Sentences patterns
Grammar
Supplementary practice
Cultural link
Vocabulary
Sentences patterns
Grammar
Supplementary practice
Cultural link
Vocabulary
Sentences patterns
Grammar
Supplementary practice
Cultural link
Vocabulary
Sentences patterns
Grammar
Supplementary practice
Cultural link
Note:
1-I don’t understand.
2-I somewhat understand this.
3-I understand this.
4-I understand this so well I could explain it to others with confidence.
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