Chinese I
Date
Class Goal
9/22/2013 1. Build up Pinyin foundation;
2. Introduction to Chinese
characters;
3. Classroom expectations.
9/23/2013 1. Build up Pinyin foundation;
2. Introduction to Chinese
characters;
3. Classroom expectations.
Class Content
1. Review the pinyin final;
2. Present the final chart;
3. Talk about classroom expression project.
Homework
Please turn in the classroom expression
project on this Wednesday.
1. Lab activity-typing Chinese (classroom expressions)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbtu3vS2FoA
2. Watch videos about Chinese wordshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlVEqA73Kv4 ;
3. Common radicals;
9/24/2013 1. Build up Pinyin foundation; 1. Competition-Pinyin table2. Introduction to Chinese
http://www.quickmandarin.com/chinesepinyintable/;
characters;
2. Present the classroom expression project.
3. Classroom expectations.
Please finish and turn in the typed
Classroom expression on Friday.
9/26/2013 1. Learning Chinese culture.
Please prepare for the radical quiz on
the coming Tuesday.
1. Han Zi Wu Qian Nian
Please practice Pinyin with the website
provided in class.
Chinese II Honor Please prepare for the essay contest.
Date
Class Goal
9/22/2013 1. Ask how much something
costs;
2. Talk about clothing;
3. Express opinions.
Class Content
L13: 1. Discussion-P23
2. Learn core vocabulary: 1-8,12 and Supplementary
vocabulary: 8-15;
3. Present the project.
Homework
Please write the new vocabulary five
times each, and prepare for the
vocabulary quiz tomorrow. (It includes
only core vocabulary 1-8)
9/23/2013 1. Ask how much something
costs;
2. Talk about clothing;
3. Express opinions.
L13: Lab-Guess Who (13-9 on page 38)
1. Vocabulary quiz on core vocabulary 1-8;
2. MW-grammar-II;
3. Listen to the audios.
9/24/2013 1. Ask how much something
costs;
2. Talk about clothing;
3. Express opinions.
L13: 1. Review the clothes items-white board;
2. Learn colors vocabulary: core vocabulary: 9, 12, 13, and
supplementary vocabulary: 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
3. Game-draw pictures based on the teacher’s description.
9/26/2013 1. Learn Chinese culture.
1. Secret: episode five.
Please write the new vocabulary five
times each, and prepare for the
vocabulary quiz tomorrow. (It only
includes supplementary vocabulary 815.)
Please write the new vocabulary five
times each, and prepare for the
vocabulary quiz on the coming
Tuesday. (It only includes core
vocabulary 9, 12, 13 and
supplementary vocabulary 17, 23-25.)
Please prepare for the discussion and
finish the vocabulary part of the
handout for episode five.
Please finish the rest of handouts
about episode five.
Chinese III, IV Honors and AP Please prepare for the essay contest.
Date
Class Goal
9/22/2013 1. describe the sights and sounds of a major city;
2. describe in basic terms some features of a historic
tourist site;
3. Give a simple account of the growth of a city from
the past to the present;
4. Express surprise at an unforeseen turn of events.
9/23/2013 1. describe the sights and sounds of a major city;
2. describe in basic terms some features of a historic
tourist site;
3. Give a simple account of the growth of a city from
the past to the present;
4. Express surprise at an unforeseen turn of events.
Class Content
Homework
L12: 1. Review the vocabulary we have
Prepare for the vocabulary quiz
learned;
tomorrow.
2. Go over the vocabulary handouts;
3. Create a story: “XX 的变化”， “XX变
了”， 或者“熟悉的和陌生的”。
L12: 1. Lab: Finish E on page 64. Level 4 &
AP students will stay in the lab to finish the
rest of chapter reading test.
2. Vocabulary quiz on 1-7;
3. Picture description-see pictures below.
Watch vocabulary video 3 of
L12
http://youtu.be/JpnMQ7I8TQc
and answer the questions.
Please prepare for the quiz 1521 on the coming Tuesday.
Watch vocabulary video 4 of
L12
http://youtu.be/XnRtUxqLydg
and answer the questions.
Please prepare for the quiz 2228 on the coming Thursday.
9/24/2013 1. describe the sights and sounds of a major city;
2. describe in basic terms some features of a historic
tourist site;
3. Give a simple account of the growth of a city from
the past to the present;
4. Express surprise at an unforeseen turn of events.
L12: 1. Learn grammar-P49-conversational
(The teacher will say sentences and
students will draw pictures);
2. Do “language practice” A, B, & C.
Please prepare for the
discussion and finish the
vocabulary part of the handout
for episode five.
9/26/2013 1. Learn Chinese Culture.
Tiny Time: episode five.
Please finish the rest of
handouts about episode five.
Reminder: AP students will work on L13 vocabulary. You will make PPT slides and on each slide, you will
explain one vocabulary and make a sentence using it.