空气质量指数（AQI)

You can check the Air Quality Index（AQI) of any city here

0515 HW & Quiz Tomorrow

Ecosystem/Writing

Watch the videos and write a passage (several paragraphs) to explain

1st paragraph： What is ecosystem？What a good ecosystem is?

2nd paragraph：What are two main types of ecosystem？ What are examples of each type？You must identify all 7 sub-categories mentioned in the video. 

3rd paragraph： Causes of change to eco-system (please use the word 导致). You must identify at least 5 mentioned in the video. For better and more accurate translation of words, use Wikipedia. Type in English to the search bar and then click “中文” on the left side.

*Not all Wikipedia items have Chinese entry (Most common terms have)

Requirements：

1.Your writing should use at least FIVE words from the list below, and use structure “如......等” 

Vocabulary list:

生态系统、破坏、保护区、热带雨林、稀有、珍贵、濒临、灭绝

2.You writing should also be multiple paragraphs and have at least 3 transition words.

*Underline all the required elements in 1 and 2, including vocabulary, "如。。。等“ and at least 3 transition words.

3. 200 characters minimum

Useful words:

Habitat: 栖息地； Coniferous forest：针叶林；Tundra：冻原； Eruption：火山爆发

Aquatic ecosystem： 水域生态系统

HW

Watch this documentary 穹顶之下， identify causes, effects and solutions for smog， then write essay of 300 characters minimum.

HW (Due Friday) + Quiz on Words up to No. 22 on Friday

你这样做吗？总是， 经常， 有时，很少， 从来不？

1-回收报纸， 杂志

2-回收玻璃瓶， 塑料瓶

3-回收饮料罐

4-回收电池

5-随手关水龙头

6-随手关灯， 关空调
7-把空调温度调得很低
8-买瓶装水
9-洗澡洗很长时间
10-自己带餐具上学
11-把吃剩的食物打包带走
12-乘坐公交车外出
13-看到喜欢的衣服和鞋帽就买
14-自备购物袋
15-重复使用塑料袋

Base on the survey of 6 classmates write an essay of at least 300 characters in which you:

1.Introduce recycling in your intro paragraph
2. Body paragraph: Summarize patterns from your survey, no less than 3 patterns and no more than 5 (3 to 5)
3. Implication paragraph: Based on the patterns you find, why do you think it is, what is your opinion on those those patterns. Any call for actions?

05/09 HW

1. Copy 3 times of Pinyin and Character and make sentences for:

臭氧层、工业、废物、排放、废气,  全球暖化

Write 3 sentences stating the 3 causes of global warming using 导致 and then change them into passive voice using ...由...导致  OR    ...是由...导致的

05/08 HW

Copy 3 times( Make sure to include Pinyin) and make sentences for
空气、污染、质量、沙尘暴、雾霾、严重、酸雨、噪声、连……都……

*中学生带手机上学都有哪些利弊呢？
Sample essay：

Weekend HW

Scenario

一家美国服装店正考虑 （kǎo lǜ, considering）进入中国， 他们在考虑要开实体的百货商店 还是 只开网店。 

Write an mini-essay in Chinese with 300 characters minimum: 

1. Establish your thesis 

    A. Give brief introduction to investing in China and online shopping in China. This could be as general as "online shopping in  China has gotten more and more popular".

    B. State your thesis: This is your recommendation of what the American clothing company should do. Please be detailed. 

You could advice them to 1）Stay out of investing oversea 2）. Have online store open to Chinese customers but ship from America.  3. Open online store ONLY with a local factory supplying 4. Open physical retail store  (实体店）AND online store （网店）and run a local factory supplying product. 5. Open only physical store... .... Your thesis is NOT limited to those ideas, but make sure it can be supported by your 3 arguments.

2. Provide 3 reasons to support your thesis.

3. counterargument (有人会说。。。）and your rebuttal

4. Conclusion

Review for Tomorrow's Test

Please review all words, sentences and grammar points in those handouts for tomorrow's test:

Handout: Technology  The part about Google Classroom and distant learning will not be tested. This means those words are NOT included in tomorrow's test

26	远程教学	yuǎn chéng jiào xué	Distance teaching
27	网上课程	wǎng shàng kè chéng	Online course
28	设备	shè bèi	Equipment
29	耳机	ěr jī	Headset
30	麦克风/话筒	mài kè fēng/ huà tǒng	Microphone

Handout: Contemporary Life

There will be listening part on tomorrow's test as well.

0502 HW

你觉得用智能手机/平板电脑 是利大于（greater than）弊还是 弊大于利？

1.Write an essay in which you pick a side, present your 3 arguments and conclude （make sure 3 arguments are distinct, you can Google them if you are having difficulty coming up with 3 different ones).

2. You should use 3 paragraphs for beginning, middle and end.

3. 200 characters minimum.

0501 HW and Quiz Tomorrow

Note： Pinyin for 信用卡 is

信用卡	xìn yòng kǎ

Quiz tomorrow on all the words on handout 2.

Copy 3 times and make sentences for ：

1.即时通讯

2.关键词

3.几乎

4.低头族

5. 差别

6. 利弊

7.网上购物

8. 百货商店