Blog Post about Chinese Study

Handwrite a blog post responding to the following prompt.

        新学年开始了。跟以前一样，你有中文课。可是你觉得中文好像没有以前那么简单。写一篇100-200个字的博客，回顾你这几年来学中文的经验，也谈谈应该怎么做， 中文才会更进步。

HW 12/13 & Quiz on Thursday

Please reflect on each of these 10 aspects of Chinese leaning by using the vocabulary words on the table （handout). Make sure for EACH sentence, you use 学习中文， 我觉得 aspect + adv+ adj.
Make sure that in your sentences, you have at least one of 很， 有点儿， 不， 一点儿都不，越来越， 容易， 难， and 多.  Please underline 很， 有点儿， 不， 一点儿都不，越来越， 容易， 难，and 多 as well as the following aspects so I know you have meet the requirements.
1.听力
2.口语
3.阅读 (yuè dú, reading)
4.写作
5.声调
6.发音
7. 词汇
8.语法
9.笔画
10.笔顺

Ex.   学习中文， 我觉得词汇   越来越  多 了。
        学习中文， 我觉得语法    很    难   记住。

*You can print those flashcards out to prepare for your Thursday's Quiz

Simon's Cat Video Presentation

Dear Class,

Please go to this YouTube Playlist to check out Simon's Cat videos and pick one video for your presentation by Monday, 12/19.  Please put the video title on the second column of this sheet and your name on the third.

Videos are first come first serve. If the video you pick is already on the list, you cannot pick that video. Please check carefully and pick the one that is not taken. PLEASE DO NOT edit your classmate's input!  Here is an example of narration for the video. Thank you!

Shi Laoshi

HW 12/07 AND Quiz Tomorrow

Please make sentence for those words (copy 3 X， 8 characters minimum)
1. 介绍
2. 一条龙学校 （don't use the sentence in the text）
3. 赶 （as in to catch public transport）
4. 课间休息
5.次
6. 下课
7. 聊天儿
8. ...以后
9. 为。。。提供
10. 丰富多彩

Study all vocabulary in this table as tomorrow‘s quiz will be any of the 22 words.

中文书信

Test Correction Rule

The last day to turn in test correction（both Test 4 and Test 5） is Monday， December 5th

1. For all questions besides essay and giving direction， copy 3 times. For direction giving and essay, rewrite once.

2. You cannot "recover" points int the listening and true or false section. So don't do test correction on listening part. 

3. Point recovery policy remains the same: you can recover (100-test score)% of points you can recover (meaning all lost points minus listening and true or false question points)

4. For Character-Pinyin-Meaning part, if got anything wrong, copy the item (including Character-Pinyin-Meaning) 3 times.

5 For fill-in-blank from word bank, just copy the correct sentences 3 times.

6. Same for sentences-making questions, but do underline the words used to make sentences.

7. For categorization questions， for each of wrong answer， copy BOTH the category and the item 3 times. EX. 电器：冰箱     电器：冰箱     电器：冰箱

8. For translation questions， copy English sentences once and write Chinese 3 times.

Words up for Quiz Tomorrow

No.	Character	Pinyin	Meaning
1	早上/上午	Zǎoshang/shàngwǔ	Morning
2	中午	zhōng wǔ	Noon
3	下午	xià wǔ	Afternoon
4	晚上	wǎn shàng	Evening
5	点/点钟	diǎn/diǎn zhōng	O’clock
6	半	bàn	Half past
7	刻	kè	Quarter
8	小时	xiǎoshí	Hour
9	分/分钟	fēn/fēnzhōng	Minute
10	现在	xiànzài	Now
11	下个月	xià gè yuè/	Last month
12	下个星期	xià gè xīngqí	Next week
13	课	kè	Course
14	西班牙语	xībānyá yǔ	Spanish
15	课程表	kè chéng biǎo	Schedule
16	数学	shùxué	Math
17	体育	tǐyù	Physical Education
18	生物	shēng wù	Biology
19	化学	huàxué	Chemistry
20	物理	wùlǐ	Physics
21	考试	kǎoshì	Test
22	门（课）	mén (kè)	Measure Word for Class
23	节（课）	jié (kè)	Measure Word for Period

HW 11/30

Write a paragraph about your new schedule at your "new school" by addressing these questions

Then write a paragraph for one of your classmates. The following is the list of courses offered at West  High School.

Test 5 Review Sheet (Test on Tuesday, 11/29)

The format of this test would be similar to last one.

Vocabulary

1.Make sure that you can label these body parts with characters.

2. You must know the characters Pinyin and English Meaning of these vocabulary (if you are having problem with some of these words, type in Character or Pinyin the Arch Chinese dictionary on the right to see sample sentences).

Sentences:
1. Any sentences in the text or in the handout is fair game for translation questions.

Grammar：
1.You must know the difference of 能，会， 可以。
2.因为。。。所以 。。。能/不能
3. Suggestion for illness by using 多 and 少： 多休息， 少说话， 多喝开水。
4. Using 次. Ex.  一天3次,   一次两片。
5. 是。。。的： 我的头发是黑色的 （notice you have to include 的）
6. Know how to negate symptom and illness： 我不咳嗽， 我嗓子不疼。 我没感冒。 我没发烧。
7. 有 in describing appearance （usually use in estimation）： 他的身高有一米八。 他的体重有150磅。
8. Use of 别 as "Don't"
9. 要是。。。就。。。（你要是发烧， 就应该多喝水）。
10. difference between 一点儿 and 有点儿
Essay：
1） Describe one experience when you had a cold. When did you start feeling sick? What symptoms did you experience? Who took you to the doctor and where did you go (clinic or hospital). What did the doctor say about your illness. What medicine the doctor gave you? What medicine did the doctor prescribe? What advice did the doctor give? How many days you had for sick leave?

2) Write down the script of your call to your teacher asking for a sick leave
1) Opening that greets me and telling me who you are：喂， 施老师您好。。。
2) Date:  今天是 #月 #号， 星期 # 。
3) Describe your illness and symptoms （include at least 3 symptoms）， be detailed.
4) Length of your sick leave.
5) Closing:  谢谢老师， 再见。
6) Make sure that you use 因为。。。所以。。。，能， 得（have to）in your passage. Make sure to write a script out for your recording (you don't have to turn in script)

11/22 Homework: 打电话请病假

Record a message that you make a call to me to take sick leave make sure you include
1) Opening that greets me：喂， 老师您好。。。
2) Date:  今天是 #月 #号， 星期 # 。
3) Describe your illness and symptoms， be detailed.
4) Length of your sick leave.
5) Closing:  谢谢老师， 再见。

5) Make sure that you use 因为。。。所以。。。，能， 得（have to）in your passage. Make sure to write a script out for your recording (you don't have to turn in script)