Monday, December 6, 2010

12-05 Lesson & Homework

Today’s Lesson

-     
Song for Next Week’s Performance

o    Two Tigers     Lyrics     |     Video

o    Looking for Friends     Lyrics     |     Video
-     
Colors

o    Vocabulary      List     |     Flash cards


Color

顏色

yán

Red

紅色

hóng

Orange

橘色


Yellow

黃色

huáng  

Green

綠色


Blue

藍色

lán

Purple

紫色


Black

黑色

hēi

White

白色

bái

Pink

粉紅色

fěn hóng




o    Sentence

§  What color is this/that?

zhè /         shì       shén me        yán
/               什麼            顏色?

This                     is           what                    color?



§  Is this/that (color)?

zhè /         shì                             ma
/               (color)        嗎?

This/That          is           (color)             [yes/no question marker]



§  This/That is (color).

zhè /          shì
/                (color).

This / That         is           (color).



§  This/That is not (color).

zhè /         shì 
/         不是           (color).

This / That       is not                  (color).


This Week’s Homework
  • Practice 2 songs for performance.
  • Prepare tiger costume for performance.
  • Practice Flash cards








Monday, November 29, 2010

11-21 Lesson & Homework

Today's Lesson

  • Reviewed Previous Materials
  • Reviewed "10 Good Friends" song     PDF     |     Audio  (also available in Lesson 1 CD track)
  • Learned "Where is My Friend" song   PDF     |     Video
  • Learned "Two Tigers" song                PDF     |     Video

Today's Homework

  • Family Tree Project
    • Students should have received a piece of construction paper and seen an example of a family tree project, as well as a review worksheet with a family tree. 
    • Students should create their own family tree, using pictures of their family. 
    • Then they should label each picture using PINYIN, and if they so wish, they may also add characters. 
    • They should also include their name on the back of the paper so that the project may be returned at the end of the semester
  • Preparation for Celebration
    • Students should practice the songs and think of their "tiger" costume for the performance.

Monday, November 15, 2010

11-14 Lesson & Homework

Today's Lesson


Family Members   PDF    Illustrated Family Tree


Dad


爸爸


ba



Mom


媽媽


ma



Older Brother


哥哥


ge



Older Sister


姊姊


jiě jie



Younger Brother


弟弟


di



Younger Sister


妹妹


mèi mei






              mā ma
媽媽
ba
爸爸
jiě jie
姊姊
ge
哥哥
mèi mei
妹妹
di
弟弟
** Notice the character on the left side of the characters in the left column, which standsfor female.


This Week's Homework
- I Teach U

Sunday, November 7, 2010

11-07 Lesson & Homework

This Week’s Lesson     PDF


Vocabulary

I



You



He / She

 / 

/



** (men) makes the above pronouns plural


Us

我們

men

You all

你們

men

They / Them

他們
她們

men
men



** (de) makes indicates possessive.
[It’s equivalent to an apostrophe (‘s)]


Mine

我的

de

Yours

你的

de

His / Hers

他的 / 她的

de / de

Ours

我們的

men de

You alls

你們的

men de

Theirs

他們的 / 
她們的

men de / 
men de

* In addition to the above possessive pronouns, can be used with other nouns (in the place of the pronoun)


Other vocabulary

Is / Am / Are


shì

Name

名字

míng zi

Door


mén

This


zhè

That




Grammar


Noun
Pronoun

de

Object

eg)              de                                    
        我的                   
My                     pen
      [I (possessive)]



Noun
Pronoun
shì
Object

eg)                          shì                                     
                          (name)
              I            am      



eg)        de  míng zi            shì
我的名字                       (name)
             My name          is



eg)        zhè                            shì                           
                                
             This              is             a pen.



eg)                                    shì                             shū
                                 
           That               is              a book.



eg)                                     shì                       de              shū
                             我的       
           That               is             my        book.



This Week’s Homework

-      I Teach U – Teach someone something you learned at Chinese school at least 4 or 5 times a week.

-      Character Writing Practice        PDF
o  Practice at least 5 times.
o  Try to copy the first square.
o  The second section of boxes shows how to write the stroke.