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summer projects

teresawei — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:04:48 +0000

Summer projects
1. Character stroke order—reading
2. Character packet—complete one page every other day
3. Research online learning resources for Chinese and pick three that are most helpful for you. Write a short report and explain why or how they are helpful.
4. Research Chinese podcasts, choose one that is suitable to your level, and listen to one podcast at least once a week (itunes)
5. Weekly journal—write a journal at least once a week in Chinese. Journal format should include date (一月一号)， day of the week (星期一)， time of the day (现在上午十点一刻), weather (天气: 今天下雨or 今天是雨天), mood (我今天心情很（不）好)，daily activities, etc. Try to use patterns you have learned. You should have at least five sentences each week. Possible topics: describe your family members; describe your house or your room and where objects are located; describe hobbies/activities of your family members or friends; describe a person’s physical appearance; what clothes people wear; describe a country you want to visit; foods; transportations, and so on. You should also summarize what you have learned from the podcast. Include Chinese phrases learned from the podcast.
6. Create a photo story using MS Photo Story. Download Photo Story

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/firststory.mspx

7. Keep everything in a folder to turn in on the first day of class. Contact me if you have questions!

Asian Country project

teresawei — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:37:16 +0000

Choose a country in Asia, work on a poster that represents the country, and be ready to present it in class. The poster should at least have the country’s name in Chinese characters, the regional map to show where it is located, and the country’s flag.
Content of presentation (in Chinese):
1. Write at least two sentences to show where the country is located.
For example: Japan is to the East of China. Japan is North-east of Taiwan.
Q: 日本在哪里？
A：日本在中国东边。
A：日本在台湾东北边。
2. Describe the country’s flag.
Q：中国的国旗有几个颜色？
guó qí yán sè
A：中国的国旗有两个颜色：红色和黄色。
guó qí yán sè
3. Write at least two sentences to describe the weather condition in different seasons. For example: It is extremely hot in China in the summer. It is cool in China in the fall.
Q：中国夏天天气怎麽样？
xià tiān
A：中国夏天非常热。
xià tiān
Q：中国秋天天气怎麽样？
A：中国秋天很凉快。
Write at least two sentences to report the weather forecast. For example:
4. Today is a sunny day in Japan. Tomorrow it will drizzle in Japan.
Q：日本今天天气怎麽样？
A：日本今天是晴天。
A：日本明天会下毛毛雨。
5. Present two or three interesting facts about the country in English.

furniture

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:35:42 +0000

school

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:33:27 +0000

weather

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:31:55 +0000

sports

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:31:09 +0000

vehicles

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:26:47 +0000

clothing

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:25:41 +0000

different translations:
上衣–top
大衣–coat
外套–jacket

body parts

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:21:08 +0000

colors

teresawei — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:17:11 +0000