Wednesday, May 26, 2010

唐詩欣賞 --李白 靜夜思

We have studied t the most popular Chinese quatrain. It is by Li Bai of the Tang dynasty. The title is "Thoughts in the Still of the Night" . In English, It means:

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床前明月光      I saw the moonbeams play before my bed
疑是地上霜     And wonder if that can be frost on the  
 ground. 
举头望明月      I raise my head, look at the silvery moon— 
低头思故乡      I bow my head, think of my home

Your homework for the weekend 
  1. Translate the English meaning into Chinese.(Type it on blog)
  2. Record it in Voice thread. The recording process first----read the poem then provide the Chinese translation)
for example:  静夜思---唐李白    床前明月光疑是地上霜 ...( before read the poems state the title and author) .Then provide your explanation for the poems. 这首诗的意思是说,秋天的晚上, 我在床前看到...........

Saturday, May 22, 2010

我的旅行计画




Weekend homework-- Please write a detailed travel plan based on the discussion you had with your classmate in class.You should incloud where to go, when to go, how to go, where to stay and what to do etc .

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

去中國旅行

In one month your summer vacation will begin.You and your classmates are discussing a possible trip to China.Your discussion should include(but is not limited to ) the following:

  1. Time of the trip   
  2. Route   
  3. How to travel  
  4. Attractions 
  5. Famous food  
  6. Souvenir   
  7. Budget 

In this travel unit, we will discuss all that you would require for the journey to China (such as a passport, visa,money, timetables etc). You will need to plan where you're going to go and what you'll do there - attractions, restaurants, shopping, city sights etc. This project will take approximately 2 weeks.

You will be given instructions via a "Web Quest" after we have studied the characters and grammar points that you'll need for the unit.

For today's homework, please read the text first then complete the dialogue


Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

我生病了.....

Please write an essay to describe an experience of being sick. You can look at the example below

Sunday, May 9, 2010

老师我要请病假....how to write note for sick leave

Here are two example notes for sick leave. Please follow the format and write a note for sick leave (in hand writing not typing!).

The gramamr point for " 有点儿 and 一点儿", " 来"

Please see the slide below for the difference between "
点儿(yǒu diǎnr) and 一点儿( diǎnr) "  




















The verb " " can also use to get other people's attention to
participate in some act:
 

Friday, May 7, 2010

Creating writing-describe your experience of being sick

 Today Homework -look at the picture and write a short  story using all the characters show in the picture.
 



  

Thursday, May 6, 2010

他怎么了?What is wrong with him?

Please write 3-4 sentences for each picture below to tell a situation.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Weekend homework -Talent show 我看才藝表演

For this weekend homework, please accept the invitation to join VoiceThread from me. Click on Dual talent show picture and record your talent show comment using the new web-based thing. You can use the comments in your essay that I have corrected for you already.

Prepare for the Unit Test on Monday.
Have a nice weekend!