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Write a short essay about your field trip today. Describe how you got there, how many people were at your table, and what you had to eat. What was your favorite dish and what did you think overall about the field trip? Did you feel that your field trip helped you to study Chinese? What would you suggest to make it even better?

Food for thought

We've been studying words for food and you will soon see the movie about eating and cooking in China. I hope you noticed how different the food is and the way it is cooked and eaten in China.

Read the article on the right and then write down what you think are the four key differences between American and Chinese food, cooking and eating. Think about the way food is prepared, how and where it is eaten, and what people use to eat it.

We will talk a little about this in class on Thursday and I would like to review your work on the following Tuesday(01/19) in class before we leave for field trip.

家庭​jiātíng   family / household /        
民族 mín​zú   nationality / ethnic group
饮食yǐn​shí    food and drink              
习惯 (noun) xí​guàn   habit
餐具cān​jù  table ware / dinner service    
往往 wǎng​wǎng​  often
摆著bǎizhe  to put on....                  
夾 jiá   hold between        
抓zhuā  to grab  
热闹rè​nao  lively  
刀叉 dāo​ chā knife and fork 
卫生wèi​shēng  hygiene  
欧洲 Ōu​zhōu   Europe

相同(xiāng​tóng​)的地方(dì​fang):

1. 一天都吃三餐
2. 晚餐都是一天最重要zhòng​yào​(important)的一餐
3. .............

不同的地方:

1. 中国家庭吃饭用筷子, 美国家庭用刀叉, 如果吃匹萨就用手. 
2. 中国家庭主食是米饭 ,美国家庭..........  
3.  .........

Don't forget to write down the dinner table rules at your house.(餐桌規矩)

For example: (我们家吃晚饭时,不能看电视 ,不能看报纸, 不能  text message.......)

作文: 我的外出用餐經驗

这是一篇打字作文.主题是描述你的外出用餐经验.题目自订, 字数要求在一百五十个字以上.你可以用你的周末日记当草稿.记得你的作文需要说明餐厅在哪里? 你们点了什么菜 ?你觉得这家餐厅的菜味道怎么样? 哪道菜最好吃?贵不贵?

你可以参考下面的短文或者"中文天地"第177页补充课文和下面的语法点(Grammar points).

语法点
离lí    from                                 常常cháng​cháng​  often   
一边 yī​biān, 一边  doing... while...     又yòu , 又  both ---and            

                                                                                                                    
Ps: 短文出自"汉语精读课本"

Weekend Journal:Eating out experience

这个周末的日记,请写下你跟朋友或者跟家人到餐厅吃饭的经验 (jīng​yàn  experience), 

你可以写在日记本,也可以写在博客.这篇日记是下个星期"外出用餐"作文的草稿cǎo​gǎo ( draft / outline).你可以参考cān​kǎo to consult 下面的小短文.

奶酪nǎi​lào Cheese                 三文鱼sān​wén​yú  salmon         挺 tǐng  rather

PS:短文來自輕鬆學中文 

Dinner for four!

Today in class we learned how to order food in a restaurant. For your homework today, look at the dialogue below and create an order for yourself and three friends. You should order approximately 4 dishes for your table, plus some drinks.

Make sure you order enough without going crazy! Also, use the correct 'measure' words for each dish that you order.  Write down an estimate on how much your meal.

语法点 :"来", "再来"

Meaure words(量词):  杯, 瓶, 罐, 盘,  碗, 双,只(烤鸭, 烤鸡)
位(measure word for quest: 三位客人).

笼 (lóng  flat bamboo basket used to serve dimsum 一笼小笼包)
顿 (dùn measure word for meal :我一天吃三顿饭这顿晚餐好便宜!)
份(fèn, a set  of 來一份水餃,两份锅贴). 

Basic method for Chinese cooking:

1. 烤 kǎo (roast)
2. 炒 chǎo (saute / pan-fry)
3. 煎 jiān   (pan-fry  use it: 煎 蛋 or 煎魚)
4. (清)蒸 (qīng​ zhēng  steamed in broth)
   
5. 红烧  (hóng​shāo  simmer-fried)

你一日三餐(早 中,晚) 都吃什么, 喝什么?

顿dùn classifier for meals,           结束jié​shù to end       标准biāo​zhǔn​standard              
單位 dān​wèi  work unit           准备zhǔn​bèi prepare      丰盛fēng​shèng​  rich / 
营养yíng​yǎng  nutrition             经历 jīng​lì  experience  感受gǎn ​shòu  a feeling
习惯 xí​guàn habit(noun) ( bo used to )

读了这篇文章以后,我们知道中国人一天三顿饭的时间和飲食习惯.看下面的图片,写下你一般一日三餐(早,中,晚餐)都吃什么食物(shí​wù food) ,喝什么饮料(yǐn​liào beverage)?还有你一日三餐最喜欢哪一餐, 为什么? 不会写的菜名请参考(cān​kǎo to consult )第十一课的生词.

Ps: 
文章來自大學預科漢語
图片一來自輕鬆學中文(3). 
图片二來自跟我學漢語(2)

回顾2009 展望2010

这周的日记,除了你的新年日记以外, 你们可以回顾 一下2009年, 看看你在2009达成(reach)了多少愿望.
还有,展望一下2010年,问问自己,在2010年有哪些新的愿望. 写下来作为自己努力的目标. 

新年快乐!    Happy New Year!

生词和句子

1. 回顾 (huí​gù  to look back)
2. 达成(dá​chéng to accomplish)
3. 展望(zhǎn​wàng to look forward to)
4. 愿望 (yuàn​wàng  wish)       2010年我的愿望是考好SAT.
5. 目标 (mù​biāo goal )            2010年我的目标是为自己申请到好的大学.           
6. 申请 (shēnqǐng​​ To apply)
   
7. 努力 (nǔ​lì  to try hard )        2010年我要比2009年更努力学习.

圣诞节日记

圣诞节和新年的周末日记,
你可以写在日记本或是博客上.

不要忘记回答"你们家如何过圣诞节?"
的问题.

Merry Christmas!

你们家如何过圣诞节?

圣诞节快到了! 过圣诞节前,你们家会怎样佈置客厅?你们家每年都会买圣诞树吗? 你会寄圣诞卡给远方的亲朋好吗? 你会买什么圣诞礼物送给家人朋友呢? 还有, 你们家一般圣诞晚餐吃什么?

回答下面的问题, 然后写下你家(或一般人)怎么过圣诞节?

The structure 如果.......(的話)

我们今天学了  "如果.......(的話),....就 (or 会)......." 这个句型

 Your Homework today : make  3-5 sentences with "如果...."  - feel free to be very creative in your answers!  Have Fun!

比如: 如果我今天有五百块, 我就去买一件漂亮的裙子.

Reall, really complicated and difficult stuff 结果补语

This isn't easy but let's have a go! Take a look at the table below. The words along the top line can take a modifier (in the left-hand column) to make a finished or completed sense to the word.

 For example, "see" is modified with "見" to become "saw". "Search" is modified with "到" to become 'found". By the way "光" can have the same meaning with "完"

Construct four modified words and create a sentence for each that illustrates their use.

See the examples below as a guide.

周末日记 ---我最喜欢的季节

我们在课堂上学了春,夏,秋,冬四个季节的天气特色,还学会了怎样描写天气.这个周末的日记,请选一个你最喜欢的季节,描写一下这个季节的天气有什么特色?很热,很冷吗?常常下雨?会刮大风下大雪吗?一般温度几度?你为什么特别喜欢这个季节?还有在这个季节你常常做什么活动? 

你可以写在日记本上,也可以写在博客上.     周末快乐!

范例(fàn​lì   example)

一年有春夏秋冬,其中我最喜欢秋天.秋天的时候,天气不冷也不热,很少刮风下雨,一般温度在摄氏十五度左右,不用穿很多衣服,晚上睡觉也不用开空调(kōng​tiáo  AC)很舒服!(shū​fu)
秋天的时候,我可以做很多戶外hù​wài(outdoor)活动(activity),可以去爬山,去郊游 jiāo​yóu (field trip) 看枫叶fēng​yè(maple leaves), 还有跟朋友去公园打球.很好玩!所以秋天是我最喜欢的季节.

The Four Seasons 一年有四个季节

We've been talking about the four seasons in the year. Choose a city and introduce the weather during the four seasons and the activities you might expect to do in each season. For example, in the Summer, you might go swimming or visit the beach.

The picture above talks about the Spring, so what activity might you do in this sort of weather? Write a short description for each season. Make sure you check the typical weather during the year for the city you select.

Three day weather forecast 天气预报

We studied the weather today and learned how to describe the temperature (high temp, low temp) and what the weather is doing (cloudy, sunny, snowing etc).

Take a look at the picture below, select a city then write three days of weather forecast. 

Follow the format as shown in the article. Please have this ready for Thursday morning. 

Below are some common weather-related words

周末日记 " 我最难忘的生日"

从小到大,你最开心,最难忘的一次生日是哪一年? 为什么最开心,最难忘呢?你有沒有收到了什么特别的礼物? 有沒有去了什么特别的地方?还有,那次的生日你是怎么庆祝的呢?开舞会?还是去餐厅吃饭?是跟谁一起庆祝的?请写下那次的生日.你可以參考下面的文章,还有语法点.

你可以写在日记本或者博客上.      周末愉快!

For your weekend journal, think about the birthday that you remember as being the best ever. What year was this, what was special about it? Did you receive any fantastic gifts, or perhaps you went somewhere very special?

Tell us about the friends who were with you and the highlights of your special day.
See the examplebelow which describes one person's best birthday.

Check the grammar structure below.
You can either write it on your journal book or type on line.

文法

1. 当---的时候         When                            当我过生日的时候,我妈妈会给我买一个大蛋糕.
   
2. 有的, 有的          Some,    some              有的(礼物)我喜欢,有的(礼物)我不喜欢.
3. 是-----的             Emphasize time(Where or how)     我是昨天來紐約的.
   
4. --完 ---以后     mean" After finishing...               " 吃完饭以后,我们看电视"  .
5. 坐在前面的( omit 那个学生 this phrase is subject)      是( V)         莉莉( Object) .
6. 我男朋友(s)   在他家(place) 为我 (for me) 举办了(V)   一个庆生会(object)
7. 每个人 (s)   为我(for me)   唱( V)   生日快乐歌(object).
   

什么礼物最吉利?

上一篇博客,很多同学都提到自己生日时收到,最好的礼物,其中有几个同学说,更喜欢收到钱.

读以下这篇文章,然后讨论一下你喜欢收到钱,还是礼物呢?为什么? 还有在中国, 送什么礼物最吉利? 什么礼物不吉利?

From the previous exercise, some of you said that you prefer to receive money while some said that you would rather have a gift. Read the article below and see what types of gifts are acceptable in China and which are considered bad luck or in poor taste:

Say in a paragraph whether you would rather have money or a gift and why. If you can think of other gifts that are in poor taste that were not mentioned in the article above then please tell us all about them!

文法:

1. 下个星期 (Next week)   这个星期 (This week)   上个星期 ( Last week)
2. 打算 dǎsuàn  to plan​
3. 听说过  To hear said     听 someone说过 ( to hear someone said it before)
4. 吉利  lucky                       在中国,红色是吉利的顏色.
5. 还没+ V + 好  have not...  还没想好(买什么),  还没写好(功课), 还没做好(饭) 
   

Article: Learn Chinese with me Book3

我收到最棒的生日礼物

Excellent jobs on Thanksgiving weekend homework, I am really proud of your work and glad to see that you are all thankful for your family and friends.
感恩节的功课,每个同学都做得很棒.老师很高兴看到你们都知道感谢自己的爸爸妈妈,因为他们最辛苦.朋友也是我们应该感谢的人,因为他们每天都在我们的身边帮我们.
The next topic we will cover is 'Birthdays'. Since we all celebrate birthdays then try and remember what the best gift was that you ever received for your birthday. Why was it so special, do you still have it and have you bought something similar for someone else?
接下来,我们上 "生日" 这个单元. 每个人每年都会过生日. 你过生日时,收到最特别的礼物是什么? 是谁送的?
You can read the article below to give you some ideas.

Please respond by the end of Wednesday this week.
You can try  use the grammar points:

1.  一....就......    as soon as         我一看到这个礼物,就非常喜欢.
2.  对 ---来说     to someone,        对我来说,这是我收到最好的生日礼物.
3.  ...的时候,       when                 我十五岁生日的时候, 我爸爸给我买了一台电脑.
4.  收到              received             我收到很多礼物.

PS : 图片来自跟我学汉语

我的感恩节日记

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving day. Please summarize your Thanksgiving holiday in about 150 characters. Follow the format that I have attached below, which will help you construct your work. Make sure you provide some detail about what you did, what you ate and so on.
* Don't forget to post your response to" who or what are you thankful for?"
                    
十一月 二十六日        星期四     天气晴     BY Cindy   

   今年我过了一个很难忘的感恩节。这个感恩节我跟我的家人一起过。因为我不用上学所以我很晚才起床。我下午十二点才起床。我起床以后看到我妈妈不在家。我打电话给她的时候, 她说她在买东西。

   她回家以后从下午两点到晚上七点在厨房做一个感恩节大餐。我跟我两个姐姐也帮她做饭.我们七点半才吃晚饭.我们的感恩节大餐有火鸡,玉米，马铃薯,青菜和牛肉.我们一边吃晚饭一边聊天.吃完饭以后,我们一边吃水果一边看电视.我们在看一个连续剧叫“富貴門”.我觉得这个感恩节过得很开心。      

感恩节感言:这个感恩节,我最感谢我的家人和我的朋友.我感谢我的爸爸和妈妈,因为他们养了我这么大,很辛苦.我还想感谢我两个姐姐,因为她们很(支持)support我。我也想感谢我的朋友,因为她们常常都帮我,因为有他们,所以我每一天都过得很开心.

感恩节,你最感谢谁?

Over the holiday weekend, have a think about who or what you are thankful for this year. Write one or two paragraphs in Chinese about your thoughts so we can discuss next week when school starts again.

This is a picture of a Thanksgiving dinner that I found on Google.Have a nice break!

感恩节来了,你最想感谢谁?为什么?他们为你做了什么?把你的感想写下来.下星期一上课时一起讨论.

感恩节快乐!

比较感恩节和中秋节

First thing... wonderful menus and shopping lists! I enjoy reading it.
首先shǒu​xiān,你们的感恩节购物单和菜单,棒极了!( bàng​jí​le Excellent)

OK, we have studied the mid-autumn festival中秋节 (remember the story of the Moon Lady Chang-e嫦娥 and moon cakes, right?) and we have just finished studying Thanksgiving with the story about the Indians.
So, today's homework is to compare the two holiday festivals and write down what you think is similar and different between the two. For example:

中秋节是农历 (nóng​lì)八月十五日, 感恩节是十一月的第四个星期四,时间不一样

中秋节的故事是嫦娥Cháng​’é 飞到月亮,变成(biàn​chéng)月姑娘 (gū​niang)

感恩节是英国人来到美国,印地安人帮住他们种玉米马铃薯,让英国人的生活变好

还有过中秋节的时候,中国人吃月饼,过感恩节的时候,美国人吃火鸡.

adjective + 极了(jí​le) extremely / exceedingly 

1. 棒极了    super / excellent
2. 开心极了  to have a great time
3. 漂亮极了  extremely pretty
   

图片来源:中文百宝箱

It's Turkey time - so let's get shopping! 感恩节购物单

We've leaned the characters we need for Thanksgiving, so now let's first put together a shopping list for our Thanksgiving dinner.


The characters are shown in the turkeys feathers, so write them correctly in the shopping list.


Add any things that you would like to eat to the list.
You can check the food items on  chapter 11.


Create a dinner menu which shows the first course, main course and desert.


Please have this ready for our lesson on Tuesday.


购物单-shopping list
菜单- menu
名单- name list
帐单zhàng​dān- Check  or  bill

图片来源:中文百宝箱

My favorite channel is CSPAN. Not really! What's yours?你最喜欢看什么电视节目?

今天在课堂上,我们学习了怎样读中文电视台的节目表,还回答了课本的练习题,很有意思.今天的作业是读下面的文章,然后,写一篇小短文描述"你和你的家人最喜欢看的电视节目". 短文请用我们教过的语法, 比如: 

1. 常常 often 
   
2. 从--- 到----,  from-- to--
   
3. 最喜欢的....  favorite
   
4. 有时候--- 有时候, sometimes,-- sometimes
5. 除了.. 还 not only.. but also
6. 每----- 都...... every.... all
   

周末快乐!  Have a nice weekend!

*  生词:

1.   新聞报导  xīnwénbàodǎo​​ news report    
2.    天气预报  tiānqìyùbào​​​ weather forecast   
3.   比赛  bǐsài​  competition          纪录片 jìlùpiàn​​documentary   
   
4.   电视剧   TV series                   连续剧liánxùjù​​ drama    
5.   教育节目j iàoyù jiémù​​ educational program

Ps: 選讀文章來自: 快樂漢語,第二冊第19課

I'm really, really, really busy at school these days ..... 我忙死了

This is what we covered today in Class about the grammar structure for 

expressing an extreme situation. Usually, Chinese people don't like to 

use word associated with "death" but in these cases they do. 

今天在课堂上,我们学习了"形容词+死了" 这个语法.一般来说,( In general) 
中国人不喜欢用跟"死"有关的词 ,但是在这个句型 " 形容词+  死了"例外. 

这个句型,也可以 用"  动词+  死了"  For example:

昨天我帮邻居看小孩, 一个三岁, 一个五岁. 他们太调皮搗蛋, 我真是 烦死了!

Please describe an event that requires you to use this grammar  structure.

What is the difference between this International Student's life and your own life?

We have been studying the unit for "School life" for the past two weeks. We covered every day activities and school subjects such as History, English, Math and so on. We also learned how to describe the activity in our daily lives.


Read the article about an international student in China and write down three things that are either the same or different from your daily activities. Use the grammar points as follows:

1. 每(měi)…… 都(dōu)……
2. 一边(yì biān)……一边(yì biān)……
3. 除了(chú le)……还(hái)……
4. 有时候,,,,,,  有时候
5.  ----以后
6. 或者  ( either, or)

Please try posting your homework as a reply to this message! If you can't type Chinese on your computer then please write it out and bring it to school .

PS:Reading material : Chapter 8 ,Hanyu Jingdu Keben

Hello, class

Hi there FM3HF!

I have created this blog to help you with your Chinese work. Feel free to add comments on the material, subject or anything else. I plan to upload two or three articles each week for you to read and respond to which I hope will help you with a better understand the class content and your Chinese typing skills. Having an ability to type in Chinese will become important in the future.


Each week I hope to select one or two of the best articles from the class and publish them here.

Ms Dean