Chinese New Year 中国春节

中国春节就快到了, 我们即将开始学习跟春节有关的习俗.关于中国的春节 , 第一个要知道的就是十二只代表每个中国年的动物, 我们一般叫 "十二生肖 ".

It will soon be Chinese New Year and so we're going to be studying the festival in class. One of the first things to know about Chinese New Year is the signs of the Zodiac which are used in sequence to name each year. This year is the year of the Tiger. They're all below!

Also you can ask someone's age in Chinese without offending them by using "你属什么?" instead of "你几岁?"  

The first activity for Chinese New Year is to answer the questions below

1. 你家买不买年货
2. 买什么年货
3. 平常都是谁买年货
4. 去哪里买

你可以参考下面的对话:

如果你家不买年货不过中国新年，请写下一般中国人是如何庆祝中国新年？过年时他们有什么传统chuán​tǒng tradition / 习俗xí​sú custom？他们会做什么特别tè​bié special 的事？吃什么特别的食物shí​wù /food?這些習俗跟你自己国家的节日,比如聖誕节有什么相同和不同的地方?

你参加过婚礼吗?

你参加过婚礼吗?回忆一下你参加婚礼的情景,婚礼有什么特别的摆设?还有新郎新郎穿什麼衣服呢?你可以參考下面的短文, 还有我们今天在课堂上学的语法" 著"

Grammar point:

weekend journal-shopping experience 购物经验

这个星期的周记,请描写买衣服的经验?你平常都去什么地方买衣服? 跟谁去?你喜欢买什么样式(style)什么顏色的衣服?你最近一次买衣服是什么时候?除了买衣服,你还做了什么?你可以參考下面的短文. You can type here or write it on the journal book.

同屋=室友= roommate
合适hé​shì  suitable / fitting 
专卖店  zhuān​mài​diànspecialty store
世界名牌shì​jiè míng ​pái world famous brand
阿迪达斯Ā​dí​dá​sī​  Adidas
耐克Nài​kè--nike
锐步Ruì​bù Reebok

猜猜看他(她)是谁?

Today's homework is a guessing game. Pick a classmate and describe his or her appearance and clothes, using the grammar structure we have studied. Don't give away his or her name, and every will try to guess the person you picked. You can take a look of the picture below.Have fun!
今天的功课是猜猜看游戏.选一个同学,用我们今天学到的文法, 描述他的长相, 还有他穿的衣服.不要把他的名字写出来,让大家一起猜猜看.

把对话改成作文

We studied Chapter 13 Language in use (in dialogue form) and Supplementary Practice (short essay based on the dialogue) in class today. Similarly, write a short essay  based on the dialogue below:( or You can make up your own story too!---Look at Lily's story!)

You can start the essay like this: 李大龙和李小龙是双胞胎兄弟.他们去购物中心逛街.他们想买两件大号的.....

1. 双胞胎 (twin) shuāng​bāo​tāi
2. 兄弟 xiōng​dì(brotherly)

  Try to use the grammar points

1. 或者 
2. 试试 穿穿 看看
3. 觉得----比较----
4. 先.....然后 
5. 最后

Grammar point:---------The reduplication of verbs

Today's homework - Create  5 sentences use the grammar structure above.Describe details for the event.

For example:

试试(看吧!):今天我跟妈妈去商店买衣服, 我看上一件红色的连衣裙. 妈妈说:"试试看,合适不合适?"

What should I wear to.......?

今天的功课是替自己找一套外出的衣服. 记住要使用对的量词.  Today's homework-pick a outfit for yourself to an event, then tell us what event it is?Make sure you use the correct measure words for clothes items .

1. 件jiàn classifier for clothes
2. 条tiáoclassifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
3. 双 Shuāngclassifier for two / double / pair ( shoes, socks, hands, chopsticks)
4. 顶dǐng　Classifier for head wear, hats, veils etc
   
   
   

 

Weekend journal-How I spend my holiday week!

这个礼拜的周记 你可以描写一下这个星期的放假生活.你每天都做些什么活动? 睡觉?上网? 看电影? 跟朋友见面,聊天,逛街,吃东西? Pick  3 or 4 activities from the pictures below and describe it.

别忘了, 复习第十三课关于衣服的生词和量词. 星期二见!

Indicating the ability to reach a conclusion or result--可能补语

上个月我们学会了"结果补语" Indicating the result of conclusion of an action,否定句 "沒"

• 我看懂了.--->我沒看懂了.
• 我找到了.--->我沒找到了
• 我做完了.--->我沒做完了

1. 今天我们要学一个新的文法 " 可能补语" ---Indicating the ability to reach a conclusion or result. Verb+ 得+ complement.
2. To indicate that  it is not possible to reach a conclusion or result,we use Verb+ 不+ complement.可能补语的否定句是"不"

Look at the table below:

This is the result of the action, it has been completed	There is a capability to complete the action. It may or may not have taken place already	There is no capability to complete the action, the negative of the column to the left
V+得+Complement      Negative 不
結果补语 Negative 沒	可能补语	否定句
看見  沒看見	看得見	看不見
看懂   沒看懂 听懂  沒听懂	看得懂 听得懂	看不懂 听不懂
写完  沒写完	写得完	写不完
吃完  沒吃完	吃得完	吃不完
记住  沒记住	记得住	记不住
听到  沒听到	听得到	听不到
找到  沒找到	找得到	找不到
买到  沒买到	买得到	买不到
走到  沒走到	走得到	走不到

赶上  沒赶上

赶得上

赶不上

tip : we learned about the difference between  “没",“不"

“没" uses for past tense “不"uses for present and future tense.

Therefore the  complement of result should use 没 and complement of possibility should use “不"

For example (可能补语 )

1. 走得到:学校就在我家附近,我一定(definitely)走得到.School is near by , I could walk there..Talk about possibility.
2. 听得懂:今天的语法(Grammar point)很难,你听得懂吗?Today's grammar point is rather difficult, Could you understand?)
   

         A :我听得懂.( I could understand. or 我听懂了.I understood)
 
         B :我听不懂.(I could not understand------ you weren't able to understand--- environmental problem, material maybe too advanced or too hard.) 
            
結果补语 Negative 沒
        C :我没听懂.(I didn't understand.----You are able to understand but you did not get it---personal problem-- you are not paying attention or you need to practice more.)

上海喬家柵

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.