Week 1/4 (Week 17)

This week we will:

• Review apartment rental vocabulary 
• Go over Lesson 18 grammar 
• Do worksheet on writing rental ads

Homework:
-Apartment rental listening quiz next Monday 

Week 12/17 to 12/19 (Week 16)

This week we will:

• Take quiz on Lesson 18 lesson WFR
• Learn character set Lesson 18B 
• Practice listening to apartment rental ads

Homework:
-Character sheet Lesson 18B due Wednesday

Week 12/10 to 12/14 (Week 15)

This week we will:

• Start Lesson 18
• Learn Character set 18A
• Learn additional vocabulary 

Homework: 

-Character set 18A due Wednesday

-Learn Lesson 18 narrative and dialogue vocabulary for Wednesday  

Week 12/3 to 12/7 (Week 14)

This week we will:

• Discuss relationship concepts in the Chinese society 
• Learn additional relationship vocabulary 
• WFR quiz on personalities and relationship vocabulary on Wednesday 
• Write a story about relationships

Homework: 

-Study for WFR quiz on Wednesday 

Week 11/26 to 11/30 (Week 13)

This week we will:

• Continue lesson on dating and relationships 
• Review grammar 
• Learn about concept of sajiao 
• Learn additional vocabulary 
• Review personality vocabulary (from Chinese 2) 

Homework: 

-Character set 17C due Wednesday 

-Lesson 17 reading and listening QUIZ on Friday 

Week 11/19 and 11/21 (Week 12)

This week we will:

• Do reading practice 
• Learn character set 

Homework: 

-Character sheet due on Tuesday 

Week 11/12 and 11/14 (Week 11)

This week we will:

• Start Lesson 17 
• Learn Lesson 17 vocabulary 
• Learn additional personality WFR 
• Learn about Chinese culture of "sajiao" 

Homework: 

• Study Lesson 17 Dialogue I and II vocabulary for Monday
• Lesson 17A character sheet due Wednesday 

By the end of Lesson 17, you should be able to: 

·         Describe going on a date using lesson vocabulary and grammar

·         Describe someone using adjectives describing men and women

·         Describe someone using adjectives describing people’s personality

·         Compare and contrast Western and Chinese/East Asian dating attitudes using additional vocabulary on dating (撒娇，etc.)

·         Discuss Chinese dating culture and etiquette using additional vocabulary on dating (ex. 相亲, 媒人, etc.)

Week 11/5 and 11/7 (Week 10)

This week we will:

• Review Lesson 16 grammar
• Review Lesson 12 and 16 characters
• Start Lesson 17 Dating

Homework: 
-Quiz characters sets Lesson 12A and B and 16A and B on Wednesday
-Learn Lesson 17 Dialogue I and II vocabulary for next Monday

Class speaking activity answers

1. 我生病了。我的肚子和头疼。我的脸也很痒我也想呕吐。我不喜欢打针。我想吃药。

2. 我对虾子过敏，昨天晚饭我吃了虾子，现在我的手臂和胸很痒。我越来越不舒服。我该吃哪种药？

3. Tylenol:　十五磅以下问医生，十五到一百二十磅吃十五毫升,　一百二十磅以上吃二十毫升

4. 成人一次吃两片，儿童五到十岁一次吃一片。儿童五岁以下不能（neng2)吃

5. 每十二小时吃一次，一次两片，吃三星期 / 每十二小时吃两片，吃三星期

6. 每天吃三次，饭后吃，一次吃三片，吃七天

Week 10/29 to 11/2 (Week 9)

This week we will:

• Review going to the doctors
• Practice talking about symptoms and medicine prescriptions 
• Take speaking quiz on medicine descriptions on Friday  
• Story writing 

Homework:
-Speaking quiz on medicine descriptions

Week 10/22 to 10/26 (Week 8)

This week we will:

• Start Lesson 16 on Going to the doctor's 
• Learn vocabulary for dialogues I and II
• Go over grammar 
• Learn additional medical terms 
• Review body parts and injury terms from last year

 Homework:
-Character sheet 16B due Wednesday
-Speaking quiz next Wednesday on additional vocabulary and illness vocabulary and boy parts vocabulary

Week 10/15 to 10/19 (Week 7)

This week we will:

• Finish watching "Staple Foods" 
• Start Lesson 16 (Seeing a Doctor) 
• Review body parts WFR 
• Take Quiz on body parts WFR and Lesson 16 dialogue I 
• Learn Character set 16A

Homework:
-Study for body parts WFR and Lesson 16 dialogue I vocabulary Quiz on Friday
-Character sheet set 16A due next Monday

By the end of Lesson 16, you should be able to:

• Say all the body parts
• Describe what is wrong with you
• Describe what possibly happened that caused your illness/injury
• Talk about how you have been trying to treat the illness
• Following doctor’s direction on how to take a medicine
• Following doctor’s direction on other types of treatments 

Week 10/8 to 10/12 (Week 6)

This week we will:

• Review food WFR 
• Bring lap top on Wednesday to finish up on Scratch 

Homework:
-Scratch Project due Friday for Quiz grade 

Week 10/1 to 10/5 (Week 5)

This week we will:

• Work on Scratch project 
• Finish making flash cards and work on Food WFR 1
• Practice Food reading passage

Homework:
-Bring laptop to work on Scratch project on Wednesday 
-Finish Food reading passage for Wednesday
-Character sets 12A and B Quiz on Friday

Week 9/24 to 9/28 (Week 4)

This week we will:

• Learn about chopsticks and eating etiquette
• Learn Lesson 12B character list 
• Learn Lesson 12 Grammar points

Homework:
-Character sheet Lesson 12B due Wednesday
-Reading Quiz on Friday (Combine Lesson 12A and 12B vocabulary words) 

Week 9/17 to 9/21 (Week 3)

This week we will:
-Work on Lesson 12 Dialogue II
-Learn vocabulary words for Dialogue II
-Check on progress on Scratch
-Learn names of common foods
-Learn Lesson 12B character sheet 

Homework:
-Study for Lesson 12 Dialogue II WFR quiz on Wednesday
-Lesson 12B character sheet due Friday

Week 9/10 to 9/14 (Week 2)

This week we will:

• Continue Scratch project
• Start Lesson 12 Dining in your textbook 
• Learn common food names

Homework:
-Character sheet set 12A due next Monday
-Review character quiz on Friday 

By the end of Lesson 12, you should be able to:

• Describe food names
• Specify food preferences
• Describe a dinner date with a friend 
• Mastery of lesson grammar

Week 9/5 and 9/7 (Week 1)

This week we will:

• Review everything from last year 
• Go over syllabus
• Start your first project (Scratch) 

Homework: 

-Signed syllabus due Friday 9/7 for participation grade

-Bring class supplies next Wednesday 9/12 for participation grade

-Character review quiz next Friday 9/14

Course Syllabus

Syllabus for Chinese 4

2012-2013

Sharon Meng (Meng Lǎoshī)

Room 336

Planning periods: 6^th, 7^th and 8^th

Email: smeng@gsgis.k12.va.us                       Phone: 354-6800 Ext.3304

Course Description:

            This course uses the textbook Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 (中文听说读写 Zhongwen Ting Shuo Du Xie). This course extends the previous year’s work and helps students refine and perfect Standard Mandarin language skills for use beyond the classroom. Students will consider current events and social issues in the Chinese language and social context. Students will learn to write 360-390 characters.

Textbook(s): Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2, Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2005.

Web Page: http://menglaoshichinese4.blogspot.com/

Also linked to school webpage: http://www.gsgis.k12.va.us/ (click on Faculty Webpage)

Major Themes:

1.      Personal Decisions and Individual Responsibilities

2.      Social Issues

3.      World Issues

4.      Literature and Fine Arts

Assessment/Evaluation Procedures:

Students will be evaluated on homework, class participation, quizzes, tests and projects.

Late work policy:

• Students are responsible for making up all work missed during an excused absence.
• Following an excused absence, students should complete any missing homework assignments and/or class work within a week after returning to class. Students will receive a zero for any incomplete work.
• It is very important for students to keep up with their daily learning, and homework assignments are due on their due dates. Late assignments can be turned in one class late for 50% of total grades. Assignment turned in the next class will receive 25% of total grades. No work will be accepted after that.
• Students with special circumstances that prevent them from completing a homework assignment should speak to Meng Laoshi before class.

Classroom Expectations:

1. Students should respect the teacher and one another
2. Students should be punctual and come prepared to class
3. Students should actively participate in all classroom activities
4. Students should not eat, drink or chew gum during instruction (water bottles are okay)

Materials Needed:

1.      One 1” three ring binder

2.      5 subject index divider 

3.      One composition book

4.      Index cards for making flashcards (optional)

A word on extra credits:

No extra credits will be given in this class. There are plenty of quizzes and other assignments for you to recover your grade. Do not forget you can receive additional help. I am usually available during lunch on even days. Just ask!

(Fill out the information below and return to your teacher)

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            “I have read and understood this syllabus.”

Student name: (Please print) ________________________________________________

Student email: _______________________________________________________________

Parent email: ______________________________________________________________

Parent Contact Number: ____________________________________________________

Student signature:  ___________________________________________________________

Parent signature:  ____________________________________________________________

I have easy access to computer and Internet at home     Yes ________             No ________

(If no, Meng Laoshi will speak with you and we will work something out)

A few words on the National Chinese Honor Society…

This letter will provide you information about NCHS member eligibility at Maggie Walker Governor’s School.

The Maggie Walker Chapter of the NCHS requires that students applying for the NCHS demonstrate excellence in Chinese and commitment to the language by taking Chinese longer than the minimum school requirement of 2 years. Due to our school’s status as a magnet school for gifted students, the Maggie Walker Chapter of the NCHS has received permission from the national chapter to make the following eligibility guidelines:

The applicant must be a regularly enrolled student at Maggie Walker who has:

·         Taken at least four semesters of Chinese at the high school level, and is currently in the fifth semester of Chinese

·         Maintained an overall B grade or better in Chinese and other academic subjects

·         In addition to high academic achievements, has displayed good characters, leadership and service

·         Has no Maggie Walker Honor Code violations

 Exception to this rule:

·         Students who have taken two years of Chinese, but their second year of Chinese is AP Chinese language and culture. Because AP Chinese is the highest level of Chinese offered at Maggie Walker, students who take this class have demonstrated excellence in the language even if they do not satisfy the duration requirement. Students whose second year of Chinese is AP Chinese will be invited to apply for NCHS the following fall semester after they have completed the AP course.

Thank you for reading.

欢迎回来！Welcome back!

 

欢迎回来！Welcome back!

2011-2012 Final Exam Study Guide

中文4 Final Exam Study Guide                                    Final Exam: (4^nd period) Tuesday, 6/12

Areas covered in Chinese 4: (You should be able to read, spell in Pinyin, say and understand the following topics) 

*Lesson 13 At the Library                    *Lesson 16 Seeing a Doctor                 *Lesson 17 Dating

*Lesson 18 Renting an apartment          *Lesson 20 Sports                              *Lesson 21 Travel       

*Lesson 23 At the Airport       

For each lesson, you should know: Lesson vocabulary and dialogue, additional vocabulary, related worksheets

Lesson 13 A

借，把，留，忘，剩，图书馆，罚，还，带，开，关，

Lesson 13 B

（学生）证，续（借），必须，护照，申请，免费，赔，押 （金），把，

Lesson 16A     

死，（一）些，厕所，躺（下），（吃）坏，（打）针，种，办法，流，（眼）泪，痒，（过）敏，越（来越），重

Lesson 16B

咳嗽，（打）喷嚏，发冷，（发）烧，拉（肚子），流（鼻）涕，呕吐，（流）血，割，烫

Lesson 17A

吸引，印象，费力气，认识，舞会，新，票，就，约会，

Lesson 17 B

礼物，结婚，电话号码，庆祝，追求，逛街，聊天， (给)___发短信, (和)___牵（手）

Lesson 17C

理想，内（向），粗鲁，脾气急躁，（慢）性（子），善解（人）意，才气

Lesson 18A

（公）寓，卧室，客厅，书房，厨（房），洗衣（房），卫（生）间，（洗）澡（间），

Lesson 18B

（车）库，院（子），游泳池，楼梯，层，搬，准备，附近，套

Lesson 18C

（家）具，沙发，（房）租，养，动物，冷气，暖（气），椅（子）

Lesson 18D

单双（人）床，（饭）桌，电视，冰箱，炉（子），洗碗机，百，千，万

Lesson 18E

（水）槽，柜（子），（书）架，马桶，（洗手）池，浴缸，宽带，微波（炉）

Lesson 21A

签证，航空公司，机票，减价，旅行社，（打）折，订，（日）程，办，计划，放假，

Lesson 21B

单程，往返，转机，直飞，班（机），涨价，（航）班，抵达，头等舱，商务舱，经济舱

Lesson 21C

里士满，弗吉尼亚，（北）京，（上）海，广州，华盛顿，纽约，洛杉矶，芝加哥

Lesson 23A

行李，暑（假），探亲，（长）途，托运，超过，旅客，（手）提

Hobbies and Sports

Select 5 activities

Lesson 20A

（比）赛，（国）际，输，赢，简单，危险，冠军

Lesson 20B

愿意，篮球，棒（球），运动员 (yuan2)—athlete ，排(球),  网（球），踢毽（子），安全 （an1quan2—safe）

Week 34-37

Final Project due dates:

- List of survival phases by end of class on Friday, May 18th
- Rough draft of culture tips by end of class on Tuesday, May 29th
- List of scenarios by the end of class on Friday, June 1st
- Project presentation on Tuesday June 5th or Thursday June 7th

Week 4/24 to 4/27 (Week 31)

This week we will:

• Learn Hobbies and Sports 
• WFR on Hobbies and Sports
• Play fly swatter
• Select 5 activities you actually do and complete character sheet 

Homework:
-Character sheet due Friday
-WFR Hobbies and Sports Quiz next Tuesday (5/1)

Week 4/17 to 4/20 (Week 30)

This week we will:

• Review for Unit Test 2 
• Take Unite Test 2 on Thursday 

Homework:
-Review for Unit Test 2 on Thursday (4/19)-- For study guide and review material see posts below

Unit Test 2 listening review

Click HERE to listen to review:

四月二十五日美国西方航空公司有从西雅图到西安的飞机票。航班号是63，早上八点四十五分起飞，在亚特兰大转机，四月二十七号下午五点三十五分抵达。单程头等舱票是￥4500元。你的座位是3A. 头等舱免费托运行李限制是两件行李，170磅。你可以带两件随身携带的行李。

五月十三号德国航空公司的经济舱从波士顿到台北的往返票是￥两千零七十五块。飞机晚上十点半起飞，在里士满和费城专机。五月十五号中午抵达。航班号是8803。你的座位是14D. 免费托运的行李是两件。经济舱的限制是两件行李80磅。你可以带一件手提行李。

Unit Test 2 Study Guide

Chinese 3 Unit Test 2 Study Guide

Areas covered: (You should be able to read, spell in Pinyin, say and understand the following topics) 

*Everything on the midterm exam

*Lesson 21 Travel (Lesson vocabulary and dialogue, additional vocabulary handout, Major Chinese and American cities handout, buying ticket online worksheet, flight itinerary worksheet, grammar)

*Lesson 23 At the Airport (Lesson vocabulary and dialogue, Chinese airport regulations vocabulary handout)

Characters:

Lesson 13 A

借，把，留，忘，剩，图书馆，罚，还，带，开，关，

Lesson 13 B

（学生）证，续（借），必须，护照，申请，免费，赔，押 （金），把，

Lesson 16A        

死，（一）些，厕所，躺（下），（吃）坏，（打）针，种，办法，流，（眼）泪，痒，（过）敏，越（来越），重

Lesson 16B

咳嗽，（打）喷嚏，发冷，（发）烧，拉（肚子），流（鼻）涕，呕吐，（流）血，割，烫

Lesson 17A

吸引，印象，费力气，认识，舞会，新，票，就，约会，

Lesson 17 B

礼物，结婚，电话号码，庆祝，追求，逛街，聊天， (给)___发短信, (和)___牵（手）

Lesson 17C

理想，内（向），粗鲁，脾气急躁，（慢）性（子），善解（人）意，才气

Lesson 18A

（公）寓，卧室，客厅，书房，厨（房），洗衣（房），卫（生）间，（洗）澡（间），

Lesson 18B

（车）库，院（子），游泳池，楼梯，层，搬，准备，附近，套

Lesson 18C

（家）具，沙发，（房）租，养，动物，冷气，暖（气），椅（子）

Lesson 18D

单双（人）床，（饭）桌，电视，冰箱，炉（子），洗碗机，百，千，万

Lesson 18E

（水）槽，柜（子），（书）架，马桶，（洗手）池，浴缸，宽带，微波（炉）

Lesson 21A

签证，航空公司，机票，减价，旅行社，（打）折，订，（日）程，办，计划，放假，

Lesson 21B

单程，往返，转机，直飞，班（机），涨价，（航）班，抵达，头等舱，商务舱，经济舱

Lesson 21C

里士满，弗吉尼亚，（北）京，（上）海，广州，华盛顿，纽约，洛杉矶，芝加哥

Lesson 23A

行李，暑（假），探亲，（长）途，托运，超过，旅客，（手）提