We learned the number song during class and practiced conversation about greeting.  Please make sure you listen to the audio link at home. Quiz on characters will be for 6-10 of our vocabulary:

1. Chinese number song" 0-10

2.  Audio link for Lesson 1:  Lesson 1

xiexie!

gao laoshi

Today we learned about Chinese basic greetings and practiced on Lesson 1 conversation.


Here is the link for Chinese greeting song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZA6M9EsSlM


For homework:
1. Practice new vocabulary 1-5. They will be dictated on next class.
2. Please listen to the audio link of our text for Lesson 1.


take care,


Gao laoshi

Today we reviewed Pin Yin and also introduced each other's Chinese names. By the end of this class, everyone should be very comfortable calling each of your classmate by their Chinese names.


Today's homework:
Bookmark this website for our companion Audio resource of our text book.  Listen to the first two link, which is about pronunciation and classroom phrases.  I want you to be comfortable with the expressions when you hear it during class.


Integrated Chinese:
 http://www.sewanee.edu/academics/languagelab/chinese/integrated-chinese-level-1-part-1/


Open your book and follow along in sequences. You need to listen to all the audio clips, starting from Page 2.


take care,


Gao laoshi

你好！

For tomorrow's homework, you need to prepar for the following tasks:

 

1.  Listen to the Pin Yin Song to get all the consonant and vowels listed in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6jX4oZrlwo

 

2. Please make sure to practices with your Chinese name with the paper I sent home.  You need to know how to write your Chinese name without looking at the printed paper by next class.

 

Please feel free to email me or call me at 315-396-5315 if you have any questions.

gao laoshi

欢迎！


Welcome to beginner Chinese class. I'm so happy that you choose to learn Chinese, which provides lots of rich treasures for you to discover, old and new!


During the first week, we learned basic introduction about Chinese language, both pronunciation system and writing system.


Here you can find the two video clips that I showed you during class:
1. Chinesease: Chinese characters who Shao Lan


2. Why Chinese is easy to learn: YOYO Chinese


zai jian !