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- Complete Lingt Speaking Assignment Five before the class.
- Preview [PC] Lesson 5:
- Read "Grammatical Points" and "Sentence Patterns and Word Usage." on pp. 89–92.
- Study the Vocabulary on pp. 82–83 (listen to the audio file). Learn the Lesson 5 required characters by heart (check Appendix III on pp. 249–79 for character stroke order). Make sure you know the other Lesson 5 characters by sight.
- Read the text on pp. 84–85 (listen to the audio file). Write on your book the answer to the questions in the exercises on pp. 84–85.
- Read Dialogue p. 88 (listen to the audio file), and study "Expressions on Weather." on p. 98 (listen to the audio file).
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- Vocabulary quiz on Lesson 5 characters.
- [PC] Lesson 5 text.
- [PC] Lesson 5 Dialogue.
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- Writing assignments:
- Handwrite a sentence for each of the entries in "Sentence Patterns and Word Usage." on p. 92 on a piece of paper and hand them in class.
- Using your imagination and handwrite your own story of "天和 地" (The Heaven and Earth). Pay special attention to cohesiveness. (cf. Understanding the text structure on pp. 86–87).
- If you want to use a word you know how to say it but do not know how to write it, try Appendices I, II on pp. 209–48, or use a dictionary. If you don’t have a dictionary, type in Pinyin for the "Search Dictionary" section at at Zhongwen Zipu at this website, or use an on-line dictionary listed in the Tools and Resources section.
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- Hand in your writing assignments.
- [PC] Lesson 5 grammar.
- [PC] Lesson 5 exercises on pp. 93–97.
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- Complete Lingt Speaking Assignment Six before the class.
- Preview [PC] Lesson 6:
- Read "Grammatical Points" and "Sentence Patterns and Word Usage." on pp. 108–10.
- Study the Vocabulary on pp. 100–102 (listen to the audio file). Make sure you know the other Lesson 6 characters by sight.
- Read the Texts 1–2 on pp. 103–104 (listen to the audio files.) Write on your book the answer to the questions in the exercises on pp. 105–106.
- Read the Dialogue on p. 107 (listen to the audio file), and study "Expressions on Commonly Used Measure Words." on pp. 117–8 (listen to the audio file.)
- Study Lesson 5 Required Characters
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- Quiz: Dictation of [PC] Lesson 5 required characters.
- Vocabulary quiz on [PC] Lesson 6 characters.
- [PC] Lesson 6.
Texts 1–2 and Lesson 6 Dialogue. |
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- Writing assignments:
- Handwrite a sentence for each of the entries in "Sentence Patterns and Word Usage." on pp. 109–10 on a piece of paper and hand them in in class.
- Handwrite in Chinese on the topic of "我最 喜欢的⼀个⼈人 / 我最喜歡的⼀一個人," using words and expressions on p. 114 "Writing Exerise." Think about the over-all structure before you handwrite it.
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- Hand in your writing assignments.
- [PC] Lesson 6 grammar.
- [PC] Lesson 6 exercise on pp. 111–16.
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- Prepare a 3-minute presentation: Explain the story of a Chinese idioms and demonstrate how to use the idiom. Pick one from the following topics:
- 杞⼈忧天/杞人憂天
- 五⼗步 bù 笑 xiào 一百步
- 井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā)
Powerpoint slides are not required but if you think that it will be helpful for classmates to understand it, you can have some visual aids. It does not have to be artsy or overly loaded with details, but contains important information. Use all kinds of resources, internet, your parents, or your friends.
- Study Lesson 6 Required Characters
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- Quiz: Dictation of [PC] Lesson 6 required characters.
- 3-minute presentation from students.
- Beijing Film Academy(BFA) Animation Project.
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