Chinese+11H+(Orange)+初级中文（橙色）


 * Homework for Wednesday, September 1, 2010**

1. Email me at chris_holownia@wellesley.k12.ma.us. In your message, please be sure to include

A) your name, B) some things you already know (or think you know) about Chinese language or culture, and C) either one interesting fact about you that few people know OR something to make me laugh. Or both!

2. Please bring a check for $26.35 payable to the Wellesley Public Schools or Wellesley High School. 3. Please bring in the last page of the syllabus signed by both your parent/guardian and yourself. 4. Read all the information I gave you on rubrics, grading, and effective vocabulary learning strategies.


 * Homework for Thursday, September 2, 2010**

1. If you did not do yesterday's homework, DO IT!! 2. Please complete the survey. I will appreciate your honesty and your time. Please be as detailed as you can and take your time with this. The more I know about you, the better I can teach you. I will keep the information completely confidential. Please write on separate paper. Thank you in advance!

If you lost she sheet, you can find it here:


 * Homework for Friday, September 3, 2010**

1. Please do PART 1 of the webquest. It can be found here: www.**zunal**.com/author.php?w=33745

Click "process" on the side bar. When it asks you to download "document 1," you can find it at the very bottom of the page. Please try your best to finish all the podcasts and work by Wednesday (since we don't have class Tuesday). Email me if you have any questions.

2. If you have not brought in a check, signed the syllabus with your parent/guardian, or emailed me a joke, please do so.

Have a lovely long weekend ! （长）周末快乐！


 * Homework for Wednesday, September 8, 2010**

1. Finish //__through__// Part 2 of the webquest (see above for the address). Hand in or send me one copy of Worksheet 2. Make sure, at the end of Part 2, that you go through the presentation ( click on the "lessons" tab, and then click on "pinyin: the sounds" ) from start to finish, and come to class prepared to share what you've learned, but also to ask lots of questions! It may be helpful for you to take some notes as you watch.

**Homework for Tuesday, September 14, 2010**

1. See HW for Webquest Part 4. You may also read the packet handed out at the end of class. This will be tomorrow's HW, so if you want to get a head start, you may.

**Homework for Wednesday, September 15, 2010**

1. See HW for Webquest part 5.

**Homework for Thursday, September 16, 2010**

1. Finish the webquest -- not necessarily with a partner. NB: You do not need to do the project portion! If you are observing Yom Kippur, you may complete the assignment by Tuesday. Have a nice weekend!

**Homework for Monday, September 20, 2010**

1. Please learn 你 (ni3 = you), 贵 (gui4 = expensive), 姓 (xing4=surname), 叫 （jiao4=to call, to be called), 好 (hao3 = good). Make sure you know the characters with the right stroke order, the pinyin and the corresponding tone, and the English meaning. 你好＝hello. 你贵姓? = What is your last name? There will be a miniquiz on this info at the beginning of class tomorrow.

**Homework for Tuesday, September 21, 2010**

1. Study for MQ. 请问 （qing3wen4 = excuse me), 我 （wo3 = I), 什么 (shen2me = what)

**Homework for Friday, September 24, 2010**

1. Study for MQ. 小姐 （xiao3jie3 = miss, lady), 先生 (xian1sheng = Mr., sir, man), 是 (shi4 = to be, connects NOUNS to NOUNS)

**Homework for Monday, September 27, 2010**

1. Study for MQ. 老师 (lao3shi1=teacher), 学生(xue2sheng = student), 不 (bu4 = not, no), 吗 （ma=question particle; yes-or-no question marker).

**Ｈomework for Wednesday, September 29, 2010**

1. Study for MQ: 名字（ming2zi = name), 中国(zhong1guo2 = China), 美国 (mei3guo2 =America), 人（ren2=person), 也 （ye3=also). You should therefore also know 中国人 and 美国人.

**Homework for Thursday, September 30, 2010**

1. Finish the packet. Due Monday. 2. Study for Test on Thursday.

**Homework for Thursday, October 7, 2010**

1. Please learn 姐姐 (jie3jie = OLDER SISTER), 妹妹 (mei4mei = younger sister), 哥哥 (ge1ge = older brother), 弟弟 (di4di = younger brother), 妈妈 (ma1ma = mother), 爸爸 （ba4ba = father)

**Homework for Tuesday, October 12, 2010**

1. Please learn 那 (na4 = that), 这 （zhe4 = this), 个 （common measure word), 女 (nü3 = female), 孩子（hai2zi = child)

**Homework for Friday, October 15, 2010**

1. Characters 男 (nan2 = male); 谁 (shei2 = who?); 儿子 (er2zi = son); 女儿 (nü3 er2 = daughter); 大哥 (da4ge1 = eldest brother); 的 (de = possessive marker, like apostrophe s

**Homework for Monday, October 18, 2010**

1. Please learn 有 (you3 = to have; there is/are); 没 (mei2 = negates 有); 他／她 (ta1 = he/she); 几 （ji3 = how many?); 口 (kou3 = measure word for family members)； 家 (jia1 = family; home)


 * Homework for Tuesday, October 19, 2010**

1. Please learn 工作 (gong1zuo4 = work, to work); 做（zuo4 = to do, make); 医生 (yi1sheng = doctor); 和 (he2 = and, joining only nouns); 两 (liang3 = two, a pair, a couple) 2. If you don't know how to say your parents' jobs in Chinese, please email me and tell me what they are!


 * Homework for Thursday, October 21, 2010**

1. 英文 (ying1wen2 = English）; 都 （dou1 = all, both) 2. A. He2 lao3shi1, zao3. B. Zao3. (A. Good morning, Mr. Holownia. B. Good morning.) 3. A. Dui4buqi3, wo3 dei3 zou3 le. Zai4jian4. B. Zai4jian4. (A. I'm sorry, I have to go now. Bye! B. Bye!)

4. (Due Tuesday) Bring in a picture of you & your family from when you were younger so that it is not necessarily clear who is who.


 * Homework for Friday, October 22, 2010**

1. Bring in a picture of you & your family from when you were younger so that it is not necessarily clear who is who. 2. Workbook 37-41.


 * Homework for Wednesday, October 27, 2010**

1. Please memorize the following BD: You use this to say hello and chat around mealtimes.

A. Chi1 fan4 le ma? B. Chi1 le. Ni3 ne? A. Hai2 mei2 ne.

A. Have you eaten yet? B. Yes. You? A. Not yet.


 * Homework for Thursday, October 28, 2010**

1. Family tree project due on Monday. 2. If you were absent today, you missed a miniquiz on the dialogue above. 3. If you have not yet turned in your permission slip for the field trip and were absent today, you may turn it into me tomorrow, but we don't have class, so you're going to need to either find me during the day or put it in my mailbox.


 * Homework for Monday, November 1, 2010**

1. Workbook 44-46. The end might be a challenge, so use your textbook to help you.


 * Homework for Tuesday, November 2, 2010**

1. Please learn the numbers 1-10 :: 一 (yi1)，二 (er4)， 三 (san1)，四 (si4)，五 (wu3)， 六 (liu4)，七 (qi1)， 八 (ba1)， 九 (jiu3)， 十 (shi2)


 * Homework for Wednesday, November 3, 2010**

1. Please learn 月(yue4 = month); 号 (hao4 = number, date, day) or 日（ri4); 年 (nian2 = year), 星期 （xing1qi1 = week), 今天 (jin1tian1 = today) 2. Know how to write a date for the miniquiz. For example, 今天是二Ｏ一Ｏ年十一月三号星期三.


 * Homework for Friday, November 12, 2010**

1. 生日(sheng1ri4 = birthday); 多 (duo1 = a lot; how much?... 多大？ = how old?); 岁 (sui4 = years of age); 吃饭 (chi1fan4 = to eat[rice])


 * Homework for Monday, November 15, 2010**

1. 怎么样？ (zen3meyang4? = how's that sound?); 太. . . 了 (tai4...le = too, extremely, like 太好了 means GREAT!); 喜欢 (xi3huan = to like), 菜 (cai4 = cuisine, food, veggies).


 * Classwork for last week**

Workbook 47-50, Writing exercises A-F, except F#3 Workbook 51 IA & IIA. Answer the T/F questions according to the text on 83-84 of the textbook. Answer the speaking questions in Chinese Workbook 52-56, Reading Comprehension A-D, Writing Exercises A-F Textbook 78-80 A-D, written down Textbook 87-88 I-J

Miniquiz tomorrow, Tuesday, 11/22, textbook p. 69 Characters #21-29


 * Homework for Friday, December 10, 2010**

1. 打球(da3qiu2 = play ball)，周末 (zhou1mo4 = weekend)，看电视(kan4dian4shi4 = watch tv)


 * Homework for Monday, December 14, 2010**

1. 对(dui4= correct), 书(shu1=book), 听音乐(ting1yin1yue4=listen to music), 唱歌（chang4ge1 = sing)


 * Homework for Thursday, December 16, 2010**

1. 时候 (shi2hou = time; 有的时候＝sometimes); 电影（dian4ying3 = movie); 常常(often = chang2chang2); 去（qu4=go), 外国(wai4guo2=foreign country....外by itself means "outside")


 * Homework for Tuesday, January 4, 2011**

1. Please learn 觉得(jue2de = to think, to feel); 意思(yi4si = meaning; 有意思=to be interesting); 找(zhao3 = to look for); 别（bie2 = other)


 * Homework for Tuesday, January 25, 2011**

1. Workbook pp. 77-81


 * Homework for Friday, January 28, 2011**

漂亮(piao4liang - pretty); 在 （zai4-at); 哪儿 (nar3 = where?); 学校（xue2xiao4 = school); 喝 （he1=drink); 茶 (cha2=tea)


 * Homework for Monday, January 31, 2011**

Workbook 84-86


 * Homework for Friday, February 4, 2011**

1. Please learn 吧 (ba, suggestion particle)，要 (yao4, want)，瓶 (ping2, bottle)，可乐 (ke3le4, cola)，可以 (ke3yi3, can/may)，对不起 (dui4buqi3, sorry)，给 (gei3, give)，杯 (bei1, cup)，and 水 (shui3, water)


 * Ｈomework for Wednesday, February 9, 2011**

1 玩， 了，图书馆，一起，才，回


 * Homework for Thursday, February 10, 2011**

1. Make sure you're ready to present your cartoon to the class on MONDAY. 2. Writing Test 5 (characters/pinyin/English & reading/writing) on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 3. Listening Test 5 (listening & rearranging) on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28.


 * Homework for March 3, 2011**

1. Read the first dialogue in Chapter 6 and write 5 reading comprehension questions, either in English or in Chinese, about it.


 * Homework for March 10, 2011**

1. Please learn the pinyin, tones, characters, and English meaning of #13-21 on p. 153.


 * Homework for March 14, 2011**

1. Please learn: 办公室 (ban4gong1shi4 = office)，到 (dao4 = to; to arrive)，方便(fang1bian4 = convenient)


 * Homework for March 15, 2011**

1. 行(xing2=ok, all right); 等(wait=deng3); 别（bie2=don't); 客气(ke4qi=polite); 下个（xia4ge = next); 帮(bang1=to help)


 * Homework for March 16, 2011**

1. 准备 (zhun3bei4=to prepare); 练习（lian4xi2=to practice); 说（shuo1=to speak); 但是(dan4shi=but); 得（dei3=should, must, have to); 跟 (gen1=with)


 * Homework for March 18, 2011**

1. Skit due Monday. 2. Workbook 104-107 reading.


 * Homework for March 21, 2011**

1. Workbook 107-110.


 * Homework for March 24, 2011**

1. Read dialogue 7.1 and write 5 comprehension questions about it IN CHINESE.


 * Homework for March 28, 2011**

1. Workbook 112-113.


 * Homework for March 30, 2011**

1. 见面（jian4mian4 = to meet, to see, to get together -- always with 跟 gen1); 回来（hui2lai2=come back); 说话(shuo1hua4 = to talk); 复习（fu4xi2=to review); 写字（xie3zi4=to write); 慢（man4=slow); 一枝笔(yi4zhi1bi3 = one pen)


 * Homework for April 1, 2011**

1. Finish workbook 7.1 (writing).


 * Homework for April 4, 2011**

1. Characters p. 178 #10-16


 * Homework for April 5, 2011**

1. Workbook 120-122


 * Homework for April 7, 2011**

1. Characters: 容易(rong2yi4=easy), 词（ci2=word), 语法（yu3fa3 = grammar); 第（di4, #, ordinal **number)**
 * 2.** Journal Entry (Ch 7 final assessment) due next Friday.


 * Homework for April 11, 2011**

1. Characters: 多(duo1 = many; much); 汉字（han4zi4 = Chinese characters); 难（nan2=difficult); 平常（ping2chang2 = usually); 早(zao3=early) and compounds like 早饭，早上, etc.; 这么（zhe4me = so, this [late, etc.]); 晚（wan3=late) and compounds like 晚饭 and 晚上; 功课（gong1ke4=homework); 大家（da4jia1=everybody) 2. Journal Entry (Ch 7 final assessment) due Friday.


 * HOMEWORK for April 13, 2011**

1. Characters: 上课（shang4ke4=to go to a class; to start a class; to be in class); 开始(kai1shi3=to start; to begin); 念（nian4=to read aloud; to study); 课文（ke4wen2=text of a lesson); 录音（lu4yin1=recording; to record); 学习（xue2xi2=to study; to learn) 2. Journal entry (Ch 7 final assessment) due Friday.


 * Homework for April 26, 2011**

1. Please learn: 帅（shuai4=handsome); 日记（ri4ji4 = diary); 累（lei4=tired); 起床（qi3chuang2=to get out of bed); 洗澡（xi3zao3 = to take a shower); 一边. . . 一边. . . （yi4bian1...yi4bian1...; to do ... while doing ...)


 * Homework for April 27, 2011**

1. WB 139-141


 * Homework for April 29, 2011**

2. WB Finish Chapter 8, except for the last two exercises.


 * Homework for May 2, 2011**

1. Avatar project due May 27 (or 20 for seniors). Assignment:


 * Homework for May 5, 2011**

1. Read Chapter 10 dialogue 1 and come to class prepared to discuss the content.


 * Homework for May 9, 2011**

1. Choose 1 essay topic and write it out by hand. This is practice for the final and will be counted as a quiz grade.


 * Homework for May 11, 2011**

1. Please learn 发音(fa1yin1=pronunciation), 新(xin1=new), 脑（nao3=brain, 电脑=computer), 网（wang3=net, 上网=go online, 网上＝online); 正在(zheng4zai4=word used to say that something is ongoing or in process), 以前(yi3qian2=before, in front)


 * Homework for May 12, 2011**


 * 1. Please learn 知道（zhi1dao4=to know [a fact]), 已经（yi3jing1=already, most of the time used with Sentence-了); 告诉 (gao4su=to tell)**


 * Homework for May 20, 2011**

1. www.lingtlanguage.com/cholownia. Go t**o "Chinese 1" and follow the instructions. Due SUNDAY by Midnight.**