CHIN 012                                                                                 

Spring 2012

IC 16

                                                  Weekly Schedule (April 4-13)

 

 

4/4 W

 

1)      Spot check new vocabulary in L16

2)      Dialogue 1 (TB pp.113-114)

3)      Grammar:

a)      More resultative complements: 死、坏—我饿死了。他吃坏了。

b)      Frequency measure word 次—去年我只看了一次医生。

c)      The diagnostic 是…(了)—你是吃坏肚子了。你是书看得太多了。

4)      Pattern drill—frequency 次(WB pp.64-65 #A)

5)      Practice reading Dialogue 1 (2nd half)

6)      Additional vocabulary—body parts and illness symptoms (handout)

Homework: 1) Listen to the new dialogue and read out aloud after the recording; 2) CWB pp. 43-45; 3) Study new characters/vocabulary: do “matching” on course website

 

 

4/5 R

 

 

Bring Workbook to class

1)      Dialogue 2 (TB pp.117-118)

2)      Grammar:

d)     The preposition 对—我对他很好。电脑对你有帮助吗？

e)      Directional complements—我开回家去。他走上楼来。

f)       Special structures and expressions:

* 要不然—otherwise; 今天很冷，你得多穿衣服，要不然会生病。

* 再说...也— besides; 我今天不想去饭馆吃饭，再说我也没有钱。

* 越来越—increasingly; 他不听医生的，不吃药，病越来越重。

g)      Confirmation questions with 是不是 & 对不对 (TB pp.138-139 #G & H) 

3)      Pattern drill—越来越 (TB p.136 #E; WB p.72 #D)

4)      Pattern drill—再说...也 (TB pp.137-138 #F; WB pp.72-73 #E)

Homework: 1) Listen to dialogue 2 and read out aloud after the recording; 2) Prepare for oral tutorial session

 

 

4/6 F

 

Individual oral tutorial sessions

1.      Review—verbal aspects related to past:

Ask your 老师 if s/he has ever been to China?

Then find out

  • when did s/he go
  • how did s/he get there (by what means of transportation)
  • with whom did s/he go
  • where did s/he learn Chinese

2.     Frequency—tell your 老师 how often you

§  go home

§  go see movies

§  call your parents

3.     越来越…: increasingly

Use this structure to describe several pictures that your 老师 will be showing you.

4.     再说, …也 V

You received an invitation from your 老师, but you’ll have to turn it down. Please give two reasons as why you cannot accept it using the above structure.

Homework: 1) Practice reading dialogue 1 (2nd half) & dialogue 2 (from 你一定是对什么过敏了). Will check “memorization” on both on Monday; 2) CWB pp.47-50 & p.51 (crossword puzzle); 3) Do character practice sheet (handout)

 

 

4/9 M

 

Bring Workbook to class

1)      Check character practice sheet (Friday’s homework)

2)      Character quiz (Lesson 16/CWB pp.43-50)

3)      Spot check dialogues “memorization” (English on p.142 & p.144). Answer comprehension questions

4)      Pattern drill—directional complements (TB pp.133-135 #C; WB p.70 #A)

5)      Pattern drill—preposition 对 (TB pp.132-133 #B; WB p.71 #B)

6)      Pattern drill—要不然 (TB p.135 #D; WB pp.71-72 #C)

Character Workbook due

Homework: 1) Listening: WB p.61 & p.66; 3) Translation: WB p.65 #1,2,3,4,6 & pp.73-74 #1,2,3,4,5,6,10 (characters only and specified sentences)

 

 

4/10 T

 

1)      Review body parts and illness symptoms (handout)

2)      Review frequency, directional complements etc.

3)      Speaking activity—看病 (handout)

4)      Grammar quiz (L16)

5)      Tang poem

Workbook due (pp.61,65-66,73-74)

Homework: Reading: WB p.63 #B & pp.68-70 #B-C. Make sure you can read all the characters with correct tones and pronunciation

 

 

4/11 W

 

 

Bring Workbook to class

1)      Group cultural presentation—Chinese medicine

2)      Check reading assignment (WB p.63 #B & pp.68-69 #B)

3)      General grammar review (L15 & L16)

Homework: Study for test (do L16 grammar exercises on course website)

 

 

4/12 R

 

Written test

Homework: Prepare for oral tutorial session

 

 

4/13 F

 

Individual oral tutorial sessions

1．Directional Complements & 把-sentence

Please ask your 老师 to bring, take or put three different objects somewhere.

Example: 请把这些药拿到楼上去。

§  a) book        take it out and put it on the desk

§  b) fruit         bring over

§  c) leftover food           take home    

1.      Conversation: 看病

Tell your 老师your most recent doctor’s visit. You don’t need to volunteer any information. Just answer questions.

§  your symptoms (e.g., allergic to dogs/alcohol (酒)/fish/medicine; pink itchy eyes; stomach ache, it’s so bad that you could die; diarrhea-you went to the bathroom several times a day)

§  treatment prescribed by the doctor (e.g., getting shots or taking medicine)

§  instruction for the medication (e.g. how often, when and how much you should take the medicine etc.)

§  fee for the visit (e.g., it costs $50 to see the doctor, or your health insurance pays $100 per visit, or you don’t need to pay because you have good health insurance plan etc.)

Homework: Preview vocabulary & characters in Lesson 17

 

 

Abbreviations:

TB= Integrated Chinese: Textbook

WB= Integrated Chinese: Workbook

CWB= Integrated Chinese: Character Workbook