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Sample Conversation Exercises
  • Lesson 7 (PDF)
  • Lesson 8 (PDF)
  • Lesson 9 part 1 (PDF)
  • Lesson 9 part 2 (PDF)
  • Lesson 10 part 1 (PDF)
  • Lesson 10 part 2 (PDF)
  • Lesson 11 (PDF)
LEC # HOMEWORK REQUIRED CHARACTERS
 1 None
 2 Do on-line exercises before coming to class.
Instructions:
  1. Go to http://web.mit.edu/jinzhang/www/pinyin/spellingrules/exercises/index.html
  2. Do ONLY "Multiple Choice" and "Match" exercises
 3 Pick some Chinese characters that are new to you and finish two character sheets (you will get the sheets from me.). Write each character a couple of times so that you can write them out by memory later.
 4 a. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-1
b. Read pp. 24-30
c. Write a composition of at least 150 characters on your family, your hobbies, things you know, and things you have, etc. with Pinyin on top of the characters. Don't forget the tone marks!
 5
  1. Learn to write the required L-1 characters
  2. Preview Lesson 1 of Oh, China!
  3. Prepare for our first vocab quiz. You will need to transcribe a sentence containing characters in Lesson 1 into Pinyin and translate it into English.
p31 di, ke, ditu, zhe, shi, zhongguo
p32 weishemme, yiyang, zhonghua, minguo, gongheguo, yidianr, yiqian, dong
p33 lishi, wanquan, ban, Taiwan, zhengfu, dou
p34 bufen, guojia, hennanshuo
 6 a. Exercise 4 (in pinyin); exercise 7 (choose 1)
b. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-2;
c. Read pp. 44-50
 7 Learn to write required L-2 characters P51 fuqin, shufang, li, gua, shihou, zhi
P52 bianr, hei, juede, qiguai, hui, houlai, zhidao, suiran
P53 meiguo, zong, haishi, congxiao, cai
P54 luxiangdai, xingqi, fujin, xuexiao, daodi, yisi
 8 a. Exercise 6 (in pinyin);
b. Exercise 7 (choose 1)
 9 Listen to Ch053 and review Lessons 3 & 4 (pinyin, characters and patterns)
 10 a. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-3;
b. Read pp. 66-68
P69 cong…lai, dezhou, kan.qi.lai, xiang, gen, zhe, huang, tou.fa
P70 lan, yanjing, buyinding, danshi, que, suoyi, Ouzhou, Feizhou, Yazhou, zhiyao
P71 dei
 11 None
 12 a. Exercise 3 (in pinyin);
b. Exercise 6 (choose 1; in characters)
c. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-4;
d. Read pp. 80-85
P86 ma, zhuce, xuan, ke, taoyan, qishi, bing
P87 xihuan, bi, jin, haoji.le, tingdao, xiaoxi, gaoxing, gaosu
P88 shijie, budan, Yingguo, Faguo, jingji, maoyi, fada, shengyi
P89 yuelaiyue, zengjia, weile, maimai, bujiande, wenxue, youyisi
 13 None    
 14 a. Exercise 2 (in pinyin);
b. Exercise 6 (choose 1; in characters)
 15 a. Review Lessons 3 & 4 (pinyin, characters and patterns)
 16 a. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-5;
b. Read pp. 100-105
P106 shangke, laoshi, wen, mingzi, xie, huida, buhaoyisi, nali
P107 Guangdongren, zhao … de shuofa, lian, suan(shi), buguo, dianhua, jinlai, zai, nin
 17  None    
 18 a. Exercise 2 (hanzi);
b. Exercise 5 (choose 1; hanzi)
c. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-6;
d. Read pp. 116-119
P120 bie, danxin, sheng(yin), luyin, jie dianhua, haoma
P121 zhengtian, nanpengyou, ji, huijia, shi
P122 wei…caoxin, huaiyun, nianshu, dong, biyun, nandao, jia, waiguoren, zenmeban
 19 None
 20 Exercise 5 (choose 1; at least 100 characters)
 21 Review Lessons 5 & 6 (pinyin, characters and patterns)
 22 a. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-7;
b. Read pp. 132-136
P137 xueqi, gongyu, sushe, wenti, chufang, shitang
P138 tiaoti, gongke, shijian, lunliu, jiandan, rongyi, jueding
P139 yongju, huaile, jiaju, zhuozi, shujia, yizi, taideng, ditan, yaojin
P140 renshi, nianji, yushi, cesuo, kaolu, yicenglou, kaoshi
 23 None  
 24 a. Exercise 3 (hanzi); Exercise 5 (choose 1; hanzi)
b. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-8;
c. Read pp. 152-55
P156 dianying, weishengzhi, yangzi, kelian, gushi, xuduo
P157 fan, shouzui, hu’nao, shaowei, yansu, renzhen, wuliao, yinggai, yuanyi, jiaotang, qingsong
 25 None
 26 Exercise 5 (choose 1; at least 120 characters)
 27 Review Lessons 7 & 8 (pinyin, characters and patterns)
 28 a. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-9;
b. Read pp. 166-67
P168 xingqu, yufa, jiegou, shixishi, shebei, lianxi, chule … yiwai
P169 suibian, jinbu, liyong, shujia, canjia, duanqi, xunlianban, chen jihui, liaojie, zhehui, xiwang
P170 zhichi, jihua, jingzhu, jiankang
 29 None    
 30 a. Exercise 1 (hanzi); Exercise 5 (hanzi; at least 120 characters)
b. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-10;
c. Read p. 178
P179 zhunbei, bingqie, xiatian, du, duanxunban, you yiyi, guanxi, jinzhang, houhui, xinyuan
P180 dangran, qian, xiang…shenqing, jingjibuzhu, bang, feiji, huzhao, qianzheng, fangyizhen, chusheng zhengming,
P181 ta, ji, xueye
 31 None
 32 Exercise 2 (hanzi); Exercise 6 (choose 1; at least 100 characters)
 33 Review Lessons 9 & 10 (pinyin, characters and patterns)  
 34 a. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-11;
b. Read pp. 190-91
P192 yimin, suoyoude, shiying, guocheng, huoduo huoshao, jingli, xinli, maodun, baochi, yuanlai
P193 mingxian, xisu, ewai, fudan, yiban, zhoumo, youxi, chufa, chansheng, kangju, buxing, zuxian
P194 huayi, zidong, lizi, biye, zhao, bijiao, yuqi…buru…,jingyibu, beijing
 35 None
 36 a. Exercise 6 (choose 1) (hanzi; at least 120 characters)
b. Listen to CH053 and make sure you recognize all the new characters in L-12;
c. Read p. 212-14
 Lesson 12 characters (where???)
 37 Final Projects (PDF)
 38 None