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Review and recovery. The first 3 days will be devoted to material from 21F.101, ie Units 1–4 and Character Lessons 1–4. Some important sections for you to review: Unit 2, Adverbs and Conjunctions (2.2), Location and Existence (2.7); Unit 3, Nationality (3.2), Why and Because (3.6), Course and Classes (3.8); Unit 4, Time Phrases (4.2), Subjects of Study (4.6). From Day 3, the focus will be on the longer dialogues: 2.9 (at the airport); 3.9 (courses and classes); 4.9 (on the bus in Sichuan). |
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Begin Character Lesson 5: 5.1 the first set, 5.1.1 phrases, 5.1.2 dialogues, and ex 1 (simplified).
Begin to focus on Unit 5 (most of which was covered in 21F.101), especially 'music' (5.5), 'destination and purpose' (5.7 and 5.8) and the dialogue in section 5.12 (reading about the World Cup). Consolidate material in Chars 5.1, and prepare to read the examples and exercises in class.
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Introduce Chars 5.2, up to ex 2. Continue to review Unit 5 (redoing the exercises as you go) and re-enacting the longer dialogues until fluent and accurate. |
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Complete Chars 5, including 5.2.3 (simplified), ex 3 (a, b) and 5.3 'on the street', closing with ex 4. Continue to review Units 1-5, and focus on the dialogues in Unit 4 (on the bus) and Unit 5 (talking about the World Cup). |
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Test #1, covering through Unit 5 and Chars 5 (character reading only). For Day 9, begin Unit 6.1 (opposites), 6.2 (describing people) and 6.3 (guo). |
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Unit 6, through the section on V-guo. Preview 6.12 at the end of the unit (Rhymes and rhythms). |
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Consolidate 6.1–6.3, doing exs 1, 2. Review select parts of earlier units. Practice writing using the characters in Chars 5. |
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Continue with 6.4 (when, before, after) and 6.5 (When?), doing ex 3. Browse Appendix I (dynasties), and practice reciting the dynasties using the relational terms of 6.4. Do short compositions in characters. Preview 6.6 (location), 6.7 (shi-de) and the main dialogue (6.8). |
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Continue with 6.6 (location) and 6.7 (the shi-de pattern), doing exs 4, 5. Learn the main dialogue (6.8) and look ahead to word distinctions, ex 8. |
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Review through 6.7 and consolidate, remembering prototypical examples. Improve 6.8, the dialogue, start ex 6, and review ex 8 again. |
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Consolidate the main dialogue (6.8) so you can re-enact it. Do ex 6 (a, b). Continue with character reading and writing. Preview 6.10 (ordering food), and practice reading food names aloud. |
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Do 6.9 (jiao with two objects) and the 'Michael Jordan' dialogue; ex 7. Review other dialogues. |
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Review Unit 6, and preview Chars 6, first set. |
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Test #2 (through Unit 6 and Chars 5 – including character writing). Preview Chars 6. |
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Chars 6, set #1 to ex 1 and preview set #2. |
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Review activities; Chars 6, introduction to set #2. Preview Unit 7, first sections. |
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Unit 7 through 7.2, doing ex 1 and preparing dialogue 7.2.4. Read 7.3 (Comfort stations). Chars 6, review and do ex 2. |
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Continue with 7.4 (Speaking languages), doing ex 2 and preparing dialogue 7.4.8. Review Chars 6, studying 6.3 (On the street #2). Preview 7.5.1 ('some') and dialogue 7.6 (Tea and coffee). |
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Preparing dialogue 7.6 (Tea and coffee), which is quite long, but flows well. Try ex 3 (jumbled phrases). Finish Chars 6, reading 6.4 (Animal radicals). Preview 7.7 topics. |
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Learn 7.7, which deals with a number of topics that can appear in the shi-de pattern. Review Chars 6 and other lessons. Jump to 7.13 and read the long narrative; you might want to submit an English translation (which you can then use to retell the Chinese). |
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Review 7.7 (especially cai) and do ex 4. Read 7.8 on 'birth signs' and continue with 7.9 (Duration), through ex 5. Re-read the narrative (7.13) and get familiar with it. |
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Study 7.10 (7.10.1 Continuing action; 7.10.2 Enduring states). Practice writing characters. |
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Review 7.9 and 7.10, then do ex 6. Study 7.11 (Weather) and the dialogue (7.12). |
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Continue to practice the weather dialogue (7.12). Prepare for test #3, which covers Unit 7 and Chars 6. |
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Test #3. Preview Chars 7, while continuing to consolidate Unit 7. |
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Chars 7, Set 1 to ex 1. Unit 7, review 'weather' and continue to practice the main dialogue in Unit 7 (7.12); get more familiar with Unit 7 patterns. |
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Chars 7, Set 2. Unit 7 dialogue (7.12) and review the narrative (7.13) until familiar – reading it aloud with good intonation. |
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Chars 7, consolidate through set 2 and do ex 2. Unit 7, narrative (7.13), doing ex 2. Review Unit 7, especially 7.7, making sure you are clear about such differences as 'time when' versus 'duration'.
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Chars 7, set 3, doing ex 3. Consolidate Unit 7 and preview Unit 8 – sports (8.1) and comparison (8.2). Look through part 1 of the Unit to see what's coming up. |
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Chars 7, through first half of ex 4. Continue to review Unit 7 and preview Unit 8 (especially the contrast between comparison and non-comparison). |
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Chars 7, ex 4b (the letter) for next class – everyone should do this. Continue to preview Unit 8 through 8.3. |
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Unit 8 sports (8.1), comparison (8.2), size of cities (8.3) and money and purchases (8.4) We will be working on this material for the next few days. |
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Focus on the same material as the previous day, with review of Chars 7 and Unit 7 material. |
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Review and prepare for test #4, covering Unit 7 (review), Chars 7 (reading) and Unit 8 (through 8.3 – comparing cities). |
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Test #4 (review of Unit 7, Chars 7 and Unit 8 through 8.3). Continue with Unit 8 (parts I and II) and prepare the section on Money and Purchases (8.4) and preview the dialogue on regional languages (8.5) |
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Unit 8, focus on the section on Money and Purchases (8.4) and 'at the fruitstand' (8.4.1); preview 'tastes and flavors' (8.4.2) and 'cuisines' (8.4.4). We will take 5 minutes from time to time to examine the Chinese Menu Unit (a separate file/lesson), reciting the dishes and using the expressions. |
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Unit 8, 'in the store' (8.4.5); ex 4; introduction to the section on regional languages (8.5). Maps of linguistic regions; ask classmates who speak regional languages about equivalents to Mandarin expressions. Using Chinese weather reports (in characters) from the net. |
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Regional languages, the dialogue (8.5.1) and narrative (8.5.2). Ex 5. Consolidate. Character reading with excerpts from Lady in the Painting, and hereafter when time permits. |
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Practice the sections on regional languages. In class: "Writing on the Wall" (views of Chinese shops and signs). 'Old and new' (8.5.3) and ex 5. |
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Survey of M-words (8.6), focusing on when they are used, and not used (8.6.1 – 3). Drinks and toasts (8.7 all). Preview jobs (8.8). |
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Jobs (8.8), the two dialogues and preview of V-le patterns (8.9). Ex.6. |
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Review Unit 8 material, including comparison, tastes and flavors, and cuisines. Continue with 8.9 and the Dialogue (8.10). |
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Dialogue (8.10) and review 'Jobs'. Narrative (8.11) and ex. 8. Ex. 9, distinguishing words. |
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Review Unit 8 for test on day #48. |
| 48 |
Test #5 on Unit 8 (with some character reading from Chars 7 and other lessons). |
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Chinese Menu Unit and other material; guests; performances. Sign up for oral interviews on Day #51. |
| 50 |
Character reading from Lady; Chinese weather reports; looking ahead to Unit 9 next term. |
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No class. Oral interviews. Sign up for a 5-minute slot; meet at teachers' offices. |
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Wrap up: Chinese rap; songs; recitation and skits. |