Syllabus
First Year, Second Semester, Second Week
 
 
Contents     Unit 3, Lesson 2
    1. Red book p. 113.
    2. Blue book p. 56, 57.
    3. Supplementary materials: (1) Unit 3 Lesson 2: grammar part.
                                               (2) Unit 3 Lesson 2: character exercises.
    4. Yellow Book p. 51 - 55.
Important Words     1. yue4 ... yue4. (red 114:1)
    2. bu2dan4 ... er2qie3 (red 116:5).
    3. bu4de2liao3 (ji2le, si3le).
    4. dao4/shang4 ... (PW) qu4/lai2 (red 117:20).
    5. cong2 ... qi3.
    6. xing1qi1/li3bai4 (yi1, er2, san1 ... tian1).
    7. zui4hao3.
    8. ran2hou4.
Important Grammar     1. Comparison with bi3 for verbs. (red p. 120:29).
    2. Ba3 sentence (red p. 118:26).
    3. zai4 + place word (red p. 120:27).
Assignments 
(not to submit but the red parts will be tested in weekly quiz)
    1. To memorize the text (blue p.57) by listening to the tape and reading with the tape.
    2. To read the Red Book's grammar and culture notes (p. 114 - 121).
    3. To memorize the 25 characters of the week (Yellow p. 51 - 55), their meanings, stroke orders, etc.
    4. To read the sentences and the dialogues of the Yellow Book (p. 51 - 55)
Assignments 
(to submit)
    1. Translation of the Red Book (p. 123). 33%
    2. This week's 25 characters (Yellow, p. 51 - 55). 33%
    3. Yellow Book's exercises (p. 51 - 55). 34%
Web Assignments     1. Download and preview the next week's syllabus.
    2. This week's web Chinese exercises:
        (1) Listening comprehension. 
        (2) This week's Children's song.
        (3) This week's difficult characters.
        (4) This week's joke in Chinese.
        (5) This week's classic poem.