Syllabus
First Year, Second Semester, Eighth Week
 
 
Contents     Unit 4, Lesson 3
    1. Red book p. 157.
    2. Blue book p. 68, 69.
    3. Supplementary materials: (1) Unit 4 Lesson 3: grammar part.
                                               (2) Unit 4 Lesson 3: character exercises.
    4. Yellow Book p. 76 - 80.
Important Words     1. shi4. (red p. 158:1) 
    2. mian4qian2.
Important Grammar     1. Adverb and complement uses of zai4 and dao4. (red p. 158 - 159).
    2. Progressive action: zheng4zai4, zheng4, zai4, zhe. (red p. 160:15)
Assignments 
(not to submit but the red parts will be tested in weekly quiz)
    1. To memorize the text (blue p.69) by listening to the tape and reading with the tape.
    2. To read the Red Book's grammar and culture notes (p. 158 - 161).
    3. To memorize the 25 characters of the week (Yellow p. 76 - 80), their meanings, stroke orders, etc.
    4. To read the sentences and the dialogues of the Yellow Book (p. 76 - 80)
Assignments 
(to submit)
    1. Translation of the Red Book (p. 162). 33%
    2. This week's 25 characters (Yellow, p. 76 - 80). 33%
    3. Yellow Book's exercises (p. 76 - 80). 34%
Web Assignments     1. Check two weeks ago's homework answer. Red Book, Yellow Book
    2. Download and preview the next week's syllabus.
    3. 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.