Syllabus
Second Year, Second Semester, Eighth (or Ninth) Week
 
 
Contents     A Trip to China, Lesson Seven
    1. Orange book p. 14 - 17. 
    2. Black book p. 38 - 45.
    3. Supplementary materials: Hua2xia4xing2 Lesson Seven, p. 78 - 81.
Important words     1. you3yi4si/you3qu4.
    2. jia4lian2wu4mei3.
    3. bu4guan3.
    4. jiang1lai2.
    5. shuo1bu2ding4.
    6. hai2.
Important grammar     1. ming2ming2 ... wei4shen2me/zen3me/ke3shi4, black p. 40.
    2. zhi3yao4 ... jiu4, black p. 40 - 41.
    3. cai2 ... ne, black p. 41.
    4. yi4fang1mian4 ... (ling4)yi4fang1mian4, black p. 41 - 42.
    5. lian2 ... dou1/ye3, black p. 42 -43.
    6. yong4 ... lai2, black p. 43.
    7. bu2shi ... ma? black p. 43.
Assignments 
(not to submit but the red parts will be tested in weekly quiz)
    1. To memorize the text (orange p. 14, 16, or 15, 17).
    2. To read the Black Book's grammar notes (p. 40 - 44).
    3. To memorize the new words and characters (both traditional and simplified) of the week 
(Black p. 38 - 39).
Assignments 
(to submit)
    1. Translation of the Black Book (p. 44 - 45). 33%
    2. This week's reading comprehension (Supplementary, p. 78 or 79, find the listed new words in your dictionary, write down their meanings, read the article and answer the questions). 33%
    3. This week's composition (choose a subject from black p. 45, or Supplementary p. 78, or Supplementary p. 79, and write a composition of 100 characters). 34% 
        (to view an excellent work done by previous years' student as a sample, click here)
Web Assignments     1. Download and preview the next week's syllabus.
    3. This week's web Chinese exercises:
        (1) Listening comprehension.
        (2) Learn to write this week's new characters.
        (3) Listen and 'sing' this week's Children's song.
        (4) This week's joke in Chinese.
        (5) This week's classic poem.