1. 音乐时间 (Music Time)
奥运歌曲《北京欢迎你》
While you are listening to the music, work on your student interest survey if you haven’t finished it.

2. 今天的活动 (Today’s Activities)
Turn in your Name Card.
Greeting in Chinese
TED Talks: How to learn a second language well
Classroom Routine
Homework: Check out Chinese Teacher’s website
Watch a Chinese Pinyin video

3. 问候 wèn hòu (Greeting)
Q: 你好！ Nǐ Hǎo! (Hello!)
A: 你好！ Nǐ Hǎo!

4. 自我介紹 (Self-Introduction)
Nǐ hǎo Wǒ jiào
Q: 你好！我叫张妙文。(My name is 张妙文.)
A: 你好！我叫_______。(My name is ___.)

5. 问别人的名字 (Ask someone’s name)
A: 你好！ Nǐ Hǎo!
你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?
(What is your name?)
B: 我叫________。 Wǒ jiào
A: 我叫________。 Wǒ jiào

6. 练习说话 liàn xí shuō Huà (Practice Speaking)
Say hello to 3 classmates and ask their names and tell them your name in Chinese.

7. 认识新同学 (Know your New Classmates)
Memory Game
Tā jiào
他／她叫________...
Wǒ jiào
我叫 ________。

8. 为什么学外语? (Why Study a Second Language?)
Learning Chinese is intellectually challenging and beneficial for your cognitive development
You build multitasking skills
You stave off Alzheimer’s and dementia
Your memory improves
You become more perceptive
Your decision-making skills improve
You improve your English
You become a better learner

9. 怎么学好外语? (How to Study a Language well?)
Learning like a baby
Repetition (keep practicing in your head)
Frustration is good
Create an environment for yourself
A little bit at a time and everyday
When you learn a new word, try to use it a few times right away
TV shows, movies, newspapers and magazines are a good
supplementation.  

10. 为什么学中文? (Why Study Chinese?)
You can communicate with more than a billion people in Chinese. China, Taiwan, Singapore, (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,, Brunei, the Philippines, and Mongolia).
China is the second largest economy in the world. China is one of largest trading partners of the United States. Chinese is quickly becoming the Language of Business (and Tourism).
Learning Chinese is intellectually challenging and beneficial for your cognitive development
Chinese has no tenses, no cases, no genders and simple grammar
Etc.