1. 3月9号: 学习中文 Chinese Time: 你上个星期做了什么？
Contest介绍：“Rock That Movie” 和 “中文Speech”
生词复习：猜(cāi=guess)生词
生词：时间
功课:Test Corrections, 练习本, Skritter

2. “过”春假
“过”: to pass, to spend, to celebrate 过路： To pass a road/intersection 过周末： To spend the weekend 过春假： To spend/celebrate spring vacation

3. 2015 “Rock That Movie” 比赛
2015 Theme: "Making a difference - what we can do" Who: teams of students Video Format: Live action video -or- narrated stop-motion -or- photostory video, 4-6 minutes long. Due April 1st 100 points HW extra credit

4. 2015 “中文演讲” 比赛 Sunday, April 26th in San Francisco 2-4 minutes
The contestant may speak on any appropriate topic commensurate with his/her level of training. Sample topics include: Learning Mandarin, Family Life, Favorite Sports, A School Event, and Travel to China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, etc.
The purpose of the speech contest is to foster good language skills. Emphasis is placed on accuracy in pronunciation and tones, fluency, delivery, cadence, as well as content
100 points HW extra credit

5. 3月10号: 学习中文：时间 复习生词：Space Race 复习：“要是”：得 vs. 别 学习生词：时间
游戏(yóuxì)=Telephone
功课:Character Sheet, Skritter

6. 给+ sub + verb
你的爸爸妈妈给你打电话…

7. 你的爸爸妈妈给你打电话…
他们给你说什么？

8. 得
The modal verb 得 (děi) means “need to” or “must”.

9. 你的爸爸妈妈给你打电话… You should go to class> 你得上课
You should speak Chinese in the Chinese classroom>
你得在中文教室说中文
You should sleep on the weekends>
你周末得睡觉
Brainstorm: at least 5 more things

10. 别
别 (bié, don’t) is used to advise someone to refrain or stop someone from doing something.
Depending on the context, it can be used to form a polite formula, a gentle reminder, or a serious admonition:

11. 你的爸爸妈妈给你打电话… Don’t speak English in the Chinese classroom>
你别在中文教室说英文
Don’t drink coffee in the library>
别在图书馆喝咖啡
Don’t come back home>
别回家！
Brainstorm: at least 5 more things

12. “要” vs. “要是” 要 (yào)= to want to have, to will do 要是 (yàoshì)= if
If…., then…

13. 要是=yàoshì=if…
要是你想学中文…
你得… // 你别…
要是你不想学中文…

14. 3月11号: 学习中文：时间线 游戏(yóuxì=game)=Telephone 课本：练习 p. 156-158 学习生词：时间
问问题：“时间线”
功课:Vocab Quiz, Character Sheet, Skritter

15. Time Expressions
Time=时间=shí jiān
我们学习了什么”时间”的生词？
Brainstorm!

16. Time Expressions
下个星期 (xià ge xīngqī, next week) literally means “the week below.” By the same token, 上个星期 (shàng ge xīngqī, last week) literally means “the week above.”

17. The measure word 个 can be omitted: 下个星期=下 星期; 上个星期=上星期.

18. “Last/next month” is 上个月/下个月(shàng ge yuè/xià ge yuè)
“Last/next month” is 上个月/下个月(shàng ge yuè/xià ge yuè). However, we don’t say *上月/下月.

19. To help you remember, envision a calendar.
Next week/month is below (下, xià) this week/ month;
last week/month is above (上, shàng) this week/month.

20. Time Expressions Involving Month and Week
上上个月
shàng shàng ge yuè
the month before last
上上(个)星期s
hàng shàng (ge) xīngqī
the week before last
上个月
shàng ge yuè
last month
上(个)星期
shàng (ge) xīngqī
last week
这个月
zhè ge yuè
this month
这(个)星期
zhè (ge) xīngqī
this week
下个月
xià ge yuè
next month
下(个)星期
xià (ge) xīngqī
next week
下下个月
xià xià ge yuè
the month after next
下下(个)星期
xià xià (ge) xīngqī
the week after next

21. The above expressions with 月 (yuè, month) and 星期 (xīngqī, week) form two parallel series.

22. “One week” is 一个星期 (yí ge xīngqī)
“One week later” is 一个星期以后 (yí ge xīngqī yǐhòu).
“One month” is 一个月(yí ge yuè), not 一月(yīyuè, January).
“One month later” is 一个月以后 (yí ge yuè yǐhòu).

23. Additional Time Expressions Involving Year and Day
大前天dàqiántiān three days ago
大前年dàqiánnián three years ago
前天qiántiān
the day before yesterday
前年qiánnián
the year before last
昨天zuótiān
yesterday
去年qùnián
last year
今天jīntiān
today
今年jīnnián
this year
明天míngtiān
tomorrow
明年míngnián
next year
后天hòutiān
the day after tomorrow
后年hòunián
the year after next
大后天dàhòutiān
three days from today
大后年dàhòunián
three years from now

24. The above expressions with 天 (tiān, day) and 年 (nián, year) form two parallel series ….
EXCEPT FOR 昨天 (zuótiān, yesterday) and 去年 (qùnián, last year).

25. Interview (问问题)：时间线(xiàn=line)
Look at all the following time words
Put them in the proper order from “before” to “after” and draw a “timeline”
昨天, 明天 , 今天, 后(hòu)天
上个星期,下个星期
上个月, 下个月
后(hòu)年, 前(qián)年, 今年, 去(qù)年,

26. 3月12号: 时间线
生词考试
问问题：“时间线”
学习生词：时间
功课:Character Sheet, Skritter

27. 生词考试 16) Time： 时间 17) Morning: 早上 18) afternoon：下午 19) last year：去年
20) the year after next：后年

28. Interview (问问题)：时间 Past > sub + time + verb + 了 + obj Present >
Future >
sub + time + 要 + verb + obj
Construct a “时间线”(xiàn=line)=Timeline
  Ask your classmates questions about what they’ve done using all the timewords

29. 3月13号: 时间线 Do Now: 问问题：“时间线” 学新的生词 复习生词：Space Race 唱歌: “对不起，我的中文不好”
功课:Weekly Writing, Character Sheet, Skritter

30. DO NOW: (问问题)：时间 Past > sub + time + verb + 了 + obj Present >
Future >
sub + time + 要 + verb + obj
Construct a “时间线”(xiàn=line)=Timeline
  Ask your classmates questions about what they’ve done using all the timewords

31. Weekly Writing
Write a timeline of your life and/or another person’s life
Use as many different time words as possible, including 上个月，上个星 期，去年，前年，etc…
At least 150 words [challenge: 300]
Will be collected on separate sheet of paper

32. How do you say: I want to eat dumplings.
唱歌：“对不起，我的中文不好”
Many Chinese words sound alike, which causes comedy…
shuì jiào vs. shuǐ jiǎo
睡觉 vs. 水饺
How do you say: I want to eat dumplings.

33. Directional Complements
“Complement” is a word after a verb that describes it

34. Directional Complements
来/去 (lái/qù, to come/go) can serve as a directional complement after such verbs as 进 (jìn, to enter) and 回 (huí, to return).
来 (lái, to come) signifies movement toward the speaker
去 (qù, to go) signifies movement away from the speaker.

35. A is at home, speaking on the phone to B, who is away from home.
A: Nǐ shénme shíhou huí lai?
你什么时候回来？
When are you coming back?
B: Wǒ liù diǎn huí qu.
我六点回去。
I’m going back at six.

36. A is outside, and B is inside
A is outside, and B is inside. A knocks on the door, and B tells A to come in.
B:进来。
Jìn lai.
Come in.
Both A and B are outside. A tells B to go inside.
A:进去。
Jìn qu.
Go in.

37. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan谢谢 再见
University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan

38. Compare the two particles: 吧(ba) and 吗 (ma)
Nǐ shì Lǐ Yǒu ma?
你是李友吗？
Are you Li You? (I am not quite sure.)
Nǐ shì Lǐ Yǒu ba?
你是李友吧？
You are Li You, aren’t you?
I think you’re Li You. Am I right?