5/18 Class

Learning Material:

Fun with Chinese Sign:




The sign below is found in a restroom at a office building. I think it's a good learning resources. So I picked up my camera and took the picture.
Here are the Chinese appeared on the sign, please click here and read after me:
严禁吸烟 yánjìnxīyān
请保持洗手间清洁qǐng bǎochí xǐshǒujiān qīngjié
小心地滑xiǎoxīndìhuá
请小心保管财务qǐngxiǎoxīnbǎoguān cáiwù

Wisdom of the week:

让你的良心做你的指南. (rang4 ni3 de liang2xin1 zuo4 ni3 de shi3nan2.) By Rocco Brecia

Comic of the week:

I have selected the Peanuts comic which was from PDF file labeled 4/30 sent by Fred to share with you. The following is the simplified version of it along with Pinyin.

Pic. 1: Blank
Pic. 2:你就是不肯追，对吧?jiùshì bùkěn zui, duìba?
Pic. 3: 没错！méicuò
Pic. 4: 我希望我死后人们会有更多有关我的话好讲，而不只是说：“他是个好家伙，他会追棍子。”wǒxīwàng wǒsǐhòu rénmen huìyǒu gèngduō yǒuguān wǒde huà hǎo jiang, ér bù zhǐshì shuō:"tā shì ge hǎo jiāhuo,tā huì zhuī gùnzi."

Learning Activities:

• Read the 'fun with the sign' along with the audio attached. Find the new words in the sentences and write them down to discuss in your group and try to figure out the meaning.
• Each of you read the wisdom of the week and try to memorize it.
• Study the comic which Fred sent us to figure out the meaning of the new words you have found, list them and ask me when I see you the following week.

Assignments of the week:

By using the new words you have learned today to write a short passage to share in the class next time.