GAVS Chinese I and II Newsletter
January 9, 2017 by Loyee Ling
Breaking News - Grades have been updated and 2016 Atlanta Chinese Lunar New Year Festival
ni hao, Your grades have been updated. Your progress report has been also posted. Please click on Assessments – Grades and read teacher’s feedback. Please make up those “zero” assignments as soon as possible to earn some credits back to your grade book and no later than Feb 12. You may need to re-submit some assignments by the specific date of teacher's feedback in your grade book. However, the records of your grade book will be updated all the time after teacher’s grading your newly submission.
Chinese New Year is coming soon on Monday Feb 9. You are very welcome to join this wonderful event at
Date: Sat- Sun, Feb 13-14, 2016
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Ticket: $5 per person. Free admission for children under 3 1/2 ft.
For more info: www.facebook.com/AtlantaChineseLunarNewYearFestival
Reminders - complelte assignments every Friday
It is recommended that you complete daily assignment according to the description of your course schedule or at least complete every Thursday regardless the due date of bi-Friday . You should work even some extra time even during weekends if you cannot complete them by the week. However, all incomplete assignments will be entered as "Zero" after the due date of course schedule. You can still turn it in until the following Friday to earn some credits back to your grade book. Please understand that the GaVS late work policy allows five days for students to submit after the deadline, deducting 10% each day an assignment is late. There are no credits back to your grade book after five school days of the due date.
Know where to find the helpful handouts and review sheets
Please study Chinese for 50-90 minutes daily at your school hour in a very quiet learning environment.
Find the helpful handouts and review sheets of quiz/test by clicking on Assessments (left top of course homepage) - Discussions - Help or https://www.smore.com/m135s - find the topics there and download the files to study well before submitting your assignments and taking the quiz/test.
It is very important to study well from the lessons of module and review sheets of quiz/test before your submission in order to have a better score in your assignments.
In case you have a problem to find the contents (eTextbook), assignments and quiz/test, please click on http://www.screencast.com/t/UF5D8aLDin for your reference.
Make Flashcard
Chinese sentences pattern and usage - language notes and key sentences
Please pay attention to grammar knowledge and sentence pattern areas.
Chinese I Module 1 Greeting and Name
Sentence pattern:
- How to greeting people and reply back?
When someone say hello to you as你好(ni hao) then you should reply same back as你好(ni hao). The following people as A and B in below Chinese conversations.
A你好- ni hao - hello
B你好- ni hao – hello
- How to ask/reply when someone asks your name?
Sentence pattern:
Subject + 叫(jiao – to be called)+什么(shen me- what)+名字(ming zi-name)?
Please see the examples below:
A你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
(What is your name?)
B我叫李丽。
Wǒ jiào Lǐ Lì.
My name is Li Li.
请问您贵姓? - May I have your family name?
qǐngwèn nín guìxìng?
我来介绍一下。这是... Let me introduce for a moment, this is ...
wǒ lái jiè shào yī xià. zhè shì
认识您很高兴。Nice to meet you.
rèn shi nín hěn gāo xìng.
认识您我也很高兴。Nice to meet you too.
rèn shi nín wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng.
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Location: Smyrna, GA
Phone: 678-653-1089
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Good Diet 吃的营养
1. Start your day with a bowl of oatmeal.
2. Watch your portion by using a smaller bowl and spoon.
3. Top your oatmeal with sliced banana.
4. Include a bean soup for lunch.
5. Snack on a handful of mixed nuts.
6. Start your dinner with a colorful salad.
7. Dress it with olive oil.
8. Cook dinner at home.
9. Enjoy grilled salmon or arctic char as your main course.
10. Have cauliflower as a side dish.
11. Enjoy a small piece of dark chocolate for dessert.
Balance Exercise in Sport适度运动
Why is important that children should do exercise daily?p://www.acefitness.org/updateable/update_display.aspx?pageID=638
Here are ACE’s top reasons kids should get plenty of exercise:
- Kids who exercise are more likely to keep exercising as an adult.
- Exercise helps kids achieve and maintain a healthy body weight.
- Regular physical activity helps build and maintain strong, healthy muscles, bones and joints.
- Exercise aids in the development of important interpersonal skills—this is especially true for participation in team sports.
and more....
Why should kids to get up early and sleep early?
The best way is to get up between 6-7am and sleep before 9pm for Chinese old saying of old master.
Of course, you can do a litter adjustment according to your health and workload.
Jay Chou & Hannah Quinlivan's Wedding, at Yorkside in England
Chinese world famous singer Jay Chou's love story and wedding at Yorksid in England Jan 18, 2015.
Please visit at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8w_VMzX5f8 and enjoy watching this video.
Chinese New Year Activity
Please visit at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJusyaRAq1I and enjoy watching this video.
Chinese New Year on Saturday January 28, 2017
The Year of Rooster
Chinese New Year Dinner
Please visit at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8w_VMzX5f8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EUsmbqnuw8 enjoy watching this video to learn all activities during Chinese new year.
The Year of Rooster 2017
中国新年年夜饭
不论你在哪儿工作,
每个人都要赶回家吃年夜饭。
年夜饭 - 饺子
饺子是中国新年年夜饭不可或缺的一道美食。
请问你会做饺子?
Weekly Synchronous Class
Please join us our weekly Adobe hour on Mondays at 8pm - 9pm at
https://gavirtualschool.adobeconnect.com/_a1009797041/llingchinese1a/
and be on time during session with your microphone ready if you would like to speak with your teacher and classmates.
Teacher Contact Information
Loyee Ling
Chinese teacherWorld Languages Department Georgia Virtual SchoolResource Center
Yellow Bridge . Please watch the Jing video at Chinese Dictionary Handain to learn how to use Chinese dictionary online.
Chinatown at Atlanta GA
5383 New Peachtree Rd
Chamblee, GA
(770) 458-6660
Click on the following link and will take you to Chinatown at Atlanta GA.
How to get to Chinatown Atlanta and enjoy your shopping.
World Journal Bookstore
Chinese Restaurant
It has a regular order and excellent Sunday Buffet with plenty of authentic Chinese food.
Address:
3000 Old Alabama Rd #123
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(Haynes Market Kroger Shopping Center)