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understanding the rise of China

Tian Qi Yu Bao

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student work sample: student presentation

CCTV weather forecast: weather forecast CCTV-1  CCTV weather forecast (with background music)

Mooring at Guazhou

Goddess of the Moon

The West Strem of Chuzhou

Introducion:

The poem paints a tranquil but animated picture of nature in twilight.

Text:

Chúzhōu xījiàn

滁 州    西涧

韦应物（唐）

dú lián yōu cǎo jiàn biān shēng，shàng yǒu huáng lí shēn shù míng。

独 怜   幽   草   涧   边      生，     上    有   黄    鹂    深   树    鸣。

chūn cháo dài yǔ wǎn lái jí， yě dù wú rén zhōu zì héng。

春      潮   带  雨 晚  来 急，野 渡 无 人   舟   自 横。

The West Stream of Chuzhou

Wei Yingwu(Tang)

I love the grass that by the streamlet grows,

And deep in the trees I hear the oriole’s tone.

With the rain at dusk a swelling of spring fast flows,

And by the ferry of the wild a boat moves alone.

Comment:

The poem paints a tranquil but animated picture of nature in twilight. The grass grows rampant in the clear water and the orioles perch on the leafy trees. The reader drinks in first the peaceful and beautiful scenery along the streamlet, then the gurgling water which is rising high after a spring rainfall. The boat, unmanned and empty, floats athwart the ferry. The expression “”conjures up a series of attractive and vigorous country landscapes by which the poet expresses his intense love for nature and its appeal.

Ballad of Mulan (English)  Mu Lan Ci  mu lan ci (lang song)  mu lan ci （video） mu lan ci (audio)  mu lan ci (backgroud music) mu lan ci (children audio)

 

A partnership (documentary)

Episode 1

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Chinese menu examples: Menu 1    Menu 2    Menu 3

Student work samples: Example 1 Example 2  Example 3

Resources:

1. Wordbank. http://blog.lrei.org/awang/category/word-bank/

2. How to order Chinese food: http://www.howtoorderchinesefood.com/

AT SCHOOL

1. Plug in your headphone.

2. Microphone setup: Go to “system preference”, click “sound”, chose “output”, chose “Logitech USB Headset”. Click “input”, chose “Logitech USB Headset”.

3. Use Firefox or Chrome to open the website. Click here to get access to Rosetta Stone.

4. Username: Your graduation year, your first name (first letter capitalized), initial of your last name (capitalized). For example, Alicia Wang (2017), username is: 17AliciaW, Password: welcome.

5. Click “Lauch Rosetta Stone”.

6. Click your gender and choose child.

 

AT HOME

 

1. Click here to get access to Rosetta Stone. (Use Chrome if you have it on your computer, but other browsers are fine too)

2. Username: Your graduation year, your first name (first letter capitalized), initial of your last name (capitalized). For example, Alicia Wang (2017), username is: 17AliciaW, Password: welcome.

3. Click “Lauch Rosetta Stone”.

4. Click your gender and choose child.