周杰伦 Zhōu Jiélún/Jay Chou - 蜗牛 Wō Niú/Snail

Although I'm not a big fan of Jay Chou, this song is a really good one.  That's why I'm sharing it here with all of you. 

Should or shouldn't
Forget about my heavy shell
Searching for where I can find a blue sky
Following the gentle wind and lightly float
The wounds that I have don't feel painful
I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards
Waiting for sunshine, I quietly looked at its face
The small sky
Has big dreams
The heavy shell is wrapped round the gentle adoring look
I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards
On the highest point
Riding on a blade of leaf I fly forward
The small sky
The tears and the sweat that has dropped
There has to be a day when I have a sky that belongs to me
I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards
On the highest point riding on a blade of leaf
Fly forward
Let wind blow dry
The tears and the sweat that has dropped
I want to one step at a time proceed climbing upwards
Waiting for sunshine, I quietly looked at its face
The small sky
Has big dreams
I have a sky that belongs to me
Let wind blow dry
The tears and the sweat that has dropped
There has to be a day when I have a sky that belongs to me

(From Jay Chou Studio)

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

lǎo
老
old

Jīn tiān de qín cài bú tài xīn xiān, tài lǎo le.
今天的芹菜不太新鲜，太老了。
Today's celery is not too fresh, it's too old.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

xīn xiān
新鲜
fresh

Mó gū kàn shàng qù hěn xīn xiān.
蘑菇看上去很新鲜。
The mushrooms look pretty fresh.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

bì yè
毕业
graduate

Wǒ míng nián wǔ yuè bì yè.
我明年五月毕业。
I will graduate next May.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

yōu xiù
优秀
excellent

Wǒ yǒu hěn duō yōu xiù de xué shēng.
我有很多优秀的学生。
I have a lot of excellent students.

Learn how to pronounce Z,C,S, ZH, CH, SH in Chinese.

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Chinese Kids Song - 中国儿歌 zhōng guó ér gē

zhǎo péng yǒu

找朋友

Finding Friends

zhǎo ya, zhǎo ya, zhǎo péng yǒu.

找呀，找呀，找朋友。

zhǎo dào yí gè hǎo péng yǒu.

找到一个好朋友。

jìng gè lǐ, wò wò shǒu, nǐ shì wǒ de hǎo péng yǒu.

敬个礼，握握手，你是我的好朋友。

zhǎo ya, zhǎo ya, zhǎo péng yǒu.

找呀，找呀，找朋友。

zhǎo dào yí gè hǎo péng yǒu.

找到一个好朋友。

xiào xī xī, diǎn diǎn tóu, dà jiā dōu shì hǎo péng yǒu.

笑嘻嘻，点点头，大家都是好朋友。

Chinese Kids Song - 中国儿歌 zhōng guó ér gē

liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ

两只老虎

Two tigers

liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ

两只老虎

liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ

两只老虎

pǎo dé kuài

跑得快

pǎo dé kuài

跑得快

yì zhī méi yǒu yǎn jīng

一只没有眼睛

yì zhī méi yǒu wěi bā

一只没有尾巴

zhēn qí guài

真奇怪

zhēn qí guài

真奇怪

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

sāi chē
塞车
traffic jam

Měi tiān zǎo chén 271shàng dōu sāi chē.
每天早晨271上都塞车。
There is a traffic jam on 271 every morning.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

pài duì
派对
party

Wǒ mén xiǎng gěi nǐ kāi gè shēng rì pài duì.
我们想给你开个生日派对。
We would like to throw a birthday party for you.

Dish of the week - 本周最佳菜品 Běn Zhōu Zuì Jiā Cài Pǐn

Là Zi Jī

辣子鸡

Chicken with Chili Pepper and Szechuan Pepper

Lots and lots of chili pepper and Szechuan pepper in this dish.  You will really have to "dig in", because all the meat got buried under the peppers.  But...YUM!

là
辣
spicy

Wǒ xǐ huān chī là de.
我喜欢吃辣的。
I like to eat spicy food.


là zi
辣子
red chili pepper

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī xiē là zi.
我想买一些辣子。
I want to buy some red chili pepper.


jī
鸡
chicken

Wǒ shǔ jī.
我属鸡。
My Chinese Zodiac is chicken (rooster).

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

zì xìn
自信
Confident

Nǐ yīng gāi xué huì gèng jiā zì xìn.
你应该学会更加自信。
You should learn to be more confident.

Chinese Character Animation - Baby laugh

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Using PowerPoint to create fun activities for your Chinese class

Activities can be created by you:

·         Flashcards

o   To start PowerPoint: click on the Start button on the left side of the taskbar; then click Programs; then click Microsoft PowerPoint.

o   Right click on the default slide, go to Layout and select Title and Content. 

o   Left click on the content box and delete the default bullet. 

o   Type in the character(s) you want to review in class.

o   Select the character(s); use the font you want, size depends on how many characters you typed in (suggested size for single character is 300), and center.  Click and hold the edge of the content box and move it up to the center of the page.

o   Guidelines for using “Flashcards”: from easy to hard; from slow to fast.  Not showing the cards in order increases the difficulty.

·         Who’s faster?

o   To start PowerPoint: click on the Start button on the left side of the taskbar; then click Programs; then click Microsoft PowerPoint.

o   Right click on the default slide, go to Layout and select Title and Content. 

o   Left click on the content box and delete the default bullet. 

o   Left click on Insert Table icon and select 3 for the number of columns and rows.

o   Put the mouse cursor on the bottom right or left corner and drag down to make the table bigger.

o   Select the table and add All Borders.

o   Type the characters you want in each box.

o   Select all the characters: use the fond and size you want and center.

o   Guidelines for using “Who is faster?”: have two students come up and the teacher will randomly say one word/character at a time.  Whoever points out the right word/character first wins the turn.

·         Matching

o   To start PowerPoint: click on the Start button on the left side of the taskbar; then click Programs; then click Microsoft PowerPoint.

o   Right click on the default slide, go to Layout and select Two Content. 

o   Left click on the top box to add instruction for “Matching”.

o   Left click on the bottom left box to add different Chinese terms.  Suggested number of terms is 6.

o   Left click on the bottom right box to add either English meanings or Pinyin. 

o   Use Smart Board to show how students would participate in this activity.  Remember to lock the Smart Board in order to make it work like a normal white board.

o   Guidelines for “Matching”: create a few different sets, so everyone in the class will get a chance to participate.  

Activities can be found online:

·         Go to http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_games.html. There are a lot of different games that can already be used as your classroom activities.  There is no preparation required for those games.  You just need to have a sheet of vocabulary or review questions in your hand. Select the ones that best suit your class.  The following activities are all whole class participation games.

o   Racing game

o   The Big Wheel

o   Sunken Treasure

o   Align the Stars

o   What's Behind the Box? 

·         If you don’t think the games listed above are the right ones for your class.  You can always go to www.google.com and search for “PowerPoint game templates”.  There are a lot of other options as well. 

·         Overall, finding activities on line would be an easier way to create PowerPoint games for your class than creating the whole game by yourself and it gives you more alternatives as well.

·         Since all the online templates were created by other people, most of them were copyrighted.  You need to be careful when you use them.  If you do end up using them, you should use them in a respectful way.