April 30 & May 1 French Pronunciation and Alphabet

April 28 & 29 Pre-test on Knowledge of France Discussion

Test on Knowledge on France

Name:_______________ Period: _______________                        Date: _____________

Score: ______/30

1.     What shape is France?

2.     Name the 7 countries of France’s neighbors by the borders?

3.     Briefly explain what is the “Hundred Year’s War”, including the years and the countries

4.     What is the general climate in France?

5.     What is the common food in France every day and almost every meal?

6.     What is the population of France?

7.     Is French government conservative or open to non-French entertainment and food?

8.     Who play an important role in French families?

9.     What is the size of France compared to Bolivia and the state of Texas?

10.                        What outnumbers children in France?

11.                         Who is the core of the family unit?

12.                         Between 1940 and 1944 France was occupied by which country?

13.                        Do men in France kiss the cheeks of males generally?

14.                        Whether or not do the French believe the importance of the marriage? Why?

15.                        What area do the most French live, urban or suburban?

16.                        Name the three indicators that the French measure success.

17.                        What is the most common phrase used in France for politeness?

18.                        What are the common languages that students choose to learn at school in France?

19.                        What does the “okay” sign mean to French people?

20.                        Name two major religions in France.

21.                        Where is home to many of the world’s leading fashion designers?

22.                        Who is the Sun King?

23.                        What is an impolite manner to French when eating a meal?

24.                         A guest should bring what to the hostess at the visit?

25.                         Is it okay to wear head scarves and cover your face in France?

26.                        What is the highest peak in France?

27.                        At what age do the French students start to learn their 1^st foreign language?

28.                        Briefly explain what resulted in the French Revolution?

29.                        What country is a battleground during both world wars?

30.                        Name the two types of flowers that you should not bring to the hostess at the visit in France.

 

German Days of the Week April 17 & April 18 Thursday & Friday

We learned the following words and we played games with whiteboard. We also do the Word Search.

Tag = Day
Woche= Week
Montag= Monday
Dienstag = Tuesday
Mittwoch= Wednesday
Donnerstag= Thursday
Freitag = Friday
Samstag= Saturday
Sonntag= Sunday

Something about Germany (Video) - April 17 & 18 Thursday & Friday

Tour to Berlin, Germany



Initial Rise of Nazi and Hitler

German Numbers Quiz - April 15 & 16 Tuesday & Wednesday

German Numbers - April 11 & 14 Friday & Monday

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eins=1, 

zwei=2,

drei=3, 

vier=4, 

fünf=5, 

sechs=6, 

sieben=7, 

acht=8, 

neun=9, 

zehn=10, 

elf=11, 

zwölf=12, 

dreizehn=13, 

vierzehn=14, 

fünfzehn=15, 

sechzehn=16, 

siebzehn=17, 

achtzehn=18, 

neunzehn=19, 

zwanzig=20

German Alphabet & Pronunciation - April 9 & 10 Wednesday & Thursday

German Alphabet Songs from Seaseme Street- April 4 & 7 Friday & Monday

March 21 & 24 Friday & Monday

We first reviewed the zodiac animals and then we worked on the package. We discussed the answers as a whole class on the board. Later we watched a movie about "NO ONE LESS" 一个也不能少。
For those students who are absent, please complete the following page and turn them in.

Resource: Chinese Treasure Box (zhongwen baibaoxiang - 中文百宝箱）p89-90)

in Chinese for 25 minutes.

March 14 Friday

We learned the 1st 6 animals on 12 zodiac and the words of cat and dog. I'm subbing a band class; there's no Chinese characters in the computer so I won't be able to type Chinese characters but I will make it up the other day. laoshu = mouth niu = cow laohu= tiger tuzi = rabbit long= dragon she= snake mao= cat gou= dog

March 13 Thursday

We reviewed the months and we practiced more with the dates.

March 11 & 12 Tuesday & Wednesday

We learned the month

March 7 & 10 Friday & Monday

We were in the kitchen lab cooking orange chicken and beacon ham egg fry rice. It was chaotic though. 

March 11 & 12 - Date

We learned the month and used PQA questions and played the game named battleship.

一(yī)月(yuè) 

二(èr)月(yuè) 

三(sān)月(yuè) 

四(sì)月(yuè) 

五(wǔ)月(yuè) 

六(liù)月(yuè)   

七(qī)月(yuè) 

八(bā)月(yuè) 

九(jiǔ)月(yuè) 

十(shí)月(yuè) 

十(shí)一(yí)月(yuè) 

十(shí)二(èr)月(yuè) 

號(hào)/日(rì) 

今(jīn)天(tiān) 

幾(jǐ)月(yuè)幾(jǐ)號(hào)？ 

你(nǐ)的(de) 

生(shēng)日(rì)  

Feb 3 & 4 Monday & Tuesday Powerpoint Making

We went to the computer lab 134 to work on a 20 slide powerpoint on a Chinese New Year topic. The instruction is as the followings:
1. Choose ONE of the following topics :
    a. Chinese New Year Legend,
    b. Chinese New Year Food.
    c. Chinese New Year Superstition.

2. Create a 20 slide powerpoint on the topic you choose. Please include a title page, 18 slides, and a resource page.

3. Each slide needs only one fact and one picture.

4. Please email as the attached to mrs.duke@gmail.com after you are done with the powerpoint.

5. You will present your powerpoint in class.

Test on Knowledge about China

You may use the notes for the test but you are not allowed to other resources such as asking, talking, searching online for answers, etc.

Test Knowledge about China

Name: ____________________ Period: ________________ Date:________

1. What is the Silk Road?
2. What is the size of China compared to U.S.?
3. What is about the population in China compared to U.S.?
4. Which continent does China locate?
5. What is the tool that Chinese people use daily almost in everything?
6. Name two biggest cities in China.
7. What is one of the most important holidays to Chinese people.
8. What is an important way of socializing and building relationship in China?
9. When an individual finishes a meal, where is he supposed to place his chopsticks?
10. Name two things that Chinese people invented.
11. In which dynasty or year did the Great Wall start to build?
12. Where do Chinese people buy their fresh vegetables and meat?
13. What were the clay soldiers called which were buried in a tomb with Qin Shihuang, one of the first emperors of China?
14. What had China been ruled by over the past 4000 years?
15. What is the name that Chinese people calls their official language?
16. What is the 1^st dynasty was founded in China’s history?  (choose one of the following, Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, Xia Dynasty)
17. What is the roof of world?
18. What is the last dynasty in China?
19. Who is the emperor to start to build Great Wall?
20.  An expecting mother is expected not to eat what meat as it is believed that this may cause the baby a harelip?
21.  In informal situations what is consider a compliment at a meal?
22.  What is considered shameful in China society?
23.  Who is the emperor that Terra-Cotta Army was fashioned for?

January 30 & 31 Thursday & Friday

We reviewed the words and reviewed the information of the package through powerpoint. For B day FL students we did the quiz but didn't finish it yet.