CHNS321: Week Three (9/13-9/17)

Objectives:
 1. Develop the ability to describe things.
 2. Develop the ability to talk about popular products.
 3. Develop the ability to persuade other people.
 
Monday Wednesday Friday
1. Pre-class Assignment 1. Pre-class Assignment 1. Pre-class Assignment
2. During Class Activities 2. During Class Activities 2. During Class Activities
3. Post-class Assignment 3. Post-class Assignment 3. Post-class Assignment

Monday                       Back to Top

Pre-class Assignment
1. Study Lesson 3 of BB before the class. Students should study the lesson by themselves before the class. The teacher  can check the students' preparation by conducting dictation or asking  comprehension questions about the lesson. The teacher can also encourage  students to make sentences with the new words and sentence patterns, and ask one  student to read aloud the sentence(s) as a dictation exercise for the rest of the class.
2. Listen to the recordings for Lesson 3 of BB.
3. Prepare a few of your favorite advertisements, either in Chinese or English, for the purpose of class discussions. You are encouraged to use Chinese ones

During-Class Activities
1. Q&A about the text, if you have any.
2. Teacher-led pattern drills with the new words and sentence patterns of the lesson.
3. Compete for the title of "the best salesperson":  (use your ad) first of all, describe what you are selling and then tell others why they should buy.
4. Spend some time discussing the topics following  the text.

Post-class Assignments
1. Do Exercises 1-2 of BB Lesson 3 and turn them in by the end of Tue.
    For instructions on handing in your assignment on line, click here.
2. Pair-work: discussion on the questions at the end of Lesson 3 of BB.

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Wednesday                  Back to Top
Pre-class Assignment
1. Pair-work: Do Lesson 18 of ATS together with a friend or by yourself. You should complete the pre and during-listening activities before class although you don't need to turn them in. We will go over them in class.
2. Review what we did on Monday and get prepared for the task "Competing for the Best Salesperson. Use your ad, describe what you are selling and then tell others why they should buy what you sell.

During-Class Activities
1. Q&A about Lesson 3 of BB.
2. Meaningful pattern drills with the new words and sentence patterns of the lesson.
3. More on the Competition for the title of "the best salesperson"
3. Discussion and wrap up of Lesson 3 of BB

 

Post-class Assignments
1. Exercises 1 and 2 (Page 99) of Lesson 18 of ATS. For Exercise 2 you will do it orally in class.
    Exercise 1 is due the end of Thur.
    For instructions on handing in your assignment on line, click here.
2. Pair-work: Listen to the recordings of Lesson 18 of ATS and discuss the content.

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Friday                       Back to Top

Pre-class Assignment
1. Click here, go and do the reading assignments for Chapter 3 (optional).
2. Pair-work: Review of Lesson 3 of BB and Lesson 18 of ATS.
3. Prepare for the activity of "kan4kan shei2 shi tui1xiao1 gao1shou3."
4. Prepare for the report on your most favorite ad.

During-Class Activities
1. Repeat the activity of "kan4kan shei2 shi tui1xiao1 gao1shou3."
2. More practicve of BB3: Q&A and pattern/vocabulary practice.
3. Report and discuss our most favorite ads.
4. 5-minute report on current events (2 students each class).
5. Do ATS 18.

Post-class Assignments
1. Write your summaries of  and responses to "the  current events"
2. Exercise 3 and 4 of Lesson 3 of BB.
3. Enjoy the weekend!

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