Lesson 5 CHN 201 10132010 Agenda Language Practice

Lesson 5 选课/選課 CHN 201 10/13/2010

Agenda • Language Practice (vocabulary, grammar) • Text Review

It’s your turn! p. 164 • Tell your partner what your major is, whether you wish to double major, how many credits you still need to graduate, and whether you plan to find a job or apply to graduate school after graduating. Ømajor: Ødouble major: Øcredits: Øjob: Øgraduate school:

Can you deal with a heavy course load? 受不了/轻(輕)松 unable to bear/relax p. 166 • 一个学期上几门课会让你受不了？ 一個學期上幾門課會讓你受不了？ How many courses in a semester can you manage? • 一个学期上几门课你会觉得比较轻松？ 一個學期上幾門課你會覺得比較輕松？ How many courses in a semester can you take where you still feel relatively relaxed? • Go around the class. Ask at least three classmates what kind of course load in a semester is manageable for them. Then report it to the class as follow: 个同学觉得上 门课会让他们受不了。 个同学觉得上 门课会比较轻松。 個同學覺得上 門課會讓他們受不了。 個同學覺得上 門課會比較輕松。

All things considered: 至于(於) as for • Topic: university Aspects: professors classrooms libraries dorms A: 这个大学怎么样？ 這個大學怎麼樣？ How is this university? B: 我觉得这个大学教授很有名，图书馆书很多，教室很新， 至于宿舍，我觉得有点儿旧。 我覺得這個大學教授很有名，圖書館書很多，教室很新，至 於宿舍，我覺得有點兒舊。 I think the professors in this university are famous, there are many books in the library, and the classrooms are new. As for the dorms, I think they are a little bit old.

It’s your turn! p. 166 • Practice with a partner how to give your opinions on various aspects of the topic in question. 1. Topic: jeans 2. Topic: apartment Aspects: size furniture 3. Topic: Aspects: style color restaurant Aspects: steamed fish beef in soy sauce size price security deposit Chinese broccoli hot and sour soup rent

It’s your turn! p. 166 • Practice with a partner how to give your opinions on various aspects of the topic in question. 1. Topic: 牛仔裤 牛仔褲 Aspects: 2. Topic: 公寓 Aspects: 3. Topic: 饭馆儿 飯館兒 Aspects: 样子 樣子 大小 颜色 顏色 家具 傢俱 大小 押金 清蒸鱼 芥兰 芥蘭 红烧牛肉 紅燒牛肉 酸辣汤 酸辣湯 价钱 價錢 房租

It comes with the job: 跟……打交道 to deal with 购物中心的售货员shòuhuòyuán整天跟买东西的人打交道。 購物中心的售貨員shòuhuòyuán整天跟買東西的人打交道。 The salespeople at the shopping center deal with shoppers all day. salespeople shoppers 售货员(員) 买(買)东西的人 teachers students 老师(師) 学(學)生 doctors patients 医(醫)生 病人

economics professors numbers bankers money and numbers students in the Chinese department Chinese 经济学(經濟學)教授 数(數)字 在银(銀)行 作的人 钱(錢)和数(數)字 中文系的学(學)生 中文

Is there a control freak in your life? 管 to control, manage p. 168 • 我父母常常管我穿什么(麼)衣服。 My parents always (try to) control my wardrobe (what I wear). • Are your parents/siblings/teachers/friends/advisors overly concerned about your life/study/work? Practice with a partner, then report your partner’s answer to the class. parents food siblings classes friends teachers advisors major work

Creative money-saving tips 省下来 to save (money, time) A: 怎么样可以把钱省下来？ 怎麼樣可以把錢省下來？ How can you save money? B: 住在家里可以把 钱省下来付学费。 住在家裏可以把 錢省下來付學費。 Living at home can save money to (help) pay for tuition. • Talk with your partner about ways to save money and the purpose for saving it.

Text Review Preliminary Questions: How many characters are there in the text? What year of college are they in? Listening Comprehension: 1. Which schools does Li Zhe want to apply for? 2. What are the advantages of Li Zhe staying at his sister’s place? 3. What is the disadvantage of staying at his sister’s place? 4. What is the suggestion that Zhang Tianming gave to Li Zhe?

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