1. Review lesson 1 dialogue 1.  practice speaking (say greetings, asking family name, and full name)
2. Write three new characters (問，小， 姐）
3. Review radicals (handout page 4)

1. Review lesson 1 part 1 dialogue.  (textbook page 20-21).  Pay special attention to sentence patterns.  Make sure you know how to do the following:
Say greetings
Ask a person's last name and full name and provide your own
2. practice writing three new characters: 你， 好， 我

1. Review tones (use "Pinyin practice"), months and dates, stroke order
2. Learn stroke order for lesson 1 vocabulary (go to "Animated Chinese characters")
3. Memorize the sounds and meaning of Lesson 1 dialogue 1 vocabulary. 
4. Listen to L1 Dialogue 1 recording "go to "
5. Quiz tomorrow

1. Review numbers, month, date
2. Practice 4 tones: go to "Resources - other resources", find "Pinyin Practice" and practice on tones for 10 minutes.  Identify your weakness, then go to "Pinyin Table" to listen to the tones you have trouble with.
3. Review textbook page 15. (stroke order)
4. Read out loud textbook page 21.  Practice several times.  (look up the s

1. Use Pinyin Table (link on my website under "Resources" - "Other Resources") to listen to the pronunciation of the following: numbers, month, day, and textbook pages 8 and 9.  Say out loud a few times for each sound.
2. Review numbers 1 - 99 (both speaking and writing)
3. Review radicals (handout pages 1 and 2)
4. review date
4. Fill out self-evaluation form (in this blog, under Feedback/evaluation - evaluation)

Mandarin 1 period 7: please see yesterday's posting for period 8.

Mandarin 1 period 8:
Review numbers 1-99 (speaking and writing)
Copy and memorize the two new words you learned today: 日， 月.  Review how to say dates.
Review radicals (page 2 #1 - #5)
Remember to visit "Pinyin Table" site (link on my blog under "Resources - other resources" and listen to the sounds of the words you learned so far.

Two assignments tonight:
1. Finish the numbers chart (numbers 11 - 99).  Recite out loud while you copy.  Make sure each stroke is written correctly following correct stroke order.
2. Study page 1 of Chinese Radicals.  Memorize the meaning of each symbol.
There will be a quiz tomorrow (num

You've done a wonderful job on the speaking assignment last night.
For this weekend, I'd like you to practice writing the numbers on grid paper.  Memorize while you practice.  Also, speak out loud while you copy is also very helpful.  There's going to be a quiz on the numbers (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) when you return to school on Tuesday.