[News] Wall Street Protest

Protestor holding a poster in Chinese which means no more corruption.

没有 = don't have

更多 = more

腐败 = corruption

[numbers] Number Song

This song enables you to master numbers 1-99. Try it out!

[Writing] Chinese Pictographs

Here are the characters we learned this week. How many can you still remember?

[Writing] Use Mouse to learn writing Chinese Characters

An excellent way to learn the stroke order. Click the image above and you'll be directed to the website! All you have to do is to move your mouse!
Stroke orders: from left to right
                           from top to bottom 

[Greetings] 你好吗？

Key Phrases:

你好吗？

我很好/马马虎虎/不太好

[Greetings] 你好！

Watch from 3' to see how people greet each other in China.

Key phrases:

你好！

早上好！

[Culture] The Story of 马马虎虎

马马虎虎, an idiom that literally means "horse, horse, tiger, tiger",  is  often used by Chinese people to express something is not excellent or just okay. You have came across it when learning greetings. Still remember George Bush's face? :) People also use it to show modesty about their ability as modesty and humility are deemed as virtues by Confucius.


Extended reading: Who is Confucius 

[Numbers] Arithmetic in Chinese Characters

Click on the website below to start the challenge!

Read the numbers loud!

http://www.digitaldialects.com/Chinese/numbers_1B_KS.htm

 I hope you all enjoyed the arithmetic activity today which really pushed you to think! I know it may be hard for most of you, but once you start to practise, you will get quicker and better each time. 

Try not to look at your handout for clues! If you forget how to say the Chinese number, try to count from 一 and you will find your way!