Hello, everyone! I'm your Chinese teacher, Yang Bing. You can call me Ms Yang. You're welcome to learn (学习)with me! Before we start the class, please introduce yourself(介绍你自己)in English. |
I'm Caroline Brown. C-A-R-O-L-I-N-E, Caroline. B-R- O-W-N, Brown. You can call me Carol. I know some Chinese to greet all of you. It's "Da Jia Hao!" |
Some people are taking a lesson on their computers. Let's have a look.
My name is also Caroline! It's Caroline Lopez. L-O-P-E-Z , Lopez. But please call me Calie, C-A-L-L-I-E. My family and friends always call me this. |
Hi, everyone! My name is Kaleb White. My uncle is in China now. Chinese is very interesting. I'm happy to learn it with you. |
It's morning here now. So good morning! I'm Peter Hill. P-E-T-E-R, Peter. H-I-L-L, Hill. I'm an English boy from London. |
Podro is from Europe. He lives with his parents in an old house by the sea. The house is not big but he likes it very much. There are three bedrooms upstairs(楼上) one for his parents, one for his sister and one for him. The bathroom and the living room are downstairs. In the living room there is a lovely fireplace.
In the evening, all the family sill in the living room watching TV and having dinner. At the back of the house there is a small but very beautiful garden with different plants and flowers. His father likes to spend his free time there.
Pedro likes to spend most of his time at home in his bedroom. It's also his study. There is a desk and anew computer in it. He loves his room because he can see the sea from the window. It's a beautiful view.
Li Shuyou is eighty years old. He has a big love for music. He is good at folk music(民间音乐).
Now Mr Li is a music teacher in Jiantouzhou Village, Hunan. He is busy every day. Many students learn how to play the pipa, the erhu, the liugin and the sanxian from him. These students are not of the same age. Some are about 5 years old. Some are about 18 years old. Mr Li's lessons are welcome. Many parents take their children to study there. And they have fun there. Ding Jiewen is one of them. "Mr Li's lessons are not boring. He always tells us some interesting stories. We have a good time there. And I think folk music is useful. I love it very much, " she says.
Mr Li is happy to be a music teacher there. Some people say to Mr Li, "You are old and you should enjoy(享受)life at home. " But Mr Lt doesn't think so. He loves folk music so much. He wants more students to learn it and live it. And he also wants to help students in Jantouzhou have a good life.
In ancient(古代的)China, people have three names: their last name, first name, and courtesy name(字). Do you know Li Bai? His last name is Li. his first name is Bai. and his courtesy name is Taibai.
People use their first names when they are with their family or friends. And your elders like your grandparents and parents call your first name at home. But people use their courtesy names when they work.
Boys get their courtesy names when they are 20 years old. Girls get their courtesy names after they get married(结婚).
People's courtesy names have something to do with their first names. For example, Zhuge Liang's first name is Liang. It means "bright". His courtesy name is Kongming. And the meaning is "very bright".
a. last name b. middle name c. first name d. courtesy name
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Being fit is a way of saying a person eats well, does a lot of exercise, and has a healthy body If you're fit, you body works well and can do all the things you want it to do. What can you do if you want to be fit? Here are three rules.
Eat various foods,especially fruits and vegetables.
You may have a favorite food, but you'd better eat various foods. If you eat different foods, you're more likely to get the nutrients(营养物质) your body needs. Eat at least two servings(份)of fruits and three servings of vegetables every day.
Listen to your body.
What does it feel like to be full? When you're eating, pay attention(注意) to how your body feels. Sometimes, people eat too much. Eating too much can make you feel uncomfortable and can lead to unhealthy weight again.
Have less screen time
What's screen time? It's time you spend watching TV or using the computer. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you got for sports, like playing basketball and swimming. Try to spend no more than two hours a day on watching TV or using the computer.
Parents can be a big help if you want to be a fit kid. Tell your parents about the rules you want to follow and maybe they can teach you a thing or two.
Topic: should a kid do if he wants to be fit? | |
Being fit means a person who eats well, a lot of exercise and has a healthy body. | |
Rules you can follow: | You must eat foods, especially fruits and vegetables. In this way, it's more likely for you to get the nutrients. |
Eating too much can make us feel and lead to unhealthy weight again | |
You must spend less time on screen. If you spend less time watching TV or computer programmer, you will get more time for sports. | |
Do you want to be a in kid? What can you do?
Good morning, boys and girls. I'm Kate. Kate Walker is my1 name. I am 13 years old I'm2 the USA but I live in China now. l love China. It's a beautiful3 . I also love4 Chinese food, like Mapo tofu and hot pot.
Now, I5 a student of No. 5 Middle School. My teachers and6 at the school are very kind. My best friend is Yang Li. 7 of us love music. Yang Li is good at8 . And I can sing well. So we join the school9 together. Yang Li is nice. My Chinese is poor and she helps me a lot with it.
I have many10 like doing sports and reading. My11 sport is ping-pong. On weekends, I often12 it with my friends. And we always have a lot of 13 . Besides ping-pong, I also read for 1. 5 hours every day.
I am very14 to study in our school. And I15 to have a wonderful time with you Thanks for your listening!
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Anna is my best friend. Her uncle (have) a big farm. There are many (kind)of animals. He has black and white cows, brown ducks, white (sheep) and so on. How many (horse) does he have? Let (I) count! Oh! Look there. Another one is behind the tree.
small lake is in the middle of the farm. It is big beautiful. Can you (see) the white house? It is her (uncle) home. And some tomatoes (plant)two apple trees and flowers are around it. It's beautiful, right?
From:Jack@mail. com
Dear Li Ping.
Thanks for your email. Everything is good in my middle school. Do you make a new friend in your school? What's his or her name? What do you know about your friend and his or her family? What do you often do at school together? Please tell me. Hope to get your email-soon!
Jack
Dear Jack,
Yours,
Li Ping
