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  • Past Tense - Samir Gibrail
    03-10-2010
    In this assignment the students can review some verbs in the past. They are required to read , understand, choose the correct verb and write it to fill the spaces. So they can practice reading, speaking and writing. Samir Gibrial AMES.
  • Friends Song - Bai Jinguo
    03-09-2010
    FRIENDS is a popular Chinese song. This handout is designed for Chinese 2 students after they learn some basic characters in Chinese 1. Most of the lyrics are written in 3 Chinese characters, so it's easy enough for students to sing along. Also, this handout is designed with pinyin and a vocabulary list. Teaching Chinese through songs is my new try and practice proved that students just loved it. You can also download the mp3 file or MV from the Internet.
  • My family - Yu Yifang
    03-08-2010
    In this lesson, we learn about family with props, games, songs and flashcards.
  • Vocabulary learning - Sun Liang
    03-08-2010
    This PPT is for the students to learn the use of one of the most important characters ---"才".
  • Field trip assignment worksheet - Hossam Sarhan
    03-08-2010
    This is The Metropolitan Museum field trip assignment worksheet. The goals for this trip are both cultural and linguistic.

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