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Create a fourteen-sentence story in Chinese. Upload it to our padlet. You can look up vocabulary words. Highlight new words and write the pinyin and English meanings next to them. 

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Create a fourteen-sentence story in Chinese. Upload it to our padlet. You can look up vocabulary words. Highlight new words and write the pinyin and English meanings next to them. 

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Anna
今天是卢克的十生日晚会。“今天应该是我的生活最好玩儿的一天，”他说。天气很暖和，以及天没有一个云。十个他的朋友来了他的家。妈妈进来后院，他正带又高又大的生日蛋糕。“这是你最喜欢的味道：黑巧克力。生日快乐！让我们唱歌！” 卢克在草跳舞。“谢谢妈妈，我爱你。”

可是当妈妈把蛋糕放在野餐桌子了，他们的狗，叫泰迪，跳上桌子来吃蛋糕了。“泰迪！”妈妈说，“你是麻烦的狗！”

卢克尝试了没有哭，可是他的脸流眼泪。“妈妈，我们做什么？我的蛋糕坏了！”

“我给你的阿姨打电话，因为他没有到达，”妈妈说。“他可能去买新的蛋糕。” 卢克和朋友一边等阿姨来一边玩儿游戏。半个小时以后，阿姨来了。“卢克，我有你的蛋糕。”他的蛋糕比妈妈的蛋糕高。

“哇塞，谢谢阿姨！”卢克说。“今天是我最激动也奇怪的生日！”

Words

后院：(houyuan) backyard

草: (cao) grass

眼泪：(yanlei) tears

尝试：(changshi) try

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet.

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet.

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Margaux
Shrimp Fried Rice

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端午节 - Do a research on one of the upcoming Chinese holidays. Write a brief introduction in Chinese on our padlet so your peers can learn about it. 

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端午节 - Do a research on one of the upcoming Chinese holidays. Write a brief introduction in Chinese on our padlet so your peers can learn about it. 

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端午节是夏天的节日。今年端午节阴历是五月五日，阳历是六月二十五日。传说屈原（QuYuan）在湖死了（sile，died）， 所以中国人小心他的身体来做龙船还给鱼粽子。因为传说中国人端午节的时候吃粽子。中国人还要把自然的药放在他们的家。因此他们没有生病了。
from：https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/dragon-boat-festival.htm

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Research the benefits of being bilingual and summarize your findings in Chinese in a bulleted list on our padlet. Include a link to the best article or website that you found on the topic.

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Research the benefits of being bilingual and summarize your findings in Chinese in a bulleted list on our padlet. Include a link to the best article or website that you found on the topic.

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https://www2.ed.gov/documents/early-learning/talk-read-sing/bilingual-en.pdf

双语有很多益处。这些益处是：
- 有更多的工作机会
- 他们很容易结交新朋友
- 他们学习一种新语言很容易
- 有更好的自我控制
- 他们有更好的回忆
- 他们更容易做出决定
- 他们有很强的思维能力
- 他们更懂数学
- 他们的大脑更活跃

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet. 

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet. 

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Lexie
fried rice

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Post ten fun facts about Chinese culture on our padlet. Ask 1-2 questions related to the fun facts on the padlet and wait for your peers to respond.

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Post ten fun facts about Chinese culture on our padlet. Ask 1-2 questions related to the fun facts on the padlet and wait for your peers to respond.

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1. There are 56 different ethnic groups recognized within Chinese culture.

2. 900 million out of the 1.4 billion people living in China belong to the Han ethnic group.

3. 4 is an unlucky number, while 8 is a lucky number.

4. Chinese values are heavily influenced by Confucianism.

5. Ping pong is one of the most popular sports.

6. There is a huge emphasis on family.

7. Tea is a part of socializing with others.

8. Many Cultural festivals are nation-wide, such as the new year celebration.

9. Dragons are thought to bring power, wealth, success, and wisdom.

10. Chinese history is thought to date back over 3,000 years.

Which fact did you find the most interesting?

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet.

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet.

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I made steam buns

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Research what are the best ways to learn a new language and summarize your findings in English in a bulleted list on our padlet. Include a link to the best article or website that you found on the topic

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Research what are the best ways to learn a new language and summarize your findings in English in a bulleted list on our padlet. Include a link to the best article or website that you found on the topic

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1. Use the language in your daily life. Read, write, or actively listen in your target language daily. This not only helps to instill habits, but also acquates yourself with the language and makes learning it more natural.

2. Set attainable goals for yourself, so you don’t lose focus of the big picture of learning the language long-term.

3. There has been research that it is beneficial for schools to implement learning languages in non-language related subjects, for instance, a math class taught in spanish. This route can help make learning the language more vocabulary and communication based rather than grammar focused, thus making learning new languages less daunting for new students as the grammar is learned through implementation rather than a formula.

4. Traveling abroad is a great way to enhance your language learning, as it creates an environment of full immersion for the language. It will also help familiarize yourself with the culture, which is integral for in-depth understanding and comprehension of the language.

5. Practice-- very self explanatory.

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Language TED Translators
By Krystian Aparta
They say that children learn languages the best. But that doesn't mean that adults should give up. We asked some of the polyglots in TED's Open Translation Project to share their secrets to mastering a foreign language. Their best strategies distill into seven basic principles:

1. Get real. Decide on a simple, attainable goal to start with so that you don't feel overwhelmed. German translator Judith Matz suggests: "Pick up 50 words of a language and start using them on people - and then slowly start picking up grammar."
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2. Make language-learning a lifestyle change. Elisabeth Buffard, who in her 27 years of teaching English has always seen consistency as what separates the most successful students from the rest. Find a language habit that you can follow even when you're tired, sick or madly in love.
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3. Play house with the language. The more you invite a foreign language into your daily life, the more your brain will consider it something useful and worth caring about. "Use every opportunity to get exposed to the new language," says Russian translator Olga Dmitrochenkova. Label every object in your house in this language, read kids' books written in it, watch subtitled TED and TEDx talks, or live-narrate parts of your day to an imaginary foreign friend.
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4. Let technology help you out. Dmitrochenkova has a great idea: "A funny thing like resetting the language on your phone can help you learn new words right away," she says. Ditto for changing the language on your browser. Or you can seek out more structured learning opportunities online. Dutch translator Els De Keyser recommends Duolinguo for its gamified approach to grammar, and Anki for memorizing vocabulary with its "intelligent" flashcards.
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5. Think about language-learning as a gateway to new experiences. To Spanish translator Sebastián Betti, learning a language has always been about focusing on the experiences that the new language would open up, from "visiting theme parks, attending air shows, enjoying cowboy poetry and folk-rock festivals, to learning about photo-essay techniques." In other words, he thinks of fun things that he wanted to do anyway, and makes them into a language-learning opportunity. Many of our translators shared this advice. Italian and French translator Anna Minoli learned English by watching undubbed versions of her favorite movies, while Croatian translator Ivan Stamenković suddenly realized he could speak English in fifth grade, after years of watching the Cartoon Network without subtitles. So the next time you need a vegan carrot cake recipe, find one in the language you're trying to learn.
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6. Make new friends. Interacting in the new language is key - it will teach you to intuitively express your thoughts, instead of mentally translating each sentence before you say it. Find native speakers near you. Or search for foreign penpals or set up a language tandem online, where two volunteers help one another practice their respective languages.
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7. Do not worry about making mistakes. One of the most common barriers to conversing in a new language is the fear of making mistakes. But native speakers are like doting parents: any attempt from you to communicate in their language is objective proof that you are a gifted genius. They'll appreciate your effort and even help you. Nervous about holding a conversation with a peer? Try testing your language skills with someone a little younger. "I was stoked when I was chatting with an Italian toddler and realized we had the same level of Italian," recalls German translator Judith Matz. And be patient. The more you speak, the closer you'll get to the elusive ideal of "native-like fluency." And to talking to people your own age.

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How to learn a new language: 7 secrets from TED Translators

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We asked some of the polyglots in TED's Open Translation Project to share their secrets to mastering a foreign language.

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Research what are the best ways to learn a new language and summarize your findings in Chinese in a bulleted list on our padlet. Include a link to the best article or website that you found on the topic

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Research what are the best ways to learn a new language and summarize your findings in Chinese in a bulleted list on our padlet. Include a link to the best article or website that you found on the topic

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Margaux
- 你应该有目标
-学习很重要的生词
-学习的时候，用抽认卡
-说语言的时候，用动作所以你能认识这个生词
-每天说这个语言
-学习这个国家的文化
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/fastest-way-to-learn-a-new-language/

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Translate all or part of your favorite song into Chinese and share the lyrics, or yourself singing them to our padlet, or email it to me.

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Translate all or part of your favorite song into Chinese and share the lyrics, or yourself singing them to our padlet, or email it to me.

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Margaux
Boyfriend by Big Time Rush
我听你的朋友，她们说

你要有男朋友，我知道。

给我一点的时间。

你知道我要变成这个。

不要害怕。

信任我。

你知道吗？

我只要变成

你的男朋友。

我不会否认这个。

打我，

你知道我要回来。

我不关心你做什么。

我只要变成你的男朋友。

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Translate all or part of your favorite song into Chinese and share the lyrics, or yourself singing them to our padlet, or email it to me.

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Translate all or part of your favorite song into Chinese and share the lyrics, or yourself singing them to our padlet, or email it to me.

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Lexie

我只是一个普通的女孩！

有时候我很懒

我很无聊，我很害怕，

我感觉被忽略，我感觉高兴

我傻了，我按自己的话呛。

我许愿，我有梦想，

也我还想相信，

这个世界上什么都可能发生

为一个普通的女孩！

像你像一样我

为一个普通的女孩

像你像一样我

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Research what are the best ways to learn a new language and summarize your findings in Chinese in a bulleted list on our padlet. Include a link to the best article or website that you found on the topic

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Lexie

让你的学习好玩

练习一再

看电视

跟其他的人联系

从学习最常见的词开始

练习发音

看书

学习新的词的时候，用新的词很多次

问为帮助

links:
https://mashable.com/article/best-way-to-learn-language/

https://markmanson.net/foreign-language

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Write a journal entry, in Chinese, about the progress you’ve made in Chinese class this year. What has gotten easier? What goals do you have for the rest of the year? Add it to page 2 below.

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Write a journal entry, in Chinese, about the progress you’ve made in Chinese class this year. What has gotten easier? What goals do you have for the rest of the year? Add it to page 2 below.

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CC

今年在中文课我觉得我的看对话和写作更好。我觉得看课本的对话和课文更容易，可是还有一些新词。我还要更好的说法和讨论能力。我喜欢中文课的活动。比方说短故事和听力练习。我也觉得我听力更好因为今年的练习比去年的练习容易。

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看外国语的书和电视

外国语的网上；比方说Duolingo

学习外国的文化

听力和讨论练习

看其他的人讨论

每天开始说短句子

那你跟外国人讨论

旅行！

买一个小外国语字典

学习常常用词

学习外国语的俗话

Link to the Best sites I found: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/10-tips-from-an-expert

https://tim.blog/2014/03/21/how-to-learn-a-foreign-language-2/

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Make a comic strip in Chinese on pixton.com. Choose the topic of your choice, but make it interesting. Screenshot and share on our class padlet.

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Make a comic strip in Chinese on pixton.com. Choose the topic of your choice, but make it interesting. Screenshot and share on our class padlet.

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet.

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Find a Chinese recipe online. Try to make it with ingredients you have in your house. Take a photo of what you make and upload it to our padlet.

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葱油饼

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Create a fourteen-sentence story in Chinese. Upload it to our padlet. You can look up vocabulary words. Highlight new words and write the pinyin and English meanings next to them. 

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Create a fourteen-sentence story in Chinese. Upload it to our padlet. You can look up vocabulary words. Highlight new words and write the pinyin and English meanings next to them. 

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为了他们的大学要求，汤姆和玛丽亚得安排一个学校俱乐部，可是他们不知道什么俱乐部。玛丽亚建议他们安排一个运动俱乐部， 可是汤姆不喜欢运动， 所以他满建议安排电脑游戏俱乐部。玛丽亚的妈妈说 ”你们可以安排运动和电脑游戏俱乐部。在星期一和星期二，俱乐部员应该玩打篮球，可是在星期四和星期五，你们可以玩电脑游戏。所以，更学生要参加俱乐部。“ 玛丽亚觉得她的妈妈建议很奇怪，可是他告诉妈妈她要考虑建议。他们上数学课的时候， 她告诉汤姆她妈妈的建议。 汤姆觉得建议非常好，所以他们开始安排俱乐部。在星期一， 他们在课堂的外边挂俱乐部牌子。牌子说在星期二四点半俱乐部有第一个篮球比赛。玛丽亚还是担心因为她觉得学生不要参加俱乐部，可是在星期三，俱乐部表有非常多的名字。玛丽亚和汤姆很高心。在星期二，三十人去俱乐部的比赛。比赛以后，很多的学生告诉汤姆和玛丽亚他们非常喜欢俱乐部！

New Words

要求- yaoqiu requirement

挂-gua to hang (a sign)

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Find 2-3 school appropriate jokes or memes in Chinese on the internet and share them on our padlet.

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Find 2-3 school appropriate jokes or memes in Chinese on the internet and share them on our padlet.

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1.
妈妈说：“今天能完成的事，不要留到明天。”

儿子回答：“好吧，把全蛋糕给我，我今天都吃光了吧。”

English:

Mom: do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today

Son: then give me the whole cake and I will eat it all today

2.

一个小孩儿问他的爸爸：“爸爸，结婚 需要 花 多少钱”

爸爸说：“儿子，我 不知道。 我 还在付款!”

English:

a boy asks his dad: how much does a wedding cost?

dad: I don't know, I'm still paying!