Chinese 101 Daily Class Schedule

WEEK 7 Oct. 13 – Oct. 17, 2025

 

Week 7

Class Tasks & Activities
FluencyLink Integrated Chinese Textbook

Preparation & Work Due
(after today’s class and before next period)

Monday
(10/13)

Complete Project 1: Practice Chinese Sentences
Learn the Song: The Moon Represents My Heart月亮代表我的心 Lyrics
1.
【唱歌學中文】鄧麗君 / 月亮代表我的心Theresa Teng
2. Xiao Zhan 肖战 Live in Beijing, 2024

3. Bon Jovi Version, 2015, First China Concert was Cancelled by Officials

Walk to 1603 N 13th St.to visit the Biho Elementary Chor members

Reminder: Attend Taiwan Week Monday night event 7:00-8:30 for the choir performance and your poster presentations.

Please note that Monday is the Indigenous People’s Day!

Work on HW7 FluencyLink Workbook:

L1 D2 Workbook pp. 17-25
DUE Wednesday (10/15) by the end of day
 Listening Comprehension B C
√ Pinyin & Tone A
 Reading Comprehension A C
 Writing & Grammar B C D

Lesson 2 Dialogue 1 Materials:
L2 D1 Vocabulary on Purple Culture
L2 D1 Character Worksheet
L2 D1 Vocabulary Flashcard | 2.1 Video

Lesson 2 PPT

Project 1: Taiwan Week Indigenous People and Minorities 
One team member share a Google doc with team, Sun Laoshi and Andy 101Project1_Tibetan
Sample: Tibetan Zang People Project Description

Taiwan Indigenous Peoples | Monday Event Program
1. The Amis Tribe (
阿美族):
2. The Atayal Tribe (
泰雅族):
3. The Paiwan Tribe (
排灣族):
4. The Bunun Tribe (
布農族):
China’s Minority Groups
5. The Bai (
白族):
6. The Miao (
苗族):

Weekly Quiz 5 on Lesson 1 & Lesson 2 D1:

Take-home Listening/Typing
Due Friday (10/17) by NOON

Click to Listen to the recording
Please note that this is a take-home quiz, so you should be working on it ON YOUR OWN. It is open book and you should refer to lesson 1 (D1 and D2) vocabulary and also the new words we are learning from Lesson 2 Dialogue 1. You can also use other online tools to help you understand the paragraph (MandarinSpot.com; PurpleCulture.com; Google Translate…).

 Type out the narrative you hear into characters.

 Review your selection of characters and make sure all sentences are punctuated correctly.

 Translate the paragraph into readable and grammatically correct English.

 Share the Quiz in Google Doc: 101Quiz5_名字



Wednesday
(10/15)

Work on Tonal Combination (3rd set starting with jiāotōng)
Study L2 D2 Vocabulary on Purple Culture

Q&A HW7 and Quiz 5

TAIWAN
WEEK


No
Speaking
Sessions

No
Friday
Class

Weekly Speaking Practice Sessions & Friday Class do not meet.

Attend Taiwan Week Events
2025 Taiwan Week at University of Puget Sound

Monday, Oct. 13 | 7:00–8:30 PM | Kilworth Chapel & Lounge
Voices of Heritage | 台灣南澳碧候國小合唱團 
Enjoy songs by an Indigenous children’s choir from Taiwan and learn about Atayal culture.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 | 12:30–2:00 PM | Tahoma Room, Thomas Hall 
Sip of Taiwan: Tea Tasting |
台灣茶品茶會 
Taste authentic Taiwan teas and hear stories from Seattle tea experts.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 | 5:00–6:00 PM | Rotunda, Wheelock Student Center
Contested Taiwan | 國立台灣大學南樂教授
Book talk with Dr. Lev Nachman on Taiwan’s identity, democracy, and global politics.

Wednesday, Oct. 15 | 6:30–8:00 PM | Rotunda, Wheelock Student Center
Invisible Nation | 看不見的國家
Film screening about President Tsai Ing-wen and Taiwan’s fight to protect its democracy.

Thursday, Oct. 16 | 7:00–8:30 PM | Tahoma Room, Thomas Hall
Global Learning in Taiwan | 台灣留學實習講座
Learn about study abroad, internships, and exchange programs in Taiwan.
週末快樂
Zhōumò Kuàilè!

No class next Monday and Tuesday – fall break
No small sessions next week


Additional Reading and Resource:

§   Prodigy of Taiwan, Diva of Asia: Theresa Teng, Association for Asian Studies.

§   The Complicated Chinese Family Tree, Off the Great Wall.

§   Chinese Family Tree (Jenna Wang)

§   The Hacking Chinese Guide to Mandarin Tones, Olle Linge