Chinese 201 Daily Class Schedule

WEEK 8 Oct. 20 – Oct. 24, 2025

 

Week 8

Class Tasks & Activities
E-Textbook & Lab: FluencyLink

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

 

(10/20)
/

(10/21)
no class

FALL
BREAK

 

Fall Break
Discussion sessions DO NOT meet this week:

Check midterm progress | Assignment submission | Project 1 Posting

HW7 L12 Review Worksheet:
DUE Friday by the end of day
L12 Review Worksheet in WORD | HW7 PDF
√ Study L12 Dialogue 2 vocabulary
√ Complete by typing out BOTH the questions & your answers
√ Share your document in Google Drive
201HW7_名字

 

Prepare for Quiz 6:
Next Monday (10/27) in class
√ Study L12 D2 Vocabulary
L12 D2 Vocabulary on Purple Culture
√ Can read characters, know Pinyin
and English meaning


HW8: Project 2 VoiceThread Poem Reading:

Due next Friday (10/31) before class
√ Voicethread to be uploaded
√ Record your best try in a video recitation
1. Record directly on this VT using video mode
2. Or: Upload a Video onto VT project slide
3. Or: Upload a UR Link to your video (allow general access)

HW9 L13 D1 Grammar Video:

DUE Monday (11/3) before class (updated)

√ Watch Video Grammar 13.1
 (Textbook PP. 70-73 没有/那么/到…去)
√ Review grammar while watching the video: type out exercise sentences in characters, including sample sentences. Share in Google drive: 201HW9_名字

 

 

Wednesday
(10/22)

Practice conversation on favorite food: Chinese dishes with photos
Q&A Poem Recording Video

Activity: Chinese dishes with photos
√ Can you read the menu? 
√ Have you tried these dishes?
√ What do you like to eat?
√ What do you know about Chinese food?
√ Can you recommend a local restaurant?
Lesson 12 | Review PPT | Vocabulary
Assign HW7 & HW8

 

Friday
(10/24)

Project 2
Poetry Recitation by Dashan: Su Shi’s  明月幾時有 Water Melody
US Consulate in China Recitation (2022 Mid-Autumn)

Practice Reading the poem:

Sample reading #1 by David Wu | reading #2 Gong Yi
More about the Poem:
1. Background info and translation: Su Shi: 水調歌頭
2. More song versions – 但愿人长久
√ Theresa Teng鄧麗君 (1983 recording)
√ Tsinghua A Cappella Group (2020)
√ 張韶涵 Angela Zhang (2022)
√ 绿叶红花乐团 (2022)

√ Follow along to sing version | Karaoke Version
Prepare for Quiz 6 next Monday

 

 


Additional Reading and Resources:

§  30 Best Chinese and Taiwanese Snacks You Should Try, Vivid Chinese: Infographics for Learning Chinese.

§  Ordering food in Chinese, Du Chinese Blog.

§  The Origins of Bubble Tea with Chun Shui Tang, Taiwan Scene, Jan 27, 2020.

§  春水堂 Chun Shui Tang Menu | Menu PDF | 鼎泰豐 Ding Tai Fung Menu English | Menu in Chinese