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WDCTS-TCML (Washington D.C. Taiwanese School -Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning) Conversation Class Note - Nov 17, 2024

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  There are six classmates in class today. Winnie, Sasha, Rico,   Steve, Anna, and Alison. Other students have time conflicts and cannot attend class. Ken, Bev.    今天上課有6位同學 J ī nti ā n sh à ng k è y ǒ u Liù w è i t ó ngxu é .    俞莞茵,蔡下雪,熊大東,葛艾倫,洋安娜, 何愛麗 Yú W ǎ ny ī n, C à i Xi à xu ě , Xi ó ng D à d ō ng, G é À il ú n, Y á ng Ā nn à and Alison .    其它同學,范健,方貝兒請假 Qít ā t ó ngxu é , F à n Ji à n, F ā ng B è i' é r q ǐ ngji à .         We review last week's assignment and correct the students' pronunciation of the four tones. Train students' listening skills, encouraging them to explain to each other (in Mandarin) or use English as a supplementary aid to help understand what their classmates are saying. Below are the words and phrases we repeatedly corrected and discussed. The students are unclear about how to distinguish the usage of these two words. · ...

WDCTS-TCML (Washington D.C. Taiwanese School -Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning) Conversation Class Note - May 12, 2024

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Today, four students were absent: Steve. Ken, Joseph, and Olga.   1. Reviewing classmates' homework:   * Homophones with "河" (river) and "湖" (lake): Example: In the “Outdoor Class” (Luncheon at Floe’s Taiwanese cuisine), we ordered nine dishes. It cost $25, including tips.   * Homophones with "叫" (call) and "教" (teach):   Example: Rico is a tennis coach (teacher).   Remind students: "湖" (lake) and "河" (river) are different.   2. Warm-up activity: Training listening skills, questioning, and distinguishing differences between ages and months.   * Sasha, how old is your son?   * My son is three and a half years old!   * Sorry, I misspoke. He is three and a half months old.   * Sasha, how tall is your son?   * He is 30 inches tall.   3. Practice distinguishing time words: 前天 (the day before yesterday), 昨天 (yesterday), 今天 (today), 明天 (tomor...