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Bell Work. Please remain quiet and work on your bell work. Discussion: The meaning of your name. Does your name mean anything?. Discussion: The meaning of your name. What’s the middle name for?. Chinese Name.
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Bell Work Please remain quiet and work on your bell work
Discussion: The meaning of your name • Does your name mean anything?
Discussion: The meaning of your name • What’s the middle name for?
Chinese Name • Chinese names are written in reverse order of Western name. Surname(family name) comes first and personal name second.Why? 許惠晴 Hsu Hui-Ching
Chinese Name • This order shows that in Chinese culture the individual is not as important as the family from which he or she comes.
Chinese Name • Yáo míng First Name Last Name
Chinese Name • Jet Li 李连杰 jié lǐ lián Last Name
Chinese Name Dragon 成龙 chéng lóng
Chinese Name small 李小龙 lǐ lóng xiǎo
Chinese Name- Surname • Most Chinese surnames have only one syllable. A very few, historically important surnames, have more than one syllable.
Chinese Name- Given Name • A Chinese given name can be one or two syllables(characters). People in China tend to use one-syllable given name while people in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore prefer two-syllable given name.
Chinese Name- Female 刘玉玲 Líuyù líng tinkling sound of jade jade
Chinese Name- Female Happy 章子怡 yí
Chinese Name- Pick a name • Today, we will pick “First Name” only. Your family name will be assigned to you based on the sound of it.
Chinese Name- Pick a name • Browse through the cards, pick one to two characters you like. You have 6 minutes. You can discuss with your friends. Make up your mind before finally picking one card. (p.23)
Chinese Name- Pick a name • Listen to the CD, try to pronounce the character you pick.
Chinese Name- Pick a name • Try to figure out how to write the character on your own first. Hsu laoshi will come around to help.
Practice: Writing down your name • From now on, you will be called by your Chinese name and you will be writing your Chinese name in all the class assignment. • Write at lease 10 times on the character sheet, and make sure you can write it again without looking at the paper.
Make your name tag • Write down your Chinese name in the colored paper. • Tape it to your desk.
Don’t fall behind! • Tutoring on Tuesday and Thursday during lunch.