Schedule 时间表 shíjiān biǎo
你忙不忙?We learned to talk about dates and time, but do you know how to explain your class schedule in Chinese?
"To have class" is 有课 (kè). "To have (a) Chinese class" is 有中文课 (kè). Now, do you know how to say "to have a Chinese class on Monday"? How about "to have Chinese classes on MWF"? Also, try "I have Chinese on MWF at 9"! Remember, time (most general to most specific) goes before verb (有)
1. Write about your weekly schedule in terms of what classes you have, when you have dinner, and if possible, your skit partner's schedule too. Or what a typical day is like. For classes other than Chinese 101, you're welcome to find out their Chinese translations, or you may just use the English + 课.
A sentence you may want to use: 星期一、星期三和星期五九点我有中文课。
All you write can go into your skit! Imagine two people just meet each other and they begin to ask questions: Are you busy? When do you have Chinese class?
2. Watch one or all of the videos below. I want to give you some idea of what college life is like for international students in China. Hopefully they're helpful for cultural comparisons too, especially for those who want to study in China some day. These videos are all about Beijing, but you're welcome to find out more about other cities that you're interested in. Feel free to write in English: how does life in a Chinese college compare with your college life? How do your class schedules compare? Which one seems busier?
a. Tsinghua (Qinghua) University. Note: there's some myth about a rivalry between Tsinghua and Peking (Beijing) University, which is just like any other myths about two colleges (Lafayette and Lehigh?) that happen to be of about the same status and close to each other. I studied at Peking University so when she said that (see the video) I was like ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-fjXr1BiNM&t=148s
你忙不忙?We learned to talk about dates and time, but do you know how to explain your class schedule in Chinese?
"To have class" is 有课 (kè). "To have (a) Chinese class" is 有中文课 (kè). Now, do you know how to say "to have a Chinese class on Monday"? How about "to have Chinese classes on MWF"? Also, try "I have Chinese on MWF at 9"! Remember, time (most general to most specific) goes before verb (有)
1. Write about your weekly schedule in terms of what classes you have, when you have dinner, and if possible, your skit partner's schedule too. Or what a typical day is like. For classes other than Chinese 101, you're welcome to find out their Chinese translations, or you may just use the English + 课.
A sentence you may want to use: 星期一、星期三和星期五九点我有中文课。
All you write can go into your skit! Imagine two people just meet each other and they begin to ask questions: Are you busy? When do you have Chinese class?
2. Watch one or all of the videos below. I want to give you some idea of what college life is like for international students in China. Hopefully they're helpful for cultural comparisons too, especially for those who want to study in China some day. These videos are all about Beijing, but you're welcome to find out more about other cities that you're interested in. Feel free to write in English: how does life in a Chinese college compare with your college life? How do your class schedules compare? Which one seems busier?
a. Tsinghua (Qinghua) University. Note: there's some myth about a rivalry between Tsinghua and Peking (Beijing) University, which is just like any other myths about two colleges (Lafayette and Lehigh?) that happen to be of about the same status and close to each other. I studied at Peking University so when she said that (see the video) I was like ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-fjXr1BiNM&t=148s
b. Peking (Beijing) University. This is perhaps not one of the best videos but the scenery is so well shot, and the food looks great too. It reminds me so much of my time there and it's definitely helpful for those who're interested in studying at Peking University.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHoJgc19e1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHoJgc19e1o
c. Remin (People's) University. This is also one of the famous universities in Beijing. Feel free to watch if you have time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfb76bxZ0PE&t=141s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfb76bxZ0PE&t=141s