星期五(4/3): for those who're late for class or didn't come, read the instructions carefully. You have a lot to do for today's lab assignment.
我们正在学习#买东西#。Let's learn how to shop online and in the store in China.
For class: online shopping
First and foremost: read P. 255, right upper corner: Compare & contrast; don't write anything yet
淘宝(taobao)和京东(JD.com)是中国最大的(biggest) online shopping websites. 今天我们要在taobao和JD上买东西!
1. go to taobao.com;
2. in order to pretend we're shopping in China, switch from "美国" to "中国大陆" (Chinese mainland)
我们正在学习#买东西#。Let's learn how to shop online and in the store in China.
For class: online shopping
First and foremost: read P. 255, right upper corner: Compare & contrast; don't write anything yet
淘宝(taobao)和京东(JD.com)是中国最大的(biggest) online shopping websites. 今天我们要在taobao和JD上买东西!
1. go to taobao.com;
2. in order to pretend we're shopping in China, switch from "美国" to "中国大陆" (Chinese mainland)
3. Search for 衬衫; in the example, I searched for a "女 衬衫"; guess what that means? you may add other attributes; click on 搜索 (search)
4. Choose something you like; compare the style, color, price, and learn some new words so you can write about it in your Lab assignment later today.
5. Now go to JD.com. Similarly, make sure you're not shopping from 海外 (overseas) but switch to any of the Chinese cities you prefer.
5. Now go to JD.com. Similarly, make sure you're not shopping from 海外 (overseas) but switch to any of the Chinese cities you prefer.
6. do a similar search and compare the items. Take notes and save some images for later use.
For your e-portfolio post: videos & writing
Read p. 255, "Prices" and "Forms of Address", and then watch the videos below:
1. This video is very similar to our textbook video. Watch and take notes of what you understand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kypaX1ch7g0&t=51s
For your e-portfolio post: videos & writing
Read p. 255, "Prices" and "Forms of Address", and then watch the videos below:
1. This video is very similar to our textbook video. Watch and take notes of what you understand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kypaX1ch7g0&t=51s
2. This video, "buying and selling", shows you how to shop in Chinese stores. Learn how to haggle, talk about colors, prices, medicine, and a lot of amazing things!
https://youtu.be/ql2qzdw2xuU
https://youtu.be/ql2qzdw2xuU
3. Now write. Attach some pictures from your online shopping trip and describe the item(s) in Chinese: 你为什么喜欢这个东西?这是什么?多少钱?Write as much as you can, in Chinese.
And write about what you watched in Chinese or English.
And write about what you watched in Chinese or English.