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2. dà jiā hǎo
A: 大 家 好。 Hello, everyone.
wǒ men cóng nuó wēi lái
我 们 从 挪 威 来 。 We come from Norway.
hěn gāo xìng jiàndào dà jiā
很 高 兴 见 到 大家。 Glad to see all of you.
wǒ jiào xiè lè
我 叫 谢 乐。 My name is Lars.
(Write the name in Chinese and PINYIN on blackboard)
(Ask one of the children)
nǐ jiào shénme míng zì
你 叫 什 么 名 字 ? What’s your name?
B: (Stand up)
wǒ jiào dàhǔ
我 叫 大虎。 My name is Da Hu.
nǐ hǎo dàhǔ
A: 你好,大虎。 How are you, Da Hu.
qǐng zuò
请 坐 。 Please sit down.
(Continue to ask someone else)
qǐng
请 please
Jiàn
见 to see
dào
到 to reach, to arrive
New characters
dà jiā
大 家 everyone
jiàndào
见 到 to see, to meet
New words
4. wǒmen xiànzài xuéxí yīngyǔ
A: 我 们 现 在 学习 英语。 We study English now.
wǒmen jīntiān yào tán tán nuówēi
我 们 今天 要 谈 谈 挪威。 We will talk about Norway today.
“nuówēi” de yīngyǔ shì “Norway”
“挪威” 的 英语 是 “Norway”。 “nuówēi” in English is “Norway”.
(Write the word“Norway”on blackboard)
gēn wǒ niàn
跟 我 念 :“Norway”。 Read aloud after me.
B:“Norway”。 “Norway”。
hěn hǎo
A: 很 好。 Very good.
(Show map)
zhè shì nuówēi
这 是 挪威 。 This is Norway.
nuówēi zài ōuzhōu de běibù
挪 威 在 欧洲 的 北部 。 Norway lies in the northern part of Europe.
zhè shì zhōngguó
这 是 中 国。 This is China.
zhōngguó zài yàzhōu de dōngbù
中 国 在 亚洲 的 东部。 China lies in the eastern par of Asia.
nuówēi lí zhōngguó hěn yuǎn
挪威 离 中 国 很 远。 Norway is far away from China.
tán
谈 to talk
gēn
跟 to follow, to go with
niàn
念 to read aloud
lí
离 (away) from
yuǎn
远 far
New characters
6. nuówēi hěn piàoliàng
A: 挪 威 很 漂 亮。 Norway is beautiful.
(Show picture)
Zhè shì nuówēi de xiáwān
这 是 挪威 的 峡湾。 This is fjord in Norway.
piàoliàng ma
漂 亮 吗? Is it beautiful?
piàoliàng
B: 漂 亮 Is it beautiful?
xiáwān de yīngyǔ jiào “fjord”
A: “峡湾”的 英语 叫 “fjord”。 “峡湾(xiáwān)”in English is “fjord”.
(Write the word “fjord” on blackboard)
gēn wǒ niàn: “ fjord”
跟 我 念: “ fjord”。 Read after me: “ fjord”.
B: “fjord”。 “fjord”.
nà shì běi jí guāng
A: 那 是 北 极 光。 That is Northern Lights.
“ běi jí guāng ” de yīngyǔ jiào “Northern lights”
“北 极 光” 的 英语 叫 “Northern lights”。
“北 极 光 (běi jí guāng)”in English is “Northern lights”.
gēn wǒ niàn
跟 我 念: “Northern lights”。 Read after me: ““Northern lights”.
zài niàn yī biàn
再 念 一 遍。 Read aloud one more time.
hěn hǎo
很 好。 Very good.
xiá
峡 gorge
wān
湾 bay
Jí
极 pole
guāng
光 light, ray
zài
再 again
biàn
遍 time
New characters
xiá wān
峡 湾 fjord
běi jí
北 极 North Pole
New words
7. Extension 1: Hello, everyone!
dà jiā hǎo
大 家 好 !
tóng xué men hǎo
同 学 们 好 !
xiǎo péng yǒu hǎo
小 朋 友 好 !
tóng
同 same, together
New characters
tóng xué
同 学 classmate
xiǎo péng yǒu
小 朋 友 children
New words
8. Extension 2:
nuó wēi de yīng yǔ shì “Norway” nuó wēi
“挪 威” 的 英 语 是 “Norway”。 “挪 威” in English is“Norway ”.
xiáwān de yīngyǔ jiào “fjord” xiáwān
“峡湾”的 英语 叫 “fjord”。 “峡湾”in English is “fjord”.
9. Extension 3:
nuó wēi zài ōu zhōu de běi bù
挪 威 在 欧 洲 的 北 部 。
Norway lies in the northern part of
Europe.
zhōng guó zài yà zhōu de dōng bù
中 国 在 亚 洲 的 东 部
China lies in the eastern part of
Asia.
nuó wēi zài běi ōu
挪 威 在 北 欧。
Norway lies in North Europe (Nordic).
zhōng guó zài dōng yà
中 国 在 东 亚。
China lies in East Asia.
10. Extension 4: 从 and 离
cóng
从 to follow from
wǒ cóng zhōng guó lái
我 从 中 国 来 。 I come from China.
lí
离 to leave, to go away away from
nuówēi lí zhōngguó hěn yuǎn
挪威 离 中 国 很 远。 Norway is far away from China.
11. Extension 5: use of 跟(gēn)
gēn wǒ zuò
跟 我 做 Follow me (and do).
gēn wǒ niàn
跟 我 念。 Follow me and read aloud.
wǒ yào gēn nǐ men qù
我 要 跟 你 们 去。 I will follow you and go.