My Favourite Subjects

Please choose at least 2 favourite subjects and think of a few more sentences to express yourself.

Hello	nǐ hǎo !
My favourite subject is: Science Social sciences Mathematics Technology Visual Arts English	wǒ zuì xǐ huān de kē mù shì zì rán kē xué rén wén kē xué shù xué jì shù měi shù yīng wén
I like (subject) because: It’s fun It’s interesting Can get to explore nature Can understand history Can design stuff Can do experiment I like reading and writing	wǒ xǐ huān (subject)yīn wéi hǎo wán yǒu qù kě yǐ rèn shí dà zì rán kě yǐ le jiě lì shǐ kě yǐ shè jì dōng xī kě yǐ zuò shí yàn wǒ xǐ huān yuè dú hé xiě zuò
What’s your favourite subject?	nǐ xǐ huān nǎ yī gè kē mù ?

My School Bag

Hello	nǐ hǎo !
This is my school bag.	zhè shì wǒ de shū bāo
I have my pencil case in my school bag.	wǒ de shū bāo lǐ yǒu wǒ de qiān bǐ hé
There is a pencil in my pencil case.	qiān bǐ hé lǐ yǒu qiān bǐ
has rubber	yǒu xiàng pí cā
has scissors	yǒu jiǎn dāo
has glue	yǒu jiāo shuǐ
has ruler	yǒu chǐ
has exercise books	yǒu zuò yè bù
And my lunch box	hái yǒu wǒ de wǔ cān hé
Netball Asthma Inhaler Medication Hand Sanitiser	nǚ zǐ lán qiú qì chuǎn yào yào xǐ shǒu rǔ

My School

Hello	nǐ hǎo !
This is my class.	zhè shì wǒ de bān jí
I go to Parnell Intermediate School.	wǒ shàng Parnell zhōng xué
This is the front gate.	zhè shì dà mén
This is the school office.	zhè shì bàn gōng shì
This is the court/ field.	zhè shì cāo chǎng
This is the library.	zhè shì tú shū guǎn
This is the hall.	zhè shì lǐ táng
This is the court/ field too.	zhè yě shì cāo chǎng
This is my classroom.	zhè shì wǒ de jiāo shì

My Class

Hello	nǐ hǎo !
This is my class.	zhè shì wǒ de bān jí
I am in Year (number).	wǒ shàng (number)nián jí
I am in Room (number).	wǒ zài (number)bān
This is my classroom.	zhè shì wǒ de jiāo shì
This is my teacher.	zhè shì wǒ de lǎo shī
He/ she is (name).	tā shì (name)
This is my classmate.	zhè shì wǒ de tóng xué
This is my spot.	zhè shì wǒ de wèi zhì

My Friend

Hello	nǐ hǎo !
My best friend is (name).	wǒ de hǎo péng yǒu shì (name)
He/ she is (number) years old.	tā (number)suì
His/ her father is (name).	tā de bà bà shì (name)
His/ her mother is (name).	tā de mā mā shì (name)
His/ her (sibling) is (name).	tā de (sibling) shì (name)
His/ her hobby is (hobby).	tā de shì hǎo shì  (hobby)
He/ she likes (colour, activity, animal, object…).	tā xǐ huān (colour, activity, animal, object…)
He/ she does not like (colour, activity, animal, object…).	tā bú xǐ huān (colour, activity, animal, object…)
I have known him/ her for (number) years.	wǒ rèn shì tā (number) nián le

Connecting Class 4

My Hobby

Hello	nǐ hǎo !
My hobby is (activity).	wǒ de shì hǎo shì (hobby)
I like to…	wǒ xǐ huān
Sports Basketball Rugby Netball Cricket Ice Skating Dance Sing Draw/ Art Read Play computer games	yùn dòng lán qiú gǎn lǎn qiú nǚ zǐ lán qiú bǎn qiú huā shì liū bīng tiào wǔ chàng gē huà huà yuè dú dǎ diàn dòng

Remember to add two extra sentences as a challenge!

Connecting Class 3

Last Friday was China Labour Day so our sister school was on holiday. Their Labour Day is called 五一勞動節.

This week we took photos around our house and made mini videos to share with our buddies. 

Connecting Class 2

Task this week: Home

Hello	nǐ hǎo !
This is my home.	zhè shì wǒ de jiā
I live in (suburb).	wǒ zhù zài (suburb)
I have (number) bedrooms in my house.	wǒ de jiā yǒu (number) jiān fáng jiān
This is the front door.	zhè shì dà mén
This is the living room.	zhè shì kè tīng
This is the kitchen.	zhè shì chú fáng
This is the dining room.	zhè shì cān tīng
This is the bathroom.	zhè shì yù shì
This is my dad and mum’s bedroom.	zhè shì wǒ bà bà mā mā de fáng jiān
This is my (sibling)’s bedroom.	zhè shì wǒ (sibling) de fáng jiān
This is my bedroom.	zhè shì wǒ de fáng jiān
This is the garden.	zhè shì huā yuán

Success!

After weeks of trial and error, we finally met and chatted to our buddies successfully this week through Skype. Our buddies at Cixi set up a big screen on their end and we introduced ourselves to each other. It was very exciting! Their Principal Mr Xu and our Mr Cain also exchanged a short conversation on screen. We can't wait to our next interaction time now.

First Attemp

We had our first connecting meeting on Friday but sadly it wasn't successful due to technical difficulties. We are considering using Skype instead of WeChat now.

Connecting Class 1

Tasks for the week:

1. Send Ms Lin a Hello e-mail
2. Set up own WeChat Account (you will need a mobile number for this)
3. Prepare a 1 minute long mini speech to introduce yourself and your family to share with your buddy next week. 

你好!nǐ hǎo !

我是(name)。wǒ shì (name)。

我(name)歲。wǒ (name)suì 。

我是學生。wǒ shì xué shēng 。

我上Parnell學校。wǒ shàng Parnellxué xiào 。

你叫什麼名字? nǐ jiào shí me míng zì ? What is your name?

你幾歲? nǐ jǐ suì ? How old are you?

我的爸爸是(name)。wǒ de bà bà shì (name)。

我的媽媽是(name)。wǒ de mā mā shì (name)。

我的(family member)是(name)。wǒ de (family member)shì (name)。

我的老師是(name)老師。wǒ de lǎo shī shì (name)lǎo shī 。

我的中文老師是林老師。wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī shì lín lǎo shī 。My Mandarin teacher is Ms Lin.

我的朋友是(name)。wǒ de péng yǒu shì (name)。

我的(pet)是(name)。wǒ de (pet)shì (name)。

Plus 2 more sentences of your choice.