Everyday Activities in Chinese?

GreyPhoenix
 October 31, 2007, 04:45 PM posted in General Discussion

I have a request for a lesson, and I'm not sure where to submit it, so I thought here would be a good place to start. In teaching ESL, one of the lessons we teach beginners is how to describe everyday activities. These include things like get up, wake up, brush your teeth, take a shower, get dressed, make/eat lunch, brush your hair, wash your face, shave, etc... phrases most native speakers take for granted their ability to say.

I searched Chinesepod's lessons, however, and could not find anything specifically about everyday activities. Would it be possible to do a lesson (or short series of lessons) on this topic? Thanks! 

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kevinchinesepod
 October 31, 2007, 08:29 PM

非常好！ GReat Idea! I have never seen a lesson about that neither.

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jlswedberg
 October 31, 2007, 09:45 PM

There's this lesson for starters (it's elementary level): http://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/morning-hygiene/dialogue

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jlswedberg
 October 31, 2007, 09:47 PM

And this newbie lesson: http://chinesepod.com/learnchinese/get-up/discussion

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frank
 November 01, 2007, 05:29 AM

Fantastic, jlswedberg! Thanks for the links. Very helpful!

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bento
 November 01, 2007, 06:06 AM

i know there is a lesson about taking a shower, particularly to hint someone to take a shower, just look it up.

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John
 November 01, 2007, 02:08 PM

And there is actually another lesson on just these types of everyday activities coming out later this month...

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goulnik
 November 01, 2007, 02:13 PM

do you mean you don't have to watch out for Ninjas, or other supernatural events every day?

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tangmoo
 November 01, 2007, 02:35 PM

Ninja's.. can't live with them, can't run them down in a car.

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GreyPhoenix
 November 01, 2007, 04:53 PM

Thanks guys! The links were a great start, and it's good to hear there's another lesson in the making. @goulniky: Here in Michigan, the biggest thing we watch for this time of year is SNOW! Though the Superman lesson did come in handy with one of my friends... amazing what you'll cover in an average conversation! :-P

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goulnik
 November 01, 2007, 05:02 PM

brooke, the topic is not an issue, it's just that the weirder it is, the less likely you are to be understood if you get the tones wrong... chances are the context won't help with Ninjas, lost Himalayan tribes or UFO abduction!