Previous Counseling

ellen_counselor
April 15, 2010 at 06:06 AM posted in General Discussion

Previous Counseling

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ellen_counselor
February 10, 2010 at 01:46 AM

Dear John,

Here's the new syllabus for you. :)

ellen

Week 1

 

1.

Newbie - Stopping the Taxi

2.

Newbie - Taxi Destination

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

Week 2

 

1.

Newbie - Baby Talk: Be good!

2.

Newbie - Baby Talk: Praise

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

Week 3

 

1.

Newbie - Where Do You Live?

2.

Newbie - Where is the supermarket?

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

Week 4

 

1.

Newbie - I want coffee!

2.

Newbie - Can You Use Chopsticks?

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ellen_counselor
January 08, 2010 at 08:27 AM

Dear John,

Here's the new lesson list for you. :)

Ellen

Week 1

 

1.

Newbie - When is the meeting?

2.

Newbie - The Mean Boss

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

Week 2

 

1.

Newbie - What will it be?

2.

Newbie - Salt and Pepper

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

Week 3

 

1.

Newbie - Morning at the Office

2.

Newbie - Away on Business

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

Week 4

 

1.

Newbie - For you, and you, and you

2.

Newbie - Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

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user4367
November 13, 2009 at 09:41 AM

Thank you for calling. Have a great weekend!

 

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ellen_counselor
November 09, 2009 at 09:50 AM

Dear John,

Could you write down here the sentences you didn't understand? I didn't catch what you mean. Sorry.

 

Ellen

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user4367
November 07, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Ellen,

I don't understand the sentence reordering exercise under "Newbie - I Love China".  Maybe you can explain what it is i am supposed to reorder to (the criteria).

Thank you,

John

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user4367
September 14, 2009 at 11:18 AM

thank you, ellen

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ellen_counselor
September 11, 2009 at 09:56 AM

Dear John,

Here's the new lesson list.:)

Ellen

Week 1

 

1.

Newbie - Phone Call for the Boss

2.

Newbie - He's Not In

Week 2

 

1.

Newbie - Ordering Noodles

2.

Newbie - Requesting a Napkin

Week 3

 

1.

Newbie - I love China!

2.

Newbie - Wait for Me Here

Week 4

 

1.

Newbie - Power Outage

2.

Newbie - Riding the Elevator

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ellen_counselor
August 03, 2009 at 02:48 AM

Hi, John

Have you read my correction to this article you wrote? If you still got questions, please feel free to ask me. :-)

 

Ellen

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user4367
July 31, 2009 at 07:56 AM

My name is John Wo3llman.  I have two3 older brothers and a you3nger sister.

Wo3 jiao4 John Wo3llman.  Wo3 you3 er2 ge1ge he ge mei4mei.

 

I have six children: three boys and three girls

Wo3 you3 liu4 hai2 zi;  san1 nan2 hai2 he2 san3 nv3hai2.

 

 

The eldest son is named John. He has a daughter named Olivia; she is almost 5 years old. 

Da4 er2 zi jiao4 John.  Ta1 you3 nv3 er2 jiao4 Olivia; ta1 shi4 jiang1 jin4 wu3 nian2.

 

 

His wife is expecting their second child in November: a boy named John.

Ta1 qi1 you3 xi3 ta1 de er2 zi shi2 yi1 yue4; ta1 ye3 jiao4 John.

 

 

The second son is named David.  He has one daughter named Violet; she is almost five years old.  His wife’s name is Jessica.

Er2 er2 zi jiao4 David.  Ta1 you3 yi1 ge nv3 er2 jiao4 Violet; ta1 shi4 jiang1 jin4 wu3 nian2.  Ta1 de qi1 jiao4 Jessica.

 

 

The third son is named Nathanial; he is not married.

San1 er2 zi jiao4 Nathanial; ta1 bu4 yi3 hun1.

 

 

The eldest daughter is named Elizabeth.  She is expecting twin girls on August 18.  Her husband is named Michael. 

Da4 nv3 er2 jiao4 Elizabeth.  Ta1 qi you3 xi3 ta1 de shuang1 bao1 ta1 nv3 er2 shi2 ba dian.  Ta1 de fu1 jiao4 Michael.

 

 

The second daughter is named Rebecca.  She is single.

Er2  nv3 er2 jiao4 Rebecca. Ta1 dan1 shen1.

 

The third daughter is named Mary.  She has two sons named Aram and Immanuel.  Aram is almost 8 years old and Immanuel is almost 6 years.

Xiao3 nv3 er2 jiao4 Mary.  Ta1 you3 er2 zi5; ta1men5 jiao4 Aram he2 Immanuel.  Aram shi4 hu1 ba1 nian2 sui4 he2 Immanuel shi4 hu1 liu nian2 sui4.

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ellen_counselor
July 28, 2009 at 01:04 AM

Ni hao, John

I have both. It doesn't matter. :-)

 

Ellen

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user4367
July 27, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Ni3 hao2, lao1 shi1 Ellen,

Ni3 you3 'MS Word' zai4 ge dian4 nian3 ma? Or should I use a text file?

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ellen_counselor
July 10, 2009 at 01:21 AM

Ni hao, John

Thank you. You too. Have a nice weekend!! :-D

-Ellen

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user4367
July 09, 2009 at 10:16 AM

ni3hao3! Ellen,

Looking back at the previous lessons and the new lessons below I feel like I will soon have enough vocabulary to make more interesting conversations with my colleagues.

Thank you and  have a good weekend!

John

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ellen_counselor
July 09, 2009 at 06:34 AM

你好!John

Here's the 3rd lesson plan. :-)

-Ellen

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user4367
June 18, 2009 at 09:46 AM

Ellen,

I just discovered the audio review-very cool!

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user4367
June 03, 2009 at 09:55 AM

谢谢!

 

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ellen_counselor
June 03, 2009 at 09:29 AM

Dear John,

I'm sending the 2nd lesson plan again. You can simply click on the lesson with link. :-)

-Ellen

Week 1

 

1.

Newbie - Have you eaten?

2.

review

3.

Newbie - Are you OK?

4.

review

5 .

review

Week 2

 

1.

Newbie - Where are you going?

2.

review

3.

Newbie - Sightseeing at Tiananmen

4.

review

5.

review

Week 3

 

1.

Newbie - Where Do You Live?

2.

review

3.

Newbie - Is it far?

4.

review

5.

review

Week 4

 

1.

Newbie - Addresses

2.

review

3.

Newbie - All in the Family

4.

review

5.

review

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user4367
June 03, 2009 at 08:30 AM

Ellen,

Can you add the  2nd lesson list to the "Assigned" function on the "Me" page?

Thank you

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ellen_counselor
May 21, 2009 at 08:24 AM

Dear John,

Here's the 2nd lesson list. :-)

-Ellen

 

week1 

 

1. Newbie - Have you eaten? 

 

2. review 

 

3. Newbie - Are you OK? 

 

4. review 

 

5. review 

 

 

week2 

 

1. Newbie - Where are you going? 

 

2. review 

 

3. Newbie - Sightseeing at Tiananmen

 

4. review 

 

5. review  

 

week3 

 

1. Newbie - Where Do You Live? 

 

2. review 

 

3. Newbie - Is it far?

 

4. review 

 

5. review  

 

 

week4

 

1. Newbie - Addresses 

 

2. review 

 

3. Newbie - All in the Family 

 

4. review 

 

5. review 

 

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user4367
April 29, 2009 at 09:40 AM

i will be on-line tonight (tomorrow AM your time) for our session. looking forward to it

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ellen_counselor
April 10, 2009 at 02:24 AM

不用谢。

祝你周末愉快!:-D

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user4367
April 09, 2009 at 11:45 AM

袁丽杰,

谢谢

很好

约翰沃们

(yue1 han4 wo4 men2)

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ellen_counselor
April 09, 2009 at 06:24 AM

Dear John,

Here is the lesson list for one month. :-)

-Ellen

 

week1

1. Newbie - What time is it?

2. review

3. Newbie - Time to Go

4. review

5. review


week2

1. Newbie - What's tomorrow?

2. review

3. Newbie - Before Noon, After Noon
 
4. review

5. review

week3

1. Newbie - Days of the week

2. review

3. Newbie - How are you?

4. review

5. review


week4

1. Newbie - How you doin'?

2. review

3. Newbie - What are you doing?

4. review

5. review