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Lesson 23 Spend a few minutes comparing these characters: 戈 找 手 我 在 Now print off this graph paper and write the definition and pinyin of each character, then write each character with the video.

media type="file" key="10at_me.avi" width="300" height="300". Here are a few vocabulary words that you know can write and understand:

在找--seeking/searching 二手--second hand, as in a second hand store
 * 我的--mine

Write a language weave story using these vocabulary words and as many characters as you can. Be as creative as possible! ** 人大太天日月明朋友又文 这一二三四五六七八九十百千内兩个白的不小上下山有戈 找 手 我 在 **也土地是** New vocabulary words:我的--mine 在找--seeking/searching 二手--second hand, as in a second hand store 也是 also is 土地 ground

Lesson 24

Review these characters

Grammar point: Chinese is a wonderful language to learn because the grammar is so simple. To make a verb present progressive (in English that often means adding an -ing at the end of the verb). In Chinese you just add the word 在 before a noun.

SO 找 means to seek and 在找 means to be seeking. See if you can figure out this story:

我在找 我的朋友. She has lost her 戈. Right now she 在找her 戈. She 明白這個戈 very dangerous. She usually carries it 在 her body 上. 這個戈 不小, 也 不大. It's just the right size for her 手. 白天she takes her 戈and practices using it. 天天 she 也 practices with a coach. She wants to compete in the 二0一二 year 的Olympics. Her 戈是 what? 我 hope she will find her 戈！If not, she might have to tell the President of the United States or the CIA