Lesson+5-6

Lesson 5 Today you are going to explore a wonderful internet site. Sign up for Mandarin Chinese (it's free) and just play around with the options! Have fun for at least 20 minutes on this site. [|http://www.livemocha.com]

**__ Lesson 6 __** Part 1: Part 2: Print off this handout.  You will notice that this handout is now only empty squares. As you watch the video, fill in the meaning, the pinyin and write each character one time. After you watch the video, finish filling out the handout.

Compare and contrast these characters 又友文**这**. Now click the play button here: media type="file" key="03again_friendship_this.avi"

Part 3: Read these characters outloud and confirm you remember their meaning: 人大太天日月明朋又友文**这** Remember, 日can be both **//sun//** and **//day.//** Here are extra vocabulary words that are formed from characters that you know:

 **朋友 friend** 文人scholar **这天** =this day 

Here's a language weave to enjoy:  明天at 天明 my 朋友 is going to walk on the 月！ 人人all will watch. He will be the first 人to ever walk on the 月. It will be a very 大 日！From 明天on, 人人 all will know his name. From 这天on 天天人人 will look up into the 天and say, "Man has walked on the 月. “ But I will say, "My 朋友has walked on the moon." What do you think his name is?

**YOU ARE DONE FOR THE 日! **




 * __Character Challenge__**