Teaching Chinese

Teaching Chinese

A: What do you usually teach your students?
B: I mainly teach speaking and daily conversations.
A: Do your students find Chinese difficult?
B: Yes, especially the tones and pronunciation.
A: How do you help them improve?
B: I give them a lot of speaking practice.
A: Do they make progress quickly?
B: It depends, but most of them improve over time.

Teaching Chinese
教中文

A: What – teach – students?
(你平时都教学生什么?)
B: mainly – speaking – conversations.
(我主要教口语和日常对话。)
A: students – difficult?
(你的学生觉得中文难吗?)
B: Yes – tones – pronunciation.
(是的,尤其是声调和发音。)
A: How – help – improve?
(那你是怎么帮助他们提高的?)
B: give – lot – practice.
(我会给他们很多口语练习。)
A: progress quickly?
(他们进步快吗?)
B: depends – most – improve – time.
(要看情况,不过大多数人都会慢慢进步。)

Teaching Chinese(口语发音版)
/ˈtitʃɪŋ tʃaɪˈniz/
A: What do you usually teach your students?
/wʌd də yə ˈyuʒuəli titʃ yər ˈstudnts/
B: I mainly teach speaking and daily conversations.
/aɪ ˈmeɪnli titʃ ˈspikɪŋ ən ˈdeɪli ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz/
A: Do your students find Chinese difficult?
/də yər ˈstudnts faɪn(d) tʃaɪˈniz ˈdɪfəkəlt/
B: Yes, especially the tones and pronunciation.
/yɛs | ɪˈspɛʃəli ðə toʊnz ən prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
A: How do you help them improve?
/haʊ də yə hɛlp ðəm ɪmˈpruv/
B: I give them a lot of speaking practice.
/aɪ gɪv ðəm ə lɑd əv ˈspikɪŋ ˈpræktɪs/
A: Do they make progress quickly?
/də ðeɪ meɪk ˈprɑgrɛs ˈkwɪkli/
B: It depends, but most of them improve over time.
/ɪt dɪˈpɛndz | bət moʊst əv ðəm ɪmˈpruv ˈoʊvər taɪm/

Teaching Chinese
教中文

A: What do you usually teach your students?
你平时都教学生什么?
B: I mainly teach speaking and daily conversations.
我主要教口语和日常对话。
A: Do your students find Chinese difficult?
你的学生觉得中文难吗?
B: Yes, especially the tones and pronunciation.
是的,尤其是声调和发音。
A: How do you help them improve?
那你是怎么帮助他们提高的?
B: I give them a lot of speaking practice.
我会给他们很多口语练习。
A: Do they make progress quickly?
他们进步快吗?
B: It depends, but most of them improve over time.
要看情况,不过大多数人都会慢慢进步。

speaking /ˈspikɪŋ/ 口语
daily conversations /ˈdeɪli ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz/ 日常对话
find something difficult /faɪn(d) ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈdɪfəkəlt/ 觉得某事很难
find Chinese difficult /faɪn(d) tʃaɪˈniz ˈdɪfəkəlt/ 觉得中文很难
the tones and pronunciation /ðə toʊnz ən prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ 声调和发音
help somebody improve /hɛlp ˈsʌmbɑdi ɪmˈpruv/ 帮助某人提高
help them improve /hɛlp ðəm ɪmˈpruv/ 帮助他们提高
speaking practice /ˈspikɪŋ ˈpræktɪs/ 口语练习
make progress /meɪk ˈprɑgrɛs/ 取得进步
it depends /ɪt dɪˈpɛndz/ 视情况而定
improve over time /ɪmˈpruv ˈoʊvər taɪm/ 随时间逐渐提高

Talking About Work

Talking About Work

A: So, what do you do for a living?
B: I’m a Chinese teacher. I teach Mandarin to foreign students.
A: Nice! Where do you work?
B: I mostly teach online, but sometimes I teach in person too.
A: Do you like your job?
B: Yeah, I do. It’s really rewarding.
A: What do you do after class?
B: I usually prepare lessons and check homework.

Talking About Work
聊工作

A: So – do – living?
(所以,你是做什么工作的?)
B: Chinese teacher – Mandarin – foreign.
(我是中文老师,教外国学生普通话。)
A: Nice – Where – work?
(不错啊!你在哪里工作?)
B: mostly – online – sometimes – person.
(我主要是线上教学,不过有时候也会上面对面的课。)
A: like – job?
(你喜欢这份工作吗?)
B: Yeah – rewarding.
(喜欢啊。这份工作很有成就感。)
A: What – do – after class?
(那你下课以后一般会做什么?)
B: prepare lessons – check homework.
(我通常会备课,还会批改作业。)

Talking About Work
/ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wərk/
A: So, what do you do for a living?
/soʊ | wʌd də yə du fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ/
B: I’m a Chinese teacher. I teach Mandarin to foreign students.
/aɪm ə ˌtʃaɪˈniz ˈtitʃər | aɪ titʃ ˈmændərɪn tə ˈfɔrən ˈstudnts/
A: Nice! Where do you work?
/naɪs | wɛr də yə wərk/
B: I mostly teach online, but sometimes I teach in person too.
/aɪ ˈmoʊsli titʃ ˈɔnˌlaɪn | bət ˈsʌmtaɪmz aɪ titʃ ɪn ˈpɜrsn tu/
A: Do you like your job?
/də yə laɪk yər dʒɑb/
B: Yeah, I do. It’s really rewarding.
/yæ | aɪ du | ɪts ˈrɪli rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ/
A: What do you do after class?
/wʌd də yə du ˈæftər klæs/
B: I usually prepare lessons and check homework.
/aɪ ˈyuʒuəli prɪˈpɛr ˈlɛsnz ən tʃɛk ˈhoʊmwərk/

Talking About Work
聊工作

A: So, what do you do for a living?
所以,你是做什么工作的?
B: I’m a Chinese teacher. I teach Mandarin to foreign students.
我是中文老师,教外国学生普通话。
A: Nice! Where do you work?
不错啊!你在哪里工作?
B: I mostly teach online, but sometimes I teach in person too.
我主要是线上教学,不过有时候也会上面对面的课。
A: Do you like your job?
你喜欢这份工作吗?
B: Yeah, I do. It’s really rewarding.
喜欢啊。这份工作很有成就感。
A: What do you do after class?
那你下课以后一般会做什么?
B: I usually prepare lessons and check homework.
我通常会备课,还会批改作业。

do something for a living /du ˈsʌmθɪŋ fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ/ 以……为生;从事……工作
What do you do? /wʌd də yə du/ 你是做什么的?
What do you do for a living? /wʌd də yə du fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ/ 你是做什么工作的?
teach something to somebody /titʃ ˈsʌmθɪŋ tə ˈsʌmbɑdi/ 教某人某事
☛ teach Mandarin to foreign students /titʃ ˈmændərɪn tə ˈfɔrən ˈstudnts/ 教外国学生普通话
teach online /titʃ ˈɔnˌlaɪn/ 在线教学
teach in person /titʃ ɪn ˈpɜrsn/ 线下面对面教学
after class /ˈæftər klæs/ 下课后
prepare lessons /prɪˈpɛr ˈlɛsnz/ 备课
check homework /tʃɛk ˈhoʊmwərk/ 批改作业