In order to prepare yourself for the level of language use and cultural exploration in Chinese 4, you need to keep using your skills over the summer.

Choose five articles from Chinese publications, either online or hard copy. The length of each article should be a minimum of six paragraphs (not counting paragraphs of one or two sentences.)

Each article should be on a different topic. Human interest, politics, travel, science, education, editorial, or sports are just a few examples. Print or photocopy each article. For each article, complete the worksheet provided. Choose one that particularly interests you. You will present it in class during the first week of school in September. Your teacher will tell you the details of the presentation. In September, you will turn in to your teacher a folder with your five articles and the five completed worksheets. Your teacher may use one of your articles in class for discussion or for an assignment.

There are websites which may help in locating your articles if you choose to do this online:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/
http://www.sohochina.com/index.asp

IB Chinese 4 Summer Assignment Worksheet