Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota offers several short classes on Chinese language and culture.
★Class Fees
The cost of classes is $225 ($170 for Chinese Rehab)
★Class Calendar
The Confucius Institute follows the University of Minnesota semester schedule. The Confucius Institute classes start a few weeks after the start of the University semester and last for ten class sessions. Classes are not held on University holidays.
The upcoming class sessions will be:
Spring 2018: February 1- April 7
Summer 2018: June 13- August 25
Tentative class calendar:
The schedule may change due to teacher availability.
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY |
Beginning I, Section A 6:00 ~ 7:30 p.m. | Beginning I, Section B 6:00 ~ 7:30 p.m. | Beginning II 6:00 ~ 7:30 p.m. | Intermediate II 6:00 ~ 7:00 p.m. |
Chinese Rehab 6:30 ~ 7:00 p.m. | Intermediate I 6:00 ~ 7:30 p.m. | Beginning III 6:00 ~ 7:30 p.m. | Intermediate III 6:00 ~ 7:30 p.m. |
★Class Cancellations
Any class not meeting minimum enrollment by four business days before the class start date will be cancelled and you will be contacted. If we must cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment or any other circumstance beyond our control, we will offer a full refund or issue credit towards another class.
★Contact Information
The Confucius Institute is located within the University International Center on the east bank of the Twin Cities campus. The University International Center is located in the Keeler Apartment building. Enter at the corner of 17th Avenue S.E. and 4th Street through the doors located near the “University International Center” sign.
Office hours
The office is generally open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 4: 30 p.m.
The office is closed daily from12:.00 noon until 1: 00 p. m. and is closed on all University holidays.
Office Address
160 University International Center, 331-17th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612625-5080
Fax: 612-625-5158
Email: confucius@ umn. edu
1.Chinese Rehab ________________.
A. costs more money
B. is held on Monday
C. lasts one and a half hours
D. has four classes a week
2.To get information about the classes, you can visit the office ___________.
A. on Monday noon
B. at 12:30 a.m., Tuesday
C. on Wednesday evening
D. at 1: 30 p.m., Friday
3.What is True about the classes?
A. The schedule may be changeable.
B. They can be one-to-one instruction.
C. They are held on University holidays.
D. They start at the beginning of the University semester.
假定你是李华，在你校学习的交换生Peter 在暑假欲回国看望父母朋友，他请你帮忙推荐几件具有中国特色的礼品。请给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1、推荐礼品：中国结（Chinese knot）、毛笔（Writing brush）等；
2、推荐理由；
3、恳请他考虑你的建议。
注意：1、词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
I have known that you will go back to your country to spend the summer holiday.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删改或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’m a high school students in China. History is one of my most favorite subjects. My friends always laugh me because they don’t understand why I’m such enthusiastic about history. They say it’s bored and it’s the useless subject. But I don’t think so. In their opinion, history taught us who we are and where we come from. I enjoy look back at points in the past and thinking about why certain decisions were making. I believe I can develop the skill of making decisions through studying history.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词正确形式填空。
Digging through kids' school bags, looking up all the assignments, sitting beside them going through each item, and finally 1.(have) all the homework checked with a name signed is a 2.(day)routine for most Chinese parents, as required by teachers. A demanding task especially after a long day’s work at office, isn’t it? 3.（lucky）, some parents in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, have been liberated. A local primary school has recently announced that parents will no longer have to sign their names on their kids' homework, as students should be responsible 4.their own assignments.
Making mistakes is 5.essential part of the process of understanding. Who cares how much you 6.(score) in your homework after you have settled down in life and found your directions? The ability to realize one's mistakes and learn from them is what matters, 7. is also the main purpose of education. Why not give students a chance 8.(find) out and correct their mistakes themselves?
It is by no 9.（mean）parents' duty to go through the kids' assignments. 10. parents are supposed to do is to create a friendly studying environment for kids, and teach them to be an independent learner. After all, independent learning is much more important than high scores.
In the 1950s, I was an only child of a single mother , living in a modest cottage in New Zealand. There was no TV and very little _______to spend on entertainment. _______we had our books and enjoyed _______better than reading aloud to each other. My mother read me The Faraway Tree Stories, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island and poetry as well. _______I turned seven, I was able to take my _______at the reading role, and we spent many pleasant evenings laughing over _______ characters.
In 1964, I was 18 and moved to Auckland, but we still phoned each other and talked about books. Years later, Mum’s eyesight began to _______. She found it _______difficult to read the small print of her beloved books. She enjoyed looking at magazines but missed _______up with the latest books by her favourite __________.
Later, I became a Special Needs library assistant and my __________was to select books for __________impaired（损伤的）people. In time, I introduced my mother to large-print novels and audio-books, which gave her a great deal of __________as her eyesight grew more dim(模糊的).
In her 70s, Mum’s choice of reading seemed to __________to mainly murder mystery stories. I was __________to see that, so I bought her a more “worthy” audio-book. The next day, I asked, “How are you getting on with that latest book?” “Oh, not so well,” she replied__________. I didn’t try to “improve” my mother’s literary __________after that.
A few years ago Mum __________away. There are still so many thing I’d like to tell her. I’d like to __________her for her early guidance in the __________world of books. And I’m happy to say that I’m also into audio-books now.
1.A. time B. money C. energy D. interest
2.A. Though B. However C. But D. And
3.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
4.A. When B. Unless C. If D. Until
5.A. chance B. turn C. responsibility D. part
6.A. real B. innocent C. funny D. happy
7.A. fall B. fail C. lose D. drop
8.A. increasingly B. quickly C. slowly D. suddenly
9.A. catching B. keeping C. ending D. coming
10.A. readers B. publishers C. authors D. assistants
11.A. task B. dream C. plan D. promise
12.A. mentally B. physically C. bodily D. visually
13.A. anxiety B. joy C. passion D. sympathy
14.A. narrow down B. open up C. change D. remove
15.A. desperate B. content C. sad D. pleased
16.A. positively B. awkwardly C. coldly D. eventually
17.A. choice B. taste C. level D. degree
18.A. went B. gave C. moved D. passed
19.A. appreciate B. express C. thank D. impress
20.A. wonderful B. abstract C. accessible D. ambiguous
With modern technology, much written communication tends to focus on the keyboard, but handwriting is still a necessary and important skill.1.Here are some tips for you to improve your handwriting.
Examine Your Handwriting
2. Look through your writing to decide what makes it difficult to read or what makes it unattractive. Perhaps you write your letters too small. Check on spacing of letters and words, and proper formation of letters. If your letters are small, put more effort into writing larger letters. If certain letters trip you up, practice those letters separately and within words.
Write Correctly
Positioning and technique play a role in how your handwriting looks. Hold the pen between your thumb and first two fingers so that it rests against your fingers. Hold it firmly enough to control the tip but not so hard that it hurts your fingers. Lighter pressure on the paper helps you create smooth lines and focus on your letter formation.3.
4.
Letters are formed from several basic strokes(笔划). Practice those strokes separately to get your hand used to forming them. Strokes found in letters include vertical lines, horizontal lines, and circles. Build on those to practice specific letters.
Write for a Purpose
Teach young children handwriting in meaningful contexts. Use that same idea by picking up a pen to write lists and notes by hand instead of typing. Keep a journal daily with slow, correct strokes. 5.These true and sincere writing opportunities make the practice meaningful.
A. Build on Basics.
B. Practice makes perfect
C. Focus on improving your correctness instead of speed
D. Writing at a slower speed also helps you focus on letter formation
E. Put a handwritten letter in the mail to surprise a friend or a relative
F. Handwriting requires your brain, eyes and hands to work together to form letters.
G. Before you can improve your handwriting, you need to know where you’re falling apart.
