22 July - 28 July

Motivation 

Watch a promotion video on http://www.ilep.ac.nz/about/news-and-events/ilep-video

Activities:

1. Icebreaker. In Mandarin, introduce yourself to others and ask for their names. Write down at least 10 students' names.  

2. Watch a video on

“Where are you from" " 你是哪国人?" . 

3. Practise listening and speaking on Quizlet game on

https://quizlet.com/145778647/self-introduction-flash-cards/

Glossary

nǐ

你                                        you

hǎo

好                                     good

wǒ 

我                                     I, me 

 ne

呢                                     used at the end of a sentence, indicates it is a question

jiào

叫                                 is called

shì

是                               am, is, are

tā

她                              she

tā

他                             he

guó jiā

国   家                   country

rén

人                            people

zhōng guó

中       国           China

wǒ jiào

我   叫.......  My name is ......

nǐ shì nǎ guó rén

你 是 哪  国 人?             Which country are you from?

wǒ shì xīn xī lán rén

我  是 新  西 兰 人 I am a New Zealander.

wǒ shì zhōng guó rén

我  是 中       国 人 . I am Chinese.

Formulaic Expressions 

nǐ  jiào shén me?

你  叫   什 么 ？                           What is your name? 

wǒ    jiào 

我    叫.......                                        My name is ......

Nǐ    ne? 

你   呢？                                           How about you?

"Nathan"  zěn me pīn 

"Nathan"  怎 么 拼？        How do you spell "Nathan"?  

Homework

Sing along the songs uploaded on  your Mandarin Google classroom.