8 Mandarin
Weekly outline
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...Appreciate and participate in Chinese New Year celebrations
Success Criteria: I can
Retell a Chinese New Year story
Greet people with "Happy New Year" in Mandarin and sing a " Happy New Year" song
Make Chinese New Year paper cutting
Motivation
Watch a promotion video on http://www.ilep.ac.nz/about/news-and-events/ilep-video
Activities:
Icebreaker. In Mandarin, introduce yourself to others and ask for their names. Write down at least 10 students' names.
Watch a Chinese New Year story "Nian" on Youtube. Answer the following questions.
What is "Nian"?
Why is New Year called " guo Nian"?
What were the things "Nian" was afraid of?
Explain the reasons why Chinese people use bright red colours and let off fireworks for the New Year.
4. Paper cutting Chinese character "春“,“新年”
5. Learn a Chinese New Year song "xin nian hao ya"
6. Kahoot games on
https://create.kahoot.it/details/chinese-new-year-quiz-mhjc/01c3b416-e9b1-4fd2-b704-75b3e522eb4f
Glossary
新 xīn new
年 nián year
春 chūn spring
你 nǐ you
好 hǎo good
我 wǒ I, me
呢 ne used at the end of a sentence, indicates it is a question
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.
Follow Up Tasks:
Quizlet on https://quizlet.com/263969930/spring-festival-mhjc-flash-cards/
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
• Introduce ourselves to others
Success Criteria: I can
• Tell others what my name is
• Tell others where I am from
1. Activities in Kuaile Hanyu Unit 1 Lesson 2
2. Watch a video on
“Where are you from" " 你是哪国人?" . Discuss today's learning
intentions and success criteria.
3. Practise listening and speaking on Quizlet game on
https://quizlet.com/145778647/self-introduction-flash-cards/
Glossary
jiào
叫 is called
shì
是 am, is, are
tā
她 she
tā
他 he
guó jiā
国 家 country
zhōng guó
中 国 China
rén
人 people
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.
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Success criteria: I can
Match numbers 1-10 with their chinese words.
Represent numbers 1-10 with gestures
Motivation
Number song on
Activities:
1. The teacher introduces numbers 1-10 in chinese and demonstrates the hand gestures for numbers.
2. Group Activities a. matching game b. Duolingo activities c. Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/196697217/chinese-numbers-1-10-flash-cards/
3. Kahoot game on numbers https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/0c7a627a-c82e-43b1-ad4b-29f5c8edb2ae
4. Task. Students go around and ask each other their telephone numbers. They have to talk to at least 10 people in the class.
Glossary
零 líng zero
一 yī one
二 èr two
三 sān three
四 sì four
五 wǔ five
六 liù six
七 qī seven
八 bā eight
九 jiǔ nine
十 shí ten
十一 shí yī eleven
Formulaic expressions
Nǐ de diàn huà shì duō shǎo ？
你的电话是多少？ (what is your telephone number?)
Duì ma ？
对吗？ (is it correct?)
Duì
对 (correct.)
Bú duì
不对 (not correct.)
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We will review what we have learnt so far and do some tasks
Students go around greet each other in Mandarin and then ask for each other’s telephone numbers. They have to talk to at least 10 people in the class.
Activities on Duolingo classroom
Mandarin readers. Read out aloud.
Language Perfect task Unit 4
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同学们好!
Learning intentions: we are learning to (walt)...
• Recognise the names of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac
• Share our personal Chinese zodiac information with others
• Say numbers in Chinese to 20
Success criteria: I can
• Match the names of the animals with their pictures
• Tell others how old I am and which animal sign I belong to according to Chinese zodiac
• Match symbols of numbers with their pinyin and Chinese characters.
Motivation
Chinese zodiac story on
Watch a video on
Activities:
Students go around greet each other in Mandarin and then ask for each other’s telephone numbers. They have to talk to at least 10 people in the class.
Activities on Duolingo classroom
Mandarin readers. Read out aloud.
Language Perfect task Unit 4
Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/30846634/flashcards
Glossary
岁 (suì) years old
Sentence pattern
Nǐ jǐ suì?
你几 岁? ( How old are you?)
Wǒ shí èr suì
我 十 二 岁 。 ( I am 12 years old)
Nǐ shǔ shén me ?
你 属 什 么? ( what is your birth sign?)
Wǒ shǔ gǒu
我 属 狗 。 ( My birth sign is a dog)
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
Introduce our family members
Success Criteria: I can
say the titles of my family members
ask and respond to questions about family members
Pre task Activities:
zhè shì wǒ mā mā
这 是 我 妈 妈. (This is my mum)
Dialogue
nǐ mā mā jiào shén me ？
你 妈 妈 叫 什 么？ （What is your mum's name?)
wǒ mā mā jiào ......
我妈妈叫...... ( My mum’s name is ......)
tā jǐ suì?
她几 岁？ ( How old is she?)
tā sì shí suì
她 四 十 岁 。 ( She is 40 years old)
tā shǔ shén me ?
她 属 什 么？ （ What is her birth sign?)
tā shǔ mǎ
她 属 马 (She is a horse)
Task. Show a family picture to your buddy and introduce your family members.
Games
1. Quizlet games on your device on https://quizlet.com/192318050/happy-chinese-i-lesson-4-ba-ba-ma-ma-flash-cards/?new
2. Activities on your Duolingo classroom and Education Perfect.
3. Kahoot game on https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/fb15c598-5f32-42e3-8dd8-bf4f880ef767
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to
• express my likes and dislikes of colours
• use formulaic expressions to communicate with others
Success Criteria: I can
• share my likes and dislikes of colours with others
• communicate with others in formulaic expressions during my tasks
Motivation
Watch a tutorial on
Listen to a song on
Activities:
1. SNAP task. Place all the cards face up. The caller calls out a colour name and the rest of the group try to grab the cards which match that colour as soon as possible. The winner is the one who grabs the most cards. Students take turns to be the caller.
2. Task on Education Perfect Unit 6 : Colours
3. Survey Task
Favourite colour Survey. Each person makes a table of nine colours. Go around and ask everybody in the class what his/ her favourite colour is and add that person’s name to the cell. The objective is to find out the most popular colour in the class. The first person to find the answer is the winner.
Sentence Patterns
nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè ? (What colour do you like?)
你 喜 欢 什 么 颜 色?
wǒ xǐ huān .....sè 。 ( I like .....colour)
我 喜 欢..... 。
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同学们好
Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
recognise the importance of food in Chinese culture
order some traditional Chinese dishes
Success Criteria: I can
explain the reason why Chinese have certain foods for special occasions
say the names of some traditional Chinese dishes
Motivation:
Watch a video on
Activities:
1. Task. Work in groups. One acts as a waiter or waitress. The rest act as customers to order food from a menu. Each earns a play card if he/she uses a Chinese word or an formulaic expression. The person who earns the most cards is the winner.
2. Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/311097455/%E6%88%91%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2%E5%90%83-flash-cards/
3. Tasks set up on Education Perfect.
4. Kahoot game on
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=dbe18904-0848-49d3-95b7-41a65dc4a47c
Glossary
yào
要 want
chī
吃 eat
shuǐ jiǎo
水饺 dumplings
miàn tiáo
面条 noodles
Sentence Patterns
nǐ yào shén me?
你 要 什 么？ ( What do you like to have/order?)
wǒ yào .......
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同学们好！
Learning Intentions: We are learning to
name some body parts in Chinese.
Success Criteria: I can
match body parts names with their pictures
say body parts in Chinese
Motivation:
Song “ Head Shoulders Knees and Toes” in Mandarin on
Activities:
Quizlet games on https://quizlet.com/110060950/body-parts-in-mandarin-chinese-simplified-with-pinyin-english-flash-cards/.
Task on Education Perfect
Draw a picture of a person. Label different body parts on the picture, using Chinese pinyin.
Simons says game
Bingo. The teacher reads out aloud the names of body parts. Students hit the matching pictures of the body parts on the whiteboard with a fly swat.
Glossary
头 tóu head
肩膀 jiān bǎng shoulder
膝盖 xī gài knee
脚趾头 jiǎo zhǐ tóu toe
眼睛 yǎn jīng eye
耳朵 ěr duo ear
嘴巴 zuǐ bā mouth
鼻子 bí zi nose
手 shǒu hand
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
tell directions in Chinese
Success Criteria: I can
give and respond to instructions which involve directions
Activities:
Pre task
Song “上下左右中”on
The teacher introduces vocabulary using flash cards。
Group Tasks
1. Music chairs. A caller calls out the name of a direction and everybody else turns to that direction and sits on a chair. The person who hasn’t got a chair to sit on is out.
2. Maze. In pairs, one has to give instructions to the other, who is blindfolded to get out of the maze.
3. Work in pairs. Draw five square boxes to represent five directions.
One caller – gives instructions and tells the other where a number card should be. The other follows instructions and puts the number card in the right place. Then swap roles.
4. Reading out aloud
5. Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/300910796/flash-cards/?new
Whole class Quizletlive game.
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to
express my likes and dislikes of colours
name clothing items and their colours
Success Criteria: I can
share my likes and dislikes of colours with others
use colour words to describe clothing items
Activities:
Quizet game on https://quizlet.com/306189057/flash-cards/?new
Task
Work in a group. One is a caller and call out a clothing item, such as "lán sè de chèn shān", the rest try to grab the item as fast as possible. The winner is the person who has the most cards. Everybody has a turn to be the caller.
Glossary and sentence patterns
nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè ? What colour do you like?
你 喜 欢 什 么 颜 色?
wǒ xǐ huān .....sè 。 （ I like .....colour）
我 喜 欢..... 。
Colour + de + clothing
lán sè de chèn shān （ blue shirt)
兰 色 的 衬衫
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Year 8 Mandarin Assessment Instructions
Make a Chinese short film with the topic “Having Fun with Chinese”.
The film is not longer than 5 minutes.
Work in a group of up to five students.
Only Chinese language is spoken in the film.
The film could be in the form of a video, an animation, or a cartoon.
Everybody in the group has a chance to speak Mandarin in the film.
Include a variety of vocabulary and sentence patterns in your film, especially the ones we have learnt by Week 4 Term 2. Resources can be found on MHOL and the Google Classroom.
The film must be 100% original material. Copyrighted music or images should not be used, unless there is proof of authorised use.
Dialogue must be original speech and not dubbed.
Submit your script and video (through unlisted YouTube link) on MHOL by 21:00 21 June 2019.
The script must contain the following
Title – English & Chinese
Cast (or Characters) – it is easy to identify each student in the film
Storyline – can be in English
Dialogue – Mandarin onlyAchievement Objectives Level 3 &4
In selected linguistic and sociocultural contexts, students will:
Selecting and using language, symbols, and texts to communicate
Understand and produce information and ideas.
Participating and contributing in communities
Use cultural knowledge to communicate appropriately.
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Work on your Chinese movie this week.
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Work on your Chinese movie this week.
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Work on your Chinese movie this week. Remember it is due on Friday next week.
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Work on your Mandarin assessment this week. It is due on Friday this week.
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to
Communicate with each other on the topic “Pets”
Success Criteria: I can
Complete the animal survey
Activities:
Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/413100030/%E5%B8%B8%E8%A7%81%E5%8A%A8%E7%89%A9-flash-cards/
Education Perfect task on animals. Task has been assigned to you through email.
Task. Animal Survey.
Ask each other which animals you have/ don't have at home and which animals you would want /wouldn't want. The objective is to find out which animal is the one most people in the class wish to have, and which animal is the one most people in the class already have.
Use the attached Animal survey form to complete the task. It has been uploaded onto your Google Classroom and MHOL.
Glossary and sentence patterns
Zhè shì 这是...This is...
yǒu 有 to have
méiyǒu 没有 do not have
wǒ yǒu gǒu. I have a dog.
Xiǎng 想 wish to have
Bù xiǎng 不想 don’t wish to have
Nǐ yǒu gǒu ma? Do you have a dog?
Nǐ xiǎng yào gǒu ma? Do you wish to have a dog? -
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
• Introduce ourselves to others
Success Criteria: I can
• Tell others what my name is
• Tell others where I am from
Motivation
Watch a promotion video on http://www.ilep.ac.nz/about/news-and-events/ilep-video
Activities:
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.
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tóng xué men hǎo
同 学 们 好 （hello, class)
Learning intentions: we are learning to
Recognise numbers 1- 10 in chinese
Success criteria: I can
Match numbers 1-10 with their chinese words.
Represent numbers 1-10 with gestures
Motivation
Number song on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2elp3fuuevs
Activities:
1. The teacher introduces numbers 1-10 in chinese and demonstrates the hand gestures for numbers.
2. Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/196697217/chinese-numbers-1-10-flash-cards/
3. Kahoot game on numbers https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/0c7a627a-c82e-43b1-ad4b-29f5c8edb2ae
4. Task. Students go around and ask each other their telephone numbers. They have to talk to at least 10 people in the class.
Glossary
零 líng zero
一 yī one
二 èr two
三 sān three
四 sì four
五 wǔ five
六 liù six
七 qī seven
八 bā eight
九 jiǔ nine
十 shí ten
十一 shí yī eleven
Formulaic expressions
Nǐ de diàn huà shì duō shǎo ？
你的电话是多少？ (what is your telephone number?)
Duì ma ？
对吗？ (is it correct?)
Duì
对 (correct.)
Bú duì
不对 (not correct.)
jiā yóu
加油 （ come on!)
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同学们好!
Learning intentions: we are learning to (walt)...
• Recognise the names of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac
• Share our personal Chinese zodiac information with others
• Say numbers in Chinese to 20
Success criteria: I can
• Match the names of the animals with their pictures
• Tell others how old I am and which animal sign I belong to according to Chinese zodiac
• Match symbols of numbers with their pinyin and Chinese characters.
Motivation
Chinese zodiac story on
Watch a video on
Activities:
Language Perfect tasks ( Chinese Zodiac, greetings & numbers). I have emailed you the link to these three tasks.
Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/277301418/chinese-zodiac-flash-cards/
Mandarin readers. Read out aloud.
Glossary
岁 (suì) years old
Sentence pattern
Nǐ jǐ suì?
你几 岁? ( How old are you?)
Wǒ shí èr suì
我 十 二 岁 。 ( I am 12 years old)
Nǐ shǔ shén me ?
你 属 什 么? ( what is your birth sign?)
Wǒ shǔ gǒu
我 属 狗 。
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同学们好
Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
recognise the importance of food in Chinese culture
order some traditional Chinese dishes
Success Criteria: I can
explain the reason why Chinese have certain foods for special occasions
say the names of some traditional Chinese dishes
Motivation:
Watch a video on
Activities:
1. Task. Work in groups. One acts as a waiter or waitress. The rest act as customers to order food from a menu. Each earns a play card if he/she uses a Chinese word or an formulaic expression. The person who earns the most cards is the winner.
2. Quizlet game on https://quizlet.com/311097455/%E6%88%91%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2%E5%90%83-flash-cards/
3. Tasks set up on Education Perfect.
4. Kahoot game on
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=dbe18904-0848-49d3-95b7-41a65dc4a47c
Glossary
yào
要 want
chī
吃 eat
shuǐ jiǎo
水饺 dumplings
miàn tiáo
面条 noodles
Sentence Patterns
nǐ yào shén me?
你 要 什 么？ ( What do you like to have/order?)
wǒ yào .......
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Review what we have learnt in the last four weeks.
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Learning intentions: we are learning to (walt)...
Introduce myself to others
Success criteria: I can
• Tell others how old I am and which animal sign I belong to according to Chinese zodiac
Formulaic Expressions
nǐ jiào shén me?
你 叫 什 么 ？ What is your name?
wǒ jiào
我 叫....... My name is ......
Nǐ jǐ suì?
你几 岁? ( How old are you?)
Wǒ shí èr suì
我 十 二 岁 。 ( I am 12 years old)
nǐ shàng jǐ nián jí ？
你上几年级？ （ Which grade are you in?)
wǒ shàng bā nián jí
我上八年级。 ( I am in Year 7)
Nǐ shǔ shén me ?
你 属 什 么? ( what is your birth sign?)
Wǒ shǔ gǒu。
我 属 狗。
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Assessment Instructions
We are making Mandarin picture books for the MHJC Arts and Cultural Showcase. The best books will be displayed to the community outside the theatre on Thursday, 26 September 2019.
You can choose any of the following topics.
Topic One - Self Introduction
Work individually and create a picture book to introduce yourself and your family.
1. Your picture book could be either digitally made or hand drawn.
2. It must be at least 10 pages long.
3. On each page there is a picture and a simple sentence in Mandarin ( characters and pinyin) and English, to accompany that picture
4. Your picture book needs to contain the following information:
your name, age, Chinese zodiac sign, food you like to eat , your family members’ names and ages, their birth signs
6. You submit your work by the due date, Friday, 20th September 2019
7. You present your book ( read out aloud ) in front of the class in the beginning of Term 4 2019
Topic Two - Self selected
Work individually or in a group (up to 3 people) and create a picture book in any topic of your interests, such as a fairytale, a science fiction or a textbook.
1. Your picture book could be either digitally made or hand drawn.
2. It must be at least 10 pages long.
3. On each page there is a picture and a simple sentence in Mandarin (characters and pinyin) and English, to accompany that picture
4. All the images and sentences need to be culturally appropriate
5. You submit your work by the due date, Friday, 20th September 2019
6. You present your book ( read out aloud ) in front of the class in the beginning of Term 4 2019
7. Everybody in your group has to read part of your book.
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You are practising reading your picture books this week. You will present your book in front of the class in Week 2. Everybody in your group must participate.
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to
• express my likes and dislikes of colours
• use formulaic expressions to communicate with others
Success Criteria: I can
• share my likes and dislikes of colours with others
• communicate with others in formulaic expressions during my tasks
Motivation
Watch a tutorial on
Listen to a song on
Activities:
1. SNAP task. Place all the cards face up. The caller calls out a colour name and the rest of the group try to grab the cards which match that colour as soon as possible. The winner is the one who grabs the most cards. Students take turns to be the caller.
2. Task on Education Perfect Unit 6 : Colours
3. Survey Task
Favourite colour Survey. Each person makes a table of nine colours. Go around and ask everybody in the class what his/ her favourite colour is and add that person’s name to the cell. The objective is to find out the most popular colour in the class. The first person to find the answer is the winner.
Sentence Patterns
nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè ? (What colour do you like?)
你 喜 欢 什 么 颜 色?
wǒ xǐ huān .....sè 。 ( I like .....colour)
我 喜 欢..... 。
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to
express my likes and dislikes of colours
name clothing items and their colours
Success Criteria: I can
share my likes and dislikes of colours with others
use colour words to describe clothing items
Activities:
Quizet game on https://quizlet.com/306189057/flash-cards/?new
Task
Work in a group. One is a caller and call out a clothing item, such as "lán sè de chèn shān", the rest try to grab the item as fast as possible. The winner is the person who has the most cards. Everybody has a turn to be the caller.
Glossary and sentence patterns
nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè ? What colour do you like?
你 喜 欢 什 么 颜 色?
wǒ xǐ huān .....sè 。 （ I like .....colour）
我 喜 欢..... 。
Colour + de + clothing
lán sè de chèn shān （ blue shirt)
兰 色 的 衬衫
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同学们好！
Learning Intentions: We are learning to
name some body parts in Chinese.
Success Criteria: I can
match body parts names with their pictures
say body parts in Chinese
Motivation:
Song “ Head Shoulders Knees and Toes” in Mandarin on
Activities:
Quizlet games on https://quizlet.com/110060950/body-parts-in-mandarin-chinese-simplified-with-pinyin-english-flash-cards/.
Task on Education Perfect
Draw a picture of a person. Label different body parts on the picture, using Chinese pinyin.
Simons says game
Bingo. The teacher reads out aloud the names of body parts. Students hit the matching pictures of the body parts on the whiteboard with a fly swat.
Glossary
头 tóu head
肩膀 jiān bǎng shoulder
膝盖 xī gài knee
脚趾头 jiǎo zhǐ tóu toe
眼睛 yǎn jīng eye
耳朵 ěr duo ear
嘴巴 zuǐ bā mouth
鼻子 bí zi nose
手 shǒu hand
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Teacher's Only Day on Wednesday. No class.
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