Greetings and Introductions Review, Mandarin Chinese, Novice Low

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Greetings and Introductions Review

Description:

In this activity students will play a game to review greeting, nationalities and time phrases. Throughout the quiz, there will be some supplementary discussion questions to help further reinforce concepts covered in class.

Proficiency Level:

Novice Low/Mid

Keywords:

China, real-world practice, greetings, introductions, nationalities, review, daily life, Chinese 

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

• I can use familiar words or phrases in a natural conversation when meeting new people
  
• I can ask for basic information about others and give basic information about myself
  
• I can use culturally appropriate terms when meeting and greeting people, as well as saying goodbye
  

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

• Standard 1.1 - Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions in Chinese
• Standard 2.1 - Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures of the Chinese-speaking world

Idaho State World Language Standards:

• COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
• CLTR 1.1 - Analyze the cultural practices/patterns of behavior accepted as the societal norm in the target culture.
• COMP 1.1 - Observe formal and informal forms of language.
• COMP 2.2 - Compare and contrast appropriate gestures and oral expressions in the target culture with the learner’s culture.
• COMT 2.2 - Explore opportunities to use the target language for personal enrichment/professional advancement/communication skills

Materials Needed:

Ipads 

Kahoots Review Game

Warm-up

1. Have students use the room code for the Kahoot game and log in on their Ipad (or other device). Images will appear to prompt students to give correct answers to situations such as:
   - What is an appropriate greeting in the day/night?
   - If you came across someone who looks official, what would be the most appropriate way to greet?
   - Greeting people of different ages?
   - National flags to prompt students to respond what country they are from/lab assistant asking a student what country they are from and student having to take on that role
   
   
2. Let students know not to advance to the next question until you ask them to. After the following quiz questions quiz questions, pause for mini comprehension discussions. 
   
   
3. Question #2: Why would you use “您” instead of “你”？
   
   
4. Question #3: How do you ask what country someone is from? How do you say what country you are from?
   
   
5. Question #4: How would you greet your 老师？
   
   
6. Question #8: How would you greet the Queen?
   
   
7. Question #9: Why do you use this pronoun?
   
   
8. Question #12: What options are fine to use with friends? In China, its weird to say “你好” once you've already met them
   
   

End of lab:

• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. 
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

• I can use familiar words or phrases in a natural conversation when meeting new people
  
• I can ask for basic information about others and give basic information about myself
  
• I can use culturally appropriate terms when meeting and greeting people, as well as saying goodbye
  

Where are we? Rate yourself on the weekly Can-Do Statements using this scale: I get it!, I got it!, I kind of get it..., I don't get it...