Telling Time and school Schedules, Mandarin Chinese, Novice-Low/Mid

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Telling Time and Schedules (Novice-Low/Mid)

Description:

In this activity students will be practice telling time in Chinese, as well as create schedules to describe their school lives, and describe school subjects. . Students will also practice interviewing with each other by sharing their school life and make comments on culture understanding about school life in America and China. 

Proficiency Level:

Novice Low/Mid

Keywords:

China, school life, telling time, class schedules, schedules, school subjects, Chinese, compare school life between China and America

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

• I can tell time in Chinese
  
• I can describe my class schedule to someone
  
• I can have a simple conversation about daily routines
  
• I can tell 1-2 culture differences on school life about China and America

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 1.2 - Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics in Chinese
• Standard 1.3 - Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
• Standard 4.1 - Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the Chinese language with their own

Idaho State World Language Standards:

• COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
• COMM 3.1 - Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.

Materials Needed:

iPad or Computer (projector)

Clocks

Handout materials:

1. Can Do: Can dos - Google Docs

  2. schedule poster   :class schedule in China - Google Docs

  3. my school schedule : Lesson 8 class schedule (sample) - Google Docs

4. school culture comparison: school cultural comparison - Google Docs

5. Interpersonal speaking questions: Interpersonal speaking topics - Google Docs

6 guided questions for interpersonal speaking 2: Essential questions - Google Docs.

7. YouTube video-- A day in a school   Realistic Day in the Life of a High School Class Supervisor - YouTube

Warm-up

1.  Every student will have a Chinese school schedule poster.
   
   
2. Students listen to the instructor and respond to identify time and school subjects.
   
   
3. Students will be divided into small groups and talk about their daily school /class schedule by using time phrases and school subjects.
4.  Introduce the sentences below to help prompt students to have an interview: 

            " 你几点到学校？“--- when do you arrive school everyday?

           " 你每天上几节课？“----How many classes do you have everyday?

           " 你的中文课多长时间？---How long is your Chinese class?

           " 你觉得中文难吗？ 为什么？“---" Is Chinese difficult?" Why?

           "你最喜欢哪门课？“---- What is your favorite class?

          " 你的每一天过得怎么样？“---How do you like your day?

        5. Assign students to watch a 16-minute video about a teacher's normal day in China, students will take notes on "time", "school subjects" 

        6. Students then will be introduced some culture comparison material to help build their cultural understanding.

cooling down:

1. Compare sum time students spend in school ( China vs America)
2. Reflective discussion---culture difference between schools in China vs in America.

Progress Check:

1. Different time slot at school.

2. Class subjects

3. Name at least 2 school cultural difference. 

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

• I can tell time in Chinese
  
• I can describe my class schedule to someone
  
• I can have a simple conversation about daily routines
  
• I can tell the school culture differences

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