In this activity students will be practice telling time in Chinese, as well as create schedules to describe their daily lives. Students will also practice listening comprehension by accurately responding to prompts given by the instructor.
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In this activity students will help reinforce their knowledge and understanding of terminology for weather in Chinese by playing a weather charades game. Students will then prepare a weekend weather report for a Chinese city of their choice and use it to present a forecast to their classmates where they also suggest activities to do based on the weather!
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In this activity, students will practice and reinforce their knowledge of the three ‘de’ particles (的，地，得）by rolling a dice with all three particles on it and creating sentences using different category cards from a word bank. Students are also encouraged to add their own vocabulary to personalize their sentences and be as creative as possible.
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In this activity students will view a few music videos from various Chinese artists in different musical genres. After each video, students will engage in a short discussion about similarities and differences in the genres between American and Chinese music.
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In this activity, students will plan a menu for a Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner using clues about individual dishes cultural significance. Students will read aloud the descriptions of the dishes, and then choose which ones they would want to include in their banquet to best align with traditional Chinese New Years Eve conventions.
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In this activity students will look through a series of brochures for tour trips to different cities in China. Students will take on the role of a travel agent and plan a trip to China for a client. Students will then share their individual travel itineraries for their clients with the group and describe their choices.
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In this activity students will learn about various natural disasters. Students will begin by watching a few news videos about natural disasters in Taiwan, then go through scenario cards discussing how they would handle certain disaster situations.
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In this activity, students will role play as if they are attending a speed dating event. Students will each be given a profile and will choose a career, and interests and dislikes at random. Students will then go through a few rounds of interviewing one another to discover things about their partners and decide which person they think they are most compatible with. At the end, everyone will share their picks and see if anyone ends up matched together!
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In this activity, students will practice answer the phone and having a conversation in a Chinese style. They will practice trying to make plans with someone over the phone, explaining their schedule, and politely accepting or declining an invitation.
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In this activity students will play an “around the world” game to express and explain their preferences when it comes to weather and temperature. Each round, students will choose a photo that best represents their opinion and will then explain to other students why they have that opinion.
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Charades! Students will be playing charades about the sports they are learning about and other vocabulary about sports
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In this activity students will get to know their fellow students through simple introduction conversation. Using the bingo cards they will ask people open ended questions related to each image and fill out their chart with signatures.
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In this activity students will discuss the phenomena of having a “side hustle.” Students will begin by playing a game where they try to guess different jobs based on their description, then will watch a video about “side hustles” in China/Taiwan and then discuss their opinions about “side hustles.”
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In this activity students will respond to discussion questions about dating and dating experiences. Discussion questions will not only cover student’s experiences, but also their opinions about the best places to go on dates in their city.
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In this activity, students will practice asking someone they meet where they are from and their nationality. Students will start by asking each other what country they are from, and then each student will be given a country card at random. Students will then practice asking and answering questions about various nationalities.
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In this lab students will practice interviewing a partner, as well as work and groups to plan an event. Students will begin by doing a warm up where they interview one another and introduce one another to the class. Then, students will pair up to create an invitation to an event and share their event with other students.
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In this activity students will learn vocabulary associated with different times of day. Students will each be given a name game card of a famous Chinese icon. Students will then take on the role of these icons and introduce themselves to one another and practice greetings.
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In this activity, students will work together to interview one another to construct family trees. Students will pair off and ask one another a series of interview questions and draw their partners family tree. Students will then introduce their partners family to other classmates.
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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.
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In this activity students will practice discussing their likes, dislikes, and hobbies. Students will play charades to help reinforce vocabulary. Students will then use the charades cards to discuss their favorite hobbies and ask one another about which hobbies and activities they enjoy.
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