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Date
____年____月____日
nián
yuè
rì
year
month
day
The teacher writes the date on the board and students fill in the gaps with today’s date. Highlight how the date is ordered differently in Chinese (year, month, day) to how it is in English (day, month, year).
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Lesson Focus
Meeting and greeting people in Chinese.
Introducing yourself and saying ‘thank you’.
An introduction to the structure of Chinese language and syllables (basic vowel and consonant sounds) in Chinese.
Meet the Li family!
Lǐ Nà
李
娜
Lǐ Lónɡ
Wánɡ Fānɡ
李
龙
王
芳
Lǐ Pínɡ
李
萍
Standard Mandarin, also known as Putonghua, is the official national language of China.
Welcome to Mandarin Class!
Meet the Li family!
Lǐ Mínɡ
李
明
Lǐ Yuè
李
月
Lǐ Xīnɡ
李
星
In Chinese, you take the last character of a person’s name and repeat it for their nickname. Yuè’s nickname would be Yuèyue.
Welcome to Mandarin Class!
Location
Population
Traditions
Language
Festivals
Food
Native Animals
What Do You Know about China?
In the Chinese zodiac, every year is represented by one of 12 different animals. Some people believe that the animal of the year that you were born in might affect your personality.
Five Fun Facts about China
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Giant pandas only live in a single place on Earth – the mountains of Central China. They can usually be found in
thick bamboo forests.
Five Fun Facts about China
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Red is seen as a lucky colour. During the Chinese New Year, people give each other gifts of money in red envelopes as a way to send good wishes.
Five Fun Facts about China
3
The Terracotta Army is a collection of more than 8,000 clay sculptures that depicts the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. The soldiers were built more than 2,000 years ago to protect the Emperor’s tomb.
Five Fun Facts about China
4
The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.
The mortar used to bind the stones was made with sticky rice!
Five Fun Facts about China
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Mandarin Chinese
Other world languages
Chinese is one of the