Unit 3: Greetings (lesson 1-2 Discovery Chinese 1). Unit Overview ( 8 lessons, 2 of them are 100 min) 21 century skills+ higher thinking integration focus in this unit: communication (through conversation practice); creativity (give your pet a Chinese name project; create an authentic street interview through role play); collaboration (role play games; learning center games) critical thinking: (The project I gave them( greet the teacher and new classmates on the first day), they have to think critically( which words should be put into the sentences, which are dropped) and use creativity to complete) Content Knowledge: Basic words, phrases and sentences to greet people: 你， 我， 它，他，她，很好，谢谢，叫，什么， 名字，再⻅，们，吗，⽼师，同学 你好！ 你叫什么名字？我叫。。。 你好吗？我很好，谢谢！ Three conversations: 1. Greet each other; introduce yourself; 2. Introduce other people; 3. Street interview; Enrichment learning ( for differentiation): 认识你很⾼兴！我也是！你姓什么？你的中⽂名字叫什么？你的英⽂名字叫什么？ Informal assessments: Pre-assessment; exit ticket; 3 conversations; 1 music play; 1 name your pet a Chinese name project plus conversation( 25 points each in grade book); learning center games; in-class observation; Formal assessment: end of unit test (75 points in grade book) All credits in gradebook for CK: 200 points All credits in gradebook for WH: 100 points ( class core values +grit) Home practice sent through google classroom on quizlet: https://quizlet.com/229525194/flashcards https://quizlet.com/229527951/flashcards Lesson 1 (45 min) New words: 1. New words: Lesson 1 9 Basic key words to greet someone in Chinese and ask their name Wo 我 I, me ni 你 you jiao 叫 call, be called ming zi 名 字 name hao 好 good, well shen me 什 么 what 2. Phrases: Ni hao 你 好 hello zai jian 再 ⻅ good bye 3. Dialogue 1 wenhao 问好(greetings) Conversation 1( act it out without looking at reference, 25 points): A: nihao , Ni jiao shenme mingzi? 你好， 你叫 什么 名字？ B: nihao, Wo jiao____________. Ni jiao shen me mingzi? 你好 , 我叫——————————。 你叫 什么 名字？ A: wo jiao_________________. 我叫——————————。 B: zai jian! 再 ⻅！ A: zai jian! 再 ⻅ ! extra enrichment sentence( add them if you can): hen gao xing renshi ni! 很 ⾼ 兴 认识 你！ I’m glad to meet you! Wo ye shi! 我 也 是！ Me too! Lesson 2: Communicative practice 1. Communicative practice: Give each student their Chinese name. Read it to them to see whether they can recognize it is actually their name. Have them learn how to write and pronounce it correctly according to pinyin. 2. Act out the Dialogue 1 with their Chinese names, adding the extra enrichment words for students who need to be challenged. Have them greet each other with the signature heart-shaped handshake to add fun. 3. Learn Nihao song with Tim. 2min 54 s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fm11XFw8uY Authentic practice: make it into a music play (25 points points) 4. The rest of the time: independent practice time for Chinese characters with post-assessment ( exit ticket) lesson 3 learn pronouns in Chinese, word for plural form and how to introduce others 1. ta ta ta 她 他 它 2. Conversation 2( 25 pointsauthentic) A: nihao , wo jiao_________, Ni jiao shenme mingzi? 你好， 我叫—————， 你叫 什么 名字？ B: nihao, Wo jiao____________. ta jiao shen me mingzi? 你好 , 我叫——————————。 他／她 叫 什么 名字？ A: ta jiao_________________. 他／她叫——————————。 C: hen gao xing renshi ni ! 很 ⾼ 兴 认识 你 ！ B： Wo ye shi! 我 也 是！ C+A: zai jian! 再 ⻅！ B: zai jian! 再 ⻅ ! 10 minutes’ practice time and act it out! Lesson 4 grammar word: 们 and flashback of all Chinese characters we have learnt! 1.men 们 Grammar today: 们 can only be used for pronouns and human nouns, as in ⼈们 and 你们，not for things or animals. ⽉们 ，⼑们 are not considered correct. 们 cannot be used in conjunction with measure words. ⼈们is fine, but 三个⼈们 is not; the last example reduces to 三个⼈ 2. Pronouns in Chinese (hand out for Chinese pronouns for students to paste it on their notebook) Singular form ni wo ta ta ta 你 我 她 他 它 you I, me She, her He, him it Plural forms nimen Wo men Ta men Ta men 你们 我们 他们 它们 you We, us They, them practice time: Chinese dictation test with your friend! Read the words and English meanings to your friend, write them down on white boards. See who wins! wo ni hao ta ta ta Zai jian jiao Ming zi 名字 我 你 好 他 她 它 再⻅ 叫 I, me you Good, He, She, it goodbye Call, name well him her be called 3. Exit ticket: two teams, write out the words I say in Chinese, let’s see who wins! Lesson 5 (block day) 1. New words: Ma 吗 signify a question Hen 很 very Xie xie 谢 谢 thanks xing 姓 last name 2. Sentences: (1)Ni xing shen me? 你 姓 什 么？ What is your last name? (2)Ni jiao shen me? 你 叫 什 么？ What is your first name/full name? (This sentence is a short form of 你叫什么名字？) (3)Ni hao ma 你 好 吗？ How are you? (4)Wo hen hao， xiexie 我 很 好， 谢谢！ I’m fine, thank you! 3. Video and authentic situation(25 points): (1)Chinese names 2 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdsk4KHq2RI (2) English names vs. Chinese names: 9 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjLBK2RsxQ (3)Authentic situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ohSKHDtGTQ 2 minute- ask Chinese names in the street new words: zhongwen zhongwenmingzi The Chinese language Chinese name yingwen yingwenmingzi The English language English name you meiyou have not have Conversation 3(25 points): make an authentic dialogue. One person interviews, the rest of the class answer questions. The teacher will do an example first. Interviewer: Ni hao, ni xing shenme? 你好， 你姓什么？ Interviewee: Nihao, woxing________ 你好， 我姓____________ Interviewer: Ni jiao shenme? 你叫什么？ Interviewee: Wo jiao__________________. 我叫____________________ Interviewer: Ni you zhong wen mingzi ma? 你 有 中⽂ 名字 吗？ Interviewee: You! Wo jiao___________. 有！ 我叫____________ 4. Cultural piece and project: The 100 Most Common Chinese Family Names To choose a Chinese name for your pet, you should choose both the first name and the last name. Most people tend to have a well-known Chinese family name that sounds similar to their English family name, on the packet I gave you, you can see 100 most common Chinese family names. I will introduce the most popular Chinese family names’ origin for you and we’ll go over the pronunciations together. The origin of Chinese surnames: It was called “Hundred family names”, but it doesn’t mean there are only 100 names in 《百家姓bǎijiāxìnɡ》. According to the different provenance and characteristic, it can divide into 14 different kinds of a surname. 1. Ancestral Totem like 熊(xiónɡ)、⻢(mǎ)、⽜(niú)、⽺(yánɡ)、⻰(lónɡ)、凤(fènɡ)、⼭ (shān)、⽔(shuǐ)、花(huā)、叶(yè)… % 2. To the name of the word force ancestor’s surnames In Chunqiu period, King Ling of Zhou has a son called “王⼦年夫(wán#z$nìn#f&)”, his descendants used "年" to be the surname. And some others like 牧(mù)、终(zh(n#)、 常(chán#)、孔(k)n#)、廉(lián)、乐(lè)、⽪(pí)、⾼(#"o). • 3. A fief (an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service. 2. )name to be a surname. Such as: 宋(sòn#),赵(zhào)、吴(wú)、郑(zhèn#)、陈(chén)、卫(wèi)、蒋(ji!n#)、沈 (sh*n). 4. Job or official position 司徒(s+tú) is an official's name in Yao and Sun times until to Qin and Handynasty, and in the same way, like 司空(s+k(n#)、司⻢(s+m!)... 5. Mountains and rivers: (jiang)江 6. Place : lu 陆 7. Tribe: Like 呼延(h&yán)、慕容(mùrón#)、宇⽂(y,wén)、尉迟(yùchí)、万俟(wànsì). 8. Change the name toa void disaster, enemy, taboo, suspicion. Like：桂（#uì）、⽥ （tián）. 9. Given by Emperor. Like：⾦（j+n）、刘（liú）、郑（zhèn#）. 10. In quantifier, ranking order and Chinese era as the last name. Like：万（wàn）、丙 （b$n#）. 11. A minority name change into a Han ethnic surname. Like 元 (yuán)。 12. The Han ethnic change into a minority name. There are a lot Han ethnic people change the surname into a minority in Liao, xia, jin and yuan dynasty. 13. Some minority family name. 14. Some family name is very easy to read wrong. Chinese characters have polyphone and dialect change etc. Like: “万俟”, pronounce “mòqí”，it has often been mistaken for "wànsì". “区”，pronounce “(u”, it has often been mistaken for“q&”. The top 8 Chinese last names in 百家姓bǎijiāxìnɡ. Zhào qián sūn lǐ， zhōu wú zhènɡwánɡ 赵 钱 孙 李， 周 吴 郑 王 “百家姓b!iji"xìn#” was formed in QianTangregion in song dynasty.The emperor's surname is “赵”， that's why 赵 is in the first one. But every surname is equal, no matter poor, rich, expensive, cheap, and high or low are all the same.“百家姓b!iji"xìn#”used “four-word” style to arrange the surnames, everyone has a rhyme. It played a huge role to pass on Chinese culture and to understand the Chinese characters. It is also a very important factor to spread Chinese culture in thousands of year. How to Write Your Name in Chinese Family name+ Given name For example: 1.Wang xiaowen 王 ⼩⽂ 2. Zhang lin 张 琳 5. Project: Make a Name Your Pet in Chinese! (if you don’t have a pet like me, you can have an imaginary one) 6.