THEMATIC UNIT 去上海看世博( Go to Shanghai Expo ).pdfVIP

THEMATIC UNIT 去上海看世博 (Go to Shanghai Expo) By Xia Li, Lillian Zhang and Gloria Po 李霞，张赟，张文瑜 Unit title: Greetings / Hobbies / Visiting /Dinning Grade: 9 - 12 Level: Novice learners Number of days for activity: 3 instructional days with 150 minutes each day. Standards: National Foreign Language Standards: 5 C’s and 3 modes Major Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1 1.1: Interpersonal communication 1.2: Interpretive communication 1.3: Presentational communication 2.1: Practices of cultures - Greetings / ping- pong / play Jian zi / Chinese yoyo /gongfu / taiji / Chinese number gestures 2.2: Products of cultures - Jian zi / Chinese Yoyo / Tea 3.1: Making connections - PE 3.2 Connection (Culture) – Chinese names, Chinese sports, Gift giving4.1 Comparison (Language) – Placement of time Adv. 4.2: Culture comparisons – Chinese names, Gift giving, Tea ceremony 5.1: School and community - dine in Chinese restaurant Teaching Approaches : Communicative approach Brief Description of the Unit: The thematic unit includes three days of three periods per day. Students will learn about the basic greetings, personal pronoun, self-introduction (including occupation and nationality), numbers, express likes/dislikes, describing their hobbies, imitative and invite for a date, visiting a Chinese family, ordering Chinese dishes. They will experience how they are welcomed and introduced in Chinese families. The second part is about eating in a local Chinese restaurant. Students will learn names of some Chinese dishes, discuss about their favorite food, including what they likes and dislikes, practice how to order food and pay bills in Chinese. They will also learn how to prepare a Chinese dish in class. Through the content covered in the theme, Students will learn how to welcome a visitor, how to eat i