Exploring Language and Cultural Exchange Through Chinese Greetings

This unit focuses on the benefits of learning a foreign language, particularly a character-based language like Chinese. Students delve into grammatical patterns, communication skills, and cultural exchanges through practicing greetings, writing conversations, and role-playing activities. The unit aims to foster an appreciation for the creation and use of language as a means of connecting with others and understanding different cultures.

• Chinese language
• Language learning
• Cultural exchange
• Communication skills
• Greetings practice

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1. Unit title: Hi! Introducing yourself in Chinese Area of interaction focus Which area of interaction will be our focus? Why have we chosen this? Significant concepts What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future? Human Ingenuity The creation and use of language as a means of communicating. Exploring grammatical patterns as a way of building and creating language. Language is a foundation for everyday life, human interaction and general learning. Communication with others always depends on some form of language. MYP unit question How can we benefit from learning a foreign language? How is learning a symbol/character-based language different to learning an alphabet based language?

2. Greetings LO: Practise asking and responding using the different greetings

3. Worksheet b n h o z o shang h o m ng bu m ng l o sh h o h n m ng g l o sh z o b m ng z i ji n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a f h d e c

4. Speaking Go round the class and respond to the greeting given to you with the appropriate response. . ? / . . . . .

5. Write a conversation for each picture in Chinese characters Not busy! Very busy! 1a = 2a = 3a = 4a = 2b = 3b = 4b = 1b =