MS Chinese Guide

Chinese LEVEL 1

UNIT2 DATES, AGE, TELEPHONE NUMBERS

PACING

WL STANDARDS RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

● Instructional Guides ● USBE Standards ● ACTFL website ● ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines ● World Readiness

5-6 weeks/unit

Novice Low

INFORM

Standards for Languages

ENDEARING UNDERSTANDING

CULTURAL CONNECTIONS

● I can demonstrate culturally appropriate greetings for family members. ● I can demonstrate profciency with the use of tones. ● I can demonstrate a basic knowledge of the evolution of the Chinese writing system. ● I can use culturally appropriate questions when talking to peers.

Change/Continuity ● What patterns from the past endure and continue to shape the present and future with relation to education, family, friends and leisure time. ● How will understanding how China is changing help us better communicate with Chinese friends and acquaintances?

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

Purposeful communication: Tell and ask questions using the following terms and language functions and features: I can describe dates, ages, telephone numbers in text and/or conversation using:

● Days of the week 星期 ● Calendar__ 年 __ 月 __ 日 ● Nouns or adverbs like today, tomorrow, yesterday 今天，明天，昨天 ● Numbers up to 31

● Asking and giving information about yourself (age, birthday,grade,telephone number) using the calendar vocabulary (eg. How old are you? 你几 岁？ 你多大？ When is your birthday? 你的生日是几 月几号？ What is your phone number? 你的 电话 是多少？ What date is today? 今天是几月几日？

https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/fles/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Use a variety of visuals with Chinese characters to defne meaning of words and phrases (eg. pictures of the calendar, visuals that represent things like today, yesterday, tomorrow, images of people on the phone) ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate the Chinese characters, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & characters.

Skill Building