Objective: 1.I can discuss and share my motivation, goals, and approach to learning Mandarin Chinese. 2.I can identify where the Chinese language is spoken today. 3.I can identify facts about the development of the Chinese language Introduction 1 Chinese/Mandarin

Why learn Chinese? Why shouldn’t you learn Chinese? Guess what the former Australian Prime minister, Kevin Rudd; the successful entrepreneur, Mark Zuckerberg and the U.S. President Obama’s daughter, Malia Obama have in common? They all take Chinese as their second language. The study of the Chinese language opens the way to different important fields such as Chinese politics, economy, business opportunities, history or archaeology. Learning Mandarin Chinese could be one of the absolute best investments you can make for yourself. Whether you’re looking for a new academic pursuit, new career skills or a new perspective on life, there are few activities likely to have the same huge payoff. But don’t take my words for it, read on and see what President Obama said about learning Mandarin Chinese.

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Practice 1 Summarize the article, Obama wants 1 millions American learning Chinese by 2020 Summarize: give a statement of the main points

Practice 2 Share the following questions with a classmate. Record your sharing below 1. What is your reason for learning Mandarin Chinese? 2. What are your goals in learning Mandarin Chinese? 3. What would you like to learn about Mandarin Chinese? 4. How can the teacher best help you to learn Mandarin Chinese? 5. What would you do to be a responsible Mandarin Chinese learner?

What is Chinese Mandarin ?

Chinese: - 汉 Hàn 语 yǔ or 中 Zhōng 文 wén -A group of related spoken dialects -The written language is largely the same -Nearly 1.2 billion people (around 16% of the world's population) speak some form of Chinese as their first language.

Mandarin -A dialect of northern China -Official language Because there are so many dialects used in China and in Chinese regions, China’s government has made Mandarin the official language. Students learn Mandarin in schools. People might speak their own dialects at home, but when they communicate in public, they speak Mandarin.

Where is Chinese Mandarin used?

7 continents 欧洲 Ōuzhōu 亚洲 Yàzhōu 非洲 Fēizhōu 澳洲 Àozhōu 北美洲 Běiměizhōu 南美洲 Nánměizhōu 南极洲 Nánjízhōu

Mandarin is the official language of China, Taiwan, and Singapore. Singapore has 2 official languages: English and Chinese. Mandarin. 中国 Zhōngguó 台湾 Táiwān 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō

learn Chinese Mandarin?

Each year more and more students around the world are studying Chinese Mandarin.

Chinese is important for your career! International businesses prefer to hire people who speak more than one language. Chinese is an important business language, and many business leaders are looking for people who can speak Chinese and operate successfully in Chinese cultural situations. Knowing Chinese may give you an edge when competing for an important position.

Uncomplicated grammar No verb conjugation No need to memorize verb tenses No “see/saw/seen” just 看 kan No “cat” and “cats,” just “mao” Verb conjugation refers to how a verb changes to show a different person, tense, number or mood. In English, we have 6 different persons : first person singular (I), second person singular (you), third person singular (he/she/it/one), first person plural (we), second person plural (you) and third person plural (they).

Practice 3 Name the 7 continents in English Read the pinyin 亚洲 Yàzhōu 欧洲 Ōuzhōu 澳洲 Àozhōu 非洲 Fēizhōu 北美洲 Běiměizhōu 南美洲 Nánměizhōu 南极洲 Nánjízhōu

Practice 4 Label China, Taiwan, and Singapore in pinyin

Practice 5 Read the statements then circle T-true or F-false 1.Mandarin Chinese is the official language of China, Taiwan, and Singapore. True/False 2.People do not speak Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan. True/False 3.Singapore has 2 official languages: English and Chinese. True/False 4.English is not an official language of Singapore. True/False 6. Mandarin Chinese is the only spoken language used in China. True/False 7. There are many dialects used in China. True/False