Unit title: 家 Family and Home 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? Community and Service Exploring the concepts of self, culture and identity. Reflecting on the similarities and differences between my community and other communities around the world Family life in other countries can differ to that of our own country. Differences in the way families exist in other countries can affect the social norms of that country. MYP unit question How is family life in China different to the UK?
我家 学习目标： Practise listening skills relating to birthday and age. To extend vocabulary about family and talk about grandparents and cousins. Prepare for End of Unit MYP Speaking Assessment
nǎi nai 奶奶 Father’s mother
yé ye 爷爷 Father’s father
lǎo lao 姥姥 Mother’s mother
lǎo ye 姥爷 Mother’s father
Older male cousin (father’s side) táng gē 堂哥 Older male cousin (father’s side)
Younger male cousin (father’s side) táng dì 堂弟 Younger male cousin (father’s side)
Older female cousin (father’s side) táng jiě 堂姐 Older female cousin (father’s side)
Younger female cousin (father’s side) táng mèi 堂妹 Younger female cousin (father’s side)
Older male cousin (mother’s side) biǎo gē 表哥 Older male cousin (mother’s side)
Younger male cousin (mother’s side) biǎo dì 表弟 Younger male cousin (mother’s side)
Older female cousin (mother’s side) biǎo jiě 表姐 Older female cousin (mother’s side)
Younger female cousin (mother’s side) biǎo mèi 表妹 Younger female cousin (mother’s side)
奶奶 姥爷 堂哥 表姐 表弟 表哥 爷爷 表妹 堂弟 堂妹 堂姐 姥姥
nǎinai yéye táng lǎolao lǎoye biǎo
写 Write out the new words in your vocabulary books and practise on your character sheet.
Can you work out what you would call these people in Chinese? 写 Can you work out what you would call these people in Chinese? Your mum’s mum? Your dad’s mum? Your male cousin (on your father’s side and younger than you) Your female cousin (on your mother’s side and older than you) 姥姥 奶奶 堂弟 表姐
Video http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/videos/family/
Speaking assessment Aim To be able to talk about your family in detail. Requirements Answer each question with as much information as possible to gain the highest marks. Deadline You have the rest of the lesson to prepare and the speaking assessments will be conducted on Monday.
Your family has how many people? Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? 一。你家有几口人？ Your family has how many people? How to get the highest marks? State how many people are in your family. State who is in your family ( Mum, Dad, Older brother). State who isn’t in your family. Give the names of people in your family. Use the correct measure words – 口， 个 Use the correct word for 2 of something – 两 You can use an imaginary family to use the best language!
二。你有宠物吗？ Nǐ yǒu chǒng wù ma? Do you have any pets? How to get the highest marks? State whether you do or don’t have a pet. Give the names of any pets you have. Give the ages of any pets you have. Describe whether the pets are big or small. Use an intensifier to describe whether the pet is ‘very’ or ‘extremely’. Use the correct measure words – 只， 条 Use the correct word for 2 of something – 两 Describe what pets members of your family have.
Nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì? 三。你的生日是几月几日？ When is your birthday? How to get the highest marks? Say the date of your birthday in a full sentence. Say how old you are. Give the dates of other family members’ birthdays. Give the age of your family members. Use 的 correctly when saying when other people’s birthday are.
MYP Assessment criteria