你 好！ nǐ hǎo Write down today’s date & learning intentions on your jotter 目的 mùdì: 1.Tones, Radicals & Greetings 2. Chinese New Year.02.21

shàng kè 上课 1 2 qǐ lì 起立

lǎoshī hǎo 老师 好 3 4 tóngxué men hǎo 同学 们 好 qǐng zuò 请坐

tíng ! q ǐ ng j ǔ sh ǒ u ! tīng! gēn w ǒ dú! zuò h ǎ o !

zhè shì shénme 这 是 什么 ？ Cháng chéng 长城

zhè shì shénme 这 是 什么 ？ xióng māo 熊猫

zhè shì shénme 这 是 什么 ？ Jackie Chan

What else do you know about China?

nǐ hǎo 你 好 Pinyin Tones Radicals Characters

Tones: - ˊˇ ˋ ma On line practice

茶 艹

吃 口

林 木 森

rén 人 What about : 从 众

cóng 从

zhòng 众

Can you put these characters into 2 groups? A 花 B 你 C 草 D 他 why?

Challenge!!! - Can you try to put these characters into 3 groups by observing their structures carefully? 喝a 茶b 树c林d 花e 唱f草g 吃h 村i喝a 茶b 树c林d 花e 唱f草g 吃h 村i

-Can you tell why we group them like this? 村树林 木

-Can you tell why we group them like this? 茶花草 艹

吃喝唱 口 -Can you tell why we group them like this?

Any questions ?

nǐ hǎo xiè zài jiàn

nǐ hǎo ma ？ wǒ hěn hǎo 。 Q: A:

nǐ hǎo ma ？ wǒ bù hǎo 。 Q: A:

QUIZ!!! 1 How do you greet others? 2 How many tones in Mandarin? 3 What does 艹 mean? 4 What does 口 mean? 5 What does 木 mean ? 6 How do you say Thanks? /Goodbye?/Sorry?

Chinese New Year – The year of 蛇 shé

Questions!!! 1 When was Chinese New Year? 2 How do they celebrate it? 3 What traditions do you know? 4 What colour can bring you good luck? 5 What will children get on new year’s eve? 6 How do you say Happy New Year?

The Chinese Dragon is traditionally the symbol of the Emperor and for Good Luck at New Year

Shopping for New Year Decorations

Firecrackers are used for decoration and let off outside

2 Duilians (paper banners) are hung at the door of Chinese homes to scare away spirits.

Children traditionally are given Red Envelops on New Year’s Eve

Families eat dumplings on New Year’s Day and put money inside

xīn nián hǎo 新年 好 ! bài nián lā 拜年 啦 !

Red Envelope song *The simple pupils’ worksheet is attached

Making the hóng bāo fú 福 Shé 蛇

Any questions ?

Do you know what do they mean? 艹 口 木 人 女 日 月 好 安 nǐ hǎo xiè xiè zài jiàn xīn nián hǎo nǐ hǎo ma ？ wǒ hěn hǎo wǒ bù hǎo

zài jiàn 再见

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森

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