Area of interaction focus Which area of interaction will be our focus? Why have we chosen this? 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 Significant concepts What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future? 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? Unit title: 家 Family and Home

LO: Learn the words for members of family Talk about what family members you do and don’t have My family

我家 w ǒ jiā

妈妈 mother mā ma

爸爸 father bà ba

姐姐 Elder sister jiě jie

妹妹 younger sister mèi mei

哥哥 Elder brother gē ge

弟弟 Younger brother dì di

妈妈

爸爸

弟弟

姐姐

哥哥

妹妹

mā ​ ma ​ bà ​ ba ​ jiě ​ jie ​ mèi ​ mei ​ gē ​ ge ​ dì ​ di ​

有 have y ǒ u

我有弟弟 I have a younger brother w ǒ y ǒ u dì di

没有 not have / don’t have méi y ǒ u

你没有姐姐 I don’t have an older sister w ǒ méi y ǒ u jiě jie

写 xiě Write the new words into your vocabulary book. Use the character sheet to practise your writing.

听力 tīng lì 第二十页， 练习一 EXT ： Write the family member and their age in characters.

你有哥哥吗？ You have elder brother? n ǐ y ǒ u gē ge ma? 你有姐姐吗？ You have elder sister? n ǐ y ǒ u jiě jie ma? 你有妹妹吗？ You have younger sister? n ǐ y ǒ u mèi mei ma?

Measure words One cup of tea Number + measure word + noun English One piece of paper Chinese

Measure words 个 gè common m.w.

Measure words 一个姐姐 Yí ge jiě jie one older sister

Measure words 三个弟弟 sān ge dì di three younger brothers

Measure words 两个妹妹 li ǎ ng ge mèi mei two younger sisters

Measure words Number + measure word + noun ge 个 is a common m.w. and should be used if you don’t know the specific m.w. for a noun. In Chinese you must always put a measure word in between a number and a noun. li ǎ ng ​ 两 = 2 when used with a measure word. Complete ex. 2 and write out the pinyin for each sentence.

唱歌 Baba, mama Wo de jia, wo de jia Jiejie, gege, didi Didi, gege, meimei Wo de jia, wo de jia To the tune of London Bridge is falling down’.

唱歌 chàng gē 爸爸， 妈妈 我的家， 我的家 姐姐， 哥哥， 弟弟 弟弟， 哥哥， 妹妹 我的家， 我的家