1. Bell Work Year/month/date

2. JROTC: Oral Project If you cannot do your project at home, please come to tutoring tomorrow. I will take you to the lab.

3. 我的家人 Wǒ de jiā rén

4. Possessive Particle de

5. Family; Home jiā

6. Long time ago, pigs were considered to be important family members as they represented the wealth of the family. The early form of the character 家, was written as a pig under a roof.

7. Family; Home jiā

8. Now, listen carefully. Don’t write anything. Hsu laoshi is going to introduce her family members. Try to catch some phrases she keeps repeating.

9. 可爱 我的家人

10. This is my…. 这是我的 … zhède

11. 爸爸 bà ba 妈妈 mā ma

12. Similar Character 妈 mā 吗 ma

13. Addressing Family Members In the traditional large Chinese family, a system based on respect has been developed to keep the family in harmony. Under this system, one does not call older members in the family by their given name but uses forms of address or title instead.

14. Addressing Family Members 我 哥哥 我的狗 表哥 表妹

15. This is my…. 这是我的 哥哥 弟弟 zhède gē ge dì di

16. Siblings 哥哥 gēge 姐姐 jiě jie 弟弟 dìdi 妹妹 Mèi mei

17. Practice: Family Tree Draw your family members on the worksheet and write down their title in Chinese. 12 minutes.

18. 爸爸 bà ba 妈妈 mā ma

19. Siblings 哥哥 gēge 姐姐 jiě jie 弟弟 dìdi 妹妹 Mèi mei

20. This is my…. 这是我的 哥哥 弟弟 zhède gē ge dì di

21. Pair Work Using the picture you draw, introduce your family members to your partner. 这是我的。。。 You can also describe their look and age.

22. 可爱 我的家人

23. Practice Tell the class about your family.

24. Character Practice 这是我的 爸妈哥姐弟妹

25. Family Size Traditionally, the Chinese had big families. Three or four generations, including brothers’ and cousins’ families, usually all lived together in one large house. However, this situation has changed dramatically since the beginning of the 20 th century. Small families made up of parents and their unmarried children have become more and more common.

26. Family Size

27. The large family tradition was further shattered in the 1970s when the One Child policy was introduced in China. Contrary to China’s effort to reduce the population growth, Taiwan’s government is actually providing rewards to boost its low birth rate.