1. Area of interaction focus Which area of interaction will be our focus? Why have we chosen this? Environment This AoI was chosen so that we can consider how the Chinese environment influences the types of homes and towns that people in China live in. Significant concepts What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future? Our environment and culture has a strong influence on where and how we choose to live. MYP unit question What are the similarities and differences between Chinese and English homes and towns? Unit title: 你家在哪儿 – Where do you live?

2. 2. 浴室 1. 卧室 4. 花园 7. 客厅 6. 厨房 5. 房子 8. 厕所 9. 饭厅 3. 书房 H C E A B F D I G ABC FE D G HI Match the picture to its Chinese translation – without your books!

3. Learning objectives: 1. Use the 比 structure to compare rooms in the house. My house

4. 比 compare 1. X + 比 + Y + Adjective 2. Don’t use 很！ 3. 得多 / 多了 bǐ ​

5. 我比弟弟高. I am taller than my little brother. X + 比 + Y + Adjective

6. 客厅比饭厅大. The kitchen is bigger than the dining room. X + 比 + Y + Adjective

7. 我的花园比他的花 园美丽得多. My garden is much more beautiful than his garden. X + 比 + Y + Adjective + 得多 / 多了

8. 妈妈的书房比爸爸 的书房小多了. Mum’s study is much smaller than Dad’s study. X + 比 + Y + Adjective + 得多 / 多了

9. The use of 比 bǐ 比 is used to make comparisons. The structure is: x + 比 + y + Adj There is no 很 in a comparison sentence but if we want to add emphasis we use 得多 or 多了 after the adjective.

10. Workbook – pg. 30, ex. 1 EXT: Using the same 比 structure, what other way can you say each sentence by changing the adjective. The use of 比

11. 1. Find a person who has the translation of your Chinese sentence and your English sentence –write their names down. 2. Once you have found the second person, write in your books a 比 sentence to describe how you compare to that person. Some adjectives you might like to use ： 美丽高 矮好看小 聪明瘦 漂亮大

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