6th Grade Chinese Syllabus
Mrs. Basilious 2011 / 2012
一， Course Introduction
6 th Grade Chinese introduces students to the language and culture of China.For the Introduction of Mandarin Chinese course, my goal is to develop basic listening, speaking,reading and writing abilities in Mandarin Chinese and to understand the customs and life of modern Chinese.
二，Daily Chinese Lesson Plan:
1. Today the date (5 Minutes)
2. One Conversation for the day (5 Minutes)
3. Review (5 Minutes)
4. New lesson (15 Minutes)
5. Exercises in class together ( 10 Minutes)
6. Summarizing and homework (5 Minutes)
Each cycle taste of Chinese Culture ( 40 Minutes)
三，Syllabus
I. Chinese Pronunciation
A Chinese syllable is composed of an initial and a final. Initials consist of consonants or semi‑vowels; finals consist of vowels or vowels plus one of these two nasal sounds: ‑[n] or ‑[ng]. In addition to an initial and a final, there is a tone to each Chinese syllable.2. Useful Expressions
A. Classroom Expressions
The following is a list of classroom expressions which you will hear everyday in your Chinese class.
1. Nî hâo! How are you? How do you do?
2. Lâoshì hâo! How are you, teacher?
3. Shãng kë. Let’s begin the class.
4. Xiã kë. The class is over.
5. Dâ kài shö. Open the book.
6. Wô shuò, nîmen tìng. I’ll speak, you listen.
7. Kãn hèibân. Look at the blackboard.
8. Duï bu duï? Is it right?
9. Duï! Right! Correct!
10. Hên hâo! Very good!
11. Qîng gèn wô shuò. Please repeat after me.
12. Zãi shuò yí cï. Say it again.
13. Dông bu dông? Do you understand?
14. Dông le. Yes, I/we understand; I/we do.
15. Zãijiãn! Good-bye!
16. Qîng yõng _____ zãojú! Please make a sentence using _____!
B. Survival Expressions
The following is a list of important expressions which will help you survive in a Chinese language environment. A good language student is constantly learning new words by asking questions. Learn the following expressions well and start to acquire Chinese on your own!
1. Duïbuqî! Sorry!
2. Qîng wën ... Excuse me ...; May I ask ...
3. Xiëxie! Thanks!
4. Zhë shi shénme? What is this?
5. Wô bú dông. I don’t understand.
6. Qîng zãi shuò yí biãn. Please say it one more time.
7. “...” Zhòngguóhuã zênme shuò? How do you say “...” in Chinese?
8. “...” shï shénme yïsi? What does “...” mean?
9. Qîng nî gêi wô ... Please give me ...
10. Qîng nî gãosu wô ... Please tell me ...
11. Duïbuqî, nín shi shuò ... Sorry. Do you mean ...
3.Numerals
Having a good control of the Chinese numerials will facilitate your dealing with real life situations such as shopping, asking for time and dates, etc. You can get a head start by memorizing 1 to 10 well now.
1. yì one 一
2. ër two 二
3. sàn three 三
4. sï four 四
5. wù five 五
6. liú six 六
7. qì seven 七
8. bà eight 八
9. jiù nine 九
10. shí ten 十
4.Chinese Culture and Tradition
We must first define the five necessities of Ancient Chinese Culture and Traditions. These five elements build up the foundation of Chinese society, tradition, and beliefs today.
- Food
- Clothing
- Housing
- Transportation
- Education
These five necessities are important to all societies, and different to all cultures; the Chinese culture being the most unique of them all. define the five necessities of Ancient Chinese Culture and Traditions. These five elements build up the foundation of Chinese society, tradition, and beliefs today. first define the five necessities.