Whangarei Girls’ High School

Year 9 Chinese Passport

Course Description

9 Chinese Passport is a one term option giving students a taste of the Chinese language by offering some pronunciation skills, useful phrases and cultural insights. Students will work in pairs or small groups to carry out a short conversation in which they introduce themselves and they will create a presentation (poster or slideshow) to explain an aspect of Chinese culture from their own research.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:	Explore this content:
Communication - Making yourself understood in another language and respecting another culture.	Where are these languages spoken?
Memory - Using brain-gym and other methods to remember new words and sounds.	The sounds of Chinese initials, finals and tones.
Collaboration/Teamwork - e.g. working with a classmate to prepare a conversation.	Greetings/Farewells.
Technology - e.g. making sound files to help you learn pronunciation.	Introducing yourself and others.
	Numbers and dates to communicate your age, birthday, money.
	Basic directions.
	Recognising and learning about some commonly used characters.
	Practising some Chinese calligraphy with brushes.
	Famous places in China.
	Typical foods/cultural events.

Year Levels/Departments:

Year 9, Modern Foreign Languages

Resources Required

1 x 1B5 exercise book