Year 1 Mandarin Overview Term 4 2014 Topic: The Very Hungry Caterpillar 好饿的毛毛虫 Unit descriptions This term, Year 1 students will learn about bugs minibeast and relevant describing words. By the end of the term, students will be able to introduce and describe caterpillars and butterflies using a range of related vocabulary. Students will explore how to express meaning in Chinese using stories about minibeasts, online activities, flipcharts, games, origami, songs and role plays. Their prior knowledge and language acquisition in the new topic will be enhanced through Mandarin version of the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. Students will be able to revise numbers, days of the week, fruits, describing words and gradually develop the skill of applying these words, together with new vocabulary in the context of caterpillar’s life cycle and weekly diary. At the end of the term, students are expected to present information about caterpillars using a variety of sentence structures. Advanced learners are challenged to a higher level of competency of the skills required in the key learning areas e.g. listening, speaking, character recognition and writing. These students are strongly encouraged to attempt tasks which involve more advanced words and phrases. They will be expected to engage in communicative activities which include longer texts and worksheets designed to promote a higher degree of character recognition and writing. Learning outcomes Students are able to: • explain the life cycle of a butterfly • present information on caterpillars and butterflies using a variety of sentence structures. • compose a weekly diary for a caterpillar using taught language • use their learnt knowledge to appreciate stories/songs/rhymes about caterpillar or butterfly. Assessment Assessment will be carried out before the end of week 6 on the topic ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. It will include the following: • • • Listening and understanding the spoken word Reading and pronouncing the vocabulary Being able to construct sentences using taught words Main vocabulary dàn 蛋 máomáochóng 毛毛虫 jiǎn 茧 hú dié 蝴蝶 lǐ zi jú zi 李子橘子 yīng táo 樱桃 dàn gāo 蛋糕 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力 bīng qí lín 冰淇淋 nǎi lào 奶酪 xiāngcháng 香肠 bàngbàngtáng 棒棒糖 pài 派 egg caterpillar cocoon butterfly plum mandarin cherry cake chocolate ice cream cheese sausages lollipop pie Phrases xiǎoxiǎo de máomáochóng a little caterpillar 小小的毛毛虫 dù zǐ hǎo è very hungry 肚子好饿 xīng qī yī máomáochóng chī le 星期一，毛毛虫吃了... xīng qī chī le 星期五(八点)，... 吃了... yí gè yī zhī 一个/一只... è féi téng 饿/肥/ 疼 biàn 变 qiǎo kè lì dàngāo 巧克力蛋糕 On Monday, the caterpillar ate On Friday (at eight o’clock), …ate… basic measure words hungry/fat/painful became chocolate cake Additional words/phrases for extension students: yòuxiǎoyòu è little and hungry 又小又饿 yòu dà yòu féi 又大又肥 yīng táo pài 樱桃派 piàoliang de 漂亮的 biànchéng le 变成了 big and fat cherry pie beautiful transformed into Sentences 一只小小的毛毛虫 (a little caterpillar) 它肚子好饿！ (He is very hungry!) 星期一，毛毛虫吃了一个红色的苹果。(On Monday, the caterpillar ate a red apple) 毛毛虫变蝴蝶 (Caterpillar became a butterfly) Additional sentences for advance students: 一只又小又饿的毛毛虫 (A little hungry caterpillar) 肚子还是好饿！ (Still very hungry!) 星期六，它吃了一个樱桃派和巧克力蛋糕。 (On Saturday, it ate a cherry pie 小毛毛虫变成了一只漂亮的蝴蝶。 Learning activities include: and a chocolate cake) (Little caterpillar transformed into a beautiful butterfly) (a) Investigate the life cycle of a butterfly. (b) Learn new vocabulary in a meaningful and fun manner using the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. (c) Explore and compare the shapes of different fruits and food using measure words. (d) Explore and compare the characteristics of different bugs and food using describing words. (e) Construct a weekly diary about the caterpillar’s diet. Resources: The Very Hungry Caterpillar 好饿的毛毛虫 ebook: http://www.tom61.com/huibengushi/youertushu/2010-‐12-‐16/2265.html Chubby loves to eat 乔比真贪吃 ebook: http://www.tom61.com/huibengushi/youertushu/2010-‐12-‐15/2109.html Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/52815742/year-‐1-‐the-‐very-‐hungry-‐caterpiller-‐flash-‐cards/ Life cycle of caterpillar through songs and story : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwZ8IkJrY28 (song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1GS9gXKRVw (song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoLCSzpheBs (story) 蝴蝶蝴蝶生得真美丽 hú dié hú dié shēng dé zhēn měi lì 蝴蝶蝴蝶生得真美丽， tóu dài zhe jīn sī shēn chuān huā huā yī 头戴着金丝身穿花花衣， nǐ ài huā ér huā yě ài nǐ 你爱花儿花也爱你， nǐ huì tiào wǔ tā yǒu tián mì 你会跳舞它有甜蜜。 2014 Year 1 Term 4 好饿的毛毛虫 chóng shí wù 虫 /食物 dàn máo máo chóng 蛋 jiǎn 毛毛虫 hú dié 茧 zi 李子蝴蝶 lǐ jú zǐ 橘子 yīng táo 樱桃 qiǎo kè lì 巧克力 dàn gāo bīng qí lín 蛋糕冰淇淋 nǎi lào xiāngcháng 奶酪香肠 bàngbàngtáng 棒棒糖 pài 派