Chinese II
Description
Chinese 2 enables the students to further develop the communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing of Mandarin Chinese at a more advanced level. Students are immersed in Chinese culture as virtual exchange students in China. Virtual excursions from one Chinese city to another expand their vocabulary helping them learn to interact with others and use appropriate terms to communicate in various everyday situations.
Major Topics and Concepts
Module 1: School Life
Introductions and Greetings
School Subjects and Supplies
Time Telling
Interrogative Phrases
Comparatives and Superlatives
Conjunctive Adverbs
Character Writing
School Systems in China
Tianamen Square
The Ming Tomb
The Temple of Heaven
The Summer Palace
Module 2: Sports and Leisure Activities
Sporting Events
Leisure Activities
Health and Fitness
Locations and Directions
Invitations
Expressing feelings and opinions
Character Writing
Shaolin Monk
Module 3: Occupations
Occupations and Skills
Job Fairs
Indicators of Time
Chinese Business Culture
Chinese Character Writing
Foreign Languages in China
Module 4: Travel
Making Travel Arrangements
Provinces in China
Transportation
Weather
Chinese Character Writing
Module 5: Places Where We live
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
My Home
Feng Shui
School Buildings
Metaphors
Modal Particles
Measure Words
Modal Verbs
Prepositions of locations
Chinese Character Writing
Module 6: Community and Celebrations
Western and Chinese Holidays
Moon Festival
Chinese Spring Festival
Chinese Valentines Day
Lunar Calendar
Kitchen God
Favorites
Last and Next
Qualifiers/intensifiers
Adverbs and order of actions
Chinese Character Writing
Module 7: Food and Clothes
Ordering at a Restaurant
Going to the Market
Going to a Banquet
Chinese Cuisine
Expressions of frequency and degrees
Chinese Character Writing
Module 8: Art, Music, and Recreation
Chinese Art
Chinese Music
Chinese Recreational Activities
Chinese family members
Prepositions and adverbs
Modal Particle
Time measure phrases
Chinese Character Writing