Elementary school Mandarin resources: media and leisure

Booklet for students to work through in the Easter holidays. Written for the 2014 AQA spec. Advice and prompts to develop student’s own learning.

This download includes 3 Personal Learning Checklists for GCSE Chinese (AQA Specification) and covers the topics of: - Themes - Scope of Study - Grammar - Vocabulary. The download includes 4 different versions of PLCs for you to choose from! Each with slightly different reflection/target-setting activities.This means you can give students the PLC at different points in the year without it being too repetitive and boring for them. A single-slide PowerPoint is included: if you wish you can copy and paste this slide into your lesson, it contains instructions (and a timer) for your students). This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence for each of the sub-topics and the second side features other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student's confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

This download includes Personal Learning Checklists for GCSE Chinese (AQA Specification) and covers the topic of 'Vocabulary'. The download includes 4 different versions of PLCs for you to choose from! Each with slightly different reflection/target-setting activities.This means you can give students the PLC at different points in the year without it being too repetitive and boring for them. A single-slide PowerPoint is included: if you wish you can copy and paste this slide into your lesson, it contains instructions (and a timer) for your students). This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence for each of the sub-topics and the second side features other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student's confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

This download includes Personal Learning Checklists for GCSE Chinese (AQA Specification) and covers the topic of 'Themes' & 'Scope of Study'. The download includes 4 different versions of PLCs for you to choose from! Each with slightly different reflection/target-setting activities.This means you can give students the PLC at different points in the year without it being too repetitive and boring for them. A single-slide PowerPoint is included: if you wish you can copy and paste this slide into your lesson, it contains instructions (and a timer) for your students). This double-sided A4 worksheet is great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Individual Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. The first side is a PLC with two ways for the student to rate confidence for each of the sub-topics and the second side features other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student's confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheet: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

Worksheet with 3 reading exercises and 3 writing exercises about daily routine and hobbies in Mandarin Chinese. Could be used for homework/revision or a few exercises can be selected as a starter to a lesson. Answers are on the last page and a vocabulary bank is added at the beginning of the worksheet (but could be removed for students with higher prior attainment).

Worksheet with reading exercises for films and going out activities (theatre, opera, concert etc.). Answers are provided on the last page and there is a vocabulary bank at the beginning of the worksheet (which can be removed by the teacher). Could be used as for homework/as a starter/revision.

Reading exercises about borrowing/lending books in Mandarin Chinese.

Here is unit assessments made for National 5 media topic. It includes talking, listening and reading assessment. Enjoy!

This booklet contains eight units, which cover topics including employment, city and environment, housing, school life, health, entertainment, media and travel. Chinese, pinyin, and English format makes it easy for revision. Sentence structures in each lesson is provided to practice speaking. It can be used for S3/S4 pupils. It's a very handy booklet for children to learn by themselves and for teacher to use as lesson materials. Pupils can also use it as a revision tool to study for assessments.

This booklet contains eight units, which cover topics including about me, family, shopping, school life, environment and health, fashion, media and travel. Chinese, pinyin, and English format makes it easy for revision. Sentence structures in each lesson is provided for speaking practice. It can be used for S2/S3 pupils. It's a very handy booklet for children to learn by themselves and for teacher to use as lesson materials. Pupils can also use it as a revision tool to study for assessments.

Remind students why foreign language students shouldn't use translators! Google Translate Sings is a grouping of songs that have been sent through various layers of Google Translate, then they are sung! They are pretty entertaining videos! I like to use this activity with my world language students. I have students watch a video and then fill out the video guide. The video guide is in English. You can use it to go along with as many Google Translate Sings videos that are free on YouTube. Includes: PowerPoint with video guide and directions

The ppt covers several international brand names that sound similar in Chinese and English. I quizzed my Year 8s on these at the end of the year for some fun.

This is an example of CLIL program, delivering the science topic-Food Chain in Chinese language. This PPT has adopted an unique way to present Chinese language to beginners. Vividly and colorfully demonstrated, this PPT becomes very popular with my students. It provokes cognitive thinking to a great extent besides Chinese language learning.

Writing and Colouring Worksheet

Writing practice and Colouring Worksheets

Exercise & Revision Worksheets (Hobbies and School Subjects) In-class quiz / Assessment (Reading and Writing) Leisure Activities Worksheets

1. Character Writing and Colouring Worksheet 2. Fill in the Blanks and Word Search Worksheet 3. Writing Practice Worksheet 5. Activity Worksheet (Exercise Worksheet / Assessment / Portfolio. Exercise including Mix and Match, Word Search, Join Dots, etc. )

The sources of this booklet are Intermediate 2 NABs, National 5 Unit Assessment Support Packs, Specimen Question Papers and all the past papers from 2008 to 2015. This collated booklet has 1240 words in total. Chinese, English and Pinyin information is provided for easy revision and import into Quizlet and Memrise. In addition, there is an extra page at the end which helps pupils track their own learning progress as they tackle each topic. Teachers may also use the tracking sheet to check their pupils’ revision. The vocabulary list can be used for teachers to plan S3/S4 lessons so that pupils are better prepared for the National 5 exam. Pupils can also use it as a revision tool in order to systematically study for both internal and external assessments. In addition, teachers may develop classroom activities based on this vocabulary booklet for S1/S2 pupils.

The sources of this booklet are Intermediate 2 NABs, National 5 Unit Assessment Support Packs, Specimen Question Papers and all the past papers from 2008 to 2015. The Media, Global Languages and Citizenship topics have 106 words in total. Chinese, English and Pinyin information is provided for easy revision and import into Quizlet and Memrise. The vocabulary list can be used for teachers to plan S3/S4 lessons so that pupils are better prepared for the National 5 exam. Pupils can also use it as a revision tool in order to systematically study for both internal and external assessments. In addition, teachers may develop classroom activities based on this vocabulary booklet.