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1.7 Oral Expression

Mandarin Chinese · Grade 7 · 3 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Body parts for the song: 头, 头发, 眼睛, 鼻子, 嘴, 手, 脚
  • Appearance words: 高, 矮, 黑, 胖, 瘦, 长, 短, 大, 小, 帅, 好看
  • Descriptions with 很 and 不; respectful talk about bodies

What you will be able to do

  • choose suitable appearance vocabulary for a simple oral description
  • describe a classmate using 很 and 不 without hurting dignity

Key questions

“How does expressing ideas accurately enhance communication?”

Lessons

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  1. The body-parts song
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Point and say 头, 头发, 眼睛, 鼻子, 嘴, 手, 脚 while singing, with clear syllables.
  2. He is quite tall — using 很
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe people with 高, 矮, 黑, 胖, 瘦, 长, 短, 大, 小, 帅, 好看 after 很.
  3. Not tall — using 不
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Negate appearance with 不 (他不高) and discuss how word choice protects a positive self-image.