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1.3 Interactive Speaking

Mandarin Chinese · Grade 8 · 3 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Direction words: 左边, 右边, 前面, 后面, 旁边
  • Essential places: 学校, 市场, 医院, 车站, 银行, 邮局, 商场
  • Going and doing: 我要去学校。你要去市场做什么?
  • Non-verbal cues: point left/right, nod, wait, look at the person you ask
  • Safety in town: stay with the group, know the 派出所, do not follow a stranger’s shortcut

What you will be able to do

  • restate key words and phrases for places and directions in listening contexts
  • apply non-verbal cues appropriately to enhance communication
  • exhibit interest in speaking clearly while interacting about town

Key questions

“How do you interact effectively with others?”

Lessons

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  1. 学校市场医院: places in a Kenyan town
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Name 学校, 市场, 医院, 车站, 银行 and 商场, and say 我要去... for each.
  2. 左边右边前面: giving a short route
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Point and say 左边, 右边 and 前面, and place 市场 relative to 学校.
  3. 你要去市场做什么?: errands and staying safe
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Ask 做什么 after 要去, answer with 买菜 / 上课 / 看病, and keep a safety line in a town skit.