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2.8 Reading for Understanding

Mandarin Chinese · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Read physical-feature words: 山, 湖, 河, 洋, 海, 大裂谷, 沙漠, 森林
  • Match short descriptions to Kenyan features: 大裂谷, 维多利亚湖, 肯尼亚山, 卡卡梅加森林, 印度洋
  • Read a passage and answer questions; compare one Kenya feature with one in China
  • Read how to care for a local feature; discuss a comprehension difficulty and a fix

What you will be able to do

  • outline targeted landscape vocabulary from texts
  • respond to questions from a written landscape text
  • propose a method to improve one's own reading comprehension

Key questions

“What reading strategies can you use to improve comprehension of texts?”

Lessons

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  1. Match 上面有雪 to 山, not to 湖
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Read eight physical-feature words and match each description to a Kenyan picture or name.
  2. Read the Rift passage, then a care line
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Answer questions on a Kenya landscape passage, compare one China feature, and name a comprehension fix.