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2.1 Reading for Information
Mandarin Chinese · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Reading formal greetings and responses; countries (肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚、中国、美国、英国、法国、德国) and languages (英语、斯瓦希里语、德语、法语、汉语)
- Reading and summarising texts introducing self and others; choosing titles; scavenger hunt for information
What you will be able to do
- articulate words with the correct tones in varied contexts
- summarise key information from texts
Key questions
“How can we effectively summarise information from texts?”
Lessons
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Reading countries and languages
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead country and language names with correct tones and match each country to the languages spoken there.
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Reading and summarising an introduction
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a text introducing two people, find key information, choose a title and paraphrase it.