Tenth graders take a tour of China in Mandarin — 长城 (the Great Wall), 北京 (Beijing), 上海 (Shanghai), 兵马俑 (the Terracotta Army), 熊猫 (pandas) — exploring the country’s famous places and treasures.
Students will be able to…
From the Great Wall to the pandas of Sichuan — where would you travel in China? Let’s explore 旅游 (lǜyóu)!
Project this and tap each place. Have students explore famous destinations in China.
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From the Great Wall to the pandas — where would you travel in China?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Explore Chinese places.
Explore cultural landmarks.
Connect to geography.
Interpretive: understand place names.
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Have students name one place in China they’d like to visit and say it in Mandarin (“我想去长城”). A printable travel sheet is in the World Languages library.
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