Fifth graders learn feeling words in Mandarin — 高兴 (gāoxìng), 伤心 (shāngxīn), 累 (lèi), 饿 (è), 生气 (shēngqì) — so they can say how they feel in Chinese.
Students will be able to…
你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma? — How are you?) Let’s learn to say how we feel in Mandarin — 感觉 (gǎnjué)!
Project this and match each Mandarin feeling to its English meaning — tap the Mandarin, then tap the English.
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How are you? Let’s learn to say how we feel in Mandarin!
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).
Interpersonal: express feelings.
Interpretive: understand feeling words.
Compare feeling words.
Connect to social-emotional learning.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students say how they feel today in Mandarin (like “我很高兴”). If a feeling is hard, it always helps to talk with a trusted adult. A printable feelings sheet is in the World Languages library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.