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Mandarin Hobbies — 爱好

Sixth graders learn to talk about hobbies in Mandarin — 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú), 看书 (kàn shū), 唱歌 (chàng gē) — and use 喜欢 (xǐhuan - to like) to say what they enjoy.

Grade 6Àihào50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name hobbies.
  • ✓Use “喜欢” (to like).
  • ✓Ask about interests.
  • ✓Say what you like.
Essential Question

你喜欢做什么? (Nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme? — What do you like to do?) Let’s talk about hobbies in Mandarin!

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Mandarin Hobbies Check

Project each item and have students answer about hobbies in Mandarin.

⛹ Understand Mandarin hobbiesTry it
Answer each question about hobbies in Mandarin.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — 你喜欢做什么?

5 min

What do you like to do? Let’s talk about hobbies in Mandarin!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask a favorite hobby.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Àihào

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Mandarin Hobbies Check.
  • Note 喜欢 (to like).
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “我喜欢…”
  • Name a hobby.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name it.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “你喜欢做什么?”
  • Answer with a hobby.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Answer.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a hobby.
  • Say “我喜欢…”
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: discuss hobbies.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand hobby words.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare expressing likes.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to interests.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Hobby picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “我喜欢 ___.”
  • Use hobby images.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with 看书 and 打篮球.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add 游泳 (swim).
  • Ask three classmates.
  • Make a hobby chart.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⛹Hobby cards
  • 💻Mandarin Hobbies Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

爱好 (àihào)hobby喜欢 (xǐhuan)to like打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú)play basketball看书 (kàn shū)read books唱歌 (chàng gē)sing跳舞 (tiào wǔ)dance你喜欢做什么 (nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme)what do you like to do?运动 (yùndòng)sport
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “我喜欢打篮球” mean?
I like to play basketball.
QUESTION 2
What does “你喜欢做什么?” mean?
What do you like to do?
QUESTION 3
What does “看书 (kàn shū)” mean?
To read books.

Reflect: 你喜欢做什么?

Have students say one thing they like to do in Mandarin (like “我喜欢看书”). A printable hobbies sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 你喜欢做什么 (nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme), 唱歌 (chàng gē), 喜欢 (xǐhuan), 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú), 爱好 (àihào), 看书 (kàn shū), 跳舞 (tiào wǔ), 运动 (yùndòng)
  1. to like
  2. sport
  3. what do you like to do?
  4. sing
  5. dance
  6. read books
  7. play basketball
  8. hobby

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “我喜欢打篮球” mean?
  2. What does “你喜欢做什么?” mean?
  3. What does “看书 (kàn shū)” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 喜欢 (xǐhuan) · 2) 运动 (yùndòng) · 3) 你喜欢做什么 (nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme) · 4) 唱歌 (chàng gē) · 5) 跳舞 (tiào wǔ) · 6) 看书 (kàn shū) · 7) 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) · 8) 爱好 (àihào)
Part B: 1) I like to play basketball. 2) What do you like to do? 3) To read books.