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Mandarin Opinions — 意见

Seventh graders learn to give opinions in Mandarin — 我觉得 (wǒ juéde), 我喜欢 (wǒ xǐhuan), 我认为 (wǒ rènwéi) — so they can say what they think and like in Chinese.

Grade 7Yìjiàn50 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…

  • ✓Give an opinion.
  • ✓Say what you like.
  • ✓Use “觉得” (to think).
  • ✓Share your view.
Essential Question

What do you think? Sharing opinions makes conversation real. How do you give an opinion in Mandarin?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Mandarin Opinions Check

Project each item and have students answer about giving opinions in Mandarin.

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Answer each question about opinions in Mandarin.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — What Do You Think?

5 min

Sharing opinions makes conversation real — how in Mandarin?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask an opinion.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Mandarin Opinions Check.
  • Note 觉得 (to think).
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “我觉得很好.”
  • Say “我喜欢…”
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

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

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give an opinion.
  • Say what you like.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give it.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “我觉得…”
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Explain 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-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: exchange opinions.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: state a view.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare expressing opinions.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to discussion.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Opinion-phrase cards.
  • Sentence frame: “我觉得 ___.”
  • Model opinions.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with 我喜欢.
  • Use one example.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Give reasons (因为…).
  • Agree or disagree.
  • Debate a topic.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💭Opinion cards
  • 💻Mandarin Opinions Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

意见 (yìjiàn)opinion觉得 (juéde)to think/feel认为 (rènwéi)to believe喜欢 (xǐhuan)to like好 (hǎo)good不好 (bù hǎo)not good音乐 (yīnyuè)music同意 (tóngyì)to agree
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 “我觉得很好” mean?
I think it’s very good.
QUESTION 2
What does “我喜欢音乐” mean?
I like music.
QUESTION 3
What does “我认为...” mean?
I think/believe...

Reflect: 你的意见.

Have students give one opinion in Mandarin (like “我觉得音乐很好”). A printable opinions 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.

🖨️ Mandarin Opinions (Yìjiàn)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 不好 (bù hǎo), 同意 (tóngyì), 喜欢 (xǐhuan), 好 (hǎo), 意见 (yìjiàn), 觉得 (juéde), 认为 (rènwéi), 音乐 (yīnyuè)
  1. opinion
  2. music
  3. to agree
  4. not good
  5. good
  6. to think/feel
  7. to like
  8. to believe

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “我觉得很好” mean?
  2. What does “我喜欢音乐” mean?
  3. What does “我认为...” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 意见 (yìjiàn) · 2) 音乐 (yīnyuè) · 3) 同意 (tóngyì) · 4) 不好 (bù hǎo) · 5) 好 (hǎo) · 6) 觉得 (juéde) · 7) 喜欢 (xǐhuan) · 8) 认为 (rènwéi)
Part B: 1) I think it’s very good. 2) I like music. 3) I think/believe...