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Mandarin Future Plans — 计划

Eighth graders learn to talk about plans in Mandarin using 想 (xiǎng - to want to) — 我想去… (I want to go…), 我想看电影 (I want to watch a movie) — and order the parts of a weekend plan.

Grade 8Jìhuà50 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…

  • ✓Make plans.
  • ✓Use “想” (to want to).
  • ✓Order a day.
  • ✓Talk about the future.
Essential Question

What will you do this weekend? Use 想 (xiǎng - to want) to make plans in Mandarin! Can you order the day?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Weekend Plan

Project this and have students put the parts of a Mandarin weekend plan in order.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — What Will You Do?

5 min

Use 想 (to want) to make plans in Mandarin — can you order the day?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask their weekend plans.
  • Show 想 = want to.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Notice.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Jìhuà

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present 想 + verb.
  • Say the pinyin.
  • Note the day order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order It

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Weekend Plan.
  • Put it in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “我想…”
  • Make a plan.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Plan it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “我想…”
  • Name a plan.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name 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 1.3

Presentational: describe plans.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about the future.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to planning.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare future expressions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Plan picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “我想 ___.”
  • Use a day timeline.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with two plans.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add 明天 (tomorrow).
  • Write a weekend plan.
  • Compare with a partner.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📅A day timeline
  • 💻Order the Weekend Plan
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

计划 (jìhuà)plan想 (xiǎng)to want to要 (yào)will/want明天 (míngtiān)tomorrow周末 (zhōumò)weekend看电影 (kàn diànyǐng)watch a movie打算 (dǎsuan)to plan以后 (yǐhòu)later/after
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 “想 (xiǎng)” mean?
To want to.
QUESTION 2
What does “我想看电影” mean?
I want to watch a movie.
QUESTION 3
What does “周末 (zhōumò)” mean?
Weekend.

Reflect: 计划.

Have students say one thing they want to do this weekend in Mandarin (like “我想打篮球”). A printable plans 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 Future Plans (Jìhuà)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 以后 (yǐhòu), 周末 (zhōumò), 想 (xiǎng), 打算 (dǎsuan), 明天 (míngtiān), 看电影 (kàn diànyǐng), 要 (yào), 计划 (jìhuà)
  1. watch a movie
  2. later/after
  3. to want to
  4. tomorrow
  5. will/want
  6. plan
  7. to plan
  8. weekend

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “想 (xiǎng)” mean?
  2. What does “我想看电影” mean?
  3. What does “周末 (zhōumò)” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 看电影 (kàn diànyǐng) · 2) 以后 (yǐhòu) · 3) 想 (xiǎng) · 4) 明天 (míngtiān) · 5) 要 (yào) · 6) 计划 (jìhuà) · 7) 打算 (dǎsuan) · 8) 周末 (zhōumò)
Part B: 1) To want to. 2) I want to watch a movie. 3) Weekend.