Page 6 - Book 4 Teacher Trad

An Introduction to Book Four 4. Writing Pupils are able to copy and write single
words and short phrases introduced in the chapter,
Book Four is written for pupils who have reached with the correct stroke order. They develop their
Preliminary Level 2 of the Asset Languages. The main focus ability to recognise the basic components and radicals
is on the learning of vocabulary and sentences related to of individual characters. With help from the teacher,
everyday living so that pupils can develop the ability to they are able to construct a sentence and to write an
speak and understand Chinese, and to read texts in Chinese. essay using the vocabulary and phrases taught.
As they progress through the book, pupils will build their
confdence and interest in making further progress in 5. Consolidation: Pupils are able to use what they have
learning Chinese. learned in a new context.

Aims The paragraphs below explain what to do in each of the
Listening: Pupils to be able to understand iconic activities:
i) basic everyday words, phrases and sentences
ii) everyday spoken Chinese and questions
iii) simple stories In each chapter there are a
number of new characters and
Speaking: Pupils to be able to sentence patterns for the pupil to learn to read and
i) pronounce clearly and with the accurate tone follow. Also included are relevant and appropriate
ii) respond to questions question words and measure words. Whilst the pupils
iii) communicate information and express opinions are not expected to learn to read all these words, they
iv) repeat or relate what they see or hear are expected to understand them when spoken by
another person and be able to recognise some of them
Reading: Pupils to be able to in a given text.
i) know some characters and phrases
ii) recognise and read aloud some phrases and sentences Chinese is an ideographic language, so without the
iii) use phrases learned before to help read new text pinyin placed next to the character, it is quite hard
for pupils to recognise and remember its sound and
Writing: Pupils to be able to meaning. Pupils very often write an English sound
i) use the correct stroke order for writing Chinese next to a character in order to help them remember.
ii) write or copy single words, short phrases and To facilitate familiarisation with pronunciation without
sentences and use them to make up new sentences fostering an over-reliance on the accompanying
iii) write simple essays using pointers provided pinyin, we have included a vocabulary table at the
back of the book, which are listed chapter by chapter
Knowledge and understanding: Pupils to increase for easy reference. This way, the teacher can teach
i) their knowledge and understanding of the pupils the pronunciation of new characters, and
Chinese language then set them the task of looking them up in the table
ii) their knowledge and understanding of and writing down the correct pinyin on top of the
Chinese culture relevant characters in the chapter. This will give pupils
an opportunity to both diferentiate sounds and to
Learning objectives learn correct pinyin. The Teacher s Book also includes
fash cards of characters and pictures in each chapter.
The learning objectives for each chapter: The teacher can use them to do games and activities
1. Listening Pupils are able to understand the main with the pupils. In addition, each chapter comes with
points, recognise the key vocabulary and sentences, a PowerPoint presentation for revision which gives an
and participate in the learning activities. opportunity to pupils to encounter words and phrases
2. Speaking Pupils are able to respond and they have already learned in previous textbooks. This
communicate information related to the chapter s helps the pupils to connect the old with the new
topic and to use the language introduced in the unit. knowledge, so when they try to construct sentences
3. Reading Pupils are able to recognise and pronounce or write an essay with new vocabulary, they know that
the vocabulary presented in the chapter. They are they can make use of what they have learned before.
also able to follow the sentence patterns.

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