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Language Development Lesson Plan From
(第三十四周)Week of April 30---May 4, 2011
Teacher: Fang Wu, Second Grade
Subject: Chinese Language Arts
Topic: Lets’ go to Japan 《到日本旅行》
Linguistic Objective:
Speaking: Students will be able to read new vocabulary and use sentence structures
and sharing their experience of traveling.
Listening: Students will be able to understand the content when the classmates and
teachers are sharing their own travel experiences.
Writing: Students will be able to write new vocabulary
Reading: Students will be able to read the small book and the script which related to
the Academic Performance on June
Content Objective:
Students will be able to…
 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic ideas of Japan, including the
location (reading the map, different time zone) and the different cultures and
arts
 Demonstrate understanding of the content by pointing out several specific
points when it comes to Japan
Language Objective:
Content-Obligatory
Students will demonstrate understanding of key vocabulary words
 姨，黄，趟，途，岛，富，顶，季，盖，首，现，代，京，热，闹，街，
建，筑，艺，品，折，套，漂，道，能 。
Students will demonstrate understanding of key vocabulary words
 上个月，日本，美国，搭，趟， 旅行，飞机， 小时,，岛国， 火山，富士
山， 山顶，一年四季，盖着，首都，世界上，现代都市，热闹，街道上，
建筑物，艺术品，美丽，折纸艺术，一套，漂亮，和服，希望，整理，
旅行箱/
行李箱
Content-Compatible
Students will
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 Use known vocabulary/ sentences to share their own experience of traveling,
such as when they were having the trip? In what states/ countries they have
been to/ who were they going with? What was the feeling of traveling?
 Use known vocabulary such as 地图（maps），衣服 (clothes)，裤子(pants)，
帽 子 (hats) ， 鞋 子 (shoes) ， 袜 子 (socks) ， 雨 伞 (umbrellas) ， 太 阳 眼 镜
(sunglasses) to share their experience of how to pack their luggage and how
they decide what to bring for traveling.
Materials:
Big flashcards for teacher to demonstrate
Small flashcards for students
Chinese character worksheets
Asian and Japan map transparencies
Postcard, kimono（和服）, origami paper, and art crafts of Japan
(More detail materials for art craft, please see daily procedure)
Procedure:
Monday, April 25, 2011: Introduce the lesson
A. The teacher will introduce this lesson by having students folding a paper box
and students are expected why they are doing this and in which country has
this activity.
B. Whenever students have the answer, the teacher will review this word with
flashcard and introduce the country, Japan.
C. Then the teacher will take out one small luggage and ask students when they
will need a luggage and review the phrase: 旅行。The teacher will also
introduce the vocabulary of 旅行箱/ 行李箱 (luggage)
D. The teacher will continue the topic by practicing two sentences:
 I am going to Japan for traveling. (我要到日本旅行)
 I am going to pack my luggage. (我要整理我的旅行箱)
E. The teacher will ask students guessing what the teacher has in the luggage and
Also review these related vocabulary.
F. After students are familiar with these vocabulary and two sentences, the
teacher will offer the whole dialogue as below and making one paper suitcase:
a: Where are you going to for traveling?
b: I am going to Japan and I am packing my luggage.
a: What do you have in your luggage?
b: I have ______, ________, ________, _______ in my luggage.
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G. Students will learn three characters“姨,黄”
Homework: Write three characters “姨，黄” on the wordbook.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011: Introduce key vocabulary in this lesson
A. When students have a big idea of this topic, the teacher will start to
introduce key vocabulary used in the content.
B. The teacher will introduce the location of Japan by using Asia map;
introduce the location of the Fuji Mountain by using a Japanese map. While
introducing the location and reading the map, the teacher will briefly teach
several tips of reading maps, for example: finding the direction, east, west,
north, and south.
C. The teacher will review the expression of time, date that were introduced in
The lesson “ I grew up”. For example, last week, last month, last year, etc.
D. The teacher will start to introduce different transportations used for a long
distance traveling and the verbs (搭,坐)that go with the transportation.
E. Students will learn three characters“趟，途，岛”
Homework: Write three characters “趟，途，岛”on the workbook.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011: Introducing the text
A. The teacher will review the expression of time, date and the verbs that go
with the different transportation.
B. The teacher will integrate two sentences into the dialogue practiced on
Monday:
a: Where are you going to for traveling?
b: I am going to Japan and I am packing my luggage.
a: What do you have in your luggage?
b: I have ______, ________, ________, _______ in my luggage.
a: How are you going to go there?
b: I am going to take……
C. Students will review the small book and the teacher will start introducing the
Text and read with the students.
D. Students will learn three characters“富，顶，季”
Homework: Write three characters “富，顶，季”on the workbook.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
A. Students will be grouped in three or four. The teacher will ask them to write
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down the food and the tools using for dinning that they usually see in
western culture. then the teacher will ask students questions: Do you know
what Japanese usually eat? and what kind of tools they will use for dinning?
Students will brainstorm their ideas and share with their neighbor.
B. The teacher will use the book “My Japan” to introduce the culture of Japan.
We will talk about food, the tools using for eating, and the clothing for
going to the school.
C. Students will be ask to compare the difference and make a chart.
D. Students will learn three characters“盖，首，现”
Homework: Write three characters “盖，首，现”on the workbook.
Friday, April 29, 2011
A. The teacher will introduce several more vocabulary mentioned in this lesson,
for example, 盖着，首都，世界上，现代都市，热闹，街道上，建筑物.
B. The teacher will introduce the new vocabulary, 首都 (capital), by offering
many different examples with the flags and pictures. For example, the
teacher will introduce the capital of China is Beijing, the capital of Taiwan
in Taipei, the capital of France is Paris, the capital of Great England is
London, etc., at the end, the teacher will ask students the question of the
capital of United States is _____. The teacher will expect students’ answer is
Washington D.C., and then come up the idea of “capital” is 首都.
C. The teacher will ask students if they can guess the capital of Japan and show
them on the Japanese Map.
D. The teacher will introduce the three vocabulary 现代都市，热闹，街道上
by using the book: My Japan (Transportation and The City) to describe the
busy and crowed streets.
E. When the teacher introduces the concept of “modern”, the teacher will show
students many 20th century technologies and architectures, for example,
computers, cell phones, air plans, tall buildings, etc., and compare to the
concept of modern is the idea of ancient. The teacher will show students the
wagon, the clothes, and architectures.
F. The teacher will review vocabulary with students by playing matching game
and then lead students read the textbook related to these vocabularies.
G. Students will learn three characters“代，京，热”
Homework: Write three characters “代，京，热”on the workbook.
Differentiation:
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Linguistic intelligence ("word smart"): Chinese characters and the sentence
structure.
Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart"): None for
this week lesson.
Spatial intelligence ("picture smart"): Reading the story book “My Japan” by
Etsuko Watanable
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart"): Hand on crafte.
Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart"): working with their classmates
Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart"): classroom worksheet
Assessment:
Worksheet and homework will be the formal assessment. Teacher’s observation
and students’ interaction with the teacher and the classmates will be the
informal assessment.