MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHINESE III (High School)
Authored by: Yong Sun
Reviewed by: Lee Nittel,
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Stacy Snider
Supervisor of Visual & Performing Arts/World Language
Adopted by the Board: January, 2013
Members of the Board of Education:
Lisa Ellis, President
Patrick Rowe, Vice-President
David Arthur
Kevin Blair
Shade Grahling
Linda Gilbert
Thomas Haralampoudis
James Novotny
Superintendent: Dr. Michael Rossi
Madison Public Schools
359 Woodland Road, Madison, NJ 07940
Madison Public Schools
I. OVERVIEW
Chinese III is designed to those students who have successfully completed the Chinese I
and II course of study. It is the third course in the continuing Chinese language sequence
at High school. The course will continue to stress the four basic communication skills of
language learning: listening, speaking, reading and writing. All objectives are practiced
with the goal of communicative and cultural awareness. By end of school year, students
will be able to communicate in interpretive, interpersonal and presentational modes, as
well as demonstrate understanding of cultures via the same three modes.
II. RATIONALE
New Jersey citizens are part of a dynamic, interconnected, and technologically driven
global society centered on the creation and communication of knowledge and ideas
across geographical, cultural, and linguistic borders. Individuals who effectively
communicate in more than one language, with an appropriate understanding of cultural
contexts, are globally literate.
The study of another language and culture enables individuals to communicate face-toface and by virtual means in appropriate ways with people from diverse cultures. The
study of another language fosters attitudes, values, and skills that indicate a positive
disposition and understanding of cultural differences and that enhance cross-cultural
communication.
III. GOALS (Linked to NJ Core Content Standards)
7.1 World Languages: All students will be able to use a world language in addition to
English to engage in meaningful conversation, to understand and interpret spoken and
written language, and to present information, concepts, and ideas, while also gaining an
understanding of the perspectives of other cultures. Through language study, they will
make connections with other content areas, compare the language and culture studied
with their own, and participate in home and global communities.
Language learners can be expected to move through levels of proficiency at different
rates. In addition, language learners may demonstrate differing proficiencies depending
upon the communicative mode in which they are functioning (interpersonal, interpretive,
or presentational) . In Madison High School, students who are taking Chinese III should
meet the cumulative progress indicators for the Intermediate - Mid Level of
proficiency. Intermediate-Mid Level students communicate using strings of sentences to
ask and answer questions, to handle simple transactions related to everyday life, and to
talk about subject matter studied in other classes. By the end of Chinese III, students
taking a continuing sequence of language from middle school will:
A. Interpretive Mode:
1. Compare and contrast information contained in culturally authentic materials using
electronic information sources related to targeted themes.
2. Demonstrate comprehension of oral and written instructions connected to daily
activities and to some unfamiliar situations through appropriate responses.
3. Analyze the use of verbal and non-verbal etiquette (i.e., gestures, intonation, and
cultural practices) in the target culture(s) to determine the meaning of a message.
4. Use target language to paraphrase what is heard or read in oral or written descriptions
of people, places, objects, and daily activities.
5. Comprehend conversations and written information on a variety of familiar and some
unfamiliar topics.
6. Compare and contrast the main idea, theme, main characters, and setting in readings
from age- and level-appropriate, culturally authentic materials.
7. Infer the meaning of some unfamiliar words in some new contexts.
8. Use knowledge of structures of the target language to deduce meaning of new and
unfamiliar structures.
B. Interpersonal Mode:
1. Use digital tools to participate in short conversations and to exchange information
related to a variety of familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics.
2. Give and follow a series of oral and written directions, commands, and requests for
participating in age- and level-appropriate classroom and cultural activities in familiar
and some unfamiliar situations.
3. Use appropriate gestures, intonation, and common idiomatic expressions of the target
culture(s)/language in familiar and some unfamiliar situations.
4. Ask and respond to factual and interpretive questions of a personal nature, on schoolrelated topics, and on some unfamiliar topics and situations.
5. Engage in short conversations about personal experiences or events, topics studied in
other content areas, and some unfamiliar topics and situations.
C. Presentational Mode:
1. Synthesize information related to the cultural products, cultural practices, and cultural
perspectives associated with targeted culture(s) to create a multimedia-rich presentation
on targeted themes to be shared virtually with a target language audience
2. Dramatize student-created and/or authentic short plays, skits, poems, songs, stories, or
reports.
3. Use language creatively to respond in writing to a variety of oral or visual prompts
about familiar and some unfamiliar situations.
4. Synthesize information found in age- and level-appropriate culturally authentic
materials
5. Compare the cultural perspectives of the target culture(s) with those of one’s own
culture, as evidenced through the cultural products and cultural practices associated with
each.
IV. Objectives
Unit 1 – Students will be able to:
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Introduce people and place, such as: school, home, store, etc.
Ask and tell transportation and direction
Describe location and surrounding
Ask and tell someone’s plans and needs
Express how to borrow things from others
Make characters with particular radical
Understand the difference of school system between China and USA.
Understand Chinese culture and gain knowledge from Chinese songs, poems,
riddles, limericks and twisters
Unit 2 – Students will be able to:
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Express sports and hobbies
Express that an event has concluded
Express opinions
Express different style of music
Express regret
Offer something to someone
Express urgency
Make characters with particular radical
Gain knowledge about Chinese arts, such as Chinese painting, calligraphy, drama,
leather – silhouette, etc.
Unit 3 – Students will be able to:
1. Express family members, occupation, colors and clothing , year, month and date
and weather, etc.
2. Exchange festival greetings
3. Describe rooms and house
4. Pass information
5. Consult with others
6. Express ambitions
7. Express apologies and forgiveness
8. Gain knowledge about Chinese holiday, birthday, vacation, etc.
Unit 4 – Students will be able to:
1. Express tastes and dislikes for food
2. Express invitation
3. Express results of eating and drinking
4. Inquiring about and express physical feeling
5. Express advice and suggestions
Unit 5 – Students will be able to:
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Express colors and clothing
Express complements and praise
Solicit opinions
Offer suggestions
Express comparisons
Express reasons and results
Discuss birth years and corresponding zodiac
Unit 6 – Students will be able to:
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Express transportations
Express prohibition
Ask and offer assistance
Request cooperation
Express plan
V. Content and Activities:
See attached table - Chinese III Scope and Sequence (MHS)
VI. Evaluation
1. Quiz/Test:
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Vocabulary quizzes
Grammar quizzes
Lesson tests
Writing, reading, speaking, and listening proficiency test
Midterm exam and Final exam
2. Informal Assessment:
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Classroom teacher observation
In Class student dialogues
Class work
Homework
Evaluation checklist
Student feedback form
VII. Resources
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Textbook – Learn Chinese with me (2)
Workbook accompany textbook
CD accompany text book
Supplementary book – Chinese made easy
CD - Sing Songs to learn Chinese
Teacher-made materials
DVD
• Chinese city tours
• Chinese film
• Learn to speak Chinese
8. Internet
Madison School District – High School
Chinese III Scope and Sequence (2011-2012)
Unit of Study
Unit 1
Jake and his
classmates
Key Vocabulary/ Language
in Use
9. Explain someone’s
school, grade and
class
10. ask and tell
transportation
11. Express means of
commuting
12. Review to ask and
tell direction
13. Describe location and
surrounding
14. Review school
subject
15. Ask and tell
someone’s plans
16. Review how to
express someone’s
needs
17. Express how to
borrow things from
others
18. Make characters with
particular radical
Activities/Assessment/Project Cultural Connections
Activities:
1. Pair practice (dialogues)
2. Reading and writing
contest
3. Write compositions
4. Complete teacher-made
class work and homework
5. Listen and answer
questions
6. Interview partner for
his/her school subject
7. Presentation
8. Write a class schedule for
this semester in Chinese
9. Survey for how to get
school
10. Write a letter to friend
11. Sing Chinese song
12. Recite children’s songs,
Chinese ancient poems,
riddles, limerick and
tongue twister
13. Game -Jeopardy; Chain game;
Bingo; Go fishing
Magic cards; Matching
Flash cards
1. Chinese culture for
introducing people
2. Chinese school system
3. Subjects at school in
China
4. How the students
normally get to school in
China
5. What the school and class
looks like in China
6. Chinese songs, poems,
riddles, limericks and
twisters
Related Literature, Video,
and Songs
1. Textbook – Learn
Chinese with me (2)
2. Workbook
accompany textbook
3. CD accompany text
book
4. Supplementary book
– Chinese made easy
5. CD - Sing Songs to
learn Chinese
6. Teacher-made
materials
7. DVD
• Chinese city tours
• Chinese film
• Learn to speak
Chinese
8. Internet
Unit 2
Hobbies
Unit 3
A Caring
Family
19. Review how to
express sports and
hobbies
20. Ask and tell
someone’s hobbies
21. Express that an event
has concluded
22. Express opinions
23. Express different
style of music
24. Express regret
25. Offer something to
someone
26. Express urgency\
27. Review measure
words
28. Make characters with
particular radical
29. Review family
members
30. Review colors and
clothing
31. Review holidays
32. Exchange festival
14. Role play
15. Complete teacher-made
class work and homework
16. Interview your group
member and find out what
kind of music, sports they
like
17. Make a discuss list to lead
discuss for the group
18. Interview partner
19. Make movie or concert
poster
20. Interview classmates what
they do for spare time
21. Write assay to introduce
your hobbies, interest or
daily routine
22. Recite children’s songs,
Chinese ancient poems,
riddles, limerick and
tongue twister
23. Game -Jeopardy; Chain game;
Bingo; Go fishing
Magic cards; Matching
Flash cards
24. Role play
25. Complete teacher-made
class work and homework
26. Draw a floor plan for own
house
27. Interview
28. Create a note to partner for
7. Chinese traditional and
popular sport
8. Sport competition at
school in China
9. Chinese traditional
acrobatics
10. Chinese movies
11. Chinese traditional music
and instruments
12. Chinese traditional drama,
such as Beijing opera
13. Famous writers or artists
in China
14. Chinese painting and
calligraphy
15. Chinese leather –
silhouette
16. Chinese songs, poems,
riddles, limericks and
twisters
17. Family tradition in China
18. How to spend weekend in
China
19. Holiday celebration in
China
20. Birthday celebration in
greetings
33. Describe rooms and
house
34. Pass information
35. Consult with others
36. Review occupations
37. Express ambitions
38. Express apologies
and forgiveness
39. Review how to
express year, month
and date
40. Review weathers
41. Ask and tell opinions
42. Make characters with
particular radical
Unit 4
Diet and
health
43. Review foods and
drinks
44. Express tastes and
dislikes for food
45. Express invitation
46. Express results of
eating and drinking
47. Review body parts
48. Inquiring about and
express physical
feeling
invitation
29. Describe pictures
30. Make comic book
31. Magic cards to create
sentences
32. Presentation
33. Write a report to tell what
kind of jobs which high
school students like/dislike
34. Chinese words
reorganization contest
35. leave message for passing
information
36. Recite children’s songs,
Chinese ancient poems,
riddles, limerick and
tongue twister
37. Game -Jeopardy; Chain game;
Bingo; Go fishing
Magic cards; Matching
Flash cards
38. Role play
39. Complete teacher-made
class work and homework
40. Describe pictures
41. Magic cards to create
sentences
42. Presentation
• At doctors office
• At restaurant
43. Poster
44. Write a invitation letter to
China
21. Most popular jobs in
China
22. Vacation in China
23. Traditional Chinese foods
and drinks
24. Difference between the
restaurants in China and
the restaurants in USA
25. Eight famous cuisine in
China
26. Medical system in China
27. The ways to pay at
restaurants
49. Express advice and
suggestions
friend
45. Written request for leaving
46. Recite children’s songs,
Chinese ancient poems,
riddles, limerick and
tongue twister
47. Game -Jeopardy; Chain game;
Bingo; Go fishing
Magic cards; Matching
Flash cards
Unit 5
Colorful
Clothing
50. Review colors and
clothing
51. Express complements
and praise
52. Solicit opinions
53. Offer suggestions
54. Express comparisons
55. Express reasons and
results
56. Review zodiac sign
and animals
57. Discuss birth years
and corresponding
zodiac
48. Role play
49. Complete teacher-made
class work and homework
50. Describe pictures
51. Magic cards to create
sentences
52. Presentation
• At store
• Fashion design
53. Poster – announcement
54. Recite children’s songs,
Chinese ancient poems,
riddles, limerick and
tongue twister
55. Game -Jeopardy; Chain game;
Bingo; Go fishing
Magic cards; Matching
Flash cards
Unit 6
Treasure our
environment
58. Express
transportations
59. Express prohibition
56. Role play
57. Complete teacher-made
28. Traditional Chinese
clothing
29. History of “Qipao”
30. Chinese zodiac and the
years that they represent
31. Chinese jokes
32. Popular Transportation in
China
33. Common transportation
60. Ask and offer
assistance
61. Request cooperation
62. Express plan
class work and homework
58. Describe pictures
59. Magic cards to create
sentences
60. Write a letter to friend
61. Presentation
• At subway station
• My summer plan
62. Poster – summer camp
63. Recite children’s songs,
Chinese ancient poems,
riddles, limerick and
tongue twister
64. Game -Jeopardy; Chain game;
Bingo; Go fishing
Magic cards; Matching
Flash cards
Assessment:
1. Quiz/Test:
• Vocabulary quizzes
• Grammar quizzes
• Lesson tests
• Writing, reading,
speaking, and listening
proficiency test
2. Informal Assessment:
• Classroom teacher
observation
• In Class student
dialogues
• Class work
for students
34. Garbage collection system
in China
35. School system in China
36. Prohibition in China
37. Kid’s pocket money
38. Camps in China
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Homework
Evaluation checklist
Student feedback form