Unit title: 家 Family and Home Area of interaction focus Significant concepts Which area of interaction will be our focus? Why have we chosen this? What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future? Community and Service • Exploring the concepts of self, culture and identity. Family life in other countries can differ to that of our own country. • Reflecting on the similarities and differences between my community and other communities around the world Differences in the way families exist in other countries can affect the social norms of that country. MYP unit question How is family life in China different to the UK? My family LO: •Learn the words for members of family •Talk about what family members you do and don’t have wǒ jiā 我家 mā ma 妈妈 mother bà ba 爸爸 father jiě jie 姐姐 Elder sister mèi mei 妹妹 younger sister gē ge 哥哥 Elder brother dì di 弟弟 Younger brother 妈妈 爸爸 弟弟 姐姐 哥哥 妹妹 māma jiějie bàba gēge mèimei dìdi yǒu 有 have wǒ yǒu dì di 我有弟弟 I have a younger brother méi yǒu 没有 not have / don’t have wǒ méi yǒu jiě jie 你没有姐姐 I don’t have an older sister 写xiě • Write the new words into your vocabulary book. • Use the character sheet to practise your writing. 听力tīng lì • 第二十页, 练习一 • EXT:Write the family member and their age in characters. nǐ yǒu gē ge ma? 你有哥哥吗? You have elder brother? nǐ yǒu jiě jie ma? 你有姐姐吗? You have elder sister? nǐ yǒu mèi mei ma? 你有妹妹吗? You have younger sister? Measure words One cup of tea English One piece of paper Chinese Number + measure word + noun Measure words gè 个 common m.w. Measure words Yí ge jiě jie 一个姐姐 one older sister Measure words sān ge dì di 三个弟弟 three younger brothers Measure words liǎng ge mèi mei 两个妹妹 two younger sisters Measure words In Chinese you must always put a measure word in between a number and a noun. Number + measure word + noun ge 个 is a common m.w. and should be used if you don’t know the specific m.w. for a noun. liǎng 两 = 2 when used with a measure word. Complete ex. 2 and write out the pinyin for each sentence. 唱歌 • Baba, mama • Baba, mama • Wo de jia, wo de jia • Jiejie, gege, didi • Didi, gege, meimei • Wo de jia, wo de jia To the tune of London Bridge is falling down’. 唱歌chàng gē • 爸爸, 妈妈 • 爸爸,妈妈 • 我的家, 我的家 • 姐姐, 哥哥, 弟弟 • 弟弟, 哥哥, 妹妹 • 我的家, 我的家