Chinese I Unit Overviews
Unit 1 My Classmates and I
 Language:
o Pinyin----Chinese sound system
o Daily communication
o Self-introduction
o Exchanging simple personal information, such as the place where you live,
your telephone number and email address.
 Grammar:
o The rules for writing Chinese characters
 Culture:
o Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Unit 2 My Family
 Language:
o Introduction of family members, their ages, occupations, likes/dislikes
o Nationality, language and country of origin
o Counting in Chinese from 1 to 99
o Describing where an action takes place
 Grammar:
o Ask some “WH” questions
 Culture:
o The Great Wall----One of the seven wonders in the world
Unit 3 Time and Dates
 Language:
o Telling the time, date and day of the week
o The order of times and dates
o Name of high school courses
o Talking about birthdays, daily activities and weekend plans
o Making a phone call and an appointment
o Writing a letter or email in Chinese
 Grammar:
o Adverbial of time
o Adverbial of place
o How to use 要 to describe future events
o Chinese letter and email formats
 Culture:
o Chinese traditions and customs
Unit 4 Things We Use Every Day
 Language:
Colors
Basic school supplies
Sports and basic sporting goods
Basic computer supplies
Basic eating utensils
A sequence of events
Grammar:
Some commonly used measure words
Some commonly used Chinese sentence structures to indicate a sequence of
actions
o Alternative questions with 是
o Tag questions with 怎么
 Culture:
o Chinese New Year
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Unit 5 Things We Do for Fun
 Language:
o Words for some common recreational activities, such as computer games,
TV programs, musical instruments, movies, concerts, sports and travel.
o Describing an action in progress.
o Using words and phrases to modify a noun
o Time spent on an activity
o Talk about two actions that take place at the same time
 Grammar:
o Optative verbs to express intent, ability, permission and wish
o Conjunctions to describe when two or more actions take place (immediately
after one another, at the same time, and sequentially)
 Culture:
o Chinese Lantern Festival
Unit 6 The Places Where We Live
 Language:
o Words needed for talking about school buildings, rooms in a house, future
plans, and locations and positions
o Describing the layout of a house, major buildings in a school, the
surroundings of your home and school
o Some major Chinese cities
o Future plans
 Grammar:
o Basic sentence structures for indicating distance between two things
o Basic structure for indicating the completion of an action
 Culture:
o Dragon Boat Festival