Chinese Made Easy 4 is the fourth book of the CME series. At the end of the course, the students will be able to use extended language to talk about country, cites, community, family life, holidays as well as traveling.
Students learn better in an environment where they can use the language in a realistic context. Problem solving and information transferring interactions allow students to use the language purposely. The focus for students is on completing the tasks and language provides the means.
Limited language forms are used selectively and repeatedly.
The Steps of Teaching and Learning
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Preparation (Knowledge Input)
2.
Listening Comprehension (Modeling)
3.
Retelling (Oral Production---words & phrases)
4.
Reading Comprehension (Culture Input)
5.
Mixed production (Discussion/Role-playing/Presentation)
6.
Written production (Required topics related to the lesson)
Carolyn Zhang

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The students listen to the teacher’s reading and label the unknown characters with pinyin.
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The students are encouraged to use different words to express the new words in the context as much as they can.
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The students will have specific words/grammatical points practice.
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The students try to change the composite sentences to simple sentences and finally they can summarize the story by using essential words/sentences learnt, as well as rethink the language and express ideas in their own way.
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Cultural Corner: We will hold a knowledge lecture about China.

Lesson One: The Geography of China
Main book: Chinese Made Easy 4 (Page 1~7)
Extra book: Hello I --- Lesson one---HW
Four Skills
1.
Listening
The teacher reads the passage and the students record the contents in characters or some new word can be written in pinyin.
2.
Speaking: Transportation
3.
Reading: The Difference between North and South
Guangzhou/Shanghai/Shanghai/U.S.A
The Lesson form the Broken Arrow---HW
4.
Writing: Introducing a country based on the sample.
Culture: Mini Lecture---China
Homework
8/24: Reading <China> Page 1-5
8/26: Reading <Administrative Zone in China>
8/30: Radical’s meaning.
9/1: Reading << 折箭训子》

Lesson Two: Mandarin
Main book: Chinese Made Easy 4 (Page 8~15)
Extra book: 成语中的知识 ----HW(Page 6~9)
Four Skills
5.
Listening
The teacher reads the passage and the students record the contents in characters or some new word can be written in pinyin.
6.
Speaking: counties and their first language & official language
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Reading: Workbook Page 27 part 5/6, handouts
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Writing: create mini stories based on the sample.
Culture: Mini Lecture---Chinese Education and Language
Homework
9/13: Reading <Chinese Education and Language>
9/15: Reading <Idioms> & prepare for the dictation
9/19: Writing
9/21: Prepare for Lesson 2 quiz and review based on the notes, return the books
9/23:Preview Lesson 3

Lesson Three: Chinese Cuisine
Main book: Chinese Made Easy 4 (Page 16~23)
Extra book: 木兰从军 ----HW
Four Skills
9.
Listening
The teacher reads the passage and the students record the contents in characters or some new word can be written in pinyin.
10.
Speaking: introduce one kind of cooking you are good at
11.
Reading: The Joy of Learning Chinese Page 40~41
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Writing: create mini stories based on the sample.
Culture: Mini Lecture--- Chinese Catering
Homework
9/27: Reading < 木兰从军 > & < 中国饮食 >
9/29: Reading < 学烧中国菜 > and create an essay about cooking
Prepare for the lesson 3 dictation
10/10: Reading Comprehension
10/12: Vocabulary Practice <See handouts>
10/14:Preview Lesson 4