Chinese
Weather
Activity context
These digital resources are designed for languages teachers to use with Interactive Whiteboards. This
activity has been designed to consolidate the language in the topic area of seasons and weather.
Syllabus links:
4.UL.2
demonstrates understanding of the main ideas and supporting detail in written texts and
responds appropriately
4.UL.3
establishes and maintains communication in familiar situations
4.MLC.1
demonstrates understanding of the importance of appropriate use of language in diverse
contexts
5.UL.2
selects, summarises and analyses information and ideas in written texts and responds
appropriately
5.UL.3
uses Chinese by incorporating diverse structures and features to express own ideas
5.MLC.1
demonstrates understanding of the nature of languages as systems by describing and
comparing linguistic features across languages
5.MBC.1
explores the interdependence of language and culture in a range of texts and contexts.
Notebook page
Activity
Weather: vocabulary
To teach vocabulary related to weather.
Teacher or students click on the vocabulary cards. When
clicked, the cards will flip over and show the written word.
Teachers can use this as a tool to teach vocabulary items.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many vocabulary
items and images.
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Seasons: vocabulary
To teach vocabulary related to seasons.
Teacher or students click on the vocabulary cards. When
clicked, the cards will flip over and show the written word.
Teachers can use this as a tool to teach vocabulary items.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many vocabulary
items and images.
Weather and seasons: vocabulary
To consolidate vocabulary related to weather and seasons.
Students click on the flashing pictures. When they click, the
picture will stop flashing and students are given three
vocabulary options to choose from.
When they click the correct word, the pictures will begin to
flash again.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many vocabulary
items and images.
Weather: memory game
To consolidate vocabulary related to weather and seasons.
Students form teams. Team members click on two cards and
try to find pairs. Students take turns from each group. When
two matching cards are found (picture and text), the team gets
a point. The winning team is the team which finds the most
pairs.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many vocabulary
items and images.
Seasons and months
To consolidate vocabulary related to seasons and months.
Students click on the spinning wheel image to make the
spindle turn and stop randomly on a month. Students need to
make a sentence stating what season the month is in for
either China or Australia. They could also add extra sentences
regarding weather and clothing in relation to that month. To
restart the spindle simply click again on the picture.
In this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary and
sentence structures for seasons and months.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many segments.
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Seasons and weather: jumbled words
To consolidate vocabulary related to seasons and weather.
Students click on start to begin the timer, they then need to
rearrange the balls with jumbled letters to reveal a Chinese
phrase associated with seasons or weather. If they are having
difficulty they may hit clue to reveal a picture.
In this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for
seasons and weather.
The Notebook file can be edited to include five vocabulary
items and images.
Seasons and weather: fridge magnets
To consolidate vocabulary and grammar structures related to
seasons and weather.
Students move the letters in a manner similar to using fridge
magnet letters to form sentences or questions. The teacher
may ask the rest of the cIass to respond to the information
created by the students. The teacher may also put up random
words (Pinyin) for students to create sentences or stories,
either in written or verbal form. For this activity students need
to have learnt the vocabulary and sentence structures for
seasons and weather.
Seasons and weather: wordmatch
To consolidate vocabulary related to seasons and weather.
Students read the English and Chinese vocabulary, then drag
the appropriate Chinese word into position to the left of its
English equivalent. Teachers can time the students
completing this activity.
In this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for
seasons and weather.
The Notebook file can be edited to include up to eight
vocabulary items and translations.
Weather map
To consolidate vocabulary and grammar related to talking
about the weather.
Students could use this map to practise giving weather
reports.
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Weather report
To consolidate vocabulary and grammar related to talking
about the weather.
Students listen to the weather report and drag the appropriate
pictures to the map to show the weather forecast in each
place.
Assessment strategies:
The teacher:
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observes students participating in activities
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provides oral feedback to the class and to individual students.
Assessment criteria:
The student:
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listens actively to aid comprehension
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contributes to the identification and labelling of the vocabulary
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demonstrates comprehension, e.g. by matching words to pictures
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develops writing skills in context, e.g. matching words with pictures and labelling objects.
The Notebook files for each student can form part of your assessment to inform your teaching and capture
"point in time" learning.
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