World Language: Level 1 Chinese (Course at a Glance)
Quarter One
Quarter Two
Quarter Three
Quarter Four
Unit One:
Theme: School,
Classmates and Teachers
(Personal Life/Social Life)
9 weeks
Unit Two:
Theme: Hanging out with
My Friends
(Student Life/Social Life)
4-5 weeks
Unit Four:
Theme: Four Seasons of
the Year
(Lifestyle/Leisure Time)
4-5 weeks
Unit Six:
Theme: Sports and
Health
(Lifestyle/Leisure Time
and Vacation)
8-10 weeks
In Unit One, students will
learn to say greetings and
farewell expressions,
introduce oneself and
others, express gratitude
and inquire about others.
Students will begin to
acquire knowledge of the
formula of Chinese
phonetics (Pinyin), tones,
the formation and strokes of
Chinese characters, and the
characteristics of Chinese
names.
In Unit Two, students will
talk about matters relating
to friends, inquire about
someone’s identity and the
ownership of certain
things, look for people or
things, and express one’s
mood and feelings. They
will continue to practice
Chinese phonetics (Pinyin)
and the stroke order of
Chinese characters. They
will also learn about the
Chinese counting system,
ball games, different
languages, school supplies,
measure words/classifiers
for nouns and limited food
items.
In Unit Four students will
talk about time, dates,
seasons and weather
related topics, inquiring
about time, daily routine
and plans, discussing about
holidays, and describing
weathers. They will
continue learning about
and reviewing some
special structures of the
Chinese language, such as
using a noun or an
adjective as predicate.
Unit Three:
Theme: Family and I
(Home Life/Lifestyle)
4-5 weeks
Unit Five:
Theme: Food and
Clothing
(Lifestyle/Home Life)
4-5 weeks
In Unit Three, students
will talk about age and
family related matters,
inquiring about other’s age
and where a person is
from, understanding others
intention, talking about
pets and neighbors, asking
other’s address and telling
one’s own address, and
describing one’s family
members. They will
continue practice Chinese
phonetics (Pinyin) and the
stroke order of Chinese
characters. They will also
learn about countries,
professions and more
measure words/classifiers
for nouns.
In Unit Five, students will
talk about food, Chinese
New Year, shopping,
colors, clothing, and
descriptions. They will
learn about dining out in a
restaurant, holiday
customs, shopping for
groceries, how to discuss
about color and clothing,
and how to describe the
appearance of people.
In Unit Six, students will
talk about sickness, health
and sports related matters.
They will learn about
seeing a doctor, dentist,
asking and giving
directions, discuss about
participating in sports and
places for vacations.