Our Mandarin Chinese PPA Cover Programme is thought for Children From Early Years to Key Stage 2. All our teachers are Qualified MFL Teachers or Native Speaking Instructors. We believe strongly in making language classes fun,therefore, we involve a mix of music, songs, games, stories, videos and role-play. In addition, we have combined the most popular topics with environmental education. This will reinforce the importance of environment preservation, as well as developing our young children‘s environmental skills while learning another language.
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| Unit 1 | Tones & Pinyin | In this unit, pupils will be introduced to Mandarin and will discover the different tones of the language. They will also gain an understanding of the Pinyin which is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into Latin script. |
| Unit 2 | Greetings & Numbers | In this unit, pupils continue revising Tones and Pinyin whilst learning basic greetings (formal and informal), say how they are and gain an understanding of the Chinese Culture. Children also learn numbers up to 10 and play some games such as Bingo and guess the number. This unit encourages children to work in pairs or groups by singing a Chinese song and role-playing. |
| Unit 3 | Dates & Days of the Week | In this unit, children recap prior learning and learn some basic classroom phrases such as please, thank you and you are welcome. They will also learn to write the Chinese character for the word year 年, which is used by Chinese people to talk about dates, and will be able to write higher numbers such as 2021 or 2022. In this unit children will sing some songs to learn days of the week, memorize new vocabulary and improve their pronunciation. |
| Unit 4 | Colours | Pupils continue to practise prior learning as starter activities or plenaries and begin to learn colours and their related Chinese Characters. They will be working with many creative activities and will be playing many games to consolidate their learning. Children will also learn a song to help long-term memory and reinforce pronunciation. |
| Unit 5 | Names | In this unit, pupils learn to say what their name and last name is in Mandarin and fully answer the question: 你叫什么名字？(What’s your name?) in Chinese. They will be able to recognize Chinese characters related to names. Children role-play some conversations and play some games such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, 1 pen 1 dice and Super 棒极了 (interactive Chinese Football). |
| Unit 6 | Pets | In this unit, pupils learn about pets in Chinese and will answer the question: Do you have any pets? They will play games such as Guess the animal, Beat the teacher and Hangman to practise new vocabulary and reinforce their learning. Children will also learn about farm animals, will create their own farm and label all their animals using the equivalent Chinese Characters. Children will be introduced to some English as well as Chinese native species, and animals habitats, learning the importance of protecting and preserving them. |
KS1 & KS2 – Level 1
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| Unit 7 | Tones & Pinyin 2 | In this unit, pupils will recap prior learning about tones and pinyin, and will practise more pinyin and four tone exercises by learning the names of different countries and Chinese cities/places. They will also gain a greater understanding of the Pinyin which is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into Latin script. Children will learn some new vocabulary in the target language and their related Chinese characters while consolidating their learning. |
| Unit 8 | All About me | In this unit, pupils will learn other ways to greet people both formally and informally. They will say how they are and introduce themselves in Chinese by asking and answering some questions about name, age and feelings. Children will also learn some Chinese characters related to greetings. This unit encourages children to listen attentively to new sounds and practise more Pinyin and four tone exercises by learning the names of different countries and Chinese cities/places. Children work in pairs or in small groups, play games and enjoy their learning. |
| Unit 9 | Family Members & Environment | In this unit, pupils continue practising prior learning and learn family members in Mandarin Chinese. They will also continue to understand some aspects of the Chinese culture for example: the colour Red in Chinese culture usually means good luck. Red is often worn in weddings to ward off any bad luck to the new bride. Pupils recap numbers up to 10 and will be able to say how many people there are in their family and begin to combine the use of new vocabulary with numbers. The will also learn Miss Xiǎo jiě – Mr. Xiān sheng – Mrs. Fū ren. They begin to combine the use of new vocabulary with numbers. In this unit, children will be inspired to live sustainable lives with their families and communities (reduce, reuse and recycle, save energy and water). |
| Unit 10 | Nationalities & Professions | In this unit, pupils learn different nationalities and professions in Chinese. They will be able to ask and answer questions about the job of their family members and relatives, and say where they work in correct Chinese word order. This unit reinforces opportunities for children to practice speaking by role-playing some basic conversations whilst reviewing prior learning such as greetings. Pupils will also learn countries and use verb ‘shi’ to talk about nationalities, and will recognise a variety of Chinese characters related to jobs and countries. This unit offers great opportunities for children to discuss Green Jobs as well as Green Skills needed for low-carbon transition. |
| Unit 11 | Animals & Biodiversity | In this unit, pupils learn about animals in Chinese. They will play games such as Guess the animal, Beat the teacher and Hangman to practise these words and reinforce their learning. Children will be introduced to the concept of Biodiversity and will learn what Biodiversity is and why it is important for the balance of nature. Pupils will continue to familiarise with Chinese characters related to animals and use some basic verbs to talk about animals. This unit encourages group and pair activities. |
| Unit 12 | Food & Sustainability | In this unit, pupils learn names of fruit and food using songs and games to memorize new vocabulary and reinforce their learning. They will also learn about Chinese culture, traditions, and life in China. The Children will also learn about eating sustainably and shopping wisely by watching videos and learning some vocabulary in the target language. |
KS1 & KS2 – Level 2
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| Unit 13 | Clothing | In this unit,pupils learn how to name different items of clothing, and how to describe those using colours. The young people will be able to say the clothes that they wear on different occasions and give their opinion about them |
| Unit 14 | Transports & Weather | In this unit, pupils learn about different transports and will be able to ask for and give directions. They talk about the weather, read and understand different weather phrases, and work with some weather reports as well as some maps of China which improves their Geography Knowledge. Children also learn about the importance of reducing CO2 emissions, zero emission vehicles and green transports in order to tackle climate change. |
| Unit 15 | Pinyin & Chinese Characters | In this unit, pupils will gain a deeper understanding of the different tones of the Mandarin Language. They will parctise the phonetic transcription of simple Chinese characters into Latin script, and will learn some new Chinese characters. This unit encourages children to work in groups and make use of cooperative learning. |
| Unit 16 | Daily Routines & Time | In this unit, pupils learn a range of verbs to talk about daily routines and the time. They will be able to say what they do every day at a certain time of the day. Children will also recap about dates and days of the week in order to say what they do in different days of the week. This unit reinforces opportunities for pupils to work in pairs or in group and discuss everyday activities as well as actions they could do to help our planet to recover. |
| Unit 17 | Global Issues | In this unit, children learn vocabulary in the target language about global issues (climate change and pollution), and discuss how they can contribute to reduce CO2 emissions and to the nature recovery. Children play some games such as: WordWall and Bingo, and do some creative activities such as: drawing the effects of the plastic pollution in the oceans, and label their work in the target language. This Unit reinforces opportunities for children to engage with the natural world by joining outdoor lessons in the garden/playground of the school. |
| Unit 18 | Celebrations & Traditions | In this unit, pupils will learn about Chinese culture, Chinese delicacies, celebrations, and life in China. They continue to practise food and opinion verbs, whilst learning additional vocabulary and Chinese expressions. This unit reinforces cultural awareness and promotes tolerance and respect for all people. Children also revise everything that they have learnt so far this year to assess progress and support long-term memory. |
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