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READING/WRITING

Mr Eat And Mr Drink

Learning outcome:

Children will understand how to make a simple sentence with a noun and a verb.

You will need:

Food and drink picture cards, cards with the ‘eat’ and ‘drink ’ Mandarin characters.

How to play:

• Print out one card with the character ‘eat’ and the other ‘drink ’; pictures of food and drinks (as per the Food and Drink game)

• Choose two children to play the roles of Mr Eat and Mr Drink and ask them to put on the ‘eat’ and ‘drink ’ character cards (tape them to clothes)

• Give the other children one card each, with a picture of a food item or drink on one side and the corresponding Chinese character on the other side

• Children need to decide who they should give their card to (Mr Eat or Mr Drink), based on their picture or character • When all the picture cards are collected, Mr Eat and Mr Drink will show the class what they have received; if the cards are

given to the right person, children can give a thumbs up and say, ‘eat’ or ‘drink ’ and the picture’s content (e.g. eat noodles, drink water)

• If the cards were given to the incorrect person, the children give a thumbs down

• The card is subsequently given to the correct verb, and the speaking practice continues

Differentiation:

This game works for all levels. One of the ways to differentiate is to give children of a higher level cards without a picture clue (that is, the Chinese character for their food or drink only). For fur ther differentiation it is also possible to ask children to give more than simply the noun and the verb, and expand to give a full sentence according to their current ability. For example, ask children to use a measure word: 吃,一,个,三,明,治 . Alternatively, you can differentiate by using a more developed sentence; 我喜欢吃三明治 .

READING/WRITING

Treasure Hunt

Learning outcome:

Children will have practised reading all the characters given to them on a list and will have matched them with the objects that they represent.

You will need:

Various objects to hide and cards with the name of the object written down.

How to play:

• Hide objects around the class during the children’s break • Split the class into two to three teams and give them each a piece of paper with the objects they need to fnd in Chinese • The team that fnds all of the items frst wins

Differentiation:

This game is suitable for lower levels in the initial instance, although it is possible to develop this by the work that follows on from the treasure hunt. For example, ask children to make simple sentences with the things that they have on their list. Fur ther differentiation for children with a higher level of Mandarin is also possible by asking children to develop their sentences, and to practise asking and answering questions, either in pairs, or in a chain, in their groups.