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A Meal fit for a Queen (Food Theme)
A Meal fit for a Queen Activity For those in the UK, why not use this activity to teach lots of new food and drink words? The duchess of Cornwall is inviting schoolchildren from around the country to create a special menu fit for the Queen in celebration of her 60 years on [Read more]Reading Chinese Characters
Grammar – 先….然后 Powerpoint
Introduce the sentence structure: 先……然后。 This powerpoint presentation explores how to use this sentence structure when talking about daily routines. The students will read the Powerpoint presentation with the teacher, and then create their own sentences. [Read more]Grammar
Grammar – 先….然后 Powerpoint
Introduce the sentence structure: 先……然后。 This powerpoint presentation explores how to use this sentence structure when talking [Read more]
Grammar – past tense Ppt 过
Download the presentation to teach your students about 过。 Students will learn how to say: I have eaten, I have been etc., At the end of the [Read more]
The Simpsons – Descriptions
This is a Powerpoint presentation that introduces students to descriptions like: thin, fat, good looking, ugly, smart, not so smart, old, etc., The [Read more]
A Family presentation
Most beginner students will present a short talk about their family. I usually include the short talk in the context of traveling to China on a [Read more]
Shuo – 说
Sometimes there are words in Chinese that just don’t stick! Words like: 马马虎虎 are always a big hit with students, but I have found that [Read more]
Measure words
Measure words are tricky and sometimes confusing! A lot of students get frustrated by the number of measure words, but I tend to keep the amount of [Read more]
Teaching Ideas
Your parents have just bought a luxurious hotel… (FREE)
How can you grab the attention of your students AND engage them in meaningful learning? A few years ago, I had a particularly difficult class of High School students. They had previously completed two years of learning Chinese with another teacher, but had mostly been disruptive and learnt very little. I was determined that this [Read more]
Vocabulary
Your parents have just bought a luxurious hotel… (FREE)
How can you grab the attention of your students AND engage them in meaningful learning? A few years ago, I had a particularly difficult class of High [Read more]
A Meal fit for a Queen (Food Theme)
A Meal fit for a Queen Activity For those in the UK, why not use this activity to teach lots of new food and drink words? The duchess of Cornwall is [Read more]
Animals
During Chinese New Year, I introduce lots of animals to students, as well as the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. We learn how to express our animal [Read more]
Jeopardy Ppt – I like/don’t like…
Jeopardy Games are a great way to get all students participating in reviewing language. Download this Powerpoint presentation and form students into [Read more]
Creative Chinese Store now open
Over the years, I have developed many resources for the teaching and learning of Chinese. Below are just a few of the materials I have created for [Read more]
Writing Characters
Your parents have just bought a luxurious hotel… (FREE)
How can you grab the attention of your students AND engage them in meaningful learning? A few years ago, I had a particularly difficult class of High [Read more]
Diary Writing – 日记 – FREE
Journal/Diary Writing is a great way for students to use the Chinese characters they have learned during the week. Every Friday, I require my [Read more]
Creative Chinese Store now open
Over the years, I have developed many resources for the teaching and learning of Chinese. Below are just a few of the materials I have created for [Read more]
A Chinese Place-mat for students
My 18 students have just finished 8 weeks of learning Chinese and I must say I am so impressed with their progress. Next week we are celebrating our [Read more]
Email – start off early!
More and more teachers of Chinese are integrating technology into their teaching of Chinese. Students are engaged and challenged when given a [Read more]
App for your Chinese Classroom – FREE
There are many Apps that enhance the learning of Chinese, however the Apps I like the best encourage students to think creatively and apply what they [Read more]
A Visit to Nanjing
This brand new Powerpoint presentation introduces students to a conversation on a train between two people going to Nanjing. New Vocabulary includes [Read more]
Theme: A Visit to a Chinese restaurant
While in the UK, I talked a lot about using Themes to pull a whole lot of topics together, so learning Chinese is more effective and engages [Read more]
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