Unit title Family and Home Area of interaction

Unit title: 家 Family and Home Area of interaction focus Significant concepts Which area of interaction will be our focus? Why have we chosen this? What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future? Community and Service • Exploring the concepts of self, culture and identity. Family life in other countries can differ to that of our own country. • Reflecting on the similarities and differences between my community and other communities around the world Differences in the way families exist in other countries can affect the social norms of that country. MYP unit question How is family life in China different to the UK?

My family LO: • Describe different families using extended sentences

听力 Ext: Write the pinyin and characters for the specific sibling you hear. sister 一。 mèimei – 二。 younger, younger 三。 13, brother 四。 8, older 妹妹 dìdi – gēge – jiějie – 弟弟 mèimei – 妹妹 哥哥 姐姐

René: aged 11, 4 people in her family Lisa: aged 9, 7 people in her family Harry: aged 12, 5 people in his family Cody: aged 13, 6 people in his family Dongdong: aged 10, 3 people in his family Look at the profiles of these five children. Write a sentence for each one. e. g. 我叫……，我…. 岁， 我家有…口人。 EXT: Describe who is in their family based on the total number given – you can make it up!

Video • http: //www. bbc. co. uk/languages/chinese/r eal_chinese/videos/family/

Bingo • Use family members to complete your bingo sheet. Use two members twice. • Write in English.