中文大纲Chinese 3 Curriculum I can statements for each theme
Performance Level: Intermediate Low/ Mid
Textbook: HUAN YING (Vol. 2)
Month / Theme or Big Idea / I can statementsAugust/September / Unit 1 Transportation /
- I can talk about ground and air travel
- I can give directions
- I can describe the characteristics of an action
- I can make a suggestion or command others to do or not to do something
- I can describe a situation that has changed
- I can describe an ongoing action or condition
- I can describe the result or consequence of an action
- I can describe the direction of an action
- I can state that something is about to happen
- I can describe the details of a known past event
- I can state how many times an action has taken place
- I can describe an experience
October / Food and Drink /
- I can name common American food items as well Chinese food items
- I can Order food in a Chinese restaurant
- I can talk about the price of something
- Icanmake a comparison between two things or two people, including:
A is much more X than B
A and B are similar
- Ican describe the immediacy of an action that is about to take place
- I can describe an existing condition or phenomenon
- I can describe a healthy diet
- I can briefly describe the Mid-Autumn Festival
- I can describe a repeated action
November / Weather and Travel /
- I can Talk about the weather
- I can talk about the climate in different regions in China
- I can talk about the four seasons
- I can describe geography and geographic features
- I can describe a travel plan
- I can make a hypothesis
- I can describe the sequence of several events
December
-January / Window Shopping /
- I can understand a sales sign and a sales advertisement
- I can describe a product
- I can describe common clothing items, including color, size and style
- I can describe the places where you go shopping
- I can describe the prices of products, including sale prices
- I can describe a sales event
- I can describe goods needed for celebrating the Spring Festival
- I can narrate or describe a shopping experience
- I can read a simple advertisement for a sales event
January / Chinese New Year /
- I can say the 12 animals of Chinese Zodiac
- I can associate my year of birth with Chinese zodiac by saying:
- I can explain the Chinese tradition of celebrating new year and make comparisons to the holidays in my country.
- I can say Chinesenew year greetings. 恭喜发财，新年好/快乐，
- I can make Chinese new year decorations such as ：spring couplets, paper-cut, lantern, etc., and typical Chinese food for new year: dumpling.
- I can understand the Chinese lunar calendar.
- I can sing Happy new year song.
February
-March / Do You Need Help? /
- I can name major body parts
- I can describe the appearance of a person
- I can describe common symptoms of illnesses
- I can understand instructions about when and how to take a medicine
- I can describe simple injuries
- I can describe a traffic accident
- I can describe a petty crime, such as a theft
- I can ask for assistance when in need
- I can describe an action that is done to someone or something
March
-April
-May / Summer Plan /
- I can narrate future events
- I can describe family summer plans
- I can describe, in some detail, a summer camp
- I can describe, in some detail, an academic program
- I can describe work, including the working environment, schedule, major responsibilities, and co-workers
- I can describe the nature of an organization
- I can understand a simple description of an academic program
- I can understand a simple announcement
May / My travel plan / I can design my own travel plan to visit one city in China.
May / Review