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Material:
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An Introduction to Chinese Proverbs and Their Origins
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| Submitted by: |
Susan Hess on Sep 11, 2010 |
| Date Last Modified: |
Sep 11, 2010 |
| Title: |
Proverbs, sayings and fables |
| Description: |
Students will explore how proverbs, sayings and fables are used in Chinese and English. |
| Type of Task: |
Group,
Student-centered,
Teacher-centered
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| Time Required |
First lesson will take approx. 1 hour. |
| Topics: |
English proverbs and English fables
成語 |
| Course: |
Chinese, year 2 or higher |
| Audience: |
Middle School
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| Categories: |
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| Prerequisites Skills: |
Intermediate Chinese |
| Learning Objectives: |
1. Explore similarities and differences in English proverbs/fables and Chinese cheng-yu.
2. Learn strategies for listening to more difficult speech. |
| Text of Learning Exercise: |
1. In small groups, students are asked to list as many English proverbs and sayings as they can on a large sheet of paper. These sheets are posted around the room so that students can take a gallery walk and see what other groups thought of.
2. Students will discuss how these are used in English.
3. Teacher prepares a short PowerPoint to introduce "cheng-yu" 成語
4. Teacher introduces key vocabulary for the cheng-yu selected.
5. Students listen to the cheng-yu story - if possible on individual computers, at their own speed, practicing learning strategies. |
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