Chinese 1 for Schools – Lesson 5
We are learning to.… Say how old we are, ask someone’s age and practice numbers up to 19.
In this video, you will learn how to ask someone their age and say your age. This means we will need to start looking at numbers in Mandarin.
In this video, you will learn how to count up to 19 in Mandarin.
You can also download the PowerPoint, which includes sound files, to check and practise your numbers further.
Watch and listen to this fun song and go over numbers in Mandarin.
Make sure you invent a dance to go with the song!
Listen to the podcast. Can the class answer the questions from the quiz? We suggest playing the quiz in teams and using the whiteboards to record their answers, so pupils can move around.
Lucky Numbers Quiz
Challenge 1 – Singing
Teach the rap song from Lesson 5.3 to a friend or someone in your family!
Challenge 2 – Art and Craft
For the Chinese New Year, Chinese people offer a red envelope, usually containing money, to their family and friends. Theses envelopes bring good luck to the people you give them to.Make a “lucky” red envelope and decorate it with your zodiac animal. Use the template provided and cut out the design onto red paper (see separate document).
Lucky red envelope template
Challenge 3 – What’s the time Mr Wolf ? (Lǎoláng Lǎoláng jǐdiǎn le?)
One child is chosen to be Mr Wolf. He/she stands at one end of the room or playing area. The other players stand in a line at the other end. Mr Wolf turns his/her back to commence play.The players call out, “What’s the time Mr Wolf ?” (Lǎoláng Lǎoláng jǐdiǎn le?) and Mr Wolf turns and answers with a time (for example : it’s 2 o’clock) : Liǎng diǎnle. Mr Wolf then turns his back again while the children advance again chanting “What’s the time Mr Wolf ?”. Mr Wolf will continue to respond until the players come very close. Once the line of players is close to Mr Wolf, he can respond to the chant with “I’m hungry” : “wǒ è le! ” at which point, he will chase the players back to the starting line with the aim to catch one of them, who will then become Mr Wolf for the next round of the game.
Once you’ve managed your challenges, you can start lesson 6!
