Mandarin - Year 11

Mandarin Overview

Term 1: Technology and healthy living

Learning outcome:

To be able to understand, talk and write about vocabulary relating to media and technology in everyday life and how they impact people’s lifestyles; to be able to describe healthy and unhealthy living and give advice accordingly.

Per AQA specification:

Theme 1: Identity and Culture –

Topic 2 – Technology in everyday life

Theme 2: Local, national, international and global –

Topic 2: social issues (healthy/unhealthy living)

Vocabulary: see “Technology and everyday life” and “social issues” sections in vocabulary list in the AQA Mandarin Specification

Grammar: all question words and conjunctions

  1. Listening and writing papers with GCSE question types
广场(guǎngchǎng)

square

家具(jiājù)

furniture

饭(fàn)厅(tīng)

dining room

沙(shā)发(fā)

sofa

市(shì)中(zhōng)心(xīn)

city center

卫(wèi)生(shēng)间(jiān)

toilet

地(dì)方(fang)

place

地图(dìtú)

map

海边(hǎibiān)

seaside

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
Develop the individual:

Create a supportive community:

Term 2: Education post 16, work and voluntary work

Learning outcome:

Students will be able to understand, talk and write about what people do post-16 and future ambitions, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different jobs. They will be able to comment on different types of voluntary work.

Per AQA specification:

Theme 2: Local, national, international, and global –

Topic 2: social issues (Charity/voluntary work)

Theme 3: Current and future study and employment –

Topic 3: Education post 16

Topic 4: Jobs, Career Choices and Ambitions

Vocabulary: see “social issues” section in vocabulary list in the AQA Mandarin Specification

Grammar: through classwork and homework, the teacher will assess students’ uptake of grammar items as listed in the AQA Mandarin Specification

  1. School mock examination 1: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
教育(jiàoyù)

education

暑假(shǔjià)

summer holiday

活动(huódòng)

activity

兼(jiān)职(zhí)

to do a part time job

零用钱(língyòngqián)

pocket money

申请(shēn qǐng)

application / to apply

办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)

office

新(xīn)闻(wén)

news

网(wǎng)友(yǒu)

e-pal

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
Develop the individual:

Create a supportive community:

Term 3: Global Issues

Learning outcome:

Students will be able to understand, talk and write about current environment and poverty issues, discuss causes, effects, and possible solutions.

Per AQA specification:

Theme 2: Local, national, international, and global –

Topic 3: global issues (the environment, poverty/homelessness)

Vocabulary: see “global issues” section in vocabulary list in the AQA Mandarin Specification

Grammar: revision and practice on weaker grammar points

  1. Translation: to translate short passages from Mandarin to English and English to Mandarin
广(guǎng)告(gào)

advertisement

安(ān)静(jìng)

quiet

地(dì)球(qiú)

earth

气(qì)温(wēn)

temperature

问(wèn)题(tí)

problem/ issue

污(wū)染(rǎn)

pollution

毒(dú)品(pǐn)

drug

结(jié)婚(hūn)

to get married

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
Develop the individual:

Create a supportive community:

Term 4: Revision

Learning outcome:

Students will revise all topics and language and should be familiar with the examination techniques

  1. School mock examination 2: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
护(hù)照(zhào)

passport

旅(lǚ)行(xíng)社(shè)

travel agency

面试(miànshì)

interview

丈(zhàng)夫(fu)

husband

赚钱(zhuànqián)

to earn money

找(zhǎo)(工(gōng)作(zuò))

to look for a job

知(zhī)道(dào)

to know

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
Develop the individual:

Create a supportive community: