Theme focus:
Family structures:
Family units
Gender roles
Childcare
Ageing population:
The elderly in China
Causes and solutions
Generation gap:
Differences between generations
Issues of generation gap
Bridging generation gap
Family planning:
One-child, two-child and now three-child policy
Literary focus:
Literary techniques in Chinese
A Very Special Pigeon: close reading of Chapter 1-2
Literary test: open-book writing
aunt
wedding
family, home
relatives
brothers and sisters
husband
wife
parents
Theme focus:
School life:
Education system in China
Comparison between UK’s and China’s
Typical school day and life
Student issues:
Differences in regions
Pressure
Social-economic gap
Employment opportunities:
Varied work opportunities
Barriers to equal work opportunities
“Peasant workers”
Work-life balance:
Work ethics
Work-life balance
Literary focus:
A Very Special Pigeon: close reading Chapter 3-7
Literary test: writing
mature
aspiration, ambition
youth
young people
children
love, romance
hometown
mother
Theme focus:
Traditions and customs
Relation to agriculture
Non-festival related customs
Mid-autumn festival
Folk tale
Customs and celebration
Dragon-boat festival
Folk tale
Customs and celebration
Qing Ming festival
Folk tale
Customs and celebration
Literary focus:
A Very Special Pigeon: in-depth analysis of the themes in this literature
Literary test: writing
mark, grades (in a test)
to pass an exam; qualified
exchange student
result, acheivement
to graduate
exam
academic qualification
professor
Theme focus:
Film
Film industry in China
Domestic vs. foreign films
Cinema-going
TV
TV channels and shows
Streaming
Music
Traditional instruments
Music of all kinds
Reading
Early books
Classic and modern literature
Literary focus:
A Very Special Pigeon: in-depth analysis of the themes in this literature
Literary test: writing
curriculum
thesis, dissertation
educdation
section
newspaper
blog
interview (v. + n.)
text message
Theme focus:
Communication and media
Development of communication and media
Internet
Development of internet technology
Censorship
Social media
Social media platforms
Pros and cons for individuals and society
Modern technology
The benefits
The harms and worries
Literary focus:
Film techniques in Chinese
Please Vote for Me: close watching, character analysis
Literary test: writing
to update
audience; viewer
advert
poster
forum
password; pin number
media
Theme focus:
Revision of all the themes
Literary focus:
Please Vote for Me: in-depth analysis of the themes in this literature
to arrange; arrangment
process; course
success; successful
to hire
to manage; management
relief;remission
to trade; to deal
joint capital