Telling Time in Mandarin

Here are two You Tube videos on how to tell the time in Mandarin. Watch them both to support what we do in class.

Video 1


Video 2

Count from 1-99 in Mandarin

In our new unit we are learning to count from 1-100.  We did do this earlier in our lessons in the 1-21 counting unit, so this video will be a good revision exercise. 

The Legend of Mulan

We have just completed a unit on Chinese legends. For this we focused on the legend of Mulan, and watched the Disney version of the story. The students really enjoyed it, as did Mr Nelson and Betty. Have a look at this short excerpt from the film, in which Mulan goes through the training to become a warrior; very cool!

Mandarin Speeches

Have a listen to the Mandarin speeches.  Leave a comment to record anything that you know about the students after hearing their speeches.

Aidan



Wiremu



Juanita



Charles



Hayley



Shanan



Arapeta



Antony



Annie



Aden



Stuart

Mr Nelson's Speech

The Mandarin group is currently preparing their Mandarin speeches. Here is Mr Nelsons. Can you translate it?

Mr Nelson's Speech (sorry about no tone marks)

Nimen hao
Wo jiao Tim
Wo si shi yi sui
Wo de shengri shi jiuyue ershiyi hao
Wo shu hou
Wo xihuan chi gulaorou
Wo xihuan chengse
Wo you yi zhi gou, ta jiao Sammy
Xie xie

When you leave a comment, include one thing that you know about Mr Nelson from reading his speech.

Colours

We are currently studying colours.  This You Tube clip will help you with your pronunciation.  At the end of the clip there is a short test.  Use this to assess how well you have learned the colours.

Once you have watched the video, leave a comment to let me know how you have gone with your learning.