Lesson 6 Where are you from?
Welcome to your second conversation lesson!
In this lesson, you are going to learn and practice how to ask and answer about someone's home country.
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
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Understand and translate the conversations into English.
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Read the conversations correctly and fluently.
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Recite the conversation without referring to notes.
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Use vocabulary included in this lesson to construct simple sentences.
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Follow the online learning module below and practice as many times as it takes to feel comfortable about pronouncing the content.
Assessment
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1. Quiz Game (10 pts)
Complete the quiz game below. Use your real name for the instructor to view your quiz result. You have unlimited attempts until you get the maximum score.
2. Recording (10 pts)
After sufficient practice, go to the link below:
https://voicethread.com/share/17248538/
Record an audio or video comment for the conversation we covered in this lesson.
In your audio or video comment, recite the conversation without looking at scripts or your notes.
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Rubrics (2 pts for paticipation):
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Grading scale (50% quizizz; 50% recording):
90-100% - A; 80-89% - B; 70-79% - C; 60-69% - D; Below 60% - F
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Summary:
In this lesson, you have reviewed how to ask for names and learned how to ask and answer about one's home country in Mandarin Chinese. Main sentence structure: - Ni shi na guo ren? - Wo shi X guo ren.
You've also learned how to use "de" to indicate possessive case.
We will go over more conversations to build up vocabulary and grammar knowledge in the coming lessons.
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