Tenth graders learn technology words in Mandarin — 手机 (“hand machine” = phone), 电脑 (“electric brain” = computer), 网络 (internet), 应用 (app), 微信 (WeChat) — with the vivid logic behind each compound.
Students will be able to…
Tech is everywhere — and Mandarin builds its tech words cleverly (a phone is a “hand machine”!). What are they?
Project this and match each Mandarin tech word to its English meaning — tap the Mandarin, then tap the English.
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Mandarin builds tech words cleverly — a phone is a “hand machine”! What are they?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).
Interpretive: understand tech words.
Explore Chinese tech (WeChat).
Connect to technology.
Compare word-building logic.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name two tech items in Mandarin and one literal meaning (like 手机 → hand machine). A printable technology sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.