Eighth graders learn to shop in Mandarin — 买 (mǎi - to buy), 钱 (qián - money), 多少钱? (duōshao qián - how much?), 贵 (guì - expensive), 便宜 (piányi - cheap) — so they can buy things and ask prices in Chinese.
Students will be able to…
At the store, you need to ask prices and buy things. How do you shop in Mandarin — 购物 (gòuwù)?
Project each item and have students answer about shopping in Mandarin.
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How do you ask prices and buy things in Mandarin?
Students learn.
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Students speak.
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).
Interpersonal: shop and ask prices.
Interpretive: understand shopping words.
Connect to money and math.
Explore Chinese markets.
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Have students ask “多少钱?” (how much?) and say “我想买…” in Mandarin. A printable shopping sheet is in the World Languages library.
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