A new method:

Tell a story about a place/ a person using asking and answering questions.

Key points:1.Learning a language in a comprehensible way. 2.Answer questions as a whole group.3.Answer questions in whole sentences.

Q & A Time:

1. Watch and listen, process and answer.2. Use no more than 2 words of English.3. Signal “X” when you don’t understand.4. Answer questions correctly. Answer “OH” to new statements.5. Contribute fun & appropriate answers.

6. No more than 2 English words in answering the questions.7. No note taking.

Example:

他 tā he 是 shì is 谁 shéi who 美国人 měi guó rén American 中国人 zhōng guó rén Chinese 还是 hái shì or 吗 mā particle for yes or no question

周蓓的圣诞节zhōu bèi de shèng dàn jiéBei Zhou’s Christmas

Vocablary

吗 mā

中国人 zhōng guó rén

美国人 měi guó rén

中国菜 zhōng guó cài

美国菜 měi guó cài

号 hào day

月 yuè month

圣诞节 shèng dàn jié

Christmas

谁 shéi

Who

还是 hái shì

Or

哪里 nǎ lǐ

Where

• 去 qù Go

去了 qù went

• 吃 chī eat

吃了 chī le ate