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Class 1: Public Health Vocabulary

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In Class 1, students learn and practice action vocabulary in Chinese. Close
Class 2: Command Sentence Structures in Chinese

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In Class 2, students identify and use commands. Close
Class 3: Communication Techniques for Public Health

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In Class 3, students explore communication techniques in public health. Close

Class 2 Overview: Command Sentence Structures in Chinese

Mobilizing People: Public Health Campaigns in China is a high school lesson plan that uses several Chinese public health posters from the latter part of the 1900s and early 2000 as primary sources. Students work with these online posters, applying their existing knowledge of spoken and written Chinese as well as acquiring new vocabulary.

Vocabulary

The class vocabulary list provides both traditional and simplified Chinese characters used in this lesson plan.

Class 2—Vocabulary: Command Sentence Structures in Chinese

Materials

Handouts

[Note: Student handouts with Chinese characters are both in simplified and traditional Chinese. Teachers are to review and determine whether to use one or both characters based on the established practices of their respective school systems.]

Class 1: Homework Assignment (PDF) (MSWord); Teacher’s Class 1: Homework Assignment (PDF)
Class 2: Vocabulary List (PDF) (MSWord)
Command Sentence Structures (PDF)
Pair Worksheet: Command Sentence Structures (PDF) (MSWord); Teacher’s Pair Worksheet: Command Sentence Structures (PDF)

Other materials and set-ups:

printouts of the posters listed above, or access to the computer lab for students to view those posters online during class periods
small white boards or letter-size color or white papers for students
markers, in a variety of colors
a display set-up for the class (e.g., overhead projector and screen, Smart or Promethean board, class computer) to project the following posters from the Chinese Public Health Posters and Classics of Chinese Medicine online exhibitions:

For Class 2

Procedures

[Preparation: Write the questions from Class 1: Homework Assignment on whiteboards or flipcharts and place them in front of the class. And set up the class display options whether it be computers, projectors, or printouts of the posters being used in this class.]

Have students work in pairs to discuss briefly their completed homework, Class 1: Homework Assignment.
Read aloud each question and call on a volunteer to write her or his answer to the question on the whiteboards/flipcharts in front of the class.
Go over each question and answer as a class. After reading each answer, ask students if they have a different answer or differently written one. See Teacher’s Class 1: Homework Assignment for possible answers. Collect the completed worksheets for evaluation.
Distribute copies of Class 2: Vocabulary List and, as a class, read and review the meaning of each word on the list.

Hand out copies of Command Sentence Structures and display the following posters for each of the three command sentence structures presented on the handout:
1. Barefoot doctor poster (structure 1)
2. War Against SARS poster (structure 2)
3. Come and have BCG vaccine poster & Go to have smallpox vaccination poster (structure 3)
Use the posters and Command Sentence Structures together to illustrate three command sentence structures in Chinese. Work as a class reading and reviewing the words and sentences.
Give students copies of Pair Worksheet: Command Sentence Structures and group them into pairs. Have each pair determine who is A or B and follow the pair activity on the handout to practice reading, listening, and writing on the worksheet.
Have student pairs volunteer to read and answer the questions on Pair Worksheet: Command Sentence Structures. See answers to the worksheet on Teacher’s Pair Worksheet: Command Sentence Structures. Collect completed worksheets for evaluation.
Write the following English command sentences on the board/chart, and have students translate them into Chinese on their own boards/papers:
1. Declare the War against Obesity (answer: 向肥胖宣戰)
2. In order to avoid flu, quickly go and get a shot (answer: 要防感冒，快去打預防針)
Have students raise their boards and compare their answers with those of the other students, as well as have students read aloud their answers to practice speaking.
Class 2 Evaluation: Use class participation and completed worksheets to assess student progress on expanding vocabulary and using correct sentence structures.