Welcome to today’s Mandarin lesson!
Today you will practise introducing yourself in Mandarin using three key sentence patterns:
•your name
•your hobbies
•your nationality
You already know the basics, including greetings, numbers and tones. Today’s goal is to use what you already know in real communication.
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
•ask and answer simple personal questions in Mandarin
•use accurate tones and correct sentence structures
•speak more confidently and clearly
This lesson will help you build essential conversational skills and prepare you for future topics such as family, hobbies and daily routines.
How to work through the lesson:
•Follow the steps on this website in order
•Complete all games and activities
•Practise speaking aloud as you go
•Use your notebook to write your answers
Your teacher will check your notebook at the end of the lesson.
Take your time, listen carefully, and have a go. Making mistakes is part of learning!
Lesson Overview
Today’s lesson has 4 stages: Vocabulary, Activities, Exit Ticket and Homework. Follow this order to complete the lesson, and read the instructions for each section carefully.
The tasks that you are required to write in your notebook will be written in this colour.
Learning Goals
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✅ I will learn to ask and answer questions in Mandarin about my name, age, and nationality.
✅ I will practise saying sentences with correct tones.
Success Criteria
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✅ I can say my name, age and nationality in Mandarin
✅ I can ask someone: 你叫什么名字？ 你是哪国人？
Hobbies 爱好
唱歌
Singing
打网球
playing tennis
踢足球
playing football
旅游
traveling
打篮球
playing basketball
跑步
Walking
Self Introduction 自我介绍
你好
hello
我叫
My name is
学生
student
我喜欢
I like
我来自
I come from
我来自中国
I come from China
我是中国人
I am Chinese
我喜欢跑步
I like walking
Countries 国家
澳大利亚
Australia
英国
England
美国
America
我是法国人
I am French
Other Phrases
请问
Excuse me
多久了
how long..?
你在这里多久了
How long have you been here for?
你会说汉语吗？
Can you speak Chinese?
1. Listen to the sentences below and write them in your notebook
Dialogue 1
In your notebook, title this exercise “Dialogue 1” and write today’s fadate. LIsten to the dialogue up to 3 times and write both the CHINESE CHARACTERS and the pinyin.
Dialogue 2
In your notebook, title this exercise “Dialogue 2” and write today’s fadate. LIsten to the dialogue up to 3 times and write both the CHINESE CHARACTERS and the pinyin.
2. Read the passage below and complete the MCQ
大家好，
dà jiā hǎo
我叫 Sarah，今年 十四岁。
wǒ jiào Sarah, jīnnián shí sì suì
我是一个 学生。
wǒ shì yí gè xuéshēng
我来自 澳大利亚，但是我会说 中文和英文。
wǒ lái zì ào dà lì yà, dànshì wǒ huì shuō zhōngwén he Yīngwén
我喜欢 唱歌、打篮球，也喜欢 踢足球。
wǒ xǐhuān chànggē, dǎ lánqiú, yě xǐhuān tī zúqiú
我每天 走路 上学，有时候也会 跑步。
wǒ měitiān zǒulù shàngxué, yǒu shíhou yě huì pǎobù
我很喜欢 旅行，因为我觉得认识不同的国家和文化非常有趣。
wǒ hěn xǐhuān lǚxíng, yīnwèi wǒ juéde rènshì bùtóng de guójiā hé wénhuà fēicháng yǒuqù
Write three sentences about Sarah in your notebook. Write using chinese characters and Pinyin.
Title this section “About Sarah"
3. Match the words to their image
Write five of the pairs down in your notebook.
4. Write a Self Introduction
Dàjiā hǎo,
我叫 _________。
Wǒ jiào _________.
今年 ______ 岁。
Jīnnián ______ suì.
我是 _________（国家）人。
Wǒ shì ________ rén.
我来自 _________（国家/城市）。
Wǒ láizì _________.
我是学生 / 我不是学生，我是 ________。
Wǒ shì xuéshēng / wǒ bù shì xuéshēng, wǒ shì ________.
我会说 _________。
Wǒ huì shuō _________.
我喜欢 、 和 _________。
(爱好：唱歌/旅行/打篮球/踢足球/跑步/走路/打网球…)
Wǒ xǐhuān _________, _________ hé _________.
我很喜欢 _________，因为 _________。
Wǒ hěn xǐhuān _________, yīnwèi _________.
谢谢！
Xièxie!
What to include:
- Your name
- Your age
- Your nationality (e.g., Australian, Chinese, Thai)
- Where you come from (country or city)
- Your role (student or another job)
- The hobbies you like doing
- Something you really like doing
Make sure that
- Write your introduction as a small paragraph
- Use complete sentences in Chinese
- Use correct vocabulary from the lesson
- Check spelling and tones (if pinyin is included)
- Write 6-10 sentences
Complete this in your notebook under the title “Self Introduction”
Make sure that you have completed the following tasks:
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Make sure that you have listened to the vocabulary words and repeated each 2-3 times
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You have completed the MCQ about Sarah and written three sentences in Chinese about her
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You have written your own self introduction in your notebook.
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You have listened to both dialogues and you have written the transcript for both in your notebook
Your homework is due BEFORE next class.
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Record your Self Introduction and post it on Padlet board below.
Respond to one of your classmate’s videos. Write a 1 minute response to their self introduction by introducing yourself back to them. Use the Padlet link below to upload your video, and comment on your peer’s.
