1. Using Target Language Meng Yeh Rice University October 18, 2009 Network for Program Excellence Meng Yeh Rice University October 18, 2009 Network for Program Excellence

2. 你 好 ni hao you good

3. 一 起 说 yiqi huo together say ‘ say together ’

4. Now turn to your neighbor and greet each other in Chinese!

5. 怎么 说 ‘ Hello ’ ？ zenme shuo how say ‘ How do you say hello? ’

6. 我 叫 Meng. wo jiao I call ‘ I am called Meng. ’ ‘ My name is Meng. ’

7. 你 叫 什 么？ ni jiao shenme? you call what? ‘ What is your name?

8. 他 ta ‘ he; she ’

9. 木 兰 Mu Lan

10. 姚 明 Yao Ming

11. 奥巴马 Ao ba ma

12. Ni Hao! Wo jiao John. Ni jiao shenme ? Ni hao, John. Wo jiao Lili. Now use Chinese to ask your neighbor’s name.

13. hanbaobao pisa doufu bangbangtang binggan dangao

14. 喜欢 xihuan like; be fond of; love

15. 我 喜欢 豆腐。 wo xihuan doufu I like toufu ‘ I like toufu. ’

16. 你 喜欢 什 么？ ni xihuan shenme? you like what? ‘ What do you like? ’

17. hanbaobao pisa doufu bangbangtang binggan dangao Ni xihuan shenme? you like what? ‘What do you like?’ Wo xihuan _________ 。 Ｉ like

18. Use Chinese to find out from your neighbor what they like.

19. Strategies Used Visuals English meaning Classroom languages Scaffolding Gesture/expression associated with meaning Simple language Use the expressions to communicate Indirect language Instruction in English familiar names/cognates