1. Area of interaction focus Which area of interaction will be our focus? Why have we chosen this? Environment This AoI was chosen so that we can consider how the Chinese environment influences the types of homes and towns that people in China live in. Significant concepts What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future? Our environment and culture has a strong influence on where and how we choose to live. MYP unit question What are the similarities and differences between Chinese and English homes and towns? Unit title: 你家在哪儿 – Where do you live?

8. Without using your books, can you match the description to the town? How would we describe the town in a full sentence? EXT – How would we describe the extra picture? 公园 图书馆 没有电影院 商店 火车站 没有运动中心 电影院 商店 没有公园     A B C 一 二三 四

9. 今天的题目 : Giving reasons for opinions

10. Learning objectives: ALL of you will be able to use ‘because’ to give a reason for an opinion. MOST of you will be able to describe three places you like going to in town and why. SOME of you will be able to use time phrases to explain where and when you go to a place and why, and use the past tense to say what you did yesterday.

11. yīn ​ wèi 因为 because

12. 我喜欢去图书馆， 因为我喜欢看书. I like going to the library, because I like to read books.

13. 我喜欢去公园， 因为我喜欢踢足球。 I like going to the park, because I like to play football.

14. 我喜欢去农村， 因为农村很美丽. I like going to the countryside, because the countryside is very beautiful.

15. 今天的题目： Giving reasons for opinions 1. Write out today’s objective and the date. 2. Write out the new word for ‘because’ – 第四十四页 3. Complete 练习三, 阅读 – 用英文写。 EXT ： What sentence can you come up with using any of the vocab we have previously learnt to give an opinion and a reason why? Try to use different vocab and reasons than ones we have already seen. The more interesting the better! 该你了 ！

16. 写 - My dream town Task 1: Draw your town plan and label the places in your town with Chinese.

17. My dream town Task 1: Draw your town plan and label the places in your town with Chinese. Task 2: Write 3 sentences about what you like to do in your town and reasons why using 因为. e.g. 我喜欢去公园，因为公园很漂亮。 EXTENSION: Write a paragraph, using time phrases, to describe where and when you go to different places in town. Can you also give some reasons why you go there using 因为？ Can you also give some reasons why you go there using 因为？ Can you use the past tense to say where you went yesterday and why?

18. AB C 1 2 3 Describe where you like going and give a reason why using 因为 to get the box!

19. My dream town Task 1: Draw your town plan and label the places in your town with Chinese. Task 2: Write 3 sentences about what you like to do in your town and reasons why using 因为. EXTENSION: Write a paragraph, using time phrases, to describe where and when you go to different places in town. Can you also give some reasons why you go there using 因为？ Can you use the past tense to say where you went yesterday and why?

20. 银行 图书馆 火车站 运动中心电影院 邮局 公园 商店 Task 1