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Example 1: Survey of colours
A: The students conduct a survey to find out how many students in the class like each colour. They ask their classmates what colours they like, using the expression:
nǐ xǐhuān shénme yánsè?
你 喜 欢 什么 颜色?
Students respond with
wǒ xǐhuān ...
我 喜欢 。。。
B: The students conduct a survey on what colours students don’t like, using the expression:
nǐ bù xǐhuān shénme yánsè
你 不 喜欢 什么 颜色?
wǒ bù xǐhuān …
我 不 喜欢。。。
颜色 yánsè
红色 hóngsè
白色 báisè
黑色 hēisè
蓝色 lánsè
绿色 lǜsè
黄色 huángsè
紫色 zǐsè
橙色 chéngsè
灰色 huīsè
粉红色 fěnhóngsè
The students prepare a chart showing their findings. The teacher says the colours and the students colour the boxes accordingly. On their chart, they tally the number of students who like and don’t like each colour, using zhèng 正, as the Chinese restaurants do.
A: 喜欢 | B: 不 喜欢 |
Communication, Language Knowledge, and Cultural Knowledge, levels 1 and 2
At these levels, students can understand and use familiar expressions and everyday vocabulary. They can interact in a simple way in supported situations.
In selected linguistic and sociocultural contexts, students will: | For example, students might: |
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Context: The students complete a survey exercise using simple language to produce and respond to questions about likes and dislikes.
Variations: Students could do a survey on animals 动物 dòngwù or food 食物 shíwù.