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Read-On StarTalk 2021 High School Unit
Theme,
Can-Do Statements,
Targeted Students,
Unit Length,
Targeted Vocabulary and Structures
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Dating: Traditionally in Chinese culture, dating before college years is discouraged by parents and schools. How does this impact Chinese youths? How do they react to this cultural expectation?
You are going to respond to an email from your pen pal in China. In that email your friend talks about how tough and stressful it is to prepare for Gaokao (高考), which leaves no time to hang out with friends, and how much she longs for friendship and dating. She heard that American students can date freely, and wants to know which personality traits or features attract you.
The first version of the lesson unit好想谈恋爱was developed by a high school team in Read-On StarTalk 2013. This current unit has expanded and improved the original one. For the 2013 version, see https://college.holycross.edu/projects/startalk-chinese-literacy/index.html
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| Can-Do Statements |
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I can identify the main ideas in a text.
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I can describe a person’s physical appearance.
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I can describe a person’s personality.
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I can explain my friend’s personality preferences.
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I can compare the practices, and perspectives on dating in China with those in my own culture.
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| Targeted Students |
Grade Level: 9th - 12th graders
Proficiency Level: Intermediate-Mid
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Unit Length
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Ten 50-minute class periods |
| Targeted Vocabulary |
Tier 1: 交朋友、开心、活泼、乐观、上进、细心、内/外向、自信
Tier 2: 谈恋爱、惊喜、紧张、成熟、早恋
Tier 3: 看起来、相处、希望
Compound words expanded from this unit’s vocabulary
细心：专心、粗心
开心：开朗
自信：自大、自私、自恋
谈恋爱：谈心、谈朋友、谈判
交朋友：交心、交通、交流、交友
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| Targeted Grammatical Structures |
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A 没有 B 那么 adj.
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…的时候
Review previously learned structures: 如果...就; 百分之...
Idiomatic usages: 人很好; 有爱心/有耐心
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