Theme |
Breakfast around the World 世界各地的早餐 |
Unit Overview |
Your school is going to have an international week next month. During one of the
mornings, there will be a program "Breakfast around the world." You will bring your
family's "signature" breakfast to share with the class. You will write and describe your
dish and why you choose that dish. You will also describe your dish orally in small
groups. At the end of the event, the class will vote for the most popular dish. |
Enduring
Understanding |
People eat different kinds of breakfasts depending on where they live and what they do. |
Essential
Questions |
1. What do people like to eat for breakfast in different cultures?
2. What does my choice of breakfast say about me?
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Targeted students |
8th grade students
non-heritage students
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Language Proficiency |
Reading: Intermediate low |
Time suggested for Instructions |
10 forty-five minute lessons |
Can-do Statements Based on National Standards |
Communication
Culture and Community
Compare and Contrast |
Reading Skills
focused objectives |
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Presentational writing and speaking:
Students write a paragraph describing their signature breakfast dish that they share on the day of “Breakfast Around the World”.
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Interpretive reading: A reading-comprehension task will be given based on two best student writings, selected by the teacher, about the dishes.
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Teaching Materials |
Modified based on authentic materials
Intensive Reading Text 精读文本: 我的早餐
Skimming Text 略读语料: 世界各地美味的早餐
Extended Reading 泛读语料:上海的早午餐
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Sentence patterns |
Sentence structures:
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一边...一边...
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如果... 就....
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不但...而且...
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Vocabulary |
Core vocabulary for recognition and writing:
中式早餐:
蛋饼、包子、油条、茶叶蛋 (be able to write)
萝卜糕、豆浆、烧饼、馒头、小笼包(be able to recognize)
西式早餐:
牛奶, 果汁, 香肠、三明治 (be able to write)
培根, 吐司夹蛋, 土豆饼, 豆子(be able to recognize)
Other vocabulary:
准备,(不)一样,等等, 体力, 精神, 聊天 ,广式 (be able to recognize) |