Language Resident Name: Manxi Wang
Day and Date: Wed 240123
Language and Level (please circle): Intermediate
Class theme/topics discussed: Chinese Idioms with animals.
Goals of the class:
Learn words about Chinese idioms with animals, like鸡毛蒜皮、望子成龙、画蛇添足、一箭双雕、对牛弹琴
Review words from today’s class and last week’s class.
How did you structure the class?
Warm-up: Group sharing on what’s your feeling today by showing the dog day pics.
Activity1: Chinese idioms rebus writing guessing!
(My preparation: Transliterating each character in idioms into emojis, like 鸡毛蒜皮、望子成龙、画蛇添足、一箭双雕、对牛弹琴 )
Students work in groups to guess the pronunciation of each emoji.
Vocabulary:
Choose five of them and then elaborate the meanings and usage. After each idiom, students will practice by discussing questions.
Activity2： Playing Game: You Preform, I guess.
Students divided into groups. Performing and Guessing words from today’s class and last week’s class.
What technology, media or props did you use? (Internet resources, handouts, etc.)
Powerpoint, Wordwall
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
Worked well: Students really enjoy playing games.
Did not work：No
How could this class be improved/ modified?
To explain the idioms, it’s better to show videos about the story behind it.