Number is always the first thing we learned while learning a new language. I am going to introduce some easy ways that help foreigners to acquire Chinese number from one to ten. In addition, I am going to introduce a very useful website called 小豆豆学数数 where we can learn the pronunciation, the stroke-order, tone, and play some game with it. Most students would think that Chinese is super difficult but Chinese is easy to understand as long as you realize the nature of it.
First of all, as long as you know the number from one to ten, not only you can write to 99 but also you can pronounce to 99.
Secondly, you don't have to memorize those Chinese vocabularies by remembering the letters. You can activate your right brain because each Chinese character is a symbol with meaning.
Finally, just like phonics we do offer pinyin that helps foreigners to pronounce those words.
How to pronounce 1 - 10 in Chinese?
Amazingly, most foreigners can pronounce 1 to 10 in Chinese very well so that as a Teacher you can prepare some A+ activities like chant, rap, or learn numbers with hand gestures. Besides, you can do dictation activity from classroom number, birthday, to phone nmber.
dictation activity: what's your phone number ?
A:
divide the class into groups and number each Ss in the group.
T says : 我的电话号码是 ————————————。 each group have to work together to write down a correct one.
if you are finished, write your answer on the borad.
correct 1 point / correct pronuciation 1 point / fastest 1 point
A+: the same game but write in Chinese Character
A++ : MINGLE combined with names
你的电话号码是什么?
NAME | TELEPHONCE NUMBER |
References :
https://www.huayuworld.org/eBookstore/media/小豆豆學華語/I/611/index.html
chant 1 to 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eLP3FuuEVs
TEACHING 1-10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNb7EldqDxE
Or you can teach how to count apples, books, pens and so on. Grammar focus: 二 vs 两 has different meaning. Authentically correct vs grammatically correct.
activity: 支援前线
A:
divide the class into groups and choose a runner for each group. ( take turns to be the runner)
T says : 我要 ————个——————. each group has to find the correct amount of the object and give them to teacher.
correct 1 point / correct pronuciation 1 point / fastest 1 point
A+:
T invites three students to stand around the classroom and choose a runner for each group. ( take turns to be the runner)
T says : ______要 ————个——————. each group has to find the correct amount of the object and give them to the person T mentioned.
correct 1 point / correct pronuciation (sentence) 1 point / fastest 1 point
How to write Chinese from one to ten
Writing could be the most difficult part while learning Chinese. However, we still can do something to help them.
First of all, find as many learning websites as you can. You can take a look at it and see what i found for my students.
https://magic105.pixnet.net/blog/post/46946364
Secondly, tell a story to link the word.
story of ten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B64qESKn6qE
Finally, ask Ss to practice with BIG GRIDS.
references
小豆豆学数数 https://www.huayuworld.org/eBookstore/media/小豆豆學華語/I/611/index.html
MOVING TO 1 TO 99
on-line teaching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v2zBVThE70
0 years old to 99 years old https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPsLBk64HBU&app=desktop
activity : mingle
each student pick up a piece a paper with a number on it which is your age.
five to ten minutes to walk around in the classromm and ask about others' age by using the sentence pattern below
你几岁? 我-----岁。
Times up: teacher asks some questions for double checking