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Dear all 

Chinese New Year is based on the Lunar Calendar and we have special ways to present each year. In the following class you will know

1. How Chinese people use Heavenly stems abd Earthly Branches to create their special calendar 

2. Know the Chinese Zodiac that presented with 12 animals 

3.  Learn some Chinese Idiom that related to animals 

 class three - Chinese New Year 

warm up

show the real Chinese Calendar and link it with the lunar calendar. 

Presentation 

2020 is the year of mouse, show them the youtube clip " the great race" 

explain 天干 & 地支，the ways that Chinese people use for over a thousand years.

watch another youtube "ted talk - Chinese Zodiac" 

teaching the sentence pattern, "你属什么？ 我属————。”

Pactice : 

Chinese hand-writing of 12 animals 

introduce more Chinese four words idioms 

 worksheet

Production 

invite students to find out his / her Chinese Zodiac 

 Activity 

Invite students to use the sentence pattern"你属什么？ 我属————。” to ask other's Chinese Zodiac 

Wrap up : interesting website

Chinese Zodiac  https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/

 references

The Great Race - Chinese Zodiac  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=may2s9j4RLk

TED TALK The Chinese zodiac,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxg0_EpOcWs