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Culture in the Target Language Pauline Huang,
Chinese Instructor, SCPS, NYU
Chinese Teacher, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School
3.8.2013
+A Trip to Chinatown (Flushing)
+Preparation Task1 – Ordering Food
Step 1: Practice singing the song
Step 2: Create your own order
Step 3: Role Play with a friend
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Main Street: 缅 街(miǎn jiē)
Prince Street: 王子 街(wángzǐ jiē)
39th Ave: 三十 九 大道 sānshí jiǔ dàdào
Roosevelt Ave. 罗 斯 福 大道 luó sī fú dàdào
Flushing: 法 拉 盛(fǎ lā shèng)
Preparation Task 1 – Asking for Directions
+Preparation Task 2 – Asking for Directions
Step 1: Modeling of asking directions (learned in “Clubs” song)
Step 2: Introduce new directions questions – 从书店到餐厅怎么走?
Step 3: Use google maps to locate the places We will go on our field trip
Step 4: Write directions from bookstore to Hong Kong Supermarket (in Chinese)
+Preparation Task 3 – Making requests in the bookstore.
What preparation steps could we take To prepare students for this activity?
+On the Day of the Chinatown Trip...
Experience Chinese food. • Do various tasks. • Have fun!!
• Assignment: • Please prepare for the Flushing trip presentation.
In today’s lesson, we will…
+The Field Trip
Today’s schedule: Group A (Gu-Shine Restaurant)
1:30 pm: Meet up in the tea store
1:45pm-2:45 pm: Lunch
2:45-3:00 Library
3:00-3:15 Hong Kong Supermarket
3:15-3:30 Chung Hwa Book Store(135-29 Roosevelt Ave. Flushing NY 11354)
By 3:45 Come back to the tea store
+The Field Trip
Today’s schedule: Group B (My Sweet Home)
1:30 pm: Meet up in the tea store
1:45pm-2:45 pm: Lunch
2:45-3:00 Chung Hwa Book Store
(135-29 Roosevelt Ave. Flushing NY 11354)
3:00-3:15 Library
3:15-3:30 HongKong Supermarket
By 3:45 Come back to the tea store
+Places directory
Places Pinyin English
香港超市 Xiāng gǎng chāoshì Hong Kong Supermarket
图书馆 tú shū guǎn Library
中华书局 Zhōng huá Shū jú Chung Hwa Book Inc. (Bookstore)
我家食坊 wǒ jiā shí fáng My Sweet Home (Dumpling, wonton, noodle)
故鄉(乡) Gùxiāng Gu Shine (Taiwan & Sìchuān cuisine)
南翔小籠(笼)包 nán xiáng xiǎo lóng bāo nán xiáng xiǎo lóng bāo (Shanghai cuisine)
快可立 kuài kě lì Quickly (Tea store 1)
茶都 chá dū Sago (Tea store 2)
+Check list
Tasks Check
1. Discussing what to eat with a partner.
2. Asking for direcZons -‐ restaurant
3. Ordering food
4. Making requests in the restaurant.
5. Asking for direcZons – library. Asking where the Chinese books are
6. Asking for direcZons – Hong Kong Supermarket.
7. Finding items in the supermarket. Purchasing a newspaper
8. Making requests in the bookstore.
9. Ordering a drink at the tea store.
10. Sharing your experiences with everyone.
+ In the Chinese restaurant 中国餐馆 zhōng guó cānguǎn
• Please accomplish the following tasks.
1. Ask for a menu.
2. Request for utensils.
3. Ask where the restroom is.
4. Order food.
5. Take a picture.
厕所/卫生间(cèsuǒ / wèi shēng jiān): restroom
+In the Library 图书馆(tú shū guǎn)
Ask people on the street where the Flushing library is.
Get a monthly calendar.
Take a picture of the building.
Find out which floor has Chinese books.
中文书(Zhōng wén shū ):Chinese books 哪(一)层楼(nǎ {yì} céng lóu)?: Which floor
+ At the Supermarket 香港超市 Xiāng gǎng chāoshì
Ask for directions.
Find out which fruits are on sale.
Look for the Chinese seasonings. Write down three items that you are not familiar with.
Buy a world Journal Newspaper (each group).
(世界日报 Shì jiè rìbào)
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报纸(bào zhǐ):
Newspaper
+At the Bookstore 中華書局(中华书局) Zhōng huá Shū jú
Ask for directions.
Ask where the Chinese dictionary is.
Read Chinese magazines and find out which one attracts you the most. Write down the name of the magazine.
字典(zì diǎn): Dictionary 雜誌(杂志)(zá zhì): Magazine
+At the Tea Store 泡沫红茶店 pàomò hóng chá diàn
Please refer to last week’s handout and order a drink.
快可立(kuài kě lì):Quickly (Tea store 1) 718-886-1711 136-49 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing, NY 11354
茶都(chá dū): Sago (Tea store 2) 718-353-2899
39-02 Main St., Flushing, NY 11354
+Follow-up Activities
Share with the other group about the favorite stop or the biggest challenge of the day.
Show the pictures to the class and give a presentation.
Work with their partners and do role play to act out the unforgettable moments of their trip.
Revise the chant to accommodate their own experience.
Discuss the difference of shopping/dining experience between Chinatown and other places.
Plan for the next trip.
+Some pictures from the trip…
+中国餐馆, 小吃店
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+图书馆
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+中国超市
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+泡沫红茶店
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+More pictures for reference…
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+With another group
+谢谢!
Pauline Huang
Chinese Instructor, SCPS, NYU
Chinese Teacher, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s
Co-Author of the book Rhythms and Tones 2 (with Robin Harvey)