In this lesson children learn about Lunar New Year customs.

Author
Katherine Bilsborough

They are introduced to some expressions for speculating at the beginning of the lesson that will be practised in context when they play a board game in small groups. The game will encourage players to read and speculate about customs in a fun way. At the end of the lesson children find out which Chinese zodiac animal they are.

Aims

  • To learn about Chinese culture and the Lunar New year
  • To practise language for speculating
  • To learn how to take turns, reach an agreement with a partner and respect the rules of a game
  • To develop intercultural awareness

Age group

Older primary/Younger secondary

Level

CEFR level A2 and above

Time

60 minutes

Materials

The lesson plan, board, question cards, answers and rules can be downloaded in PDF format below. In addition, you will need:

Language Level

Comments

Submitted by Mrs.D on Sun, 01/05/2020 - 21:31

I am excited to try this with my high school ELL class. I have one student from China and this will give him a good opportunity to share more information. It will also lead into a project where all of my students will do slideshows about New Year's and other celebrations unique to their countries. Thank you!

Submitted by Serikova Ayazhan on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 09:38

It is a very interesting lesson plan. Also I like that the lesson plan, board, question cards, answers and rules can be downloaded in PDF format. It is very useful.

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