Around the World: Chinese

Part two of our unit

Standards addressed in the Unit

SC K-5.1: Use symbols (drawings, letters and words) to create written communications (for example notes, messages, and lists) to inform a specific audience.

SC K-6.2: Recognize that information can be found in print sources (for example, books, pictures, simple graphs, and charts) and nonprint sources (for example: videos, television, films, radio and the Internet).

SC K-5.3: Construct a simple map.

你好This is hello in Chinese.

Hello (你好 ) Among strangers, acquaintances or

at formal occasions the greeting (in Mandarin) ‘Ni Hao’ (or ‘Nin Hao' if much respect is meant) meaning, literally ‘you good?' is used.

Ni Hao你好

Practice saying Ni Hao

Interesting Chinese Facts

Ice cream was invented in

China around  2000BC when the Chinese

packed a soft milk and rice mixture in the

snow.

Interesting Chinese Facts Red is considered a lucky color in

China.

Red is also the color of the flag.

Handshake It is also part of their culture to use

the traditional Chinese handshake.

The traditional Chinese ‘handshake’ consists of interlocking the fingers of the hands and waving them up and down several times.

Greeting Others

When greeting, a slight bow often accompanies the handshake, with the bow being deeper the more respect is being proffered to the person, for example an elderly person or someone of high social status.

Example of the bow: Mulan

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3445096729/

Practice

Now that you have learned how to bow, shake hands, and say “Ni Hao”:▪Turn to your neighbor and bow.▪After you bow, practice shaking hands and saying “Ni Hao”