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    • Level 21: Starting School >
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    • Level 31: Chinese Holidays >
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SPECIAL UNIT: "THE CORONAVIRUS" (新冠病毒​)


MISSION OBJECTIVES:
  1. Discuss the origins of the coronavirus.
  2. Explain how the coronavirus spreads and how it became an epidemic.
  3. Talk about how the coronavirus impacts people's health. 
    • Compare and contrast the effects of the coronavirus with other illnesses like the flu.
    • Explain why the coronavirus is especially deadly.
  4. Compare and contrast different ways to control the spread of the coronavirus.
  5. Compare and contrast the spread of the coronavirus in different places.

LESSONS:
Lesson 1: How do we talk about the origins of the coronavirus?
  • 新冠病毒,新冠肺炎,病毒,武汉

Lesson 2: How do we talk about the spread of the coronavirus?
  • 疫情,感染,传播,咳嗽

Lesson 3: How do we talk about the medical effects of the coronavirus?
  • 症状 (zhèng zhuàng = symptoms),呼吸,健康,流感,免疫力

Lesson 4: How do we talk about controlling the coronavirus?
  • 控制,(戴) 口罩,社交距离,隔离,疫苗

Lesson 5: How do we talk about the effects of the coronavirus in different countries?
  • 影响,生活,习近平,特朗普

VOCABULARY:
  • 新冠病毒 (xīn guān bìng dú) new coronavirus [COVID-19] (alt term: "新冠肺炎")
  • 病毒 (bìng dú) virus
  • 武汉 (wǔ hàn) Wuhuan
  • 肺炎 (fèi yán) pneumonia [i.e. symptoms of COVID-19]
  • 肺炎: pneumonia [肺 = lungs]
  • 疫情 (yì qíng) epidemic [n], literally "epidemic situation"
  • 安全 (ān quán) [adj] safe
  • 危险 (wēi xiǎn) [adj] dangerous
  • 感染 (gǎn rǎn) [n/v] to infect; infection
  • 传播 (chuán bō) [v] to transmit, to spread
  • 控制 (kòng zhì) [v/n] to control, control
  • 社交距离 (shè jiāo jù lí) social distancing
  • 隔离 (gé lí) [v] to isolate, to quarantine
  • 咳嗽 (ké sou) [v] to cough
  • 症状 (zhèng zhuàng = symptoms)
  • 呼吸 (hū xī) [v] to breathe
  • 口罩 (kǒu zhào) mask (i.e. medical face-mask)
  • 戴 (dài) 口罩 = to wear a face mask
  • 流感 (liú gǎn) [n] flu
  • 疫苗 (yì miáo) vaccine
  • 免疫力 (miǎn yì lì) immunity [n]
  • 特朗普 (Tè lǎng pǔ) Trump
    • Alternate pronunciation: “川普” (chuān pǔ). Both pronunciations are fine.
  • 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng) Xi Jinping [President of the People's Republic of China]
  • 健康 (jiàn kāng) [n] health, healthy
  • 世界 (shì jiè) the world
  • 国家 (guó jiā) country, countries
  • 影响 (yǐng xiǎng) [n, v] to effect, to influence
  • 生活 (shēng huó) [n] life

PROJECT:
  • In a group of 2 people of your choice, create a MULTIMEDIA PROJECT about the topic "My Coronavirus Story" (我的新冠病毒故事).
    • Thoughtfully explore the four key questions:
      • How has the coronavirus changed and influenced your personal life?
      • What is the larger social impact of the coronavirus?
      • What will the future be like? When will the epidemic end, and what happens after?
      • How has the coronavirus changed the way you view the world, and view your own life?
  • Choose from any one of the following mediums: video, website, illustrated book, comic, podcast, poster. (If you have another idea, get teacher approval first!)
    • suggested resources: Flipgrid, Weebly, Padlet, Book Creator, Adobe Spark, iMovie
  • ​​​​​​The finished project should be creative, compelling, and professional.

“Own Words” Policy:
  • All your work in this class should be in your own words. Please do not use any words and structures you haven’t previously learned, unless you clearly mark it.
  • Be very careful with dictionaries and translation software. It is very difficult to use words you haven’t learned before in the correct context.
  • If you use a new word in a written assignment, you must also include the pinyin and the English translation as follows:
    • 生词 (sheng1ci2; new word)
  • Points will be deducted from any assignment that violates the “Own Words” policy. If you can’t read or understand your own work, you have violated this policy.
  • Homework and projects that violate the Own Words Policy will be marked as NO CREDIT (50%). In addition, violations will be reported to the school administration. Plagiarism is a violation of the school honor code and will be treated very seriously. It is just like cheating on an exam.

RUBRIC: see link for details.

MASTERY CHALLENGES:
There are four Mastery Challenges for this unit, one for each major language skill. Each challenge is designed to test your understanding of the Chinese covered.

Each challenge will account for ~4% of your total semester grade. You may retake the challenge for full credit until the end of the semester.

Mastery Challenge: Interpretive Listening
  • Listen to part of a random audio clip from this folder. Orally answer the teacher's questions based on that clip.​ The questions will be spoken in Chinese, but you may answer in Chinese or English.
  • See the rubric for more details.

Mastery Challenge: Interpretive Reading
  • Read a random page displayed on the screen from one of the four books of《2020年,一个有新型冠状病毒的春节》. This page is guaranteed to contain mostly vocabulary that you have learned (i.e. there will be few words that are not part of the unit).​
    • Book 1
    • Book 2
    • Book 3
    • Book 4
  • Then orally answer questions based on that page. The questions will be spoken in Chinese, but you may answer in Chinese or English.
  • See the rubric for more details.

Mastery Challenge: Interpersonal Speaking
  • Role-play a conversation between a doctor and a patient about the coronavirus. Your role will be randomly selected. This conversation will be with the teacher or another student.
  • See the rubric for more details.

Mastery Challenge: Presentational Writing
  • You have 15 minutes to write a response to a random prompt based on one of the lessons in this unit. This challenge is open-book (can use outside resources and the Internet).
    • ​For example, "我们可以用哪些办法控制新冠病毒? 你觉得哪个办法最好?哪些办法不好?为什么?"
  • The "Own Words Policy" still applies! You may also not get help from another person.​
  • ​See the rubric for more details.

Due to the challenges of online learning, and to prevent cheating, Mastery Challenges (except for Writing) will generally be conducted in a Zoom chat directly with the teacher. The class will take the timed Writing exam together.

RESOURCES:

  1. Coronavirus Unit: Google Drive
  2. Coronavirus Unit: Vocab Packet
  3. Coronavirus Unit: Lesson Slides
  4. Coronavirus Unit Vocab List: Quizlet
  5. Coronavirus Unit Vocab List: Skritter
  6. Blank Handwriting Sheets​
© 2019 Hugo Xiong. hugo@chineselanguagequest.com
  • About
  • Book 1
    • Level 0: Introduction to Chinese >
      • L0 Act 1
      • L0 Act 2
      • L0 Act 3
      • L0 Boss Fights
      • L0 Projects
    • Level 1: Greetings >
      • L1 Act 1
      • L1 Act 2
      • L1 Boss Fights
      • L1 Projects
    • Level 2: Family >
      • L2 Act 1
      • L2 Act 2
      • L2 Act 3
      • L2 Boss Fights
      • L2 Projects
    • Level 3: Dates and Time >
      • L3 Act 1
      • L3 Act 2
      • L3 Act 3
      • L3 Act 4
      • L3 Boss Fights
      • L3 Projects
    • Level 4: Hobbies >
      • L4 Act 1
      • L4 Act 2
      • L4 Boss Fights
      • L4 Projects
    • Level 5: Visiting Friends >
      • L5 Act 1
      • L5 Act 2
      • L5 Act 3
      • L5 Boss Fights
      • L5 Projects
    • Level 6: Making Appointments >
      • L6 Act 1
      • L6 Act 2
      • L6 Act 3
      • L6 Boss Fights
      • L6 Projects
    • Level 7: Studying Chinese >
      • L7 Act 1
      • L7 Act 2
      • L7 Act 3
      • L7 Boss Fights
      • L7 Projects
    • Level 8: School Life >
      • L8 Act 1
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      • L8 Act 3
      • L8 Boss Fights
      • L8 Projects
    • Level 9: Shopping >
      • L9 Act 1
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      • L9 Act 3
      • L9 Act 4
      • L9 Boss Fights
      • L9 Projects
    • Level 10: Transportation >
      • L10 Act 1
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      • L10 Act 3
      • L10 Boss Fights
      • L10 Projects
  • Book 2
    • Level 11: Weather >
      • L11 Act 1
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      • L11 Boss Fights
      • L11 Projects
    • Level 12: Dining >
      • L12 Act 1
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      • L12 Act 3
      • L12 Boss Fights
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    • Level 13: Asking Directions >
      • L13 Act 1
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      • L13 Boss Fights
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    • Level 14: Birthday Party >
      • L14 Act 1
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      • L14 Act 3
      • L14: Boss Fights
      • L14 Projects
    • Level 15: Seeing a Doctor >
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    • Level 16: Dating >
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    • Level 18: Sports >
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    • Level 19: Travel >
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    • Level 20: At the Airport >
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    • Level 21: Starting School >
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      • L21 Boss Fights
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    • Level 22: Dorm Life >
      • L22 Act 1
      • L22 Act 2
      • L22 Boss Fights
      • L22 Projects
    • Level 23: At the Restaurant >
      • L23 Act 1
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      • L23 Act 3
      • L23 Boss Fights
      • L23 Projects
    • Level 24: Buying Things >
      • L24 Act 1
      • L24 Act 2
      • L24 Boss Fights
      • L24 Projects
    • Level 25: Choosing Classes >
      • L25 Act 1
      • L25 Act 2
      • L25 Act 3
      • L25 Boss Fights
      • L25 Projects
    • Level 26: Romance >
      • L26 Act 1
      • L26 Act 2
      • L26 Act 3
      • L26 Boss Fights
      • L26 Projects
    • Level 27: Computers and the Internet >
      • L27 Act 1
      • L27 Act 2
      • L27 Act 3
      • L27 Boss Fights
      • L27 Projects
    • Level 28: Working >
      • L28 Act 1
      • L28 Act 2
      • L28 Act 3
      • L28 Boss Fights
      • L28 Projects
    • Level 29: Education >
      • L29 Act 1
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      • L29 Act 3
      • L29 Boss Fights
      • L29 Projects
    • Level 30: Chinese Geography >
      • L30 Act 1
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      • L30 Act 3
      • L30 Act 4
      • L30 Act 5
      • L30 Boss Fights
      • L30 Projects
  • Book 4
    • Level 31: Chinese Holidays >
      • L31 Act 1
      • L31 Act 2
      • L31 Act 3
      • L31 Act 4
      • L31 Boss Fights
      • L31 Projects
    • Level 32: Changes in China >
      • L32 Act 1
      • L32 Act 2
      • L32 Act 3
      • L32 Act 4
      • L32 Boss Fights
      • L32 Projects
    • Level 33: A Trip to Yunnan >
      • L33 Act 1
      • L33 Act 2
      • L33 Act 3
      • L33 Boss Fights
      • L33 Projects
    • Level 34: Lifestyle and Health >
      • L34 Act 1
      • L34 Act 2
      • L34 Act 3
      • L34 Boss Fights
      • L34 Projects
    • Level 35: Gender Equality >
      • L35 Act 1
      • L35 Act 2
      • L35 Act 3
      • L35 Boss Fights
      • L35 Projects
    • Level 36: Environmental Protection >
      • L36 Act 1
      • L36 Act 2
      • L36 Act 3
      • L36 Act 4
      • L36 Boss Fights
      • L36 Projects
    • Level 37: Wealth Management >
      • L37 Act 1
      • L37 Act 2
      • L37 Act 3
      • L37 Boss Fights
      • L37 Projects
  • Special Units
    • Distance Learning
    • The Coronavirus
    • Identity
  • AP Exam
    • 听:Listening >
      • Vocab and Grammar
      • Practice Questions
      • Test Strategies
    • 读:Reading >
      • Vocab and Grammar
      • Practice Questions
      • Test Strategies
    • 说:Speaking >
      • Vocab and Grammar
      • Practice Questions
      • Test Strategies
    • 写:Writing >
      • Vocab and Grammar
      • Practice Questions
      • Test Strategies
  • Resources
    • Class Activities and Games
    • Discovery Quests
    • Online Resources