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1st hour (1pm-2pm) Beginners |
2nd hour (2pm-3pm) Intermediate – Advanced |
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1
(2nd Week)
21st JAN. 2026 |
Daily Food & Drinks |
Chinese Cuisine, Food Culture & Dining Etiquette |
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1. Understanding Characters: 3 basic radicals (mouth, person, food) 2. Core vocabulary related to food and drinks 3. QS: 你喜欢吃什么？What do you like to eat? 你想喝什么？ 4. Basic expressions: I like to eat… ; I don’t like to drink… ; What did you eat? 5. Interactive activity: Matching food pictures to Chinese vocabulary 6. Song: WL: Do You Like Pizza? (你喜欢比萨吗？) | Learning Songs 2 | Chinese song | By Little Fox) |
1. Character structure: left-right; left-middle-right; top-bottom 2. Overview of the eight Chinese cuisines and their characteristics (spicy, fresh, sweet, etc.) 3. Dining etiquette: use of chopsticks and toasting customs 4. Sentence pattern: … 很…，但是… 5. Group discussion: Chinese food and British food 6. Practical activity: Ordering food in Chinese (role-play) |
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2 |
Happy Chinese New Year |
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1. Well Wishes 2. Introduction to major traditional Chinese festivals: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Moon Festivals and Double Ninth Festival 3. Sentence structure: 在… 那天，我们会… 4. Handout: festival customs and traditional foods 5. Creative activity: making a festival card and writing one to two simple sentences in Chinese. |
1. Symbolic foods and their associated blessings 2. Story time: The Story of the Nian Monster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhSv7mWanzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZM5I-g4Kng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DXUpvvMECE 3. The diversity and inclusiveness of Chinese mythology and deities： 4. Project: creating a New Year blessing video together using foods with symbolic meaning! |
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3
(4th Week) |
Daily Activities & Hobbies |
Traditional Chinese Hobbies & Crafts |
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1. Understanding Characters: 2 basic radicals: eye-目; movement radical-辶 2. Core vocabulary for daily activities and hobbies 3. QS: What do you like to do on weekends? 4. Expressions: I often… on weekends; 5. Pair work: Talk about your daily activities/hobbies 6. Game: Guessing hobbies through actions. |
1. Character structure review: left-right; left-middle-right; top-bottom 2. Traditional hobbies and crafts: 书法 (calligraphy)、国画 (traditional Chinese painting), paper-cutting, tea ceremony 3. Structure: 我觉得… 很有意思 4. Hands-on activity: Simple paper-cutting with English instructions 5. Group discussion: similarities between Chinese and British hobbies. |
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4
(5th Week) |
Weather & Seasons |
Chinese Solar Terms & Seasonal Customs |
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1. Understanding Characters: sun radical日, rain radical雨 2. Core vocabulary for weather and seasons 3. QS: How’s the weather today? Which season do you like? 4. Expressions: Today is sunny. 5. Picture-matching: weather symbols and Chinese words 6. Song: “Season Song” |
1. Characters structure review: left-right; left-middle-right; top-middle-bottom 2. Introduction to key Chinese solar terms 3. Seasonal customs: 4. Sentence pattern: On…, people inChina usually … 5. Video: introduction to Chinese solar terms （https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKlNXD36Ggs） 6. Discussion: seasonal traditions in China and the UK. |
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(Kent 6th Week) |
Reading Week, no workshop sessions will be held. |
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5
(7th Week) |
Clothes & Daily Wear |
Traditional Chinese Clothing & Fashion |
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1. Understanding Characters: clothing radicals衣 2. Core vocabulary related to clothing 3. QS: What clothes do you like to wear? 4. Expressions: This item of clothing is very nice. 5. Role-play: shop for clothes using simple dialogues 6. Game: describing what your partner is wearing. |
1. Characters Structure review: left-right; left-middle-right; top-middle-bottom 2. Traditional clothing styles: 汉服 (Hanfu)、旗袍 (Qipao)、唐装 (Tang-style clothing) 3. Structure: … 和… 不一样 4. Discussion: compare traditional and modern Chinese fashion. |
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6
(8th Week) |
Daily Routine of a student |
Chinese Education System & Learning Culture |
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1. Understanding basic radical：speech 言 2. Core vocabulary related to daily routines 3. QS: When do you get up every day? Which class will you have today? 4. Expressions: I have classes every day. I like learning Chinese. 5. Typical Chinese student’s timetable 6. Group activity: short presentations on personal school routines. |
1. Character structure review: left–right; left–middle–right; top-middle–bottom 2. Overview of the Chinese education system: Primary school, middle school, university 3. Learning culture concepts: 尊师重教 (respecting teachers and valuing education), 勤奋好学 (diligence in learning) 4. Popular vocabulary in recent years 5. Discussion: differences between Chinese and British education systems. |
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7
(9th Week) |
Transportation & Travel |
Travel in China & Scenic Spots |
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1. Understanding Characters: foot radical足and vehicle radical车 2. Core vocabulary related to transportation and travel 3. QS: How do you go to school? Where would you like to travel? 4. Expressions: I go by train. 5. Transportation in China: High-speed rail, bullet train, domestic flights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGiwzVyUXTs) 6. Pair work: discussing dream travel destinations |
1. Character structure review: left–right; left–middle–right; top–middle-bottom 2. Famous scenic spots: Great Wall, Forbidden City, West Lake, Zhangjiajie 3. Sentence pattern: …是…最有名的 4. Video: Short clips of Chinese scenic spots 5. Role-play: acting as a tour guide and introducing one scenic spot in simple Chinese |
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Mandarin Chinese Workshop Programme
Mandarin workshops will be held in CNW seminar room 6 each Wednesday at 1pm and 2pm.