Clay Center Elementary School – CHINESE II 1-2

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course builds upon the foundation established in  Chinese I. The focus of the content gradually expands to include wider social occasions and cultural contexts. Students will continue to develop essential skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for everyday communication. Building upon the vocabulary and sentence structures taught in the first year, students will learn more practical expressions and the sentence patterns necessary for use in daily life, such as ordering food at a restaurant, going shopping, talking about travel plans, describing the four seasons, describing the symptoms of an illness, and expressing feelings. Students will continue to learn to read and write core Chinese characters and grammar structures in each lesson. They will write questions and responses to various situations, as well as write short letters using a culturally appropriate format and style. They will also investigate various aspects of Chinese culture and society, including Chinese cuisine, traditional Chinese dress, the Chinese Zodiac, traffic signs and rules, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.