生活華語 Everyday Chinese Book 3

📘 Book 3 – Lesson 1


Lesson Title: 週末要幹嘛? 

English Title: What are you going to do on the weekend?

🎯Lesson Objective
Students will learn to discuss weekend plans, talk about cultural events using relevant vocabulary and polite invitations. Develop skills to read and understand exhibition introductions and promotional texts

📚 Lesson Content
1. Talk about weekend plans and part-time jobs in Chinese.
2. Use vocabulary related to tourism, exhibitions, and interacting with foreign visitors.
3. Practice inviting someone to an event and responding politely.
4. Understand and describe an event or exhibition setting. Reading comprehension practice with exhibition introduction text.


Lesson Title: Lesson Title: 你吃素嗎?

English Title: Are you a vegetarian?

🎯 Lesson Objective
Students will learn to discuss vegetarianism and dietary choices, understand cultural and personal reasons for eating vegetarian, and express opinions about different eating habits.

📚 Lesson Content
1. Vocabulary related to food, diet, and cultural practices
2. Practice expressing opinions and explaining reasons for dietary habits
3. Observations about vegetarian food in Taiwan
4. Discussion of individual dietary decisions


Lesson Title: 我們的習慣不一樣

English Title: Our customs are different.



🎯 Lesson Objective
Students will learn about dining utensil customs in Taiwan and Western countries, practice discussing cultural differences in eating habits, and understand important cultural gift-giving taboos.

📚 Lesson Content
1. Cultural differences in dining habits.
2. Discussion on the importance of understanding cultural differences to avoid misunderstandings
3. Vocabulary related to dining utensils, eating habits, and cultural customs.


Lesson Title: 未來的計畫

English Title: Future plans

🎯 Lesson Objective
Students will learn to discuss career development, express future goals and dreams, and describe personal experiences influencing career choices.

📚 Lesson Content
1. Expressing goals related to internships, learning, and leadership roles
2. Practice expressing hopes, ambitions, and motivations
3. Vocabulary related to work, career planning, travel, and business management


Lesson Title: 你屬什麼?

English Title: What’s your Chinese zodiac sign?


🎯 Lesson Objective
Students will learn to talk about the Chinese zodiac, understand cultural stories and differences across countries, and express opinions about traditional beliefs.


📚 Lesson Content
1. Introduction to the 12 Chinese zodiac animals and their order
2. Cultural comparisons: Differences in zodiac animals (e.g., cat in Vietnam vs. rabbit in Chinese zodiac)
3. Vocabulary related to animals, traditional beliefs, and cultural storytelling
4. Practice retelling a cultural legend and comparing international versions


Lesson Title: 流行的文化

English Title: Popular culture


🎯 Lesson Objective
Students will learn to talk about popular culture, describe trends like photo editing and social media habits, and understand the cultural influences that shape Taiwan’s pop culture.

📚 Lesson Content
1. Vocabulary related to pop culture, entertainment, and social media
2. Taiwan’s own multicultural, social, and historical context
3. Discussion of how pop culture reflects identity and generational values


Lesson Title: 流行語

English Title: Trendy words


🎯 Lesson Objective
Students will learn to understand and use modern Chinese slang (流行語), explore how language evolves in popular culture, and express opinions on trends in everyday communication.

📚 Lesson Content
1. Introducing and explaining commonly used Chinese slang (流行語)
2. Vocabulary related to Chinese slang
3. Discussion on the social context and meaning behind slang usage
4. How slang reflects pop culture and generational identity


Lesson Title: 台灣節日

English Title: Festivals in Taiwan

🎯 Lesson Objective
Students will learn to explore traditional stories and modern customs related to the Mid-Autumn Festival, compare different cultural versions, and discuss how traditions evolve over time.

📚 Lesson Content
1. Discussing various versions of Mid-Autumn Festival legends
2. Group suggestion to report on different versions of the stories
3. Introducing modern Mid-Autumn Festival customs in Taiwan
4. Vocabulary related to holidays, legends, food, and traditions
5. Practice comparing traditional and modern cultural practices and expressing opinions on their origins and meanings

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