Mandarin (Year 7)

See Year 7s Mandarin ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

What will you study?

• Numbers
• Introductions
• Pronouns
• Family
• Pets
• Telling the Time
• Colours
• Chinese New Year
• Hobbies (1)
• School life (1)
• School life (2)
• Hobbies (2)
• Food and Drink

Useful tips and resources

Make flashcards for vocabulary learning
HSK1 Character writing practice workbooks

Pupils will be given logins for the following websites:
Quizlet –  to practise vocabulary
Linguascope – to practise vocabulary
Language Gym – to practise listening, reading, vocabulary and grammar
Sentence Builders – to practise listening, reading and translation skills

-Take part in the MFL Cabaret Evening (Spring Term)
-Join the Linguazine Magazine Club – every term
-Take part in the GDST MFL Festival – Spring term
-Submit an entry to the Anthea Bell and Stephen Spender Prize – once a year
-Get involved in the Joy of Reading Project – runs all year

Visit the China collection at the British Museum (wonderful collection of artefacts spanning thousands of years of Chinese history)
Explore GCSE Mandarin on BBC Bitesize
Subscribe to Easy Mandarin on YouTube with dual Chinese/English subtitles

Subscribe to the Slow Chinese podcast to improve your listening skills
Learn about Chinese History with the Chinese History Podcast
Improve your reading skills by reading authentic Chinese News articles graded to your level with the mylingua app