Mandarin (Year 8)

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See Year 8s Mandarin ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

TopicSub-topic
Review numbers and greetings
Review dates and birthdaysintroduce days of week
Family 1names of family members – listening and speaking
Family 2reading
Family 3writing
Family 4review
Pets 1listening/speaking
Pets 2reading + big/small
Pets 3writing + cute/annoying
Pets 4review
Hobbies 18 basic hobbies + like/don’t like – listening and speaking
Hobbies 28 basic hobbies – reading
Hobbies 38 basic hobbies – writing
Hobbies 4Sports and can/can’t – listening and speaking
Hobbies 5Sports – reading + days of week
Hobbies 6Sports – writing
Review lesson
School 1Subjects – speaking and listening + cool/interesting/boring
School 2Reading
School 3Telling the time + timetable
School 4What is your class like
School 5School in China
School 6Review
Exam revisionListening and speaking skills
Exam revisionReading and writing skills
Y8 exams (English, Maths, Science, Languages, Humanities)
Cultural lesson Brush painting
Preparation for GDST Languages Festival 1
Preparation for GDST Languages Festival 2
Food and drink 1Types of food – Listening and speaking skills
Food and drink 2mealtimes – reading
Food and drink 3writing

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