See Year 9 Mandarin ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Review numbers and greetings | |
| Review dates and birthdays | introduce days of week |
| Family 1 | names of family members – listening and speaking |
| Family 2 | reading |
| Family 3 | writing |
| Pets 1 | listening/speaking |
| Pets 2 | reading + big/small |
| Pets 3 | writing + cute/annoying |
| Hobbies 1 | 8 basic hobbies + like/don’t like – listening and speaking |
| Hobbies 2 | 8 basic hobbies – reading |
| Hobbies 3 | 8 basic hobbies – writing |
| Hobbies 4 | Sports and can/can’t – listening and speaking |
| Hobbies 5 | Sports – reading + days of week |
| Hobbies 6 | Sports – writing |
| School 1 | Subjects – speaking and listening + cool/interesting/boring |
| School 2 | Reading |
| School 3 | Telling the time + timetable |
| School 4 | What is your class like |
| School 5 | School in China |
| Food and drink 1 | Types of food – Listening and speaking skills |
| Food and drink 2 | mealtimes – reading |
| Food and drink 3 | writing |
| Exam revision | Speaking and listening skills |
| Exam revision | Reading and writing skills |
| Y9 exams (all subjects) | |
| Cultural lesson | |
| Food and drink 4 | Ordering food |
| Food and drink 5 | ordering food 2 |
| Food and drink 6 | Trip to shop to practice buying food |
| Cultural lesson | Bao film |
| End of year quiz lesson | |
What will you study?
Numbers
Introductions
Pronouns
Family
Pets
Telling the Time
Colours
Chinese New Year
Hobbies (1)
Hobbies (2)
School life (1)
School life (2)
Food and Drink
Future plans
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
What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?
-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 first level Mandarin on BBC Bitesize
-Subscribe to Super 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
