Title: My Favorite Animal

Grade: 2nd

Subject: Chinese

Objective: Students will be able to effectively use descriptive language to talk about their favorite animal.

Materials:

- Picture cards of different animals

- Whiteboard and markers

- Photocopies of descriptive language sentence starters

- Worksheet with sentence completion exercises

- Pencils

Procedure:

1. Warm-up (10 minutes):

- Show the students a picture of a few different animals. Ask them if they can identify the animals and tell you the names.

- Play a short video or song about animals to engage their interest.

2. Introduction (5 minutes):

- Introduce the topic by asking the students if they have a favorite animal and why they like it.

- Share your own favorite animal and briefly explain why you like it.

3. Vocabulary (10 minutes):

- Show the students the picture cards of different animals and elicit the names of the animals.

- Discuss the characteristics, habitat, and behavior of each animal as a class.

- Write down key vocabulary words on the whiteboard.

4. Descriptive Language Practice (15 minutes):

- Hand out photocopies of sentence starters to each student.

- Explain that these sentence starters will help them describe their favorite animal using adjectives.

- Model one example sentence using a sentence starter yourself, and ask a few students to do the same.

- Students will work individually to complete at least three sentences using the sentence starters.

5. Pair Work (10 minutes):

- Pair up the students and ask them to share their completed sentences with their partner.

- Encourage students to ask questions and give feedback on each other's sentences.

- Monitor the pairs and provide support as needed.

6. Whole Class Discussion (10 minutes):

- Ask a few pairs to share their favorite animal and a few descriptive sentences with the whole class.

- Encourage students to ask questions and give positive feedback to their classmates.

7. Sentence Completion Worksheet (15 minutes):

- Distribute the worksheet with sentence completion exercises.

- Instruct the students to read the sentence and choose the appropriate adjective to complete it.

- Allow the students to work individually or in pairs to complete the worksheet.

8. Closure (5 minutes):

- Ask a few students to share one or two descriptive sentences they wrote on the worksheet.

- Recap the lesson by highlighting the importance of using descriptive language to effectively communicate.

9. Homework:

- Assign students to write a short paragraph about their favorite animal, incorporating the descriptive language they learned in class.

Evaluation:

- Observation of students' participation during pair work and whole class discussion.

- Reviewing completed worksheets to assess students' understanding of descriptive language.