The key to teaching winter holiday vocabulary is to choose words that are both interesting and relevant to students. For example, instead of focusing on the “圣诞“ in ”圣诞树” I focus on the word ” which is useful to students beyond this lesson.
Useful Vocabulary (有用的词汇)
Christmas 圣诞节 (shèng dàn jié)
Hanukkah 光明节 (guāng míng jié)
Kwanza 宽扎姐 (kuān zhā jié) *While this is not a commonly used word it is important for diversity and inlcusion of all winter celebrations
Holiday 节日 (jié rì)
Happy 快乐 (kuài lè)
Santa (圣诞）老人 (shèng dàn lǎo rén)
Christmas Tree (圣诞）树 (shèng dàn shù)
Reindeer 驯鹿 (xùn lù)
Present 礼物 (lǐ wù)
Stocking 袜子 (wà zi)
Eat Candy 吃糖果 (chī táng guǒ)
Drink Hot Chocolate 喝热可可 (hē rè kě kě)
Sled 雪橇 (Xuě qiāo)
Toy 玩具 (Wán jù)
Candle 蜡烛 (Là zhú)
Menorah 蜡烛台 (Là zhú tái )
Winter 冬天 (dōng tiān)
Celebrate 庆祝 (qìng zhù)
Winter Break (寒假) （hán jià)
Interactive Winter Activity
Looking for a great activity for Mandarin class before winter break? Look no further! Have so much fun practicing relevant and diverse holiday words in Mandarin Chinese. These Google Slides include relevant vocabulary, practice dialogues and a pattern story students will love.
Also, check out the FREE activity booklet companion to the slides. Click below to download
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