DP二 ab initio UNIT 5
主题 zhǔtí theme: Sharing the Globe
共享地球 gòngxiǎng dìqiú
主题 zhǔtí theme: Sharing the Globe
共享地球 gòngxiǎng dìqiú
back to DP1, DP2 main pages
Guiding principle 指导原则 zhǐdǎo yuánzé:
Explore the challenges and opportunities faced by individuals and communities in the modern world.
探索现代世界个人与社区面临的挑战和机遇。
Component topics 话题 huàtí:
The environment 环境
Human rights 人权
Peace and conflict 和平与冲突
Equality 平等
Globalization 全球化
Ethics 伦理
Urban and rural environment 城市环境与乡村环境
Unit questions 单元问题 dānyuán wèntí:
What environmental and social issues present challenges to the world, and how can these challenges be overcome?
哪些环境和社会问题向这个世界提出了挑战,如何战胜这些挑战?
What ethical issues arise from living in the modern world, and how do we resolve them?
现代世界的生活中产生了哪些伦理问题,如何解决它们?
What challenges and benefits does globalization bring?
全球化带来了哪些挑战和益处?
What challenges and benefits result from changes in urban and rural environments?
城市和农村环境的变化带来哪些挑战,带来了哪些益处?
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) language question:
What knowledge might be lost if the whole world shared one common language?
如果全世界共享一种通用语言,什么知识就会被丧失?
文本 (text):《卫星宝宝》
Day 1 Formative Tasks
Listening:
( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": From the 《卫星宝宝》 text:
the teacher will ask a question about the text in Mandarin
find the answer to the question in the text
underline the information in the text that answers the teacher's question
write the number of the prompt
You should watch the explainer videos at the top of the document, linked above, as well as read through the pinyin by pasting the text into Google Translate, where you can also hear a different voice read to train your ears for this text.
Reading:
( /30): In 《卫星宝宝》 choose eight underlined phrases.
Draw a sketch to show accurate understanding of the meaning of each underlined phrase you chose, and
write a number to indicate which phrase you chose from the reading (the numbers need to match).
(if time allows, begin preparing for writing)
Day 2 Formative Task
Writing:
( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: email/电邮 here, body = 153|306 多字 zì "characters")
( /30分; 160多字 zì "characters", format: survey report (5. 采访稿(总结性)here, and explainer video here); scored on criteria A, B, C)
Explore one unit question, above, by writing a using information from《卫星宝宝》. Your overall survey report should be written as if you have interviewed someone in the article. This could be a researcher, a person who was a "卫星宝宝" or a family member of a "卫星宝宝". At the beginning, end, or both, your survey report needs to directly answer the unit question you chose.
Internal Examination
This IA is your real IA, and counts both toward your final exam score and toward your actual DP examination. Sign up times have been set from email communication. Practice from your IA practice document, liked above.
Day 1 Summative Tasks
Listening:
( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": From the 《国际影片角》 text:
the teacher will ask a question about the text in Mandarin
find the answer to the question in the text
underline the information in the text that answers the teacher's question
write the number of the prompt
You should watch the explainer videos at the top of the document, linked above, as well as read through the pinyin by pasting the text into Google Translate, where you can also hear a different voice read to train your ears for this text.
Reading:
( /30): In 《国际影片角》 choose eight underlined phrases.
Draw a sketch to show accurate understanding of the meaning of each underlined phrase you chose, and
write a number to indicate which phrase you chose from the reading (the numbers need to match).
(if time allows, begin preparing for writing)
Day 2 Summative Task
Writing:
( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: email/电邮 here, body = 162|324 多字 zì "characters")
Choose any TOK question (in Unit Resources, above). Answer your TOK question using information from all 文本 listed above.
You will not have any of the 文本 at the time of writing, but you can bring a single sheet of paper with your own hand-copied sentences from the 文本, on one side only. Your single sheet of paper cannot have anything other than direct quotes from the main 文本 listed above. The goal of making this "cheat sheet" is to promote learning through practicing reading, understanding, and thinking about the sentences in the texts you intend to use in your writing.
4. Speaking:
Lunch mock IA time (sign up on Classroom > Resources > Mandarin Calendar > Office Hours Doc)
( /30, scored on criteria A, B1, B2, C): Bring a printout containing pictures from all assigned texts for this summative. To practice for the IA individual oral exam (final exam week, Fall 2025):
explain all text info in the images for 4 minutes,
then discuss for 5 minutes (answer and expand on teacher's questions), and
then discuss the same texts and images on a different DP theme for 6 minutes.
Day 1 Formative Tasks
Listening:
( /30): Watching separated clips from the 《清明节》with the English cut out. Transcribe into standard Mandarin pinyin (10pts) with tone marks (10pts) and English (10pts) for all assigned sections (see document).
Reading:
( /30): Choose three schedules in 《假期与节日》. Transcribe into standard Mandarin pinyin (10pts) with tone marks (10pts) and English (10pts) for all assigned sections (see document).
Day 2 Formative Tasks
Writing:
( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: email/电邮 here, body = 171|342 多字 zì "characters")
( /30): (150+ characters, scored on criteria A, B, C) You want to share with your school about similarities and differences in holidays across Chinese-speaking places. Write speech notes (3. 演讲稿 yǎnjiǎng gǎo here) based on information from all texts. You will not have the texts at the time of writing, but you can bring a single sheet of paper with your own hand-copied sentences from the texts, one side only. Your single sheet of paper cannot have draft sentences to copy directly for your writing. The goal of making this "cheat sheet" is to practice reading, understanding, and thinking about the sentences you intend to use in your writing.
(there will no speaking formative)
文本 (text):《假期与节日》 + 《清明节》+ 《到英國》 + 《空气》
Day 1 Summative Tasks
1. Listening:
( /30): Watching separated clips from the 《空气》. Transcribe into standard Mandarin pinyin (10pts) with tone marks (10pts) and English (10pts) for all assigned sections (see document). You should watch the explainer videos at the top of the document, linked above, as well as read through the pinyin by pasting the text into Google Translate, where you can also hear a different voice read to train your ears for this text.
2. Reading:
( /30): Ten screen frames will be printed from 《到英國》 . Choose eight frames to write pinyin with tones (12 pts) and draw pictures to show accurate understanding of meaning (18 pts).
(if time allows, begin preparing for writing)
Day 2 Summative Task
3. Writing:
( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: email/电邮 here, body = 180|360 多字 zì "characters")
Choose any TOK question (in Unit Resources, above). Answer your TOK question using information from all 文本 listed above.
You will not have any of the 文本 at the time of writing, but you can bring a single sheet of paper with your own hand-copied sentences from the 文本, on one side only. Your single sheet of paper cannot have anything other than direct quotes from the main 文本 listed above. The goal of making this "cheat sheet" is to promote learning through practicing reading, understanding, and thinking about the sentences in the texts you intend to use in your writing.
4. Speaking:
Lunch mock IA time (sign up on Classroom > Resources > Mandarin Calendar > Office Hours Doc)
( /30, scored on criteria A, B1, B2, C): Bring a printout containing pictures from all assigned texts for this summative. To practice for the IA individual oral exam (final exam week, Fall 2025):
explain all text info in the images for 4 minutes,
then discuss for 5 minutes (answer and expand on teacher's questions), and
then discuss the same texts and images on a different DP theme for 6 minutes.