A Chinese superhero family use Mandarin vocabulary to explore the theme of work.
Video summary
The evil Vixenna holds the family captive and threatens to remove their super powers. They think about what kind of career they could have as normal people, what work experience they have and what they like to do on holiday - while plotting to turn the tables.
Teacher Notes
This clip could be used to practice introductions. You could set comprehension questions for pupils to answer in class or at home to prepare for a listening exam. Pupils could recreate scenes in class/write a summary for homework. This clip could help to prepare pupils for controlled assessment (speaking).
This clip will be relevant for teaching Mandarin. This topic appears in the AQA GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 5 in Scotland.
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