Elaborations

• reading, viewing and listening to short texts, such as signs, captions, notices, posters, brochures or conversations, and identifying their context, topic, main ideas, audience and purpose
• locating, classifying and summarising information from a range of sources, such as notices, results of class surveys, announcements and reports, and using memory tools such as tables, charts and concept maps to organise and sequence information
• collating information from sources such as class surveys, online forums or blog posts
• gathering information about aspects of Vietnam, such as weather, vegetation, wildlife, foods and drinks, lifestyles, tourist attractions or historical/cultural events, and using the information in new ways, for example, viewing an online map of a local venue and writing directions for visitors
• comparing details from a range of texts about special occasions and ceremonies, and discussing culture-specific terms and representations
• researching aspects of Vietnamese culture, history and natural environment, for example, religious beliefs and cultural practices such as đạo Phật, đạo Thiên Chúa, đi chùa, đi nhà thờ, cúng ông bà, cúng giao thừa, tourist attractions such as vịnh Hạ Long, phố cổ Hội An, or prominent historical figures such as Hưng Đạo Vương or Vua Quang Trung, by gathering information from texts and from exchanges with Vietnamese peers and adults