Interact and socialise orally with the teacher and peers, using modelled responses and correct tones to support understanding and to exchange information about themselves, their family, interests and leisure activities, for example, 你好，我八岁;
我叫James ;我住在珀斯;我哥哥喜欢踢足球;
你住在哪里？

Follow the teacher’s instructions to participate in learning activities and in classroom routines, for example, 注意听，请安静，听一听，说一说
(ACLCHC017)

Exchange simple correspondence in writing by adapting teacher-modelled language and using word lists such as expressing good wishes, sending simple notes and messages, for example, 生日快乐;
母亲节快乐
(ACLCHC018)

Locate and convey specific points of information from familiar simple spoken and visual texts and convey this information using learnt phrases and words, related to their personal worlds
(ACLCHC019)

Locate factual information in familiar texts related to their personal and social worlds, by recognising textual features and using other visual cues and report this information using learnt characters
(ACLCHC020)

Respond to and create simple imaginative oral texts such as puppet plays, for example,
The 12 Chinese zodiac signs《十二生肖的故事》,《饥饿的毛毛虫》,or song and dance shows, that use gestures and other movements, familiar expressions and modelled language
(ACLCHC021)

Create short written imaginative texts such as storyboards and cartoons, using simple characters and modelled short sentences that follow the basic subject-verb-object structure
(ACLCHC022)

Explain the meanings of high-frequency words and phrases, using gestures, actions and facial expressions
(ACLCHC023)

Talk about their own experiences of learning and using Chinese and explore their own sense of identity, including elements such as family, cultural heritage, friends and interests and ways of using language with different people
(ACLCHC025)