Communicating
Socialising
Maintain interactions with peers and known adults orally and in writing (Pinyin and characters) to exchange information and discuss aspects of personal information, home life, daily routine, likes and dislikes, school life, interests and leisure activities, for example, 我有绿色的眼睛。; 棕色的头发。;
我早上七点起床。; 我和家人晚上六点半吃饭。;
你最喜欢什么运动？ 我最喜欢游泳。我最不喜欢踢足球。;
我爸爸喜欢吃古老肉。我妈妈不喜欢吃炒饭。; 我想吃汉堡包。
Engage in individual and collaborative tasks that involve making arrangements, inviting, planning, deciding and responding, for example, making arrangements for an outing with a friend, an excursion to a Chinese restaurant or organising a class event
Participate in classroom routines and interactions by asking and answering questions, requesting information, expressing feelings, opinions and personal preferences and responding to others’ contributions, for example, 他是我弟弟，他人很好。;我可以开始吗？; 我可以上厕所吗？; 我可以去喝水吗？我不明白。; 请回答。
Informing
Identify key information and supporting details from a range of spoken and written texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, and use the information in new ways
Convey information and ideas from a range of texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using different modes of presentation that take account of context and audience
Creating
Respond to imaginative texts by describing and discussing aspects, such as characters, events and/or ideas
Create own or shared imaginative texts by experimenting with different modes and formats, and creating moods and effects suitable for different audiences
Translating
Translate and interpret short texts from Chinese to English and vice versa, comparing different versions of a text and suggesting reasons for differences and mistranslations
Reflecting
Engage with Chinese speakers and texts, reflecting on how interaction involves culture as well as language
Reflect on own identity, including identity as a learner and user of Chinese, through experiences or in attitudes to culture and intercultural communication