Systems of language
Recognise and discriminate between homonyms in Chinese, for example, shì 是 and 室, relying on contextual cues to assist understanding and differentiating syllables with different tones, for example, shì是 and shí十, and use Pinyin to record the sound of phrases or sentences with greater accuracy
Interpret written texts by inferring meaning from common character components or position of components and analyse how reliable this method is in translating and writing
Generate language for a range of purposes in simple spoken and written texts, by using context-related vocabulary and applying elements of the Chinese grammatical system, including:
- beginning to recognise verb types found in Chinese, for example, adjectival verbs (高, 大) and modal verbs (会, 可以)
- beginning to use adverbs, for example, 都 to indicate inclusion and 就 to indicate sequence
- applying the placement of time and place phrases; the use of conjunctions (for example, 和 to add information); 还是/或者 to offer or indicate choices; and the role of measure words, for example, 个, 只
- exploring the clauses of a sentence in Chinese and noticing how they are linked coherently, for example, 他叫王晓明, (他) 是我的朋友 (zero subject/pronoun)
- using familiar verbs for daily routine, such as 起床, 去睡觉, 吃, 去上学, 玩, 学习, 听音乐, 读书／看书, 看电视
- applying processes of discourse development by joining, contrasting and sequencing using 也, 和
- exploring the concept of ‘tense’ across languages
- recognising and usingsuggestion word 吧
- using time phrases/expressions, such as 上午, 下午, 三点, 现在, 半, 刻, 分
- beginning to use 跟 as a preposition
Continue to build metalanguage to talk about vocabulary and grammar concepts
Identify, analyse and use text structures and language features of common spoken, written and multimodal texts, and explain how different types of texts are structured and use particular language features to suit different contexts, purposes and audiences