Systems of language
Recognise and apply differences in sounds and tones heard in spoken language, including the range of vowel and consonant combinations, for example, qin versus qing and chi versus qi
Interpret written texts by estimating the probable sound and meaning of characters, based on understanding of familiar radicals and phonetic sides, for example, 鸡, 鸭, 鹅, 莺, 但, 担, 旦, 胆
Generate language for a range of purposes in spoken and written texts, by extending understanding and use of context-related vocabulary and elements of the Chinese grammatical system, including:
- comparing ways in which tense is expressed, for example, 了 to indicate completion; 完 to indicate the achievement of a desired result; 想 to indicate intention; the use of verb negation 没有 to indicate negative past; 正在 to indicate action in progress
- exploring the uses of diverse time expressions and ways to sequence events in time, for example, 先…… 然后……; 一……就……; 了……就……; 才; 第一; 然后
- comparing the functions of prepositions and discussing the importance of context when determining their meanings in texts, for example, 跟; 对; 给
- applying processes of discourse development by joining, contrasting and sequencing 但是, 就, and exploring the use of cohesive devices and ways of extending, sequencing and elaborating ideas, for example, through the use of connectives, conjunctions and subject pronouns
- recognising and using the measure words 件 and 条
- using the number 千
- using 过 to express experience
- beginning to use 要 to express the future
- using the question word 多少？ to ask the price of something, for example, 多少钱？
- beginning to use the question phrase 怎么样？to ask an opinion
- using words for approximation, 多, 左右, 不
- experimenting with intensifiers, such as 挺 and 太, to add meaning, for example, 去日本旅行太贵了。; 我觉得挺好的。
Continue to build metalanguage to talk about vocabulary and grammar concepts
Apply understanding of the interrelationship between text structures and language features to different types of texts, including simple narrative, informative and persuasive texts