THEMES
1. The Individual
This theme enables the learner to explore aspects of his or her own life, for example, sense of self, personal values, opinions, ideas and relationships with others. At the same time, this theme also enables the learner to study topics from the perspective of others.
TOPICS |
Personal World
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Education |
Daily Life |
Sub-topics studied may include, but are not limited to:
- personal information
- home and neighbourhood
- family/friends.
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Sub-topics studied may include, but are not limited to:
- school life
- future plans and aspirations.
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Sub-topics studied may include, but are not limited to:
- routine
- food and drink
- interests, leisure and hobbies
- work.
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2. The Chinese-Speaking Communities
This theme explores topics from the perspective of contemporary Chinese communities and encourages the learner to reflect on his or her own and other cultures.
TOPICS |
Compulsory Focus Topic
Contemporary Society and Culture |
People and Places |
Arts and Entertainment |
Sub-topics studied will include, but are not limited to:
- contemporary Chinese social customs (note: the historical origins of such customs/traditions are not the focus of this study)
- significant aspects of daily life in Chinese-speaking communities (e.g. family relationships and structures, school/work and home life, holidays and festivals, food and drink, leisure and hobbies)
- significant aspects of contemporary Chinese culture.
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Sub-topics studied may include, but are not limited to:
- getting around (transport and directions)
- tourist attractions in China
- significant geographical and climatic features of China
- shopping and eating/dining out
- meeting people.
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Sub-topics studied may include, but are not limited to:
- media
- cinema
- music and songs
- literature
- sport
- theatre and performing arts
- computer games
- art
- architecture.
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USE OF ENGLISH
Learners will study a range of oral and written texts in Chinese. It may be appropriate in some circumstances to select texts using English. Equally, it may be appropriate for a learner to respond to a text in English on some occasions.
TEXT TYPES
The learner will become familiar with a variety of text types. Providers may introduce the learner to a wider range of text types in the course of their teaching and learning program:
advertisement
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instruction
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postcard |
announcement |
invitation |
report/ account |
article |
letter |
review |
brochure |
map |
song |
cartoon/ comic |
menu |
speech |
chart |
narrative |
story |
commentary |
news item |
survey |
conversation/ interview |
note/ message
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table
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diary/ journal entry |
profile |
talk (script) |
discussion |
play
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email |
poem
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VOCABULARY
While there is no nationally prescribed vocabulary list, it is expected that learners will be familiar with a range of vocabulary and idioms relevant to the themes described in the course.
DICTIONARIES
Learners will be encouraged to use dictionaries. It is expected that teachers will assist learners to develop the necessary skills and confidence to use dictionaries effectively.
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
Grammar can be referred to as the organisation of, and relationship between, all the elements that constitute a language as it functions.
There are many different theories of grammar, and a number of different approaches towards its teaching and learning. The categories used below are not intended to promote any particular theory of grammar, or to favour one methodology over another.
Developing the learner’s ability to convey meaning effectively in a range of contexts will, however, necessarily involve extending awareness of the system of structures underlying the language, as well as the ability both to apply and adapt this knowledge.
The following grammatical structures are those that the learner is expected to recognise and use.
A: PARTS OF SPEECH
Item/Function |
Example(s) |
In phrases/sentences |
Nouns |
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common |
人, 书 |
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proper |
白大伟,王老师 |
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Measure Words |
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animals |
只, 条 |
一只猫,两条鱼 |
classroom objects |
本 |
一本书 |
clothes |
件, 条, 双 |
一件毛衣,两条裤子,一双皮鞋 |
general |
个 |
三个学生 |
length |
米, 公里 |
五米,三十公里 |
weight |
斤, 公斤 |
半斤,两公斤 |
monetary |
块(元), 毛(角),分 |
十块两毛五(分) |
time |
点(钟), 分钟 |
三点五分 |
Pronouns |
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personal
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我(们), 你/您(们), |
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他/她/它(们) |
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demonstrative |
这,那 |
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这儿/这里, 那儿/那里 |
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interrogative pronouns |
谁,什么,哪 |
他是谁? |
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这是什么? |
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您是哪位? |
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哪儿? |
你住哪儿? |
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几,多少 |
今天几月几号? |
Numerals |
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counting |
零, 一, 二, 三, 四 |
三点零五分 |
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千, 百, 十 |
两千九百三十五 |
ordinals |
第 |
第一课,第二天 |
approximations |
三四, 五六, 八九, 十一二 |
三四个人 |
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二三十 |
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fractions |
三分之一 |
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percentages |
百分之十 |
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decimals |
五点一 |
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Verbs |
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action |
走, 看, 写 |
看电影 |
emotive |
喜欢, 觉得, 知道, 爱 |
我喜欢打球。 |
auxiliary |
能, 会, 要, 可以, 应该 |
她会画画儿 |
direction |
上/下, 来/去/回 |
他下楼了。 |
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我回来了。 |
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你去哪儿? |
special |
是, 有 |
那是电脑。 |
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他们有汽车。 |
Adverbs |
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frequency |
常常, 不常, 又, 再 |
我不常游泳。 |
sequence |
就, 才, 刚 |
我就来。 |
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老师才来。 |
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她刚走。 |
linking |
也, 还 |
我喜欢游泳,也喜欢打球。 |
quantity |
都, 只 |
我们都学习汉语。 |
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只有两个 |
degree |
很, 非常, 最 |
你最喜欢什么运动? |
negation |
不, 没(有) |
我不冷。 |
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他没上课。 |
progress |
正, 正在 |
正下雨呢。 |
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他正在看书。 |
Adjectives |
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monosyllabic |
大/小, 多/少, 长/短 |
他的头发很长。 |
disyllabic |
高兴 |
老师今天很高兴。 |
monosyllabic (colours) |
白, 红, 蓝, 黑, 绿 |
白衬衫, 黑皮鞋 |
nouns as adjectives |
男, 女 |
男生, 女人 |
Prepositions |
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distance |
从, 离 |
从三月到五月 |
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我家离学校很近。 |
position |
在 |
在桌子下面 |
direction |
对, 给 |
她对你说什么? |
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谁给我打电话? |
object focus |
把 |
把书打开。 |
comparative |
比 |
她比我高。 |
Conjunctions |
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linking (pro)nouns |
和, 跟 |
他和我是同学。 |
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你跟我一起走。 |
alternative |
还是 (question) |
你想去北京还是想去西安? |
phrases |
因为… |
我昨天没上课,因为我生病了。 |
Particles |
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verbal |
了, 过 |
我买了一个苹果。 |
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我去过中国。 |
structural |
的 (possessive) |
老师的词典,我(的)妈妈 |
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的 (attributive) |
我喜欢的人 |
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得 (complement) |
我跑得(很)快。 |
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地 (adverbial) |
高兴地说 |
modal |
吗, 呢, 吧 |
你明天来吗? |
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走吧! |
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你呢? |
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了 |
我吃饱了。 |
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太好了! |
B: SENTENCE PARTS
Item/Function |
Example(s)
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In phrases/sentences
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Subject |
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noun/pronoun
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桌子/他 |
桌子很大/他是我朋友。 |
verb-construction |
学习汉语 |
学习汉语很有意思。 |
Predicate |
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verb as…
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唱, 看 |
她唱歌。 |
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他看书。 |
adjective as…
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漂亮 |
我姐姐很漂亮。 |
noun as…
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星期五 |
今天星期五。 |
Object |
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noun (phrase) |
英语 |
她会说英语。 |
pronoun |
他 |
爸爸叫他。 |
adjective (phrase)
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热 |
我觉得很热。 |
verb (phrase) |
打乒乓球 |
他们喜欢打乒乓球。 |
Attributives |
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(pro)noun
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他 |
他的汽车 |
adjective |
有意思 |
有意思的电影 |
adverb + adjective
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很多 |
很多地方 |
numeral + measure word |
两个 |
两个朋友 |
Adverbial Adjunct |
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adverb as…
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非常 |
非常好看 |
adjective as…
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快, 高兴 |
快走 |
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高兴地说 |
preposition-construction |
从北京, 往东 |
他从北京来。 |
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往东走 |
as… |
在悉尼 |
在悉尼工作 |
noun as… |
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indicating time |
下个星期 |
下个星期去中国 |
indicating place
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前面 |
在前面走 |
Complements |
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of degree |
V得很快 |
跑得很快 |
of result |
V到/在/给/好 |
看到她/住在上海/送给他一本书/吃好了 |
of direction
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V来/去 |
进来,出去 |
C: SENTENCE TYPES
Item/Function |
Example(s) |
In phrases/sentences |
Statements |
subject, verb, object
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她喜欢跳舞。 |
Questions |
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吗 type |
…吗? |
你会游泳吗? |
affirmative-negative
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verb 不/没 verb |
你会不会开车?
他有没有弟弟?
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...using a pronoun |
什么, 谁, 哪, 怎么, 几, 多少 |
你什么时候起床? |
alternative type |
还是 |
你学习汉语还是学习日语? |
Exclamations |
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啊, 了 |
天气真好啊! |
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太好了! |
Imperatives |
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吧 (suggestive) |
走吧! |
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不要 (command) |
不要去! |
CHARACTERS
The following characters are prescribed for active use in this Foundation course. The characters are listed in alphabetical order. Learners will be able to use and understand the 129 characters on the list, as well as a wider range of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions relevant to the topics prescribed in this course.
Learners will be able to use simplified characters consistently in tasks requiring written responses in Chinese.
A |
爱 |
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B |
八 |
爸 |
白 |
百
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北 |
半
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吧 |
比 |
不 |
本 |
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C |
才 |
长 |
车 |
吃 |
出 |
从 |
常 |
菜 |
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D |
大 |
打 |
的 |
弟 |
点 |
电 |
东 |
都 |
对 |
多 |
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E |
儿 |
二 |
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F |
饭 |
房 |
非 |
分 |
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G |
给 |
高 |
个 |
工 |
关 |
国 |
过 |
哥 |
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H |
好 |
和 |
很 |
后 |
会 |
火 |
还 |
话 |
欢 |
回 |
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J |
几 |
家 |
见 |
叫 |
节 |
姐 |
今 |
九 |
旧 |
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K |
开 |
看 |
口 |
快 |
可 |
课 |
块 |
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L |
来 |
老 |
了 |
里 |
六 |
乐 |
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M |
妈 |
吗 |
们 |
买 |
没 |
毛 |
每 |
妹 |
名 |
明 |
么 |
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N |
那 |
男 |
南 |
你 |
年 |
女 |
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P |
朋 |
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Q |
七 |
气 |
千 |
请 |
去 |
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R |
人 |
日 |
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S |
三 |
上 |
少 |
生 |
十 |
是 |
四 |
书 |
水 |
说 |
什 |
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T |
他 |
她 |
太 |
天 |
听 |
同 |
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W |
玩 |
晚 |
五 |
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网 |
为 |
文 |
问 |
我 |
午 |
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X |
西 |
先 |
下 |
小 |
写 |
新 |
姓 |
喜 |
学 |
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Y |
要 |
也 |
一 |
用 |
有 |
友 |
又 |
以 |
雨 |
月 |
因 |
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Z |
在 |
早 |
这 |
中 |
住 |
最 |
字 |
走 |
坐 |
子 |
做 |
找 |