Achievement Standard Chinese Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students use spoken and written Chinese in simple personal interactions with familiar participants about self, family, people, places, routine, school life, and their own interests and preferences, for example, 你叫什么名字？ 你上几年级？ …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC020

Locate factual information from sources and report this information to a known audience using learnt characters[Key concepts: information, topic; Key processes: obtaining, processing, interpreting]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLCHC020 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 3 and 4 Chinese

The nature of the learners At this level children are developing awareness of their social world and memberships of various groups, including of the Chinese class. They benefit from varied, activity-based learning which builds on their interests and …

Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC019

Obtain and process information about significant people, places and events from spoken and visual sources, and convey this information using learnt phrases and key words[Key concepts: significance, self, family, neighbourhood, environment; Key processes: …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLCHC019 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLCHC018

using ICT to adapt or create drawings to support written communication in cards, posters and visual displays

Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC018 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLCHC025

sharing information about one’s zodiac animal sign in Chinese and discussing in English the cultural significance of such information, for example, 我属龙

Elaboration (2) | ACLCHC025 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLCHU029

applying knowledge of text features to help locate key information, such as identifying details relating to name, age and nationality across diverse examples of social media profiles and print information forms

Elaboration (2) | ACLCHU029 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLCHC017

initiating conversations in familiar social contexts by greeting participants and introducing themselves (for example, 你好，我叫James，我八岁，我住在悉尼), displaying appropriate social manners to enhance communication

Elaboration (3) | ACLCHC017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLCHC017

giving personal information, facts and opinions in response to questions about people and aspects of daily life such as pets (我的狗很可爱), interests, routines and activities

Elaboration | ACLCHC017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLCHC017

giving information in response to questions such as 你的弟弟几岁？, and responding to turn-taking signals such as 该你了 or pauses

Elaboration (4) | ACLCHC017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLCHC019

listening to short spoken texts containing some unfamiliar language, identifying key information, for example, name and phone number of speaker in a voicemail message, or the names, year level and age of Chinese children in a short interview

Elaboration (3) | ACLCHC019 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLCHC023

choosing words to translate information into Chinese, recognising different meanings for the same word, for example 哥哥 can be used to refer to an older male friend as well as older brother

Elaboration (2) | ACLCHC023 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLCHC025

prioritising information when talking about self, for example, 我叫Kate before 我八岁

Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC025 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum