AC9LCHF02

Elaborations

• AC9LCHF02_E1<p>observing that Chinese Pinyin uses the same letters as in English, and noticing that Pinyin has different sounds and meanings, for example, <em>chī</em> (吃) (to eat), <em>zhōng</em> (中) (middle)</p>
• AC9LCHF02_E2exploring the facial movements involved with making sound blends in Chinese and English
• AC9LCHF02_E3<p>tracing the letters of the alphabet and imitating the beginning vowel sounds, for example, tracing and imitating <em>bēi jīng, shàng hǎi, tái wān</em></p>
• AC9LCHF02_E4participating in alphabet songs, chants and rhymes to imitate Chinese pronunciation, intonation and stress
• AC9LCHF02_E5making connections with Chinese words and phrases used in everyday life in Australia, for example, food names such as 春卷, 饺子, 包子
• AC9LCHF02_E6<p>experimenting with sounds, such as animal sounds, used in Chinese, for example, comparing the sound <em>wàng wàng</em> (bow wow) with languages represented in the class</p>
• AC9LCHF02_E7exploring and practising intonation patterns and understanding the difference of stress patterns in statements, questions and exclamations, for example, 你真棒！太好了！
• AC9LCHF02_E8noticing that language changes in different situations and with different people, such as noticing exchanges between children and parents, students and teachers or friends, for example, 妈妈，我放学回来了。谢谢老师,老师再见！