AC9LCH6U01

Understanding language and culture

use tone-syllables, intonation, stress and phrasing to express feelings and opinions

Elaborations

AC9LCH6U01_E1reading the lyrics of Chinese pop songs, modelled texts, tongue twisters, poems and news aloud to other learners, with attention to tones and pronunciation
AC9LCH6U01_E2using digital tools to check the correct pronunciation of Chinese and using voice-recording apps to check their own tone and intonation, to develop fluency
AC9LCH6U01_E3<p>recognising syllable changes in speech, including change of tonal value and tone changes such as 不要 <em>bú yào</em></p>
AC9LCH6U01_E4recognising how tone marks affect pronunciation and meaning, for example, changing the tones 啊, 哦 can convey different meaning, depending on context
AC9LCH6U01_E5playing speaking games to demonstrate different emotions using features of pronunciation for effect, for example, reading the sentence 怎么是你？ or 我不相信你考了九十分。 with happiness, sadness or anger
AC9LCH6U01_E6understanding that Chinese has different regional accents such as accents spoken by people living in different provinces of China, Chinese-speaking communities in Taiwan and Southeast of Asia