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AC9LC2U03
Understanding systems of language
notice that Chinese has features that may be similar to or different from English
Elaborations
- AC9LC2U03_E1noticing that simple statements in Chinese tend to follow English word order; subject+verb+object
- AC9LC2U03_E2comparing the vowel sounds of English with the main vowel sounds of Chinese, such as ‘i’, ‘e’, ‘u’, to develop awareness
- AC9LC2U03_E3using titles to address teachers in Chinese and comparing this with addressing teachers in English, for example, using 王老师 instead of Ms. Wang
- AC9LC2U03_E4discussing the placement of words in Chinese, such as ‘happy’ compared with English ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘Happy New Year’ versus 生日快乐, 新年快乐, 圣诞快乐
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