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AC9LCH4U01
Understanding language and culture
recognise and use the tonal features of Chinese in different contexts and understand how syllables are represented in Pinyin
Elaborations
- AC9LCH4U01_E1reading aloud 朗诵 and reciting 背诵, focusing on phrasing, stress and intonation of spoken Chinese
- AC9LCH4U01_E2engaging in activities to consolidate tonal awareness, using hand gestures, including the use of neutral tone, for example, 是吗, 走吧, 好了
- AC9LCH4U01_E3<p>differentiating the 4 tones when speaking, and knowing when and how to pronounce the ‘neutral tone’, for example, repetition of syllables in ‘<em>ma-ma</em>’</p>
- AC9LCH4U01_E4explaining the use of Pinyin as a learning tool to reflect the sounds of spoken Chinese, recognising sounds associated with letters and syllables that are different from English sounds
- AC9LCH4U01_E5playing pair-matching card games, for example, matching Pinyin to syllables
- AC9LCH4U01_E6investigating diversity in spoken Chinese and identifying differences in phonology across dialects, for example, exploring greetings in dialects such as Cantonese, Hakka and Shanghainese, and comparing the pronunciation of words
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