AC9LCH8EC01 Year 7 Languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

initiate and sustain exchanges, related to students’ experiences and perspectives

Elaborations

• 1 initiating and sustaining conversations in a culturally appropriate way to share personal interests such as hobbies and future plans, 你知道我今年冬天要去哪儿吗？去雪山滑雪吧！(BL), or justifying the suitability of a Chinese television series, for example, 我认为这个电视节目很适合中学生，因为 ... (L1)
• 2 clarifying or paraphrasing the teacher’s instructions when needed, and responding to the teacher’s questions with actions or answers, for example, 老师， 请您再说一遍好吗？我明白了。(BL) 老师，您的意思是 ...? 我现在懂了， 您的意思是 ...(L1)
• 3 expressing preferences, stating reasons and making sure that other participants are included in an interaction, for example, 我开始对原住民的艺术感兴趣了，因为...，我去过法国，你呢?
• 4 engaging in class discussion by responding to questions and expressing agreement and/or disagreement in a culturally appropriate way, for example, 虽然你说的不错，但是... (BL) 你讲得似乎有些道理，但是我想说的是... (L1)
• 5 exchanging emails, using appropriate format and modelled language if required, highlighting school, home or social activities, for example, 亲爱的老师， 我很高兴能够参加今天的澳大利亚清洁日活动，因为 ... (BL), or outlining opinions on local issues, for example, 我还从中学到了 ...，所以这是一次非常有意义的活动。(L1)
• 6 responding to invitations to participate in personal celebrations, including accepting and declining in appropriate ways, for example, 谢谢你告诉我， 我一定会去 。(BL) 谢谢你的邀请，但是我不能参加你的 生日聚会。(L1) 祝你生日快乐! (BL&L1)
• 7 sharing information with peers in Chinese-speaking communities, in face-to-face and secure online conversations, about their life experiences, for example, 我现在在一个羽毛球俱乐部打球,认识了不少朋友， 挺开心的。(BL) or 在中国上小学时，我参加了汉字知识大赛，提高了我的汉字认知能力，还丰富了我的中国文化知识。(L1)
• 8 maintaining contact with friends or peers and recording events in everyday life by keeping a daily or weekly secure online journal or blog to document highlights of school or home life and leisure activites, for example, 今天我做了体操，很累。(BL) or comparing and reflecting on daily life in China and Australia 与中国相比，澳大利亚的生活似乎更悠闲，但是有时也会让人感到无聊。(L1)
• 9 exchanging information about special events or special community celebrations, for example, 今年春节我去了中国，爷爷给了我一个大红包。

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