ChineseNCEALevel1Appendixforexternalassessment.pdfVIP

1 Chinese NCEA Level 1 Appendix for external assessment The appendix indicates language Words and expressions) which students need to be able to recognise for Level 1 Chinese examinations: 1.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on areas of most immediate relevance 1.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of Chinese texts on areas of most immediate relevance The texts will reflect the communication achievement objectives levels 5 and 6 for learning languages: ? Communicate information, ideas, and opinions through different text types. ? Respond to personal ideas and opinions. ? Communicate appropriately in different situations. Students are expected to understand more complex language which goes beyond the immediate context e.g. past and future events. Students are expected to understand a variety of text types. This will involve sentences and frequently used expressions related to basic personal information in areas of most immediate relevance. The texts will reflect the relationship between language and culture and be adapted as appropriate. Note: The language which students use to communicate in internal assessment activities will reflect the Chinese teaching and learning in each individual classroom. NOTES TO TEACHER: Students are expected to be able to recognise: 1. Obvious cognates and loan words; 2. Numbers, days of the week and months of the year; and 3. All ?characters ?may ?be ?used ?with ?other ?characters ?in ?this ?list ?to ?form ?new ?vocabulary ?items. ?The ? compounds ?given ?in ?the ?list ?are ?examples ?to ?show ?how ?this ?can ?be ?done. ? 我是从新西兰来的中学生。我的学校大概有一千三百个学生和一百多个老 师。我们每天八点五十分开始上课。我家离学校不太远，所以我每天走路上 学。我很喜欢我的学校因为我的同学和老师都很友好。但是我不喜欢我们的 校服因为太难看了。我觉得你们的校服比我们的好看多了。 2 No Pinyin Characters English Compounds/ Examples 1 ǎi 矮 short 我姐姐比我矮 My si