Scotch College

CHINESE Second Language Year 10 — 2010

This level of Chinese is intended for students who have been studying Chinese (L2) in Year 9 or for other students after negotiation with the Head of Chinese.

Semester One

Topics: Eating, weather, school life.

Grammar: Giving reasons, offering choices, time duration, describing extreme conditions, aspects, use of often, optional questions, compound sentences, auxiliary verbs, verb phrases, special questions, conjunctions, past tense, present perfect tense, verb phrases, resultative verbs, aspects, subordinate sentences.

Culture: Food, Chinese diet, table etiquette, tourism in China and Taiwan, climate, school, Chinese characters, concept of education.

Student Outcomes

Students will learn to:

• Talk about food (home and restaurant)
• Discuss the weather
• Compare situations
• Discuss school (subjects, assessment)
• Seek permission
• Enquire about length of time

Semester Two

Topics: Asking the way, leisure activities, location and direction.

Grammar: Interrogative words and questions, indefinite numbers, comparison, formulaic expressions, fillers and acclamations, imperative sentences, exclamatory sentences.

Culture: Public transport, religion, Peking and other Opera, Chinese music and orchestra, traditional dances, jad as a cultural concept, food for birthdays and festivals.

Student Outcomes

Students will learn to:

• Ask the way
• Discuss means and duration of travel
• Discuss hobbies and interests
• Make comparisons