Scotch College

CHINESE Year 10 — 2012

Second Language

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

Student Outcomes 

Semester 1:

• talk about food (home, restaurant) 
• discuss the weather 
• compare situations 
• discuss school (subjects, assessment) 
• seek permission 
• enquire about length of time 

Course Content

• 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 

Semester 2:

• ask people the way
• discuss means and duration of travel
• discuss hobbies and interests
• make comparisons 

Course Content

• 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. 

Assessment 

Examination 

Listening and Speaking Tasks

Reading Tasks

Writing Tasks