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Chinese / Year 7 and 8 / Understanding / Systems of language
Curriculum content descriptions
Examine differences in sounds and tones, and patterns of sound flow in speech (ACLCHU058)
Elaborations
- discriminating between sounds heard in oral discourse, including the range of vowel and consonant combinations, for example, ‘qin’ versus ‘qing’ and ‘chi’ versus ‘ci’
- examining the diverse meanings of words that share similar sounds (for example, the many meanings of the sound ‘shi’), and learning how to differentiate between 同音词 and 近音词 in different contexts, for example, 买东西/卖东西
- comparing examples of regional variations in pronunciation, for example, the Beijing use of 儿 and the southern pronunciation of ‘shi’ and ‘si’
- listening to interactions between unfamiliar voices at diverse speeds or levels of clarity to develop auditory and comprehension skills
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Speech sounds, Intonation, Chinese languages