Chinese: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 5 and 6 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Discriminate between similar or related syllables and words by listening with attention to intonation, stress and phrasing
Elaborations
recognising familiar language spoken by different voices
recognising and discriminating between homonyms in Chinese (for example, shì—是 and 室), relying on contextual cues to assist understanding, and differentiating syllables with different tones, for example, shì (是) and shí (十)
connecting the sound of spoken Chinese with the spelling and tone marks of Pinyin, for example, reading out words written in Pinyin with attention to Chinese pronunciation and tone; using Pinyin to record the sound of words or sentences encountered
