Japanese: F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Understand intonation and phrasing patterns in both informal and formal speech, and recognise multiple readings of familiar kanji in different compounds
Elaborations
recognising the basic pattern of intonation in Japanese, taking the form of a downturning curve, and applying it when speaking
identifying the use of rising intonation when asking questions in casual speech or ましょう form, for example, 食べない？ 食べましょうか？
understanding how to make appropriate pauses in a sentence, that is, dividing up a sentence into cohesive chunks to allow for the use of あいづち
understanding that changes occur in kanji readings, for example, 新しい、新聞、聞きます、オーストラリア人、人
