Chinese: Background Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Communicating / Informing
Content description
Convey simple information to peers using illustrations and gestures to support meaning, and respond to questions from others
Elaborations
presenting their learning by creating pictures and labelling them to elaborate concepts, for example, 春天；中秋节
presenting and expanding on details of the topic, and answering peers’ questions, for example, 我的猫很小，有棕色和白色的毛
presenting their knowledge of places in China and Australia, such as places they have visited or where they have relatives, supported with photographs, for example, 我的奶奶住在北京
sharing their knowledge of the world through and responding to questions from others, for example, 中国有什么动物？ 澳大利亚呢？ / 中国大还是澳大利亚大？/ 你抱过考拉吗？
creating posters on a cultural topic such as ‘Chinese food’ and selecting images and texts from magazines, newspapers and brochures to illustrate key ideas with character words such as 好吃
identifying familiar words and concepts drawn from recent learning in other subject areas, for example, 数学（形状） and 科学（自然现象）
making connections between their knowledge of the world and their Chinese learning to infer meaning of words, for example, to guess the meaning of 尾巴 in 猫有长长的尾巴， 人没有尾巴
