Chinese: First Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Creating
Content description
Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations of classical Chinese literature and famous speeches and discuss how cultural values can be transferred
Elaborations
discussing the impact of Chinese traditional entertainment on contemporary Chinese culture, for example, 相声
analysing classical poems and the values they convey, and relating them to culturally significant events, for example, Chinese New Year in 宋代诗人王安石《元日》
comparing the Gettysburg Address with a speech of equal significance in Chinese and discussing why these speeches are important and what language features are used to convey messages
