Chinese: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Analyse and examine how effective authors control sentence structure and use language to engage their audience
Elaborations
comparing the use of words that rely on interpretation of context to convey the intended meaning (such as 让、给), for example, listening to and reading several extracts from texts which use the same word in a different way
expressing conditions (for example, 如果…就); expressing cause and effect (for example, 为了…); and expressing the condition, quality or result of an action, for example, 坐得下、 说得对、 做完、买到
justifying opinions and building logical arguments by expressing additional information and providing reasons (for example, using 不但…而且…；除了…以外；另外), and introducing contrasting views to others using elements such as cohesive devices, for example, 不是…而是…；不过；虽然…但是…
exploring the ways in which language can be manipulated to make ideas more objective, for example, removal of personal pronouns and opinions
examining the use of noun phrases in Chinese and experimenting with omitting nouns (zero subjects) in their own communication
experimenting with the use of 成语 and famous sayings to substantiate ideas in Chinese
experimenting with 的 as a subject modifier to express ideas that would contain relative clauses in English, for example, 我昨天买的书不太贵
