Chinese: Second Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Analyse functions of grammatical rules and use language appropriate to different forms of oral and written communication
Elaborations
comparing ways in which tense is expressed, for example, 了 to indicate completion; 完 to indicate the achievement of a desired result; 想 to indicate intention; the use of verb negation 没有 to indicate negative past; 正在 to indicate action in progress
exploring the uses of diverse time expressions and ways to sequence events in time, for example, 先…然后…; 一…就…;了…就…;才; 第一；然后
comparing the functions of prepositions and discussing the importance of context when determining their meanings in texts, for example, 跟；对；给
developing ideas using nuanced structures, for example, using different ways to negate depending on degree of formality or emphasis (我不是…；我哪儿有…？；我没有办法…；我不能…；不行; 别 ; 不准)
exploring and applying ways of sequencing and connecting ideas through the use of conjunctions, for example, 不但…而且…；虽然…但是…
