AP10.4

Produce, with guidance, simple written Standard Chinese texts on familiar topics to express ideas, extend knowledge of the world, achieve objectives and for enjoyment.

Indicators for this outcome
(a)

Produce simple written Standard Chinese texts related to big ideas such as:

  • Chinese communities in Saskatchewan;
  • daily routines; and,
  • personal relationships.
(b) Write to communicate meaning about a variety of daily topics such as personal details (e.g., name and age), family members (e.g., number of siblings) and class schedule (e.g., teacher and subject).
(c) Communicate simple written expressions (e.g., Yes “是shì/是shì的d e”, No “不b ú是shì/不b ú是shì的d e”, Please “请qǐng”, Thank you “谢xiè谢xiè”, Excuse me “对duì不b u起q ǐ”, Sorry “对duì不b u起q ǐ”) with and without a pinyin application.
(d) Complete an application form in Standard Chinese with basic personal information (e.g., name, gender, telephone number and address).
(e) Compose a greeting card (e.g., birthday) using simple expressions.
(f) Create simple social media posts using basic vocabulary.
(g) Communicate messages about time with reference to 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.
(h) Provide basic written directions to a place using imperative sentences.
(i) Experiment with communicating messages in a variety of written formats (e.g., notes, lists, paragraphs, graphs, e-mails, blogs and text messages).
(j)

Apply understanding of Standard Chinese characters to produce short phrases and idioms in Standard Chinese, for example:

  • 三sān means three and 两liǎng means two in Standard Chinese; the idiom 三sān三sān两liǎng两liǎng means a few people in a group; and,
  • 七qī means seven, 八bā means eight; the phrase 七qī七qī八bā八bā is used to describe a job or situation that is about 70-80% complete.
(k) Narrate descriptions of personal lived experiences or activities.
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