Queen Margaret College

Year 9 Chinese Programme 2023

Levels 2-3 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Phases 2 -3 of the Middle Years Programme

Unit Title

‘Birthday Celebrations and events’

‘Food, clothing and shopping’

‘My house and weather’

‘Travel plans and health’

Course details

International Baccalaureate

Proposed assessment date

In the final two weeks of each Term, Students will be assessed on the language skills they have developed throughout the unit. Listening, reading, writing, and speaking will each be assessed twice during the year.

The Year 9 Chinese course is designed to continually build students’ confidence in both receptive and productive skills of the language and inter-cultural understanding. The topics covered provide them with exposure to a variety of contexts and situations related to their personal experiences. Students have regular conversation practice with each other, Mandarin language assistant and the teacher to help develop their speaking and listening skills. In addition, they engage in e-Learning, using their devices to record their work on OneNote and to access various language learning resources. They take notes manually and electronically to practise their character writing and typing skills.

Students may study a selection of the following topics, depending on previous experience with the language:

• Celebrations and events o Planning and discussing birthday events o Chinese New Year celebrations o Other events –art galleries/movies (directions) o Making a phone call

• Food, clothing and shopping o Food and drinks, and ordering food o Comparing food in China and New Zealand o Clothing and shopping

• My house and location o houses and apartments o locations

• Travelling o Transport o A trip to China (future and past tenses)

• Dining & Shopping