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Languages online: Chinese part 03: family members - basic vocabulary

Learning objects Languages online: Chinese part 03: family members - basic vocabulary

TLF ID M009708

This set of interactive activities from the Languages online resource encourages students to develop the basic vocabulary of family members and simple introductions. The activities cover the different terms for maternal and paternal grandparents and for older and younger siblings, and illustrate how gender is represented in Chinese characters. Student activities include listening and responding, matching characters with Pinyin to sound, and building characters from individual components. Instructions in English, immediate feedback, hints and a glossary are provided for each activity, as well as resources for teachers including printable activities and flashcards.

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Educational value
  • This interactive learning resource is valuable for Chinese language teaching and learning in years 7 and 8. It supports the Communicating and Understanding strands of the Australian Curriculum in Languages.
  • The resource offers practice for students' listening comprehension.
  • Students are provided with opportunities to learn the Chinese characters for family members.
  • Culturally specific values and practices in introducing family members are demonstrated and audio support, correct and incorrect feedback, glossaries and English translations of Chinese terms used in the resources are included.
Year level

6; 7; 8

Topics Chinese languages Simplified characters Family relationship Gender (Grammar)
Learning area
  • Languages other than English

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Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Devel
  • Organization: State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Devel
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  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.education.vic.gov.au
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Devel
  • Organization: State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Devel
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.education.vic.gov.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: VIC
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
  • Text
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  • © State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development). Licensed under NEALS. An educational institution situated in Australia which is not conducted for profit, or a body responsible for administering such an institution, may copy and communicate the materials, other than third party materials, for the educational purposes of the institution. Other uses permitted in accordance with the following conditions of use http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/copyright.htm Metadata: © Education Services Australia Ltd. You may use, reproduce, adapt and communicate the metadata for educational, non-commercial purposes.