Content description ACLCHU158

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Chinese / Background Language Learner Pathway / Years F–10 Sequence / Years 5 and 6 / Understanding / Language variation and change / ACLCHU158

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Differentiate key features and apply rules for expressing meanings in spoken and written modes in diverse contexts

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identifying variability in language used in a variety of contexts, for example, at the supermarket, at the doctor’s surgery, or when visiting a friend or relative
recognising language reflecting different levels of formality, such as 爷爷 and 祖父, and using language to reflect formality appropriate to context, for example, l and 非常疲惫
using words and expressions reflecting their interlocutor’s seniority and authority, for example, 您老敬请？
analysing language use to identify degree of intimacy or distance between participants, for example, 咱俩、我们、我和您
differentiating oral and written styles of language, for example, 我要吃好吃的。中国有很多美食

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