Pinyin and Greetings
Sounds before characters: tones, pinyin and the first exchanges.
- The four tones and the neutral tone
- Pinyin initials and finals
- Greetings: 你好, 再见, 谢谢
NSW Chinese Years 7-10 (Stage 4, Year 7 first 100 hours) - pinyin and greetings, numbers and class, family and home - expressed in Dux teaching language.
Dux tracks each dot point separately, so “I did Chinese Year 7” becomes a list of specific things you can already do and specific things you have never been asked. Open a module for all of its dot points, written out.
Sounds before characters: tones, pinyin and the first exchanges.
Talking about the school day with numbers, measure words and time expressions.
Describing family, pets and where you live.
A Chinese Year 7 paper is not one question type repeated. Each command word asks for a different shape of answer, and each is worth a different number of marks.
| Command word | Question type | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| apply | Short answer | 3–4 |
| compose | Short answer | 3–5 |
| compose | Extended response | 4–6 |
| identify | Multiple choice | 1 |
| translate | Short answer | 2–3 |
Year 7 Assessment Task Shape — 50 marks, 75 minutes. Practice papers in Dux are assembled to this shape rather than invented, so the timing is training too.
Diagnostic first, then questions written in the shape this course uses. Written answers come back marked against the bands, not just scored.