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This subtopic focuses on developing students' ability to discuss daily routines, school subjects, and weekend activities using a range of time expressions and connectives. It builds on foundational vocabulary and grammar to enable more complex communication about personal and social life, in line with real-life contexts.

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Identity and culture

Theme 1: Identity and culture covers three main areas: 'Who am I?' (relationships, friends, family, interests, role models), 'Daily life' (customs, food, drink, shopping, social media/technology), and 'Cultural life' (celebrations, festivals, reading, music, sport, film, television).

Who am I?

This topic focuses on personal identity and social relationships. It covers describing oneself and others, discussing family and friends, reflecting on childhood, identifying qualities of a good friend, exploring personal interests, socialising, and discussing role models.

Relationships

This topic explores personal identity and social connections, covering relationships with family and friends, childhood memories, personal qualities, the characteristics of a good friend, personal interests, social activities, and the influence of role models.

When I was younger

This topic focuses on describing past experiences, childhood memories, and personal history, allowing students to narrate events and reflect on their younger selves.

What my friends and family are like

This sub-topic focuses on describing friends and family members, including their physical appearance and personality traits, as well as discussing relationships and what makes a good friend.

What makes a good friend

This topic explores the qualities and characteristics that define a good friend, including the nature of relationships and social interactions within the context of identity and culture.

Interests

This topic covers personal interests, including hobbies, socialising with friends and family, and role models, within the context of identity and culture.

Socialising with friends and family

This sub-topic focuses on the language required to discuss social interactions with friends and family, including interests, relationships, and the activities involved in socialising.

Role models

This sub-topic focuses on the concept of role models within the theme of Identity and culture. Students are expected to discuss, describe, and express opinions about individuals they admire, exploring the qualities that make someone a role model.

Daily life

This topic covers the customs and everyday life of Chinese-speaking communities, including food and drink, shopping habits, and the use of social media and technology, including their advantages and disadvantages.

Customs and everyday life

This topic covers the customs, everyday life, food, drink, shopping, and the use of social media and technology within the context of the student's home country and Chinese-speaking communities.

Food and drink

This topic covers food and drink, including customs, everyday life, and eating out, studied in the context of the student's home country and Chinese-speaking communities.

Shopping

This topic covers shopping within the context of daily life (Theme 1) and travel/tourist transactions (Theme 2). It involves vocabulary and structures related to purchasing items, using money, and interacting in retail environments.

Social media and technology (use of, advantages and disadvantages)

This topic covers the use of social media and technology in daily life, including an exploration of both the advantages and disadvantages of these tools.

Cultural life

This topic covers cultural life, specifically focusing on celebrations and festivals, reading, music, sport, and film and television within Chinese-speaking communities.

Celebrations and festivals

This sub-topic covers cultural life, specifically focusing on celebrations and festivals within Chinese-speaking communities and the student's home country. It involves understanding, describing, and discussing various traditional and contemporary festivals, their customs, and associated activities.

Reading

This topic covers Reading and understanding in Chinese, focusing on identifying messages, key points, details, and opinions across various text types (advertisements, emails, letters, articles, literary texts). It includes a translation passage from Chinese into English.

Music

This topic falls under Theme 1: Identity and culture. It covers the study of music as a cultural activity, requiring students to express opinions, describe preferences, and discuss music-related experiences in Chinese.

Sport

This topic covers cultural life, specifically focusing on sport, as part of the broader 'Identity and culture' theme. Students are expected to discuss sports, including preferences, participation, and events, in the context of their own country and Chinese-speaking communities.

Film and television

This sub-topic covers cultural life, specifically focusing on film and television. Students are expected to discuss their preferences, experiences, and opinions regarding various types of films and television programmes, as well as the role these media play in their lives and the culture of Chinese-speaking communities.

Local area, holiday and travel

This topic covers the local area, holidays, and travel. It includes preferences, experiences, and destinations for holidays; travel and tourist transactions such as accommodation, asking for help, dealing with problems, directions, eating out, and shopping; and descriptions of towns, regions, and countries, including weather, places to see, and things to do.

Holidays

This topic covers holiday preferences, past experiences, and future travel destinations. It also includes travel and tourist transactions such as accommodation, dealing with problems, directions, eating out, and shopping, as well as descriptions of towns, regions, and countries, including weather, places to see, and things to do.

Preferences

This sub-topic covers the expression of preferences, experiences, and destinations related to holidays within the broader context of Theme 2 (Local area, holiday and travel).

Experiences

This sub-topic focuses on personal experiences related to holidays, including preferences, past experiences, and travel destinations.

Destinations

This topic covers holiday preferences, personal experiences of holidays, and specific travel destinations.

Travel and tourist transactions

This topic covers the practical aspects of travel and tourism, focusing on the language required for travel and accommodation, seeking assistance, resolving issues, navigating with directions, dining out, and shopping.

Travel and accommodation

This topic covers the vocabulary and structures related to travel and accommodation, including asking for help, dealing with problems, and navigating tourist transactions within the context of local areas, holidays, and travel.

Asking for help and dealing with problems

This topic focuses on the language required to navigate travel and tourist transactions, specifically the ability to ask for assistance and manage problems encountered while traveling or in a tourist context.

Directions

This topic covers the vocabulary and structures required to navigate and provide directions in a Chinese-speaking environment, including asking for help, dealing with travel-related problems, and understanding spatial orientation.

Eating out

This sub-topic covers the vocabulary and structures required for eating out in a restaurant, including ordering food, discussing preferences, and dealing with common transactional situations in a dining context.

Town, region and country

This topic covers the description and discussion of geographical locations, including weather, places to see, and things to do in a town, region, or country, in the context of both the student's home country and Chinese-speaking communities.

Weather

This topic covers weather-related vocabulary and expressions, enabling students to describe meteorological conditions and discuss weather in the context of their local area, holidays, and travel.

Places to see

This topic covers the vocabulary and structures related to describing places to see and things to do in a town, region, or country, within the context of Theme 2: Local area, holiday and travel.

Things to do

This topic covers the local area, region, and country, specifically focusing on weather, places to see, and things to do within these contexts.

School

Theme 3 focuses on the school environment, covering school types, the daily routine, subjects, rules, pressures, and celebrating success, as well as school-related activities like trips, events, and exchanges.

What school is like

This topic covers the school environment, including school types, the structure of the school day, subjects studied, school rules, pressures faced by students, and the celebration of academic or extracurricular success.

School types

This sub-topic covers the description and discussion of different types of schools, the structure of the school day, the subjects studied, school rules, pressures faced by students, and the celebration of success.

School day

This topic covers the daily school experience, including school types, the structure of the school day, subjects studied, school rules, pressures faced by students, and how success is celebrated.

Subjects

This sub-topic covers the school environment, specifically focusing on school types, the structure of the school day, the subjects studied, school rules, pressures faced by students, and the celebration of academic or extracurricular success.

Rules and pressures

This topic covers the rules and pressures experienced within the school environment, including school types, the school day, subjects, and celebrating success.

Celebrating success

This sub-topic focuses on the school environment, specifically covering school types, the school day, subjects, rules and pressures, and the celebration of success within the school context.

School activities

This topic covers school activities, specifically focusing on school trips, events, and exchanges within the context of the student's home country and Chinese-speaking communities.

School trips

This topic covers school activities, specifically focusing on school trips, events, and exchanges within the context of the school environment.

Events and exchanges

This sub-topic covers school activities, specifically focusing on school trips, events, and exchanges within the context of the student's home country and Chinese-speaking communities.

Future aspirations, study and work

Theme 4 covers future aspirations, study, and work. It focuses on using languages beyond the classroom (relationships, travel, employment), personal ambitions (further study, volunteering, training), and work-related topics (jobs, careers, and professions).

Using languages beyond the classroom

This topic explores the practical application of language skills beyond the classroom environment, specifically focusing on forming relationships, travel, and employment.

Forming relationships

This sub-topic focuses on the language required to discuss forming relationships, which is part of the broader theme of using languages beyond the classroom.

Travel

This sub-topic covers travel and tourist transactions, including travel and accommodation, asking for help and dealing with problems, directions, eating out, and shopping.

Employment

This topic covers the world of work, including jobs, careers, and professions, as well as the use of languages in employment contexts.

Ambitions

This topic focuses on future aspirations, study, and work. It covers using languages beyond the classroom (forming relationships, travel, employment), ambitions (further study, volunteering, training), and work (jobs, careers, and professions).

Further study

This topic focuses on the practical application of language skills beyond the classroom, specifically covering forming relationships, travel, and employment. It also addresses future ambitions including further study, volunteering, and training, as well as specific work-related vocabulary such as jobs, careers, and professions.

Volunteering

This topic covers the concept of volunteering as part of future aspirations, study, and work. It involves discussing the importance of voluntary work, personal motivations for volunteering, and the impact of such activities on individuals and communities.

Training

This topic covers ambitions related to further study, volunteering, and training within the context of future aspirations, study, and work.

Work

This topic covers the vocabulary and structures related to the world of work, including jobs, careers, professions, and the broader context of employment.

Jobs

This topic covers the vocabulary and structures related to jobs, careers, and professions within the context of future aspirations, study, and work.

Careers and professions

This topic covers the vocabulary and structures related to jobs, careers, and professions within the context of future aspirations and work.

International and global dimension

Theme 5 focuses on the international and global dimension, covering the bringing together of the world through sports and music events, campaigns, and good causes, as well as environmental issues such as being 'green' and access to natural resources.

Bringing the world together

This topic explores the international and global dimension of the Chinese language, focusing on 'Bringing the world together' through sports events, music events, and campaigns for good causes, as well as environmental issues such as being 'green' and access to natural resources.

Sports events

This sub-topic focuses on international and global sports events, exploring their role in bringing the world together. It covers vocabulary and contexts related to major sporting competitions, their significance, and the language required to discuss them.

Music events

This sub-topic covers music events within the International and global dimension theme. It focuses on vocabulary and structures related to attending, participating in, and discussing music events, including concerts and festivals, in the context of Chinese-speaking countries and the student's home country.

Campaigns and good causes

This topic covers the international and global dimension, specifically focusing on campaigns and good causes. Students explore how to discuss charitable activities, social movements, and efforts to bring the world together.

Environmental issues

This topic covers environmental issues, specifically focusing on being 'green' and the access to natural resources, within the context of both the student's home country and Chinese-speaking communities.

Being 'green'

This topic focuses on environmental awareness and sustainability, specifically the concept of being 'green' and the accessibility of natural resources within the context of Chinese-speaking countries and the student's home country.

Access to natural resources

This topic focuses on environmental issues, specifically the concept of being 'green' and the management and accessibility of natural resources within Chinese-speaking communities and the student's home country.