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Chinese(Mandarin/Simplified)Preliminary

Specification Content

The following should be used as guidance on the content of Asset LanguagesChinese (Mandarin/Simplified) Preliminary External Assessment and TeacherAssessment materials.

Language Purposes and Functions

At Preliminary stage, the realisation of these functions:- builds on the specifications at Breakthrough stage by adding some range to thelanguage used;- uses a greater range of areas.

taking part in social situations, e.g. greeting / responding to greetings; expressingthanks; apologising

repairing communication (e.g. asking for repetition, checking meaning)

giving information

asking / answering questions

describing

asking for and giving opinions

following / giving instructions asking for things

expressing ability

using numbers and expressing quantity

expressing time

agreeing / disagreeing

comparing

giving reasons

expressing preferences

making and responding to suggestions

expressing obligation and lack of obligation

expressing feelings and emotions talking about the present

talking about the future

talking about the past

Grammar and Linguist ic Structures

All grammar and linguistic structures listed at Breakthrough, plus:

Nouns

plural suffixwith personal nouns

measure wordsmore measure words for nouns see defined content

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measure word

Modification of Nouns

simple adjectives or attributives with

without

noun phrases with

Prepositions

Verbs

modal verbs future

sentences with no overt indication of the future

sentences withor

imminent future indicated by

to show excessiveness

verbal aspect markerindicating a completed, limited, contrasted

or perfective action

negation by

and without

reduplication of verbs

progressive actions

marked by

Sentences interrogative sentences

stative Verb(SV)SV

topic-comment construction

Comparison

use of

Adverbs

sentences with an adverbial phrase before theverbmanner


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frequency

sentences with an adverbial phrase after the verb

complement of time after the verb

Position

Use ofwith place and localiser ()

Vocabulary Areas

The vocabulary used in Preliminary stage consists of common items that normally occur inthe everyday vocabulary of native speakers using the target language today in a range ofpredictable everyday areas. Some items may be glossed to aid candidates.


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Preliminary Word List

By the end of the Preliminary Reading stage, learners will recognise all characters listed forBreakthrough plus those listed below. By the end of the Preliminary Writing stage, learnerswill be able to produce a significant number of the characters on the list.

Texts in Parts 1 and 2 in Preliminary Chinese (Simplified) Reading will be written only fromcharacters in the list. Where there is a need to include any additional characters, these will

be glossed in English. The list will constitute the core vocabulary for the texts in theremaining parts of the test. Additional characters may appear in these texts but will not betested explicitly. Where there is a need to include any additional characters essential to theanswering of a question, these will be glossed in English.

Learners taking Preliminary Chinese (Simplified) Writing will only be expected to producecharacters from this list. Learners will not be penalised for the occasional use of pinyin in thewriting test.

Nouns (People, Family, Jobs, Animals)

xiojie Miss

iren spouse sj driver

hshi nurse

shngrn business person

xng surname (also vb)

mngzi given name

shngr birthday

Nouns (Places in a Town/Transport)

chngsh town; city

zhngxn centre nngcn countryside

gngs company

shngdin shop

gngchng factory

yyun hospital

fngun restaurant

fndin hotel; restaurant

gngyun park

dfang place

gnggngqch bus

chzch taxi

zxngch bicycle

huch train

qch car

fij plane

pio ticket

Nouns (School)

b pen

bo bag


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bnzi exercise book

zhuzi table

yzi chair

bn class

lsh history

ynyu music

k lesson

jiosh classroom

yux game

dngxi thing

yfu clothing

Nouns (Food and Drink)

jdn egg

dngo cake

pnggu apple

yngru lamb

zhru pork

jiozi dumplings

tng soup

guzh fruit juice

pji beer

ptaoji wine

kfi coffee

kl cola

Nouns (Places and Languages) guji country

Xinggng Hong Kong

Gungzhu Canton

Fgu France

Dgu Germany

fwn French

dy German

hny Chinese

yngy English

Verbs

b compare

ddinhu make a phone call

dwngqi play tennis

do arrive

di must; need to

din ci order food

fng xu off school

g

i give gun mn close the door


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hu hur paint a picture

hunyng welcome

hu return

jinmin meet, see

jizhng pay the bill

jude feel

ki open, drive ki hu hold a meeting

ky be able to

mi buy

mi sell

n hold, carry

nng be able to

q ride

qchung get up (out of bed)

qng invite shng go up, get on

shngwng surf the internet

shujio sleep

tzqi play football

tiow dance

tng listen

wn play

xi go down

xi xu snow xi y rain

xing think; would like to

xi write

xixi rest

yuyng swim

yndng do exercise

zhn stand

zhdo know (a fact)

zul walk

zu sit

Stative Verbs

r hot

lng cold

hoch tasty, delicious

hungry

k thirsty

li tired

xn new


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ji old

go high

ninqng young

gu expensive

goxng happy

pioliang pretty

yumng famous

kui quick

duyn cloudy

Colours

yns colour

ln blue

l green

hung yellow

Time, Dates and Numbers

zoshang morning shngw morning

zhngw noon

wnshang evening

xiw afternoon

nin year

ho number, day of month

r sun, day of month

qnin last year

shng last

xi next

() din(zhng) oclock

fn minute

bn half

k quarter of an hour

xiosh hour

jntin today

mngtin tomorrow

zutin yesterday

mitin everyday shhou time

shjin time

xinzi now

zhum weekend

cng from

yqin before

yhu after

Money, Numbers and Weights

qin money rnmnb the Chinese currency (RMB)


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yun Chinese dollar

kui Chinese dollar

mo tenth of a dollar

bi hundred

qin thousand

wn ten thousand

yxi some, several

lng zero

jn 500g/catty

gngjn kilo

Idioms

zi jin goodbye; see you

xixie thank you

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bxi/byng xi/b kqi youre welcome

du bu q sorry

mi gunxi it doesnt matter

qng jn please come in

qng wn please may I ask

Measure Words

p

tio

ji

zhng

b

Localisers

zubin on the left

yubin on the right

wibin outside

lbin inside

Question Words

znme how

wishnme why

Adverbs

zhngzi just ing

zh only

ygng altogether

zu most

yq together

chngchng often

yjng already

hi still, also, in addition, yet


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zi again (usually indicatingthe future)

Conjunctions

ynwisuy because...so

yosh if

dnsh but

ksh but

gn with

Pronouns

nn you (polite)

t it (for objects)

zj (one)self, own

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