Achievement Standard 1.2

Achievement Standard 1.2

Student Instruction Sheet

This activity requires you to prepare and deliver a talk of at least one minute to your teacher.

You will be assessed on how well you:

• Develop ideas about a topic
• Use a variety of vocabulary and structures
• Give a clear talk in Chinese of at least one minute

Topic: Planning an event

You are making an arrangement for an event (e.g. a party, a concert …etc.). You want to invite quiet a few of your Chinese friends to attend your event through phone calls. One of your friends could not answer your call, so you must leave him/her a message. Your teacher will play the role of this Chinese and take your message.

You need to give an introduction message to invite this Chinese friend who could not answer your phone to the event and you could include the following in your message:

• When your event will be held and the reason for the event
• Where the event will be held and how to get there
• What activities there will be
• What to bring to the party
• What to wear to the party
• How the weather would be on the day of the event
• Any information or ideas relevant to “planning an event”

Conditions:

• Your talk should be at least one minute long.
• You may prepare cue cards, English or Chinese with a maximum of ten words or symbols (you may include visual aids). Your teacher will check these.
• Speaking order will be by ballot and/or negotiation.
• Your presentation will be recorded for assessment reference purposes.
• You must speak clearly – don’t speak too fast.
• Study the assessment schedule carefully and make sure you know what level of performance is required. The language examples are given as a guide for you, you may use part of them or adapt them, but do not quote them verbatim. Your speech must be your own work.
• Use as wide a variety of vocabulary (include adverbs such as 很，最) and structures (e.g. 我明天过生日，我想请几个朋友来玩，你也来吧。(watch word order), correctly used prepositions (e.g.在) ) as possible.
• Avoid repetition and lists. Vary your word order – inversion.
• The date for the assessment is Tuesday 29 March am. Ensure that you arrive in good time for your appointment.