Can-do competence statements
Mandarin Chinese Post Beginners 2011 – 2012
Student’s name: ____________________________________________________________________
Tutor’s name: ______________________________________________________________________
Group occurrence: __________________________________________________________________
LISTENING
L1
I can understand everyday words and phrases relating to personal needs and interests
L2
I can understand basic information about people, their family, home, work and hobbies
L3
I can grasp the essential elements of clear, short, simple messages and recorded
announcements
L4
I can follow simple instruction and descriptions
L5
I can understand whether it is present or past event or action
READING
R1
I can understand short simple messages and texts containing basic everyday
vocabulary relating to areas of personal relevance or interest
R2
I can understand basic information in simple standard letters
R3
I can understand everyday signs and public notices in Chinese characters
R4
I can identify key information in short texts recounting stories or events
R5
I can follow clear, simple step-by-step instructions, e.g. finding location
SPEAKING
S1
I can address people in both informal and formal ways
S2
I can describe simply my hobbies, my planes
S3
I can ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and routine activities
S4
I can use simple words and phrases to describe people I know, scenery and object I
am familiar with
S5
I can make comparison
WRITING
W1
I can write about aspects of my everyday life
W2
I can write very short descriptions of events and activities
W3
I can write very basic standard letters requesting information
W4
I can write a simple note or letter to a friend to accept an invitation or make an offer ,
thank someone or apologise
W5
I can fill in a questionnaire giving an account of my educational background, my
interests
GRAMMAR
G1
I can understand complement
G2
I can make simple comparisons
G3
I can use 是……的 structure
G4
I can understand sentences with verb phrases and clauses used as attributive
G5
I can form sentences to indicate the completed events or actions, as well as past
experience
Working
towards
Achieved