Demonstrate understanding of spoken Chinese (Mandarin) related to everyday contexts
This standard tests whether you can understand spoken Mandarin Chinese in everyday situations—like conversations about food, daily routines, or local activities. You listen to three audio passages and answer written questions in English or Te Reo Māori to show what you've understood. You don't need to speak Chinese yourself; you just need to prove you've caught the main ideas and details from what you hear.
You accurately pick out the core information and main ideas from the audio passages and answer the questions with basic, foundational understanding.
You back up your answers with specific evidence from the passages, understand how different ideas link together, and make explicit connections between key details—though your conclusions may not be fully developed.
You demonstrate thorough understanding by supporting your answers with detailed and precise information, understand more complex details and how they connect, recognize opposing views, and show you understand the speaker's choices of words.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.