Section outline

  • Year 8 Mandarin Assessment Instructions


    Make a Chinese short film with the topic “Having Fun with Chinese”.


    1. The film is not longer than 5 minutes.

    2. Work in a group of up to five students.

    3. Only  Chinese language is spoken in the film.

    4. The film could be in the form of a video, an animation, or a cartoon.

    5. Everybody in the group has a chance to speak Mandarin in the film.

    6. Include a variety of vocabulary and sentence patterns in your film, especially the ones we have learnt by Week 4 Term 2. Resources can be found on MHOL and the Google Classroom.

    7. The film must be 100% original material. Copyrighted music or images should not be used, unless there is proof of authorised use.

    8. Dialogue must be original speech and not dubbed.

    9. Submit your script and video (through unlisted YouTube link) on MHOL by 21:00  21 June 2019.

    The script must contain the following

    Title –  English & Chinese

    Cast (or Characters) – it is easy to identify each student in the film

    Storyline – can be in English

    Dialogue – Mandarin only  

    Achievement Objectives  Level 3 &4


    In selected linguistic and sociocultural contexts, students will:


    Selecting and using language, symbols, and texts to communicate


    • Understand and produce information and ideas.


    Participating and contributing in communities


    • Use cultural knowledge to communicate appropriately.