PearsonEdexcelINTERNATIONALGCSEChinese(9-1)SPECIFICATIONPearson Edexcel International GCSE in Chinese(4CN1)First teaching September 2017First examination June 2019First certification August 2019Issue 2Edexcel,BTEC and LCCI qualificationsEdexcel,BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson,the UK's largest awardingbody offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised andbenchmarked.For further information,please visit our qualification website atqualifications.pearson.com.Altematively,you can get in touch with us using the details onour contact us page at qualifications.pearson.com/contactusAbout PearsonPearson is the world's leading learning company,with 35,000 employees in more than70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their livesthrough leaming.We put the leamer at the centre of everything we do,because whereverlearning flourishes,so do people.Find out more about how we can help you and yourstudents at qualifications.pearson.comAcknowledgementsThis specification has been produced by Pearson on the basis of consultation with teachers,examiners,consultants and other interested parties.Pearson would like to thank all thosewho contributed their time and expertise to the specification's development.References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith.Pearsondoes not endorse,approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials,which maybe subject to change,or any opinions expressed therein.(Material may include textbooks,journals,magazines and other publications and websites.All information in this specification is correct at time of going to publication.ISBN9781446944516All the material in this publication is copyrightC Pearson Education Limited 2019Summary of Pearson Edexcel International GCSEin Chinese specification Issue 2 changesSummary of changes made between previous issue and thisPagecurrent issuenumberReference to speaking test preparation time has been removed from the9specification.In section 3.3 Preparation for the speaking test,explanations in24parentheses have been added to the following bullet points for furtherguidance:The picture MUST contain the following elements:people (at least two people)objects (in the background)interactions (showing what people are doing).In section 3.4 Conduct of the speaking test,the following sentence has beenadded to the specification:Speaking assessments must take place on consecutive days unless thereare extenuating circumstances communicated in advance and approved bythe International GCSE Modern Foreign Languages team at Pearsonat languagesassessment@pearson.comIf you need further information on these changes or what they mean,contact us via ourwebsite at:qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html.