Elaboration (2) ACLSPU031
using collective nouns such as gente and familia, and noticing the use of singular verbs, for example, la gente en Australia pasa mucho tiempo al aire libre, mi familia tiene una casa en la playa
Elaboration (2) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLSPU031
noticing the differences in meaning when the adjective precedes the noun, for example, un pobre hombre/un hombre pobre
Elaboration (3) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLSPU031
expressing comparisons using comparatives and superlatives, including some irregular forms, for example, mejor que ..., peor que ..., el mayor, el menor, más ... que, menos ... que, el más ..., ...ísimo/a, tan ... como
Elaboration (4) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLSPU031
understanding and using possessive and demonstrative pronouns (aquel es el tuyo, este es el mío) and the use of neutral demonstratives (¿qué es esto?, me gustó aquello que dijo)
Elaboration (5) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
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understanding the form and function of personal object pronouns, and differentiating between direct and indirect objects in the third person, for example, me, te, lo, la/le, nos, os, los, las/les
Elaboration (6) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
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understanding the function and use of relative pronouns, for example, que, el/la/los/las que, quien/es, el/la cual, los/las cuales, donde
Elaboration (7) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACLSPU031
understanding and using the different past tense forms for regular and irregular verbs (pretérito perfecto, pretérito indefinido and pretérito imperfecto), and comparing the uses with English past tense forms, for example, hemos estudiado los tiempos …
Elaboration (8) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (9) ACLSPU031
using appropriate temporal markers, for example, hace ..., desde hace ..., durante ..., en 2011 ..., esta mañana ..., cuando era pequeño ..., desde ... hasta..., ayer ...
Elaboration (9) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (10) ACLSPU031
understanding and using the future and conditional tenses of regular and irregular verbs, for example, mañana iremos de excursión al zoo, me gustaría visitar México, saldría con vosotros pero tengo tarea
Elaboration (10) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (11) ACLSPU031
using some set expressions that require the use of the present subjunctive, for example, ¡que aproveche! ¡que te mejores! espero que estés bien
Elaboration (11) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (12) ACLSPU031
expressing agreement, disagreement and opinions using adverbs and expressions such as Yo también ...., yo tampoco ..., a mí sí ..., a mí no ...
Elaboration (12) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (13) ACLSPU031
indicating rules and giving instructions using expressions such as hay que ..., se puede/no se puede ..., and tener que + infinitive, and regular imperative affirmative forms, for example, cantad conmigo, pase el dado, toma mi bolígrafo, abran las ventanas, …
Elaboration (13) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (14) ACLSPU031
understanding the function of impersonal expressions such as se necesita ..., se habla ..., se dice ..., se puede ...
Elaboration (14) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (15) ACLSPU031
using cohesive devices to link elements of complex sentences, for example, por lo tanto, además, sin embargo, al contrario de, de la misma manera
Elaboration (15) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (16) ACLSPU031
expanding the use of prepositions such as por, para, con, sin, contra, hacia to provide more detail or information
Elaboration (16) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (17) ACLSPU031
understanding how to form adverbs from adjectives, for example, normalmente, seguramente, probablemente
Elaboration (17) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (18) ACLSPU031
understanding and using an increasing range of prefixes and suffixes (anónimo, antibiótico, despeinado, supermercado, claustrofobia, lavadora, navideño, hermanito) and building lexical families (árbol, arbolito, arboleda, arbusto, arborícola, arbóreo, …
Elaboration (18) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (19) ACLSPU031
developing awareness of the presence of ‘false friends’ in Spanish and English, for example, actualmente / currently, realizar / carry out, embarazada / pregnant, constipado / a cold
Elaboration (19) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (20) ACLSPU031
developing metalanguage to talk in Spanish about elements such as sentence structure (sujeto, verbo, objeto), verb tenses (pretérito, futuro, tiempo compuesto, participio pasado) and other linguistic features (sinónimo, concordancia, párrafo)
Elaboration (20) | ACLSPU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLSPU032
comparing language features of Spanish and English versions of different types of texts, such as riddles, weather reports, text messages or horoscopes, noting differences that may be culturally significant
Elaboration | ACLSPU032 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum