Years 7 and 8 Italian
The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school. Students in this pathway are continuing to study Italian, bringing with them an established capability to interact in different situations, to engage with a variety of …
Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC058
sharing views and creating spoken and written texts about favourite forms of entertainment, celebrities and significant figures, and expressing preferences, feelings and opinions, for example, Ogni weekend vado al cinema/al mare. Gioco a … Sono andato/ …
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC058 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC059
describing plans, arrangements and actions, making suggestions, providing reasons for their own preferences and negotiating outcomes, for example, Organizziamo la vendita dei nostri lavori per raccogliere soldi per comprare … Sponsorizziamo … Come possiamo …
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC059 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC062
viewing television programs and listening to radio news, and identifying key information, for example, Attenzione, elencare solo le città e i film
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC062 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC063
experimenting with language appropriate to particular text types, such as descriptive language in short magazine articles, or emotive language in diary and journal entries, for example, Il concerto è stato un gran successo. Caro diario, che bella giornata! …
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC063 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC064
considering the language, beliefs and values of characters in traditional and modern literature and Italian popular culture, for example, viewing excerpts from contemporary films and discussing personal responses to and the sociocultural context of the …
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC064 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC065
creating a short film with subtitles depicting an aspect of contemporary teenage life from an Italian, Australian or diasporic perspective
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC065 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC066
selecting from options to translate short phrases and texts, and explaining choices
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC066 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC068
reviewing and responding to aspects of cultural practices represented in authentic texts such as advertisements, brochures and menus to discuss the cultural differences that are evident and the reactions of members of the class to these differences
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC068 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITC069
reflecting on own positioning in exchanges with members of the Italian community
Elaboration (2) | ACLITC069 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITU073
identifying and comparing the features of language that distinguish the purpose for which it is used, and the age and gender of the audience, for example, the difference between Non mi piace and Non mi piace per niente
Elaboration (2) | ACLITU073 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITU075
reflecting on the history of Italian migration to Australia, the formation of communities of speakers of Italian in specific cities and suburbs, and the resulting regional variations of language, such as Australo-Italian, and the impact of Australian …
Elaboration (2) | ACLITU075 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLITU076
discussing culturally significant concepts encountered in texts (for example, Fare la passeggiata. Fare bella figura. Andare a trovare qualcuno) and making comparisons with Australian culture
Elaboration (2) | ACLITU076 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Italian Years 7 and 8
By the end of Year 8, students use spoken and written Italian to interact in a range of personal and social contexts. They describe or present people, places, events or conditions; discuss likes, dislikes and preferences; present information; recount …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLITU070
examining differences in pronunciation of consonant and vowel combinations, double consonants, stress and accents, and applying to own work, for example, famiglie, gnocchi, chiese, barche, chiavi, buono, cena; sono and sonno, vale and valle; felicità, …
Elaboration | ACLITU070 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLITU071
learning to use:nouns: gender and number, regular and irregularsuffixes such as –ino/a, -issimo/a, -etto/a, -astro/a, for example, grande-grandissimo, piccolo-piccolino, casa-casetta, figlio-figliastro and figlia-figliastra; and prefixes such as pro- …
Elaboration | ACLITU071 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum