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

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

ACLITC064

Respond to a range of imaginative texts by expressing ideas and opinions about the themes, characters, events and cultural attitudes conveyed, and relate to personal experience[Key concepts: narrative, relationships, values; Key processes: interpreting, …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITC064 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITC068

Participate in intercultural experiences to discuss cultural practices, comparing own and others’ reactions and responses[Key concepts: cultural comfort, cultural assumption; Key processes: reflecting, comparing, questioning, relating]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITC068 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITU076

Analyse the ways in which choices in everyday language use reflect cultural practices and values

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITU076 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLITC058

exchanging personal information such as routines and experiences, using essere, avere and other common verbs, including reflexive verbs (for example, Vengo da Sydney. Questo è mio fratello. Vesto leggero); and comparing their own experiences with those …

Elaboration (1) | ACLITC058 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITC062

summarising the main points of texts, deducing the meaning of some unknown words and phrases, and identifying cultural references, as well as representations, images and other content which contribute to the overall meaning, for example, Alcuni ragazzi …

Elaboration (3) | ACLITC062 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLITC065

creating and performing own texts which reflect Italian cultural behaviours, attitudes and social conventions (for example, writing the script and creating a video recording to introduce aspects of family life, school life, local community life or virtual …

Elaboration (1) | ACLITC065 | 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 ACLITU074

discussing global and cultural influences on the Italian language and noticing when and how hybrid forms are used, for example, use of numbers, mathematical symbols, single letters and acronyms to replace words in SMS messaging, such as TVTB (ti voglio …

Elaboration | ACLITU074 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITU076

understanding the significance of cultural concepts and how these relate to social conventions and are reflected in language use, for example, Salute! Cin Cin! Buon appetito!

Elaboration | ACLITU076 | 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