Hung and the Dragon – AT
In order to prepare for a language competition, "Let me tell you a story. Let me tell you in my language", students learnt how to write narratives and create eBooks. This included how to create characters and plot, sequence events, and use appropriate …
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Elaboration (1) ACLARC142
responding to questions about characters in different types of imaginative texts, such as films or cartoons, by listing words or expressions associated with the character’s personality and explaining how they can or cannot relate to them, for example,شخصية …
Elaboration (1) | ACLARC142 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRC046
exploring how children from French-speaking communities around the world use different words and expressions (for example, tchop for manger, chamboul for la chambre, n’damba for le football in Cameroun; le chum (tchomme) for le copain, and l’avant-midi …
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRC046 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLFRF051
reflecting on the use of colloquial or abbreviated language by young people in informal, written and technologically mediated contexts (for example, G for j’ai and pa for pas in text messages), as well as the use of borrowed words from other languages …
Elaboration (2) | ACLFRF051 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAC132
collecting favourite exclamations, words or expressions used in imaginative and expressive texts in oral, print and digital formats, such as へえー、うそー、あれ？、うーん、どうしよう、こまった、できた、やったー！、おめでとう、がんばって、すごい、いいよ、だめ and using them in their own communicative exchanges …
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAC132 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLJAC148
identifying words, expressions and behaviours associated with important Japanese cultural activities or events, and comparing them with equivalent Australian expressions or behaviours, for example, locating あけまして おめでとう ございます on a New Year’s card (年(ね …
Elaboration (4) | ACLJAC148 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAC003
asking the meaning of words and how to say something in Japanese, requesting repetition and indicating whether or not they understand, for example, はい、わかりました。いいえ、ちょっと わかりません。日本語(にほんご)で 何(なん) ですか。すみません、もう いちど。
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAC003 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAC008
interpreting words and expressions encountered in simple Japanese texts such as greeting cards, menus or stories that do not translate easily into English and that reflect aspects of Japanese culture, for example, ていしょく、いただきます、 the use of ‘happy’ in English …
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAC008 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLMGU148
experimenting with spelling simple words, for example, the spelling of verbs in the first person ending in ω, verbs in the third person ending in ει, the most common noun and adjective endings including ος, ας, ης, οι, η, α, ες, ι, ο, α, plural articles …
Elaboration (3) | ACLMGU148 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Modern Greek | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLSPU030
understanding variation in pronunciation across the Spanish-speaking world, for example, the pronunciation of ce and ci in different regions (ceceo or seseo) for example in the words gracias, Cecilia, and the soft sh pronunciation of the letters ll and …
Elaboration (1) | ACLSPU030 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLTUU065
analysing unfamiliar texts to establish register, for example, by identifying words and expressions that suggest degrees of formality, audience and context, such as, siz/sen, sayın, saygıdeğer, müstakbel, beyefendi/hanımefendi, the use of first person …
Elaboration (4) | ACLTUU065 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLTUU115
learning how to use different auxiliary verbs formed by adding the verbs etmek, kılmak and olmak to nouns, for example, yardım etmek, namaz kılmak, ayıp olmak and attaching them to single-syllable words, for example, reddetmek, affetmek, kaybolmak, as …
Elaboration (1) | ACLTUU115 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLVIC164
identifying and discussing strategies for translating difficult words and concepts or instances of non-equivalence, such as expanding descriptions or explanations, providing examples to assist meaning, or connecting to context to identify the meaning …
Elaboration (3) | ACLVIC164 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLVIU017
exploring how language and culture influence each other, for example, understanding the differences between Vietnamese and English name order (Nguyễn Trúc Lâm versus Truc Lam Nguyen) and its cultural significanceidentifying gestures, words and phrases …
Elaboration | ACLVIU017 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Mi Monstruo – AT
Students learnt parts of the body through songs, action play and reading and acting out a story about monsters. The tasks and descriptions were modelled for students before the task below. In this task, students were asked to complete a variety of …
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Bouncing balls – ABOVE
Students were asked to design an investigation that determines the relationship between the drop height of a ball and its bounce back height. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on transformation of energy where students explored how energy …
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Bouncing balls – AT
Students were asked to design an investigation that determines the relationship between the drop height of a ball and its bounce back height. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on transformation of energy where students explored how energy …
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About me – AT (Spanish 5-6)
Students had previously learnt language structures and vocabulary for self-introduction and talking about themselves. In this diagnostic task, students were asked to demonstrate their prior knowledge by creating a personal profile to convey relevant information, …
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Parts of the body -AT
Students had completed a unit of work on body parts and body part kanji. They completed a series of oral, aural and written activities to provide evidence of learning.
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Dictation task – AT
Students learnt about Korean food and its availability - such as street food, food in the home and restaurants. Students practised Dictogloss activities throughout the unit of work which required students, in small groups, to collaboratively reconstruct …
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