Years 7 and 8 Spanish
The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school. Students in this sequence are continuing to study Spanish, 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 | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Spanish Years 7 and 8
By the end of Year 8, students use written and spoken Spanish for classroom interactions, to carry out transactions and to exchange views and experiences with peers and others in a range of contexts. They use rehearsed and spontaneous language …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLSPC170
Translate and interpret a range of texts, compare own version with others’ and discuss reasons for any variations[Key concepts: equivalence, culture; Key processes: translating, interpreting, comparing]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLSPC170 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLSPC166
Analyse and summarise key ideas and information from a variety of texts on a range of topics[Key concepts: data, event; Key processes: researching, analysing, summarising]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLSPC166 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLSPU175
using adjectives to describe and compare people and some aspects of the environment, for example, mi tía es generosa, los Andes son inmensos
Elaboration (2) | ACLSPU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLSPC163
developing narrative skills by exchanging accounts of individually significant events, influences or milestones, for example, El año pasado fui con mis padres al Museo Nacional y me impresionó todo lo que los Indígenas construyeron
Elaboration (3) | ACLSPC163 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLSPU179
Investigate the nature and extent of Spanish language use in both Australian and global contexts[Key concepts: community, arts, cuisine; Key processes: researching, analysing, classifying]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLSPU179 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLSPU177
Examine how elements of communication, including gestures, facial expressions and use of silence, vary according to context, situation and relationships across languages and cultures[Key concepts: body language, personal space, status; Key processes: …
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLSPU177 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLSPU177
comparing elements of communication such as body language and use of personal space and silence in different cultural contexts and exchanges
Elaboration (3) | ACLSPU177 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLSPU176
understanding the use of elements that provide coherence at a whole text level, such as cohesive devices (sin, aunque, debido a, según, por otro lado), linked paragraphs, introductions and summaries, and sequencing of ideas
Elaboration (4) | ACLSPU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLSPU176
noticing the conventions of several types of texts in Spanish, such as the use of abbreviations in text messages (tq = te quiero), abreviations in blogging (hola a tod@s), formulaic greetings in telephone conversations (Aquí, Hola, ¿Sí? ¿Aló?), typical …
Elaboration | ACLSPU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLSPU179
recognising that there is also variation in some grammatical forms, for example, the use of the pronoun vos in several Latin American countries compared to tú in Spain; the masculine direct object pronoun le/lo in Spain and lo in Latin America
Elaboration (3) | ACLSPU179 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum