Years 3 and 4 Spanish

The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their memberships of various groups, including the Spanish class. They are further developing literacy capabilities in English, such as writing …

Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Spanish

The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Spanish and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, …

Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Context statement Spanish

The place of the Spanish language and the cultures of Spanish speakers in Australia and in the world Spanish is a global language spoken by approximately 500 million people across the world. Spanish evolved from Latin on the Iberian Peninsula …

Context statement | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Spanish Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students interact with teachers and peers through action-related talk and play. They introduce themselves and exchange greetings such as Buenos días/tardes/noches, and farewells (for example, hasta pronto). They use simple …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Spanish Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students interact with teachers and peers in classroom routines, action-related talk and play. They use formulaic expressions when participating in classroom routines and collaborative activities, such as complimenting others (for …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Spanish Years 5 and 6

By the end of Year 6, students use written and spoken Spanish for classroom interactions, to carry out transactions and to share information about personal interests, relate experiences and express feelings. They use modelled sentence structures …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (11) ACLSPU157

using comparatives based on models, for example, tan grande como …, más caro que …, menos frío que…Australia es más grande que Europa

Elaboration (11) | ACLSPU157 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Spanish Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students use written and spoken Spanish to initiate and sustain interactions with teachers, peers and others in a range of settings and for a range of purposes. They use language spontaneously to offer opinions on social …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLSPC148

Listen to, view and read texts in order to identify aspects of life in Spanish-speaking contexts and communities[Key concepts: lifestyle, diversity; Key processes: collating, connecting, comparing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLSPC148 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLSPU013

Understand and use the main elements of the Spanish grammatical system, including definite and indefinite articles, gender and number agreement, present tense of regular and common irregular verbs, and simple sentence construction, paying attention to …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLSPU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLSPC109

introducing and describing self, family members, friends and favourite things, animals and objects using visual supports such as photos, pictures or digital images, for example, Me llamo Jorge; ¿Cómo te llamas? Tengo un hermano pequeño; Me gusta la clase …

Elaboration (1) | ACLSPC109 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLSPC112

responding to questions about participants and objects that elicit details such as size, colour, quantity or place, for example, ¿De qué color es la casa…? La casa es azul. ¿Dónde está el gato? El gato está en Lima. ¿Cuántos cerdos hay? ¿Tico es grande …

Elaboration (4) | ACLSPC112 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLSPU121

noticing that adjectives usually follow nouns and are used to describe the colour, size, shape or characteristics of a person, place or object, for example, la casa grande, el balón gris, la silla amarilla, un auto azul, una mesa cuadrada, una niña a …

Elaboration (2) | ACLSPU121 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLSPC127

describing features, characteristics and locations of particular things or places, for example, Mi celular es viejo, El parque está detrás de la escuela. La ciudad de México es gigante. ¿Dónde está la piscina? Está a la izquierda del lago. Mi escuela …

Elaboration (1) | ACLSPC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLSPC019

expressing, comparing and explaining likes, dislikes and preferences, for example, Me gusta más el baloncesto que el fútbol, Me encanta la historia porque me parece interesante, Nuestro colegio es grandísimo, es el más grande de la ciudad. Lo que más …

Elaboration | ACLSPC019 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLSPU121

Notice and apply grammatical rules such as those relating to gender, simple verb forms and definite articles when describing people, places, things and relationships[Key concepts: syntax, word order; Key processes: naming, noticing patterns]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLSPU121 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLSPC003

negotiating and displaying a set of agreed class rules, for example, en clase hablamos español casi siempre, levanta la mano para pedir la palabra, respeta a los compañeros

Elaboration (3) | ACLSPC003 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | 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 (2) ACLSPC003

expressing opinions using reflective language as set phrases (Creo que….¡Qué sorpresa!, De acuerdo / no estoy de acuerdo, Prefiero ...), and inviting others to give opinions or suggestions, for example, ¿Estás de acuerdo? ¿Qué piensas? yo sí / yo no

Elaboration (2) | ACLSPC003 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACLSPU193

developing metalanguage to extend discussion of grammatical features such as word order, tenses and subjunctive mood, and using terms such as ‘verbs’, ‘nouns’, ‘conditional’, ‘subjunctive’ and ‘simple past’

Elaboration (5) | ACLSPU193 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum