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

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

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

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 (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

Elaboration (4) ACLSPU157

using interrogative pronouns and correct word order to ask questions and make requests, for example, ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?¿Quieres jugar en el patio?

Elaboration (4) | ACLSPU157 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLSPU175

using subject-verb-object word order and comparing it to English structures, for example, Simón busca la información para la tarea en la red

Elaboration (4) | ACLSPU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLSPC165

inviting others to give opinions or make suggestions (¿Qué te pareció la película?, ¿Qué quieres comer?), and using reflective language as set phrases to report and reflect on the experience of learning and using Spanish, for example, Cuando hablo español …

Elaboration (2) | ACLSPC165 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACLSPU157

noticing the flexibility of word order in relation to verbs and adverbs, for example, En verano, voy siempre a la playa/En verano, voy a la playa siempre/ En verano, siempre voy a la playa

Elaboration (7) | ACLSPU157 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum