Auslan: First Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Socialising
Content description
Interact with peers and teachers to exchange information about self, family, friends and interests, describe people and objects and express some feelings and preferences
Elaborations
exchanging greetings, thanks and apologies, for example, HELLO, HOW-ARE-YOU? GOOD MORNING M-R-J-O-N-E-S, THANK-YOU, SORRY
expressing feelings using lexical signs and affective NMFs, for example:
PRO1 HAPPY
I’m happy.
PRO3 GRUMPY
She’s grumpy.
using formulaic language to express wishes for particular occasions or events, for example, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GOOD-LUCK
making arrangements using simple time-related signs without numeral incorporation, for example, LAST-WEEK, MONDAY and with numeral incorporation, such as THREE-DAYS-AGO, TWO-YEARS-AGO, IN-TWO-DAYS
stating likes, dislikes and preferences using associated NMFs, for example:
PRO1 LIKE TV
I like TV.
DON’T-LIKE DRAWING
I don’t like drawing.
introducing self and family and explaining relationships using possessive pronouns, for example:
POSS1 NAME X, PRO1 12-YEARS-OLD
My name is X, and I’m 12 years old.
PRO3 POSS1 BROTHER
He’s my brother.
asking and responding to questions about a familiar topic such as their family, a hobby or an interest, or a recent event, for example:
PAST WEEKEND, YOU GO WHERE?
Where did you go last weekend?
FAMILY PRO1 GO PLAY SOCCER
My family and I went to play soccer.
referring to family members and classmates by fingerspelling a name or by using a sign name and describing their appearance or characteristics, for example:
POSS1 SISTER TALL SKINNY HAVE BLACK HAIR
My sister is tall and thin and has black hair.
describing what they are doing in class activities using plain verbs, for example, PRO1 WRITE, PRO1 READ
