German: F–10 Sequence / Levels 5 and 6 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Recognise that there are variations in German as it is used in different contexts by different people, such as formal/informal register and regional variations
Elaborations
using the plural informal ihr when addressing more than one person, for example, Was meint ihr? Hört gut zu!
noticing when the more polite Sie is used, for example, by children to unknown adults
recognising that there are differences in what people say when answering the family landline or their own mobile phone, for example, Schmidt, Guten Tag! or Hallo Lisa!
being aware of some regional variations in German language use, for example, in greetings such as the Swiss Grüezi and Austrian Servus, or the lack of the Eszett in Switzerland
comparing diversity in accents, dialects and vocabulary in German-speaking communities with similar diversity in the use of English within and beyond Australia
