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• VCEALL334

  Use specific time and sequence markers in speech

  Elaborations

  • using time markers to indicate specific moments in the past, present and future, such as ‘yesterday’, ‘last week’, ‘on the weekend’
  • following instructions that include sequence markers such as ‘first’, ‘then’, ‘after that’, ‘finally’

  VCEALL334 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL389

  Use simple time sequence markers and pronoun references to connect ideas in a text

  Elaborations

  • using simple time sequence markers, such as ‘first’, ‘next’, ‘at last’
  • using a range of pronoun references to connect ideas in text, including ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘we’, ‘they’, ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘their’, but with some errors of agreement

  VCEALL389 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC324

  Comprehend social English in most familiar contexts, and use conversation partners to support understanding

  Elaborations

  • using support from conversation partners, including gestures, modified speech, provision of wait-time
  • repeating and adapting another speaker’s words to formulate responses, such as Student 1: ‘Where did you plant the seeds?’ Student 2: ‘Plant the seeds in a pot’

  VCEALC324 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALL395

  Use modelled vocabulary appropriately

  Elaborations

  • using modelled vocabulary accurately in sentences or short modelled texts
  • selecting appropriate vocabulary from classroom charts, personal dictionary and class texts

  VCEALL395 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA384

  Employ a range of strategies to understand and learn unknown words

  Elaborations

  • using a bilingual dictionary to find an English equivalent for a word known in home language, or vice versa
  • checking meaning in both home language and English before using a word in speech or writing
  • recording vocabulary in a personal list that includes details such as translation in English and home language, pronunciation and meaning

  VCEALA384 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA380

  Create a small range of texts based on modelling

  Elaborations

  • creating a small range of texts for different purposes, such as a report, narrative or simple argument
  • transforming texts into new formats using a model text, for example rewriting an interview into a short report
  • incorporating information and ideas from personal experience, classroom discussion and some familiar classroom texts

  VCEALA380 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC378

  Write creative texts based on models provided or studied in class

  Elaborations

  • using language features of model texts, such as the rhyme and metre of poems, to compose own creative texts
  • following conventions of texts based on class models, such as character names and stage directions in a script
  • incorporating personal experience, ideas adapted from other texts, or imaginative details into creative texts

  VCEALC378 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL333

  Describe and identify people, places and things using simple vocabulary for colour, size, place, location, time

  Elaborations

  • using a small range of descriptive vocabulary to communicate about specific people, places and things, for example ‘the big red book’, ‘a park near my house’
  • building simple noun phrases to describe specific people, places and things

  VCEALL333 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL369

  Understand simple punctuation when reading

  Elaborations

  • using sentence punctuation to identify the nature of sentences, for example whether a sentence is a statement or question
  • using punctuation to identify parts of the sentence, for example pausing appropriately at full stops and commas

  VCEALL369 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL337

  Use simple descriptive phrases

  Elaborations

  • using a range of adverbial phrases to express circumstances of place (‘over there’), location (‘in the room’) and time (‘last week’)
  • using a range of regular comparative adjectives (‘bigger’, ‘older’, ‘healthier’), some irregular comparatives (‘better’, ‘more’) and comparatives with three or more syllables (‘more expensive’, ‘more beautiful’), with occasional errors
  • forming some negative comparisons using a range of forms with developing accuracy, for example ‘not as big as’, ‘less expensive’, ‘less healthy’

  VCEALL337 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC325

  Use a repertoire of common classroom and schoolyard language

  Elaborations

  • understanding simple questions on familiar topics or themes and responding appropriately
  • following a short sequence of classroom task-related instructions with clear steps and modelling of the task
  • adapting common classroom and schoolyard language to a small range of relevant situations, such as ‘Wait a minute’, ‘Be quiet, please’, ‘My turn’

  VCEALC325 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALL362

  Understand the relationships between events or ideas in a text

  Elaborations

  • sorting sentences into sets related to the same topic, and writing a heading for each set
  • arranging parts of a sentence that use cohesive devices, such as ‘after that’ and ‘because’
  • understanding the items that pronouns refer to, such as ‘The dogs … They …’

  VCEALL362 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL361

  Understand the purpose and organisational features of common text types

  Elaborations

  • matching sections of a text with labels for their name and purpose
  • making predictions about the subject matter of a text, based on features such as illustrations, headings and layout
  • navigating a digital text using a series of links, to locate specific information

  VCEALL361 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA332

  Use home language resources to support understanding of classroom English

  Elaborations

  • using home language and English to ask for or give clarification of classroom instructions, vocabulary and subject content with same language peers
  • accessing home language or bilingual resources such as dictionaries, online translation tools or information texts to support understanding of classroom content
  • recording words and information in a personal word list in both home language and English

  VCEALA332 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL363

  Understand and use a range of learnt metalanguage to talk about text

  Elaborations

  • matching labels to parts of a text, such as ‘introduction’, ‘topic sentence’, ‘example’
  • identifying and labelling learnt features of language in a text, for example ‘noun’, ‘verb’, ‘conjunction’

  VCEALL363 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL372

  Develop a small range of skills to create and navigate a simple digital text, including multimodal and interactive texts

  Elaborations

  • typing in letters and words, copying from a print text or typing short original texts
  • following step-by-step instructions to navigate a digital text using menu items or links

  VCEALL372 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL335

  Use some grammatical rules consistently

  Elaborations

  • using some grammatical rules consistently, for example formation of regular plurals, such as ‘friends’ and ‘ideas’, or regular past tense verbs, such as ‘walked’ and ‘helped’
  • over-generalising some grammatical rules, for example in formation of plurals, such as ‘mouses’ and ‘sheeps’, or in forming past tense, such as ‘eated’ and ‘buyed’

  VCEALL335 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC374

  Write simple personal texts

  Elaborations

  • following a template or model text and filling in details to write personal texts, such as letters of invitation, thanks to visitors, blogs or emails
  • writing simple texts related to personal experiences or shared classroom activities

  VCEALC374 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL340

  Respond to a short sequence of instructions in a familiar context

  Elaborations

  • understanding and using common classroom action verbs, such as ‘sit’, ‘collect’, ‘open’, ‘stop’
  • understanding and using simple sequence markers, such as ‘first’, ‘next’, ‘and then’
  • asking for clarification, for example ‘What next?’, ‘Is this right?’

  VCEALL340 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA358

  Engage with a diverse range of texts that reflect a variety of cultural beliefs, practices and views

  Elaborations

  • selecting texts with a range of settings and characters, including those related to personal experience and those that are unfamiliar

  VCEALA358 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness