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• VCEALC569

  Demonstrate understanding by performing a task

  Elaborations

  • following print instructions to conduct a simple task or experiment
  • dramatising or drawing parts of a story
  • answering simple questions, indicating true/false statements or sequencing information

  VCEALC569 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALL586

  Understand simple punctuation when reading

  Elaborations

  • using punctuation to identify the nature of sentences, for example identifying statements by full stops and questions by question marks
  • using punctuation to identify parts of a sentence, for example pausing appropriately at full stops and commas

  VCEALL586 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL582

  Understand simple descriptive language within sentences

  Elaborations

  • understanding simple noun groups with adjectives and/or simple possessive pronouns, such as ‘the small chair’, ‘my brother’s bag’
  • understanding describers and classifiers in short noun groups, for example ‘small animals’ and ‘wild animals’
  • recognising common prepositions indicating time and place, such as ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘at’

  VCEALL582 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC570

  Read with understanding a range of simple texts based on predictable language structures and vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • reading a small range of familiar text types, such as simple recounts, narratives, procedures
  • applying subject knowledge and understanding of common or learnt vocabulary to understand the main meaning of a short text
  • sequencing information, summarising key points or representing information in a visual form

  VCEALC570 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALA554

  Check understanding of classroom English by asking for clarification from other home language speakers

  Elaborations

  • formulating questions in English and home language to clarify classroom instructions or new ideas and vocabulary
  • drawing on a range of shared languages to negotiate meaning and clarify information

  VCEALA554 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC547

  Comprehend a simple spoken text

  Elaborations

  • understanding short and simply structured spoken texts, such as instructions read by the teacher or a recount from a peer
  • understanding frequently used classroom words and learnt topic words

  VCEALC547 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALL557

  Comprehend and produce short spoken text types

  Elaborations

  • understanding and producing short texts, such as simple recounts, descriptions, instructions
  • using basic features to structure texts, such as introduction, body, conclusion

  VCEALL557 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC548

  Extract essential information from short, simple texts relevant to personal experience

  Elaborations

  • applying knowledge of basic text structure (such as beginning, middle and end) to identify the main idea and details
  • understanding common and learnt vocabulary

  VCEALC548 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC550

  Exchange information in oral interactions

  Elaborations

  • understanding a range of common questions on personal or familiar topics
  • using common sentence structures and borrowing phrases from questions, for example ‘What do you like to do on the weekends?’ ‘I like to do sport on the weekends’

  VCEALC550 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC546

  Communicate needs in common social and school routines

  Elaborations

  • asking questions and following instructions to meet personal needs, such as where to find resources or what colour pen to use
  • understanding common words for social and school purposes, such as ‘I would like …’, ‘I need some help’

  VCEALC546 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALL579

  Identify what is being referred to by simple cohesive devices in a simple informative text

  Elaborations

  • understanding common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’) and subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘as’, ‘when’)
  • matching cohesive devices (such as ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘those’) to the items they refer to

  VCEALL579 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL578

  Locate directly stated information in a text or illustration

  Elaborations

  • using organisational features, such as layout, illustrations and headings, to find information in texts
  • understanding key words in questions or instructions and matching these to illustrations
  • following simple instructions to find information in a digital text by following links and headings

  VCEALL578 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC567

  Attempt to read familiar and unfamiliar texts with fluency

  Elaborations

  • understanding classroom labels such as those on lockers or desks, and signs around the school such as ‘front office’, ‘toilets’
  • reading a range of familiar and unfamiliar texts, such as own writing, peer’s writing, teacher’s writing
  • following simple print texts that are read aloud at a moderate pace

  VCEALC567 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication