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• VCRAC090

  Present factual information and ideas about aspects of language and culture in oral, written and multimodal form

  Elaborations

  • reporting, orally and in writing, on events in their immediate environment or personal world, for example, a school/community event, celebration or excursion, or a new student
  • creating texts to present information or ideas to an audience, for example, advertise an event, create a virtual tour of the school, report on a favourite band or type of music
  • describing an aspect of Australian culture for an audience of speakers of the language being learned, for example, food/diet, daily life, a significant place or cultural practice
  • preparing presentations about aspects of daily life and practices in a region where the language is spoken, such as school, leisure, entertainment, diet or education

  VCRAC090 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCJAC167

  Present information about events, experiences or topics of shared interest, using modes of presentation such as charts, diagrams or digital displays to suit different audiences and contexts

  Elaborations

  • using data collected from one another to analyse and communicate information about themselves, their interests and experiences to other Japanese speakers
  • researching a Japanese cultural event, such as ゆきまつり、おしょうがつ、花見(はなみ)、お月見(つきみ), and creating an informative multimodal text that communicates key elements of that event for other learners of Japanese
  • creating texts such as brochures, posters or website posts to inform others about upcoming events such as Languages Week, a Japanese-language performance or a school exchange visit
  • creating a video clip or a photographic or journal record of activities such as a school camp, excursion, performance or sporting event as a contribution to a school or community event
  • creating a virtual introduction to the school and neighbourhood for Japanese-speaking visitors

  VCJAC167 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• Arabic - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students use written and spoken Arabic to exchange information about their personal worlds and to express feelings, likes and dislikes. They use formulaic language for a range of classroom functions and processes, such as asking and responding to questions, following instructions...

  Level description | Languages | Arabic | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Auslan - Second Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students use Auslan to interact and to exchange information, experiences, interests and opinions with teachers, peers and others. They initiate and maintain conversations and use strategies such as fingerspelling to replace unknown signs to support continued interaction, such as

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Indonesian - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students share factual information and opinions about their personal worlds, including personal details, family, pets, friends, pastimes, school and neighbourhood. They interact with others orally and in writing, asking and responding to questions using Siapa, Apakah, Berapa...

  Level description | Languages | Indonesian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Modern Greek - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  By building their vocabulary knowledge, students are able to develop and express more complex concepts in Modern Greek. They use a range of grammatical forms and structures to convey relationships between ideas, events and experiences, developing awareness of the language structures and features...

  Level description | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence

• Vietnamese - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students use appropriate pronunciation, accent and intonation patterns and spelling in a range of sentences, such as statements, questions and exclamations. By building their language knowledge, students are able to develop and express more complex concepts in Vietnamese. They use a range of grammatical...

  Level description | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence

• VCRAC086

  Interact with peers and teacher to exchange information and opinions about self, friends and family, pastimes, special occasions and the immediate environment

  Elaborations

  • exchanging personal details such as name, age, address, school, abilities and interests, ethnicity, religion and language(s) spoken
  • describing and comparing aspects of personal world such as home and family, teachers and school, interests and friends
  • recounting significant or special events and comparing these to similar events for teenage speakers of the language, for example, birthdays, holidays, celebrations or sporting events
  • interacting with peers to express likes, dislikes and preferences, and to exchange and explain opinions
  • participating in class activities such as games using the language to interact

  VCRAC086 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCDEC005

  Present in modelled spoken and written texts information relating to own world and that of other teenagers

  Elaborations

  • presenting information, orally and in writing, on aspects of their immediate environment or personal world (a school/community event, celebration or excursion, or a new student), supported by the use of visuals
  • creating simple persuasive and informative texts for a targeted audience, for example, an advertisement for an event, a virtual tour of their own and/or a partner school, a notice for a school excursion, or a report on a favourite band or type of music
  • presenting statistics related to Australia and other countries, including German-speaking countries, for example, population and physical size, daily temperatures, number and type of dwellings, percentage of students learning one or two foreign languages
  • presenting the results of a class survey, for example, creating graphs and/or writing statements to report findings on such topics as the range of leisure activities undertaken by classmates; favourite apps/electronic games, TV series, food, music or pets; or amount of time spent using social media

  VCDEC005 | Languages | German | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCZHC082

  Correspond and collaborate with peers, relating aspects of their daily experiences and arranging sporting and leisure activities

  Elaborations

  • participating in posting on a shared blog and exchanging personal information (for example, name, age, nationality, school and year level) with students from sister schools, for example, 你好，我叫Ann, 我是澳大利亚的学生
  • responding to correspondence (such as emails, letters or postcards) by answering questions, clarifying meaning (for example, 你说你想来澳大利亚， 是吗？), seeking further information (for example, 你想一月份来吗？) and addressing requests, for example, 澳大利亚一月是夏天，很热
  • using supporting images in own writing, for example, using emoticons such as >_<||| to enhance meaning in digital communication
  • using digital media to produce a bilingual publicity flier for an upcoming cultural or sporting event (for example, 汉语角), to promote Chinese learning among school community members

  VCZHC082 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCELA391

  Understand the way language evolves to reflect a changing world, particularly in response to the use of new technology for presenting texts and communicating

  Elaborations

  • exploring languages and dialects through building webcam relationships with schools across Australia and Asia
  • investigating changes in word use and meaning over time and some of the reasons for these changes, for example the influence on spelling and vocabulary of new forms of communication like texting, emoticons and email

  VCELA391 | Curriculum content | English | Level 7 | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VC2M7N10

  use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts such as ‘best buys’; formulate problems, choosing representations and efficient calculation strategies, designing algorithms and using digital tools as appropriate; interpret...

  Elaborations

  • modelling additive situations involving positive and negative quantities; for example, a lift travelling up and down floors in a high-rise apartment where the ground floor is interpreted as zero, or in geography when determining altitude above and below sea level
  • modelling contexts involving proportion, such as the proportion of students attending the school disco, proportion of the bottle cost to the recycling refund, proportion of the school site that is green space, 55% of Year 7 students attended the end of term function or 23% of the school population voted ‘yes’ to a change of school uniform; and interpreting and communicating answers in terms of the context of the situation
  • modelling financial problems involving profit and loss, credits and debits, gains and losses; for example, holding a fundraising sausage sizzle and determining whether the event made a percentage profit or loss
  • finding the sum of a set of consecutive numbers using a loop structure
  • constructing geometric patterns such as a honeycomb, using dynamic geometry functionality
  • using mathematical modelling to investigate the proportion of land mass/area of Aboriginal Peoples’ traditional grain belt compared with Australia’s current grain belt

  VC2M7N10 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 7 | Number

• VCMNA257

  Investigate, interpret and analyse graphs from real life data, including consideration of domain and range

  Elaborations

  • using travel graphs to investigate and compare the distance travelled to and from school
  • interpreting features of travel graphs such as the slope of lines and the meaning of horizontal lines
  • using graphs of evaporation rates to explore water storage
  • describing and comparing temperature during a day at different times of the year from the corresponding graphs

  VCMNA257 | Mathematics | Level 7 | Number and Algebra | Linear and non-linear relationships

• VCNRC086

  Interact with peers and teacher to exchange information and opinions about self, family, friends and interests, and express feelings, likes and dislikes

  Elaborations

  • engaging in conversations with peers and teacher to exchange information about themselves, their family and friends
  • introducing self and others in real and imagined situations
  • expressing opinions and describing and exchanging information about interests, for example, leisure activities, using modelled language
  • expressing likes and dislikes in classroom and school ground conversations
  • expressing how they are feeling

  VCNRC086 | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCNRU098

  Recognise and use vocabulary and grammatical elements to create simple sentences and phrases

  Elaborations

  • using nouns and verbs, recognising agreement and word order
  • indicating quantity using plural forms
  • using negative expressions
  • using the present tense
  • using common verbs to describe simple actions
  • developing knowledge of vocabulary related to personal world, for example, self, family, friends, school and home, leisure activities, food and drink

  VCNRU098 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAC056

  Give presentations to describe, compare and report on experiences and topics of interest

  Elaborations

  • creating texts such as notices, brochures and posters to inform others about issues and forthcoming events
  • organising information for an audience, for example, creating a presentation to explain sport and leisure activities or video recording a cooking demonstration
  • reporting on own and others’ experiences of events such as school camp, a holiday or concert, or playing a new computer game

  VCRAC056 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCASFC099

  Create different types of bilingual texts to support their classroom learning

  Elaborations

  • using images of Auslan signs and equivalent words in English to name and label familiar objects, classroom items or school resources, using posters and digital glossaries with captions
  • developing a handshape dictionary using palm cards or digital means, including equivalent English terms
  • using photos of family members to create a family tree or chart, captioning and labelling in English each family member with corresponding images of Auslan signs
  • creating bilingual texts for younger children, such as a mini Auslan–English dictionary of school-specific signs
  • making their own bilingual dictionaries with English labels, Auslan sign images and simple descriptions of signs, identifying and categorising signs according to handshape

  VCASFC099 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Translating

• VCASFC095

  Present factual information about familiar topics using signs that have been modelled

  Elaborations

  • describing an object, space, animal or person using modelled lexical signs and short phrases, for example, describing the layout of key items in the classroom
  • contributing to a digital presentation such as a class video by signing a basic description of their own family members
  • demonstrating simple procedures such as getting ready before school in the morning, using gestures, objects and buoys
  • recounting an experience they have shared, sequencing events through the use of modelled signs and photos
  • reporting on aspects of their daily routines, using modelled signs and visual prompts, for example outlining a travel route home from school
  • producing a series of signs for peers to complete a simple action-based activity such as a sign circle game

  VCASFC095 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCASFC185

  Present information on different events or experiences to inform, report, promote, instruct or invite action

  Elaborations

  • creating signed announcements to inform members of the school community about events such as a Deaf theatre performance or National Week of Deaf People
  • reporting on their own and others’ experiences of shared events, such as school camps, holidays or concerts
  • developing a signed news report or public announcement to inform or alert an imagined audience of a recent or impending natural disaster
  • providing instructions in an engaging or entertaining style to create interest in a group activity such as a maths game or signing choir
  • creating digital clips or social media posts designed to persuade, inform or invite response on an issue of relevance to young people of their age

  VCASFC185 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• VCESC167

  Organise and present information and ideas on different topics, issues or events, comparing perspectives and experiences

  Elaborations

  • organising and presenting information gathered from different sources to create an overview of a particular issue or topic of interest, such as a celebrity, popular culture, school uniforms, endangered species or conservation of the Amazon Basin, presenting different perspectives or viewpoints
  • creating and combining different types of texts and modes of presentation, such as blogs, film clips or recorded interviews, to explore social or cultural themes such as Los peligros del Internet or El acoso escolar
  • reporting on own and others’ experiences of events such as a school camp, a concert or playing a new computer game

  VCESC167 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing