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• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway B: Mid immersion - EAL: Level B1 description

  The curriculum for Level B1 supports students to develop their communication skills both verbally and non-verbally. Students follow simple instructions, answer predictable questions, make basic requests and express needs simply. Through active participation in conversations, students learn about...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway B: Mid immersion | EAL

• VCEALL254

  Use a range of learnt word patterns for appropriate purposes

  Elaborations

  • using formulas for a range of purposes, including asking questions, supporting social interaction or self-expression, such as ‘What’s the time?’, ‘Oh, no!’, ‘Excellent work’, ‘Well done’
  • using longer formulaic constructions to articulate needs, such as ‘Can I eat lunch?’, ‘I want to go toilet’

  VCEALL254 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level B1 achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  At Level B1 students communicate verbally and non-verbally in routine social and classroom situations, understanding controlled English that is supported by its immediate context. They use formulas, well-rehearsed and common sentence patterns, and short, simple utterances to contribute relatively...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening

• VCEALC244

  Understand the language of classroom routines

  Elaborations

  • understanding common classroom action verbs such as ‘sit’, ‘collect’, ‘pack up’
  • following simple task instructions by relying on key words or phrases in context
  • making simple requests and expressing needs, thoughts and opinions

  VCEALC244 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level B1 achievement standards - Writing

  At Level B1 students write and present simple texts for a variety of basic classroom and personal purposes. With support, they communicate familiar ideas, events and experiences, writing simple narratives, recounts, descriptions and reports. Students use some of the basic structures and features...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level B1 | Writing

• VCEALC265

  Use key words to understand the main idea in short texts

  Elaborations

  • identifying the main topic of a short paragraph, for example ‘This is about dogs’
  • identifying the main characters and events in a short narrative when given a prompt such as, ‘In this paragraph we can find the name of the main character’

  VCEALC265 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALL255

  Use a small range of basic verb forms accurately

  Elaborations

  • matching simple verb tense to time words, such as ‘Yesterday we went …’, ‘Now we can eat lunch’, ‘Tomorrow we will go …’
  • maintaining consistent tense when describing events in the past, present and future, for example ‘I walked to his house and we played games’
  • using ‘no’ or ‘not’ with verbs, adjectives and nouns to express negative forms, such as ‘Not play’, ‘I no sad’, ‘Me no’

  VCEALL255 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features