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• VCEALL473

  Use some antonyms and synonyms

  Elaborations

  • using a range of synonyms to avoid repetition
  • accessing resources such as word lists or a print or online thesaurus to help identify antonyms and synonyms

  VCEALL473 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC425

  Understand main ideas in a text and extract specific details

  Elaborations

  • skimming and scanning a text to identify the topic and extract specific details
  • finding answers to simple questions, such as ‘Where did …?’, ‘Who was the …?’
  • retelling a story through speech or writing, including giving characters and settings, and key events in the correct sequence

  VCEALC425 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALA463

  Employ a range of strategies to expand vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • using a bilingual dictionary, thesaurus or online tool to search for a variety of vocabulary
  • crosschecking meaning in home language and English to confirm accurate choice of vocabulary
  • recording vocabulary in a personal list including details such as translation in English and home language, pronunciation, meaning, usage and related words

  VCEALA463 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC455

  Write a range of texts covering topics across the curriculum areas, incorporating information from different sources

  Elaborations

  • writing a small range of texts used in different curriculum areas (such as historical recount, information report, procedure, explanation), with reference to templates and models
  • incorporating information from personal experience, classroom activities and shared texts
  • contributing to shared writing of a recount or report on an online platform, giving reasons for placing events in a particular sequence

  VCEALC455 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL471

  Write using extended descriptive phrases

  Elaborations

  • writing extended noun phrases, such as ‘a large shark with sharp teeth’, using an expanding range of elements including pointers (‘a’, ‘the’, ‘my’), concrete and abstract key nouns (‘shark’, ‘packet’, ‘idea’), describers (‘large’, ‘empty’, ‘excellent’), classifiers (‘endangered’, ‘recyclable’, ‘financial’) and simple qualifiers (‘with sharp teeth’, ‘in my bag’)
  • applying rules for expressing comparisons, such as ‘as … as’, ‘more … than’, ‘–er than’
  • using short relative clauses to expand descriptions, for example ‘The girl who was late had to go to the office’

  VCEALL471 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA412

  Use home language resources to develop English

  Elaborations

  • collaborating with home language peers to clarify new vocabulary and ideas, and formulate home language terms and definitions
  • referring to home language or bilingual texts such as glossaries, dictionaries or online translation tools for explanation and clarification of new vocabulary and information
  • recording words and information in personal dictionaries or notes, using a combination of English and home language to indicate meaning, pronunciation and usage

  VCEALA412 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness