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• VCEALL710

  Identify agent, action and consequence in sentences using passive voice

  Elaborations

  • comparing the structure of sentences in active and passive voice, for example, comparing ‘We completed the experiment’ and ‘The experiment was completed by our group’
  • converting basic active sentences into passive voice

  VCEALL710 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level C3 achievement standards - Writing

  At Level C3, through guided activities, students write texts based on an extensive range of fictional and factual text types from across the curriculum, showing an awareness of purpose and audience. They consistently use the basic structures of these text types, and demonstrate consistent but...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level C3 | Writing

• VCEALL726

  Use basic knowledge of grammatical features at the sentence level to argue, persuade, describe, classify, explain or instruct

  Elaborations

  • choosing appropriate sentence structure for purpose, for example using imperatives for instructional texts, passive voice for procedural recounts, causal connectives in explanations

  VCEALL726 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA681

  Adapt speech in common classroom interactions so it is appropriate to the particular context and audience

  Elaborations

  • responding in the appropriate register by matching elements of body language, voice and expression
  • using some appropriate language to give suggestions and opinions and ask for clarification
  • using a small range of colloquial idioms learnt from interactions or texts

  VCEALA681 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC699

  Read with understanding texts on familiar topics, with some visual support

  Elaborations

  • reading a range of common factual texts, such as online posts that include images or diagrams
  • viewing multimodal texts, such as news reports, that combine audio, subtitles and video

  VCEALC699 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALA683

  Explain the home language meaning of unfamiliar English words and phrases to home language peers

  Elaborations

  • assisting home language peers through English and shared languages by explaining words and concepts
  • collaborating with home language peers to access resources such as bilingual dictionaries or online translation tools

  VCEALA683 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA705

  Refer to a bilingual dictionary to check and extend vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • using a bilingual dictionary or online tool to search for new vocabulary and to crosscheck meaning in home language and English
  • using home language and English to record spelling, meaning, translation and usage in a personal vocabulary list

  VCEALA705 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL731

  Use a growing range of simple vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • using a small range of synonyms to avoid repetition
  • understanding differences between specialised or colloquial language, for example ‘feline’, ‘cat’ and ‘moggy’
  • accessing resources such as class texts, word lists, a print or online thesaurus to expand vocabulary

  VCEALL731 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL690

  Use basic and some complex verb forms accurately

  Elaborations

  • consistently using simple past and present tense verbs accurately, including common irregular verbs
  • beginning to use a range of more complex verb forms accurately, including auxiliary verbs and negatives, for example ‘We are going on excursion’, ‘She does not want to miss out’
  • using passive voice based on modelled examples, such as in procedural recounts, for example ‘The equipment was collected’

  VCEALL690 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL728

  Use verb forms appropriate to text type

  Elaborations

  • using appropriate verb forms for the purpose and text type, for example past tense for a reflective response, passive voice in a procedural recount
  • controlling a range of more complex verb tenses, such as elaborated tenses (‘They had been waiting’), multi-word verb groups (‘I was not supposed to know’)
  • controlling agreement for singular and plural nouns (for example ‘My brothers go to high school and my sister goes to university’) and countable and non-countable nouns (for example ‘There were clouds but there was no rain’)

  VCEALL728 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA684

  Clarify in home language to check understanding

  Elaborations

  • seeking clarification from home language peers about new vocabulary and concepts
  • referring to home language or bilingual glossaries, dictionaries or online translation tools for explanation of new vocabulary and information
  • recording words and information in personal dictionaries or notes to indicate meaning, pronunciation and usage

  VCEALA684 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness