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• VCRAU098

  Develop knowledge of structures and vocabulary for describing people, places and things, such as pronouns, verbs, adjectives, word order and other elements of grammar

  Elaborations

  • identifying people using, for example, terms of address, pronouns and some nouns
  • identifying things and animals using concrete nouns describing the qualities of people, for example, adjectives of character and appearance
  • describing qualities of objects and animals using adjectives
  • indicating quantity using plurals
  • referring to numbers of things using cardinal numbers and things in a sequence using ordinal numbers
  • greeting and farewelling
  • telling others to do something using imperatives
  • indicating possession
  • describing simple actions
  • negating
  • specifying place and location
  • referring to existence/presence
  • giving directions and information about place using prepositions
  • locating events in time and referring to the past and future seeking information and assistance using interrogatives
  • joining ideas using cohesive devices
  • expressing emotion
  • expressing modality
  • comparing things using comparatives and superlatives

  VCRAU098 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Roman Alphabet Languages - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students use the language in a range of classroom interactions and experiences. They read and listen to texts, and apply modelled language in creating their own texts, such as scripts, messages and stories. Learners draw on their literacy in their first language and their understanding of features...

  Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence

• VCRAU063

  Recognise how stress works in the language and the use of intonation

  Elaborations

  • recognising where to place stress in complex sentences
  • reflecting on how intonation affects meaning

  VCRAU063 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Roman Alphabet Languages - 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, and expressing preferences...

  Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• VCRAU102

  Notice connections between language and culture in intercultural language use, recognising how words and expressions may be culture-specific

  Elaborations

  • noticing that some words are culture-specific such as language associated with particular artefacts and the physical environment
  • recognising that some expressions are related to cultural practices such as eating or celebrations
  • comparing how languages reflect values such as those related to personal attributes, physical appearance and behaviour
  • recognising interconnections between own language and culture such as vocabulary and expressions related to people, lifestyle and environment, for example, ‘barbecue’, ‘thongs’, ‘bathers/togs/swimmers’, ‘no worries’

  VCRAU102 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCRAU064

  Develop knowledge of verb rules and how to link and extend ideas by using adverbs, cohesive devices and other elements of grammar

  Elaborations

  • naming a range of animals and describing qualities of people using adjectives of character and appearance
  • identifying people and their occupations
  • describing qualities of things using adjectives
  • indicating quantity
  • identifying things using concrete nouns
  • describing actions using verbs
  • indicating negation
  • referring to the past and future using time indicators
  • seeking information using a range of questions
  • describing frequency using adverbs
  • creating cohesion using conjunctions
  • adding further information using embedded clauses
  • accepting or declining invitations
  • well-wishing
  • comparing and contrasting
  • expressing opinions
  • expressing emotions
  • describing state of actions

  VCRAU064 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAC058

  Create individual and shared texts about imagined people, places and experiences, in order to entertain others

  Elaborations

  • creating texts to entertain peers and younger audiences, for example, digital big books, short films with subtitles, comics, plays, posters for a film or websites for a fan club
  • creating the next scene, a new character or an alternative ending for fiction texts in the language such as a story, drama or film script
  • participating in spontaneous plays based on scenarios such as meeting a favourite celebrity, appearing on a television show or living in a past era
  • composing simple songs, jingles, posters and advertisements for real and imaginary situations or products

  VCRAC058 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating