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• VCEALL604

  Use emerging language to create desired effects

  Elaborations

  • combining known words to create degrees of emphasis or nuance, for example ‘very, very sad’
  • using vocabulary that is familiar or common in texts
  • recording frequently used vocabulary in a personal word list

  VCEALL604 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway C: Late immersion - EAL: Level C1 description

  The curriculum for Level C1 supports students to develop their communication skills both verbally and non-verbally. It provides a range of opportunities for students to interact with their peers. Through active participation in conversations, students learn about the ways to apply formulaic language...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway C: Late immersion | EAL

• VCEALL559

  Use simple cohesive devices to link spoken text

  Elaborations

  • using some coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’) to connect clauses, for example ‘I caught a bus and then walked’
  • using some common subordinating conjunctions (such as ‘after’, ‘because’) to connect clauses, for example ‘After we ate lunch, we played a game’
  • using personal pronouns (such as ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’) as cohesive devices to connect ideas in spoken text, for example ‘My friend gave me a present. It was a book’

  VCEALL559 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL580

  Demonstrate awareness of basic sentence and question patterns

  Elaborations

  • ordering words and phrases to create grammatical and logical sentences and questions
  • pointing out the subject, verb and object in sentences such as ‘She bought some fruit’
  • identifying question words such as ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘why’

  VCEALL580 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL598

  Attempt paragraphs and topic sentences

  Elaborations

  • grouping related information and sentences together to create a basic paragraph, though ideas may not be sequenced clearly within the paragraph
  • writing a topic sentence making a statement about a key idea, for example ‘Cars are bad for the environment’

  VCEALL598 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC571

  Respond in a personal way to a short, familiar text

  Elaborations

  • expressing a personal response to a text (such as indicating enjoyment, satisfaction, agreement or disagreement) and giving simple reasons
  • comparing events from a text with personal experience
  • transforming part of a text into a new text type, for example creating an illustration or poem from a story

  VCEALC571 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication