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• VCEALL133

  Recognise that full stops and question marks separate text

  Elaborations

  • using punctuation to identify whether a sentence is a statement or question
  • pausing appropriately at full stops when reading
  • using a rising intonation when reading a question

  VCEALL133 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL689

  Construct a range of sentence types

  Elaborations

  • constructing statements, questions and commands with consistent accuracy
  • experimenting with tag endings on questions, for example ‘You didn’t tell him, did you?’, ‘It goes back here, doesn’t it?’

  VCEALL689 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | 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

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway B: Mid immersion - EAL: Level B3 description

  The Level B3 curriculum provides opportunities to enhance students’ knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to their spoken English. Students learn to respond to and use English appropriately in a wide range of contexts. The curriculum focuses on pronunciation, stress and intonation in...

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

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway C: Late immersion - EAL: Level C2 description

  The Level C2 curriculum supports students to enhance their knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to spoken English. At this level, students learn to initiate and negotiate topics when speaking in English in a range of contexts. The curriculum focuses on pronunciation, stress and intonation...

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

• VCEALL227

  Write or dictate in sentences or phrases that match oral sentence structures

  Elaborations

  • using the same expression in writing as in speech, such as ‘Go to school’, ‘Come here’, ‘Play with …’
  • dictating a story for the teacher to write down, based on drawings or prompts

  VCEALL227 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL789

  Combine simple sentences into complex sentences using embedding structures

  Elaborations

  • using embedded clauses to create complex sentences, for example ‘The Prime Minister, having lost the support of her party, began to look for new allies among her former rivals’
  • constructing complex sentences using sophisticated relative clauses, such as ‘This film, which was adapted from the novel of the same name, raises some challenging issues’

  VCEALL789 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL443

  Follow the meaning of complex sentence patterns

  Elaborations

  • reordering a jumbled sentence so that it makes sense
  • explaining the meaning of a complex sentence, for example the sentence ‘He heard the explosion that wrecked the car’ might be explained as ‘The car exploded, and the man heard it happen’

  VCEALL443 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL128

  Read familiar phrases and sentences with fluency

  Elaborations

  • reading fluently frequently heard phrases, such as ‘and then’, ‘and he said’
  • sequencing words or phrases in a familiar sentence
  • reading sentences with fluency after rehearsal

  VCEALL128 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL101

  Construct a small range of sentence forms

  Elaborations

  • constructing positive and negative statements using subject plus verb, for example ‘I finished’, ‘The bus didn’t come’
  • beginning questions with question words such as ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘When’, ‘How’
  • beginning commands with an imperative verb, for example ‘Come over here’, ‘Bring that’
  • constructing subject–verb-–object sentences with accuracy
  • giving some additional detail using short noun groups or adjectival phrases, such as ‘He gave me a new book’, ‘I ran really fast’

  VCEALL101 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL390

  Write sentences with some common errors

  Elaborations

  • writing with some errors such as omission of articles (‘I kicked ball’) and verb endings (‘I am good at defend the goal’), and varied tenses (‘We went to the park and play soccer’)

  VCEALL390 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL072

  Write simple repetitive modelled sentences

  Elaborations

  • writing a small range of sentences copied from a model text, such as ‘I like …’, ‘I went to …’, ‘Today is …’
  • writing repetitive sentence beginnings, for example ‘I … Then I … Then I …’

  VCEALL072 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL308

  Attempt to write paragraphs and topic sentences

  Elaborations

  • grouping sentences about the same topic into simple paragraphs
  • using key words to write a simple topic sentence at the beginning of most paragraphs

  VCEALL308 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL709

  Read texts with a range of sentence types

  Elaborations

  • understanding compound and complex sentences containing multiple clauses
  • understanding sentences containing some sophisticated features, such as noun groups and modality

  VCEALL709 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL203

  Sequence words to make simple sentences

  Elaborations

  • putting a jumbled sentence from a familiar text into the correct order

  VCEALL203 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA720

  Revise text and proofread for accuracy of expression

  Elaborations

  • evaluating own and peers’ writing with reference to model texts and editing checklists
  • using different strategies to read for different purposes when revising, for example reading aloud to check meaning, reading a sentence backwards to check spelling
  • addressing a range of aspects of accuracy, such as grammatical accuracy, spelling, punctuation

  VCEALA720 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA063

  Reread own texts or sentences written by another

  Elaborations

  • reading aloud a text scribed by the teacher
  • copying out a corrected version of own text, for example with corrected spelling or capital letters

  VCEALA063 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA140

  Write simple sentences with minimal reliance on copying

  Elaborations

  • using common and familiar vocabulary from interactions or familiar classroom contexts and texts
  • using spoken-like language structures based on familiar contexts and interactions, such as simple sentences about personal topics, long compound sentences listing a series of events

  VCEALA140 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC216

  Copy words, phrases or sentences accurately and carefully

  Elaborations

  • tracing or copying letters, words and sentences written by the teacher
  • making corrections to own writing when copying text

  VCEALC216 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL472

  Combine simple sentences using common conjunctions

  Elaborations

  • combining simple sentences using a range of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, for example ‘We need trees so we should not cut them all down’, ‘Riding motorbikes can be dangerous, but people still like to do it because it is exciting’

  VCEALL472 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features