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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 - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students use the language to interact and exchange ideas, experiences and interests with teachers, peers and others. When interacting, they ask questions, respond to questions and clarify their answers. Students give opinions, make comparisons and state preferences. They...

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

• Roman Alphabet Languages - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through play and action-related language. They use greetings and respond to instructions through actions. Students pronounce the sounds of the language. They recognise simple questions and can respond to them, in addition to names...

  Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• Roman Alphabet Languages - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 description

  In these levels there is an emphasis on developing students’ oral language to enable them to participate in class activities. They repeat sounds, particularly of vowels, as modelled by the teacher and aural texts. Students use formulaic language and single-idea phrases. They recognise the...

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

• 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

• Roman Alphabet Languages - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students interact with peers and adults using written and spoken language to communicate about personal interests and relationships, practices and experiences, and about broader issues such as health and the environment. They respond to and create personal, descriptive,...

  Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• VCRAU013

  Recognise questions, commands and simple sentences, and develop vocabulary for people, places and things in their personal world

  Elaborations

  • identifying people using pronouns
  • describing possession in familiar phrases
  • greeting and farewelling others
  • specifying location
  • describing actions using simple verbs
  • understanding different question words and the anticipated answer
  • using imperatives to tell others to do something
  • referring to numbers of things using cardinal numbers
  • describing the colour, size, shape and character of a person, place or thing
  • joining words or phrases using conjunctions
  • using negation

  VCRAU013 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAU047

  Understand how to use prepositions, and continue to expand knowledge of verbs and vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • referring to people and things using pronouns and concrete nouns, such as those related to food and drink and indicating possession
  • describing locations
  • describing actions using verbs
  • knowing how to direct others using imperatives and invite others using polite forms
  • seeking information and explanation using question words
  • describing character and qualities using adjectives
  • indicating location in time and place
  • describing frequency using adverbs
  • creating cohesion using conjunctions
  • expressing reactions with exclamations
  • comparing and evaluating using comparatives and superlatives

  VCRAU047 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAU115

  Develop knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures to extend meanings, such as cohesive devices and sentence construction

  Elaborations

  • identifying people by pronouns or titles and nicknames
  • describing the qualities of people using adjectives of character
  • indicating possibility
  • specifying what is being referred to
  • understanding embedded clauses
  • indicating equivalence
  • indicating action
  • relating position
  • comparing things using comparatives and superlatives
  • seeking information using interrogatives and question forms
  • requesting that others do something
  • excusing and apologising
  • giving advice
  • showing empathy and well-wishing
  • giving opinions
  • contrasting two ideas using conjunctions
  • referring to abstract ideas
  • referring to events and time using frequency markers and time indicators

  VCRAU115 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAU030

  Develop understanding of ways to express possession and describe qualities of people and objects, and expand vocabulary and grammatical elements related to personal and social world

  Elaborations

  • describing people and animals using pronouns and adjectives of character
  • describing places and movement using prepositions and adjectives
  • referring to objects using concrete nouns related to home, school and local environment, for example, forms of transport and items such as foods
  • describing quantity using cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, and plural forms
  • describing actions using simple verbs
  • recognising imperatives
  • seeking information using questions
  • linking ideas using conjunctions
  • locating events in time and using days of the week and months
  • understanding the rules for simple sentence construction and the use of possessive forms
  • giving praise, gratitude and encouragement
  • comparing the rules of punctuation in the language with those used in English, for example, using capital letters and full stops for sentences

  VCRAU030 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language