AC9LF4U02 Year 3 Languages

AC9LF4U02 – Year 3 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

recognise French language conventions, grammatical structures and basic syntax in familiar texts and contexts

Elaborations

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using an increasing range of adjectives, including bizarre, magnifique, formidable, and additional gender forms and agreements such as blanc/blanche, gros/grosse, le chat blanc, la souris blanche
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using some adverbs to elaborate on simple statements, for example, elle mange lentement, je chante doucement, il parle très vite
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using prepositions such as à gauche, à droite, à côté de to indicate direction or location
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strengthening vocabulary knowledge by making connections with known words such as le marché, le supermarché, le marchand
• recognising word patterns and building word clusters such as number knowledge from 60–100 and ordinal numbers
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recognising and beginning to use common verb conjugations such as regular ‘-er’ verbs
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using modelled common irregular verbs such as être, avoir, aller, faire: Je suis intelligent(e); Tu as quel âge? Comment allez-vous? Je fais le petit déjeuner. Il va à la plage.

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recognising modelled ‘-ir’ verb phrases such as J'ai fini! Je n'ai pas fini! Avez-vous fini?
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developing an awareness of verb tenses, and some direct object pronouns such as Je l'aime with reflexive verbs, with modelled support such as Je me lève. Je me brosse les dents.
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expressing negation in simple sentence structures and colloquial expressions such as Je ne sais pas; Elle ne mange pas; Tu ne viens pas? Pas du tout!
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recognising the difference between definite and indefinite articles, and how to refer to a specific or unspecific person, place or object such as Tu manges la pomme, j’achète un livre, une vache énorme, le climat français
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observing the relationship between subject pronouns and verb endings using je/tu/il/elle with present tense of verbs associated with familiar actions and environments, for example, understanding the relationship in il chante bien, je suis fatigué, tu aimes le yaourt, elle est en classe.

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 3 ASLANFREF10Y34

Year 3 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 4, students use French language to initiate structured interactions to share information related to the classroom and their personal world. They use modelled language to participate in spoken and written activities that involve planning. They locate and respond to key items of information in texts using strategies to help interpret and convey meaning in familiar contexts. They use modelled language and basic syntax to create texts.Students imitate sound combinations and rhythms of French language. They demonstrate understanding that French has non-verbal, spoken and written language conventions and rules to create and make meaning. They recognise that some terms have cultural meanings. They identify patterns in French and make comparisons between French and English. They understand that the French language is connected with culture, and identify how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).