AC9LF8EU03 Year 7 Languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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.

compare French language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage

Elaborations

• 1

  discussing aspects of grammar using metalanguage in English or French, for example, noun/nom, verb/verbe, adjective/adjectif, pronoun/pronon, article/article, subject/sujet, object/objet, tense/temps

• 2 describing the differences in word order using correct grammatical terms (inverted word order for questions, placement of adjectives, subject+verb+object)
• 3

  comparing expressions of formality in French and English such as names, titles, familiar or formal terms of address such as Salut, Leila, ça va? Bonjour, Madame Michou, comment allez-vous?

• 4

  explaining language used online, la langue texto (SMS language), for example, MDR = mort de rire, koi 2 9? = Quoi de neuf?

• 5

  comparing language from a variety of sources (music, video clips, articles, books, etc.) to explore differences in communicative style and expression between social groups (les ados, les profs, les tout-petits, etc.)

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