AC9LG10EC01 Year 9 Languages

AC9LG10EC01 – Year 9 Languages: Interacting in German

Strand

Communicating meaning in German

Substrand

Interacting in German

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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

initiate and sustain interactions in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts to exchange ideas, opinions and experiences about their own and others’ personal worlds

Elaborations

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participating in conversations with peers, using strategies such as asking for repetition, clarification and confirmation to sustain interactions, for example, Was denkst du? Was bedeutet das? Meinst du …?
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recounting events and describing activities and personal experiences from the past, for example, Gestern Abend hat Bayern-München gegen Mainz gewonnen. Hast du das Spiel gesehen? Wir sind in den Ferien zum Strand gefahren.
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discussing and giving opinions on lifestyle by describing own Wohnort and commenting on advantages and disadvantages of living there such as whether there are sporting or shopping facilities nearby, for example, Ich wohne gern auf dem Land. Es gibt in der Nähe einen Fluss und einen Fußballplatz, Leider haben wir kein Kino. Gibt es einen Supermarkt, wo du wohnst? Es ist ein Vorteil, dass ...
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posing and responding to questions about future plans and aspirations, for example, Was wirst du in den Ferien machen? Wir werden zu Hause bleiben. Was sind deine Zukunftspläne? Nach der 12. Klasse werde ich vielleicht Betriebswirtschaft studieren. Und du, was hast du vor?
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stating a problem and asking for advice, for example, Ich habe mein Passwort vergessen. Was soll ich machen? Ich möchte einen Nebenjob finden. Wie kann ich meine Eltern überreden?
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participating in scenarios or interactions related to travelling or living in a German-speaking country, alternating between formal and informal language depending on the context, for example, using Sie when speaking with host parents on first meeting, using du with host partners or children in the family
• participating and responding in written or secure online correspondence, for example, through online penpals, digital communication or video responses

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANGER7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain German language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal worlds. They communicate using non-verbal, spoken and written language to collaborate, plan and reflect on activities and events. They interpret and analyse information and ideas in texts and demonstrate understanding of different perspectives. They synthesise information and respond in German or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written German to create texts. Students apply features and conventions of spoken German to enhance fluency. They select and apply knowledge of language conventions, structures and features to interact, make meaning and create texts. They support discussion of structures and features of texts, using metalanguage. They reflect on their own language use and cultural identity, and draw on their experience of learning German, to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.