AC9LG4U03 Years 3 to 4 Languages

Content descriptor recognise familiar German language features and compare with those of English, in known contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration comparing and matching key words in German and English, for example, names for German-speaking countries and some cities, Deutschland, Germany, Wien, Vienna; names for animals, der Hund, dog, die Katze, cat; names for family members, die Mutter, mother, der Bruder, brother; and names for leisure activities, Musik hören, listen to music, schwimmen, swimming
• • Elaboration classifying a range of German texts such as fairytales, recipes, instructions, advertisements, greeting cards, maps or songs, according to their purpose(s) such as to entertain, describe or instruct, and discussing and justifying their choices in English
• • Elaboration comparing the features of different types of German and English texts such as songs, a picture storybook, a cookbook or a comic, and identifying how different textual elements such as title, layout, script and images can combine to make meaning
• • Elaboration comparing wall calendars from a German-speaking country and Australia in terms of structure, public holidays, pictorial representation of seasons, and cultural influences
• • Elaboration listening to the way animal sounds are expressed in German, such as in Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, and comparing them with English and other languages represented within the classroom, for example, Ein Hahn macht, kikeriki, ein Hund macht, wau wau