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.
talking about language features and word order using relevant metalanguage such as verbs/processes – doing/being/having/thinking verbs such as gioco/sono/ho/penso/mi piace, nouns, articles, adjectives, pronouns, conjunctions and clauses, and comparing grammatical features in Italian and English
discussing the concept of number and gender – singular, plural, masculine, feminine, for example, Penna è femminile perché ha la ‘a’ finale ed è singolare
explaining the use of language (polite and familiar forms, etc.) and comparing the use of register in Italian and English texts; understanding cultural expectations in language use based on gender, age, social status, and purpose of interaction, for example, discussing appropriate greetings for people of different ages and/or status (a neighbour or teacher) and comparing register in a range of texts and explaining the use of language such as polite and familiar forms, Ciao/Buongiorno; Scusa/Scusi; Come stai?/Come sta?
noticing global and cultural influences on the Italian language and discussing when and how hybrid forms are used such as the influence of English in advertising/technology (cliccare, postare, chattare), numbers, mathematical symbols, sport (fare il footing), and single letters and acronyms TVTB (ti voglio tanto bene), 6 (sei), x (per)) to replace words in SMS messaging
understanding the influence of other cultures on Italian language, for example, the use of borrowed words such as un tailleur, la roulotte, il wurstel, il krapfen, il weekend, il footing and borrowing, and adapting of technical terms, for example, il mouse, la password, chattare
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