AC9LS10U02 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor apply knowledge of grammatical structures to predict meaning and compose texts that contain some complex structures and ideas

Elaborations

• • Elaboration understanding and using indefinite adjectives and pronouns such as alguno/a/os/as, ninguno/a/os/as, otros/as, todos/as, alguien, nadie, nada, algo, todo
• • Elaboration applying constructions with a double negative, for example, No hay nadie en clase, No tenemos nada
• • Elaboration understanding the difference between a reflexive verb and the corresponding non-reflexive verb, for example, Gerardo se lava la cara and Gerardo lava su carro
• • Elaboration using modelled subjunctive mood to express doubt, uncertainty or emotion, for example, Dudo que María visite a su abuelo todos los domingos ...
• • Elaboration expressing hypothetical events using modelled conditional voice structures, for example, Sería interesante estudiar chino or Yo viajaría, pero no tengo dinero
• • Elaboration using cohesive devices to extend sentence complexity and sophistication, such as aunque, a pesar de, mientras que, for example, Aunque no me gustan los animales, quisiera estudiar biología.
• • Elaboration conjugating verbs to describe a range of events across time, for example, present, past, future tense

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• • Elaboration extending their understanding and use of symbols, acronyms, abbreviations and colloquial shortenings of words, for example, MERCOSUR, UE, ONU, OVNI, C/ – calle, EE. UU – U.S.A., d – dia, A. C. – B.C.
• • Elaboration recognising the different usage of imperative forms such as persuading, encouraging and advising, for example, vaya a la cancha, vamos al descanso, piénsalo bien, piénselo bien
• • Elaboration using numbers for a range of purposes and contexts, for example, in transactions or explaining historical or biographical events in time using years/dates such as a timeline, Juana La Loca nació el 6 de noviembre de 1479 en Toledo. Murió el 12 de abril de 1555
• • Elaboration using the passive, impersonal form with se, for example, Se venden casas. ¿Cómo se dice ...?
• • Elaboration beginning a sentence with an opening inverted exclamation mark ¡ and ending it with a question mark?, or vice versa, for statements that are questions but also have a clear sense of exclamation or surprise such as ¡Y tú, quién te crees?/Y tú !¿quién te crees?!