AC9LS8C03 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor interpret information, ideas and opinions in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience

Elaborations

• • Elaboration listening to or reading about topics of interest to young people, for example, la música, el cine, la televisión, el medio ambiente, la identidad, la tecnología; and sharing opinions or feelings, for example, En mi opinión, la película estuvo ... No estoy de acuerdo con el autor, El autor tiene razón, No me interesa, Pienso que la televisión es necesaria para la comunicación, Creo que la tecnología es muy importante
• • Elaboration exchanging personal preferences and perspectives in relation to characters, attitudes and events encountered in imaginative texts, for example, Prefiero el robot femenino …, No estoy de acuerdo con …
• • Elaboration responding to different expressions of humour in texts from Spanish-speaking communities and comparing these to Australian expressions of humour, for example, using popular images/graphics to discuss context and meaning, such as comida rápida – image of hot dog running, furioso – angry bear
• • Elaboration listening to, reading or viewing First Nations Australian authors’ stories in English and responding to them in spoken or written Spanish
• • Elaboration exchanging videos or blogs with a Spanish-speaking class or student, comparing aspects of their community and culture such as school, local landmarks, fiestas and traditions, and presenting the information in new ways
• • Elaboration accessing a range of sources of information and evaluating their reliability and accuracy, for example, comparing data or factual content from a news report with information on social media, checking multiple sources to establish validity and bias, and deciding what facts to include in informative texts
• • Elaboration listening to reports such as weather, sporting results, a concert line-up, and creating an audio or text message to invite their friend to an event, incorporating information from the text(s) to persuade their friend to come, for example, El Real Madrid ganó el sábado 3 a 0. ¿Vamos a verlos este fin de semana? Estará soleado el sábado/hará sol el sábado