AC9LS8EU03 Year 7 Languages

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.

compare Spanish language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage

Elaborations

• 1

  developing awareness that different verbs are used in Spanish and English for certain expressions, for example, tengo 12 años (I am 12 years old) ¿tienes hambre? (Are you hungry?) Hace frío (It is cold)

• 2

  identifying do/does as an interrogative/negative auxiliary in English and how it differs in Spanish, for example, “Do you live in Costa Rica?” ¿vives en Costa Rica? “I don’t live in Costa Rica” no vivo en Costa Rica

• 3 understanding the difference in expressing decimal points in Spanish and English, for example, $2,000 (2.000€) and 1.75m (1,75m) height; observing that in some English-speaking countries the imperial system is an alternative to the decimal system, for example, 3 feet (0,91m)
• 4

  recognising that register shifts according to familiarity and social position, for example, using different pronouns and the corresponding verb endings in formal or informal interactions such as ¿cómo se llama usted? ¿cómo te llamas?

• 5

  building metalanguage to understand and discuss grammatical structures and vocabulary in Spanish and English, for example, infinitivo, presente, género, masculino, femenino, número, singular, plural, adjetivo, sustantivo, forma negativa e interrogativa, and comparing with equivalent terms in English

• 6

  comparing key structures and features of familiar Spanish and English texts by identifying the intended purpose and audience, such as in recipes, announcements, road signs or instructions, for example, Primero, se pelan las patatas .... Señores pasajeros, el tren con destino ..., SE RUEGA SILENCIO. Escribir la respuesta a las siguientes preguntas ...

• 7

  discussing Spanish and English word order and syntax, noticing similarities and differences, for example, noun before adjective in Spanish; showing possession, for example, using apostrophe ‘s in English, using preposition ‘de’ in Spanish

• 8

  comparing the ways to express ‘you’ in Spanish, for example, tú, usted, ustedes, vosotros, vosotras, vos and ‘you’ in English

• 9

  recognising the influence of Spanish language and culture(s) on English and other languages by identifying loan words such as patio, tango, taco, chocolate, tomato, guacamole and siesta, noting how they are pronounced by English speakers

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