AC9LS8EU03
Years 7 to 8
Languages
AC9LS8EU03 | Years 7 to 8 Spanish: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor compare Spanish language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
Years 7 to 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 Spanish · Years 7 to 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration 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)
- • Elaboration 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
- • Elaboration 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)
- • Elaboration 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?
- • Elaboration 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
- • Elaboration 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 ...
- • Elaboration 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
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- • Elaboration comparing the ways to express ‘you’ in Spanish, for example, tú, usted, ustedes, vosotros, vosotras, vos and ‘you’ in English
- • Elaboration 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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Read the full Years 7 to 8 Spanish · Years 7 to 10 sequence achievement standard