AC9LS8U01
Years 7 to 8
Languages
AC9LS8U01 | Years 7 to 8 Spanish: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor apply knowledge of conventions of spoken Spanish to enhance fluency, and to respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 Spanish · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration distinguishing nuances in pronunciation of some consonants according to vowel combinations, for example, jardín, garage, gente, agua and gas, and the double consonants ll and rr compared with the single l and r
- • Elaboration using the rhythms of the Spanish language, including intonation, tone and stress, to increase fluency and enhance expression, for example, No compro nunca en esa tienda versus ¿No compró nunca en esa tienda?
- • Elaboration recognising where to place stress in extended sentences, for example, Vámonos ya para el concierto de Rosalía. Ven aquí y te enseñaremos a bailar salsa.
- • Elaboration recognising that written Spanish has only 3 double consonant combinations, cc, ll and rr, for example, acción, llover, corrección
- • Elaboration applying pronunciation rules to common tongue twisters such as Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal
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Read the full Years 7 to 8 Spanish · Foundation to Year 10 sequence achievement standard