Elaboration (15) ACLGEU013
gaining awareness of a limited number of routine past tense expressions including some with war and hatte and the present perfect, for example, Sabine war gestern krank. Das hat Spaβ gemacht. Habt ihr ein schönes Wochenende gehabt?
Elaboration (15) | ACLGEU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLGEU034
analysing how language use and culture reflect and construct relationships, practices and attitudes, including expressions and concepts in German related to education, social equality, national identity and commitment to world peace, for example, Fremdsprache, …
Elaboration (4) | ACLGEU034 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEU012
noticing and imitating German sounds, and developing awareness of letter–sound relationships, including distinctive sounds such as those represented by the letters ch, r, th, u and z; consonant blends and clusters such as sch; short and long vowel sounds …
Elaboration | ACLGEU012 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLGEC024
creating a digital persona or avatar in a German-speaking fantasy world, incorporating communicative styles and social behaviours observed in German texts
Elaboration (4) | ACLGEC024 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLGEC008
using German–English cognates to predict meaning, for example, Brot/‘bread’, kalt/‘cold’, trinken/‘to drink’
Elaboration (1) | ACLGEC008 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (16) ACLGEU013
negating verbs and adjectives using nicht and nouns using kein/e, for example, Nein, Marcus hat keine Geschwister.
Elaboration (16) | ACLGEU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLGEU015
being aware of some regional variations in language, such as in greetings (the Swiss Grüezi and Austrian Servus) or the lack of the Eszett in Switzerland
Elaboration (4) | ACLGEU015 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLGEC001
interacting in class activities and (electronic) games such as Leute-Lotto and Stadt, Land, Fluss, for example, Du bist dran!; Ich gewinne! Du mogelst!
Elaboration (2) | ACLGEC001 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (14) ACLGEU013
using common modal verbs such as können to describe capabilities (Ich kann gut schwimmen., and Ich möchte and Darf ich… ?) or to make polite requests
Elaboration (14) | ACLGEU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLGEC009
creating bilingual signs and notices for the school and local community, such as Bücherei – Library, Sporthalle – Gymnasium
Elaboration (2) | ACLGEC009 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (12) ACLGEU013
conjugating the present tense of regular verbs and some common irregular verbs, including sein and haben
Elaboration (12) | ACLGEU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLGEU012
understanding that β can only be used in lower case, otherwise SS, and that ä, ö and ü can be written as ae, oe and ue respectively, for example, in upper case signs or word puzzles such as crosswords
Elaboration (2) | ACLGEU012 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEC005
presenting information, orally and in writing, on aspects of their immediate environment or personal world (a school/community event, celebration or excursion, or a new student), supported by the use of visuals
Elaboration | ACLGEC005 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (20) ACLGEU013
understanding how to form a question, using subject-verb inversion, for example, Hast du Geschwister? and with interrogatives such as wann, was, wer, wie, wie viel, wie viele, wo, woher, warum, welche(-r/s/n) and wohin
Elaboration (20) | ACLGEU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEU015
using appropriate forms of address and greetings/salutations for peers and teacher, depending on gender (Lieber/Liebe… and Dein/Deine/Eure … in a letter) and social status (Guten Morgen, Herr Schiller; Hallo, Tim!) of participants, and recognising the …
Elaboration | ACLGEU015 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLGEU033
noting that although German grammar has not changed as much as English over the centuries, it did relatively recently undergo changes in spelling and punctuation in the official Rechtschreibreform, requiring, for example, β to be used only after long …
Elaboration (1) | ACLGEU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLGEU013
noticing that articles and pronouns change after particular prepositions (dative), such as those associated with location and destination, for example, Wir sind in der Stadt.; Die Party ist im Garten.; Wie kommst du zur Schule?
Elaboration (5) | ACLGEU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (23) ACLGEU013
understanding and locating events in time (days, months, seasons), including the use of the 24-hour clock, prepositions such as nach and vor, and adverbs and formulaic expressions such as heute, vorgestern, früher, später, am Wochenende, in den Ferie …
Elaboration (23) | ACLGEU013 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLGEU016
recognising that the German language continuously borrows and adapts words and expressions from other languages, including English, for example, das Internet, die App, häppi, joggen, shoppen, simsen/texten, Stopp! and Sorry!
Elaboration (3) | ACLGEU016 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACLGEU030
noticing that some verbs can be combined with a separable or inseparable prefix which alters the meaning, for example, Er kommt um 17.15 Uhr.; Kommst du mit?; Ich bekomme manchmal Geld zum Geburtstag.
Elaboration (8) | ACLGEU030 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum