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Years 5 and 6 · Languages · Communicating meaning in [Language]

AC9L2F6C04

apply strategies to interpret and convey meaning in [Language] language in familiar non-verbal, spoken and written cultural contexts

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Communicating meaning in [Language] in Years 5 and 6.

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initiate and sustain modelled exchanges in familiar contexts related to Country/Place and students’ personal worlds

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participate in activities that involve planning and negotiating with others, using language that expresses information, preferences and ideas

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locate and process information and ideas in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond in different ways to suit purpose

AC9L1F6C04

apply strategies to interpret and convey meaning in [Language] language in non-verbal, spoken and written cultural contexts

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create and present a range of informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts, using a variety of modelled sentence structures to sequence information and ideas, and conventions appropriate to text type

AC9L2F6C01

initiate and sustain modelled exchanges in familiar contexts related to students’ personal worlds and learning environment

AC9L2F6C02

participate in activities that involve planning and negotiating with others, using language that expresses information, preferences and ideas

AC9L2F6C03

locate and process information and ideas in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond in different ways to suit purpose

AC9L2F6C05

create and present a range of informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts, using a variety of modelled sentence structures to sequence information and ideas, and conventions appropriate to text type

AC9LRF6C01

initiate and sustain modelled exchanges in familiar contexts related to students’ personal worlds and learning environment

AC9LRF6C02

participate in activities that involve planning and negotiating with others, using language that expresses information, preferences and ideas

AC9LRF6C03

locate and process information and ideas in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond in different ways to suit purpose

AC9LRF6C04

apply strategies to interpret and convey meaning in [Language] language in familiar non-verbal, spoken and written cultural contexts

AC9LRF6C05

create and present a range of informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts, using a variety of modelled sentence structures to sequence information and ideas, and conventions appropriate to text type

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9L2F6C04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 5 and 6.

  1. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C01initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others and the learning environment, using modelled expressions
  2. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C02participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of phrases and modelled structures in familiar contexts
  3. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C03locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts
  4. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C04develop strategies to comprehend and adjust [Language] language to convey cultural meaning
  5. Years 3 and 4AC9L1F4C05create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts, using formulaic expressions, simple phrases and sentences, and modelled textual conventions
  6. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C01initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others and the learning environment, using formulaic expressions
  7. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C02participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of familiar phrases and modelled structures
  8. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C03locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts
  9. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C04develop strategies to comprehend and adjust [Language] language in familiar contexts to convey cultural meaning
  10. Years 3 and 4AC9L2F4C05create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts using formulaic expressions, simple phrases and sentences, and modelled textual conventions
  11. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C01initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others and the learning environment, using formulaic expressions
  12. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C02participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of familiar phrases and modelled structures
  13. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C03locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts
  14. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C04develop strategies to comprehend and adjust [Language] language in familiar contexts to convey cultural meaning
  15. Years 3 and 4AC9LRF4C05create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts using formulaic expressions, simple phrases and sentences, and modelled textual conventions
  16. Years 7 and 8AC9L1F8C01initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to Country/Place and students’ experiences, feelings and opinions, adjusting their language in response to others
  17. Years 7 and 8AC9L1F8C02collaborate in activities that involve the language of transaction, negotiation and problem-solving, to plan projects and events
  18. Years 7 and 8AC9L1F8C03interpret and analyse information, ideas and opinions in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
  19. Years 7 and 8AC9L1F8C04interpret and adjust non-verbal, spoken and written language to convey meaning in [Language] language in familiar and some unfamiliar cultural contexts
  20. Years 7 and 8AC9L1F8C05create and present spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts for specific purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and features, and conventions appropriate to text type and context
  21. Years 7 and 8AC9L2F8C01initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to students’ experiences, feelings and views, adjusting their language in response to others
  22. Years 7 and 8AC9L2F8C02collaborate in activities that involve the language of transaction, negotiation and problem-solving, to plan projects and events
  23. Years 7 and 8AC9L2F8C03interpret information, ideas and opinions in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
  24. Years 7 and 8AC9L2F8C04interpret and adjust non-verbal, spoken and written language to convey meaning in [Language] language in familiar and some unfamiliar cultural contexts
  25. Years 7 and 8AC9L2F8C05create and present spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts for specific purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and features, and conventions appropriate to text type and context
  26. Years 7 and 8AC9LRF8C01initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to students’ experiences, feelings and views, adjusting their language in response to others
  27. Years 7 and 8AC9LRF8C02collaborate in activities that involve the language of transaction, negotiation and problem-solving, to plan projects and events
  28. Years 7 and 8AC9LRF8C03interpret information, ideas and opinions in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
  29. Years 7 and 8AC9LRF8C04interpret and adjust non-verbal, spoken and written language to convey meaning in [Language] language in familiar and some unfamiliar cultural contexts
  30. Years 7 and 8AC9LRF8C05create and present spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts for specific purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and features, and conventions appropriate to text type and context

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