Communicating
Socialising
Interact with the teacher and peers, using simple modelled language and gestures, to share information about themselves, their age and where they live and to talk about their favourite things,
for example, Ich bin fünf; Wie alt bist du?; Ich wohne in Perth; Ich mag … (nicht);ich mag Äpfel; Ich habe eine Katze; Mein Lieblingstier ist... Hast Du einen Bleistift?; Ich habe einen Bleistift
(ACLGEC103)
Participate in guided group activities, using simple repetitive language in songs and rhymes such as
1, 2, Polizei, games, gestures and pictures to support understanding and to convey meaning
(ACLGEC104)
Respond to teacher talk and instruction, for example, Entschuldigung!; Bitte; Hebt/Heb die Hand; Sprecht/Sprich lauter/leiser
(ACLGEC105)
Informing
Locate key words and information in simple spoken and written texts such as charts, lists, labels and captions, rhymes and songs, related to their personal worlds
(ACLGEC106)
Convey factual information about their personal worlds using pictures, labels, captions, familiar words and simple statements
(ACLGEC107)
Creating
Participate in listening to and viewing a range of short imaginative texts and respond through action, dance, singing, drawing and collaborative retelling
(ACLGEC108)
Participate in the shared performance of songs, rhymes, stories and the presentation of action stories using verbal and non-verbal forms of expression and modelled language
(ACLGEC109)
Translating
Share with others simple German expressions, sounds and gestures, name familiar objects and use German and/or English to conduct simple conversations
(ACLGEC110)
Reflecting
Notice ways of talking in German that appear different to their own ways and how voice, behaviour and body language may change when speaking German
(ACLGEC112)