Communicating

Socialising

Interact and socialise with the teacher and peers, using simple descriptive or expressive modelled language and gestures, to exchange information about friends and family members, for example,
Ich habe einen Bruder und zwei Schwestern;
Das ist mein Onkel; Meine Schwester ist zehn Jahre alt. Sie hat blaue Augen; Mein Vater ist sehr sportlich und intelligent. Er spielt sehr gern Fuβball und liest gern Comics; Ich liebe meine Oma; Meine Mutter ist schön

Participate in routine exchanges such as asking each other how they are and offering wishes, for example, Guten Morgen Frau Jelek, wie geht es Ihnen? Hallo Selens, wie geht es dir? Nicht schlecht und dir? Gute Nacht Papa! Wir sehen uns morgen Frau Jones; Bis später; Viel Glück! Wie heißen Sie?
(ACLGEC120)

Participate in class experiences, activities and everyday transactions that involve following instructions, asking questions and making statements, asking for help and permission, using formulaic expressions such as Wie bitte? Ich verstehe das nicht. Welche Seite? Wie sagt man das auf Deutsch?
(ACLGEC121)

Informing

Locate specific points of information in a range of short written, spoken, multimodal and digital texts related to their personal worlds
(ACLGEC123)

Convey factual information about their personal worlds in simple statements, short descriptions and modelled texts
(ACLGEC124)

Creating

Participate in and respond to a range of imaginative texts, acting out events, identifying and comparing favourite elements and making simple statements about characters or themes
(ACLGEC125)

Create and present short imaginative texts that use familiar expressions and modelled language as well as simple visual supports
(ACLGEC126)

Translating

Translate high-frequency words and expressions in simple texts such as captions, story titles or recurring lines in a story, noticing which ones are difficult to interpret
(ACLGEC127)

Reflecting

Notice what looks or feels similar or different to their own language and culture when interacting in German, for example, recognising that there are similarities and differences between German and English ways of showing politeness
(ACLGEC129)