Initiate and maintain spoken and written interactions with peers and known adults, using both rehearsed and spontaneous language to discuss and share ideas, views, opinions and experiences of special holidays and travel, for example, Wohin sind Sie in den Ferien gefahren?; Wie feiern SieSilvester? Normalerweise treffen wir uns mit unserenFreunden und unserer Familie zum Abendessen. Letztes Jahrhaben wir Karten bis Mitternacht auf dem Balkon gespielt und dann das Feuerwerk gesehen
(ACLGEC154)

Engage in tasks that involve planning experiences and activities such as a birthday party, Christmas or New Year’s Eve festivities, preparing for a real or virtual event, trip or excursion, a sporting event or community festival, considering options, negotiating arrangements, solving problems and participating in transactions that include purchasing goods and services
(ACLGEC155)

Access, summarise and share key ideas and information from a range of texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds and present them in different formats for the intended audience
(ACLGEC157)

Organise and present information and ideas to raise awareness of and inform others about texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using descriptive and expressive language to compare perspectives and experiences
(ACLGEC158)

Respond to a variety of imaginative texts, analysing ideas, themes, values and techniques used to engage and entertain audiences and make connections with personal experiences and other imaginative texts in their own language and culture
(ACLGEC159)

Create and present a range of simple texts that involve imagined contexts and characters such as raps, poems, picture books or cartoons, selecting appropriate language, rhythms and images to enrich the visual or listening experience
(ACLGEC160)

Translate and/or interpret texts, including those that use language with colloquial or cultural association and consider why there might be differences in interpretation and how language reflects elements of culture, for example, so alt wie ein Baum/Stein, einen Bärenhunger haben
(ACLGEC161)

Participate in intercultural experiences, with members of the German-speaking community to discuss cultural practices, demonstrating awareness of the importance of shared understanding and reflecting on adjustments made as a result of reactions and responses
(ACLGEC163)

Consider how their own biography influences their identity and communication and shapes their own intercultural experiences
(ACLGEC164)