Notice and use context-related vocabulary and apply elements of grammar in simple spoken and written texts to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

  • describing people and animals using pronouns, gender and adjectives, for example, dia, Teman saya baik hati; Kucing saya lucu dan kecil
  • describing quantity using cardinal numbers, for example, puluh, ratus and ordinal numbers using ke- prefix
  • making plurals by duplicating, for example,
    buku-buku
  • describing actions using simple base verbs, for example, tinggal, bermain, berjalan, berenang, berselancar
  • recognising imperatives, for example, Angkat tangan!; Buka buku!; Ayo cepat!
  • giving praise, gratitude and encouragement, for example, Coba; Bagus sekali!, Terima kasih banyak
  • recognising that the same rules of punctuation apply as in English, for example, using capital letters and full stops for sentences

Begin to develop a metalanguage in Indonesian for talking about language, using terms similar to those used in English
(ACLINU030)

Notice and use context-related vocabulary and apply elements of grammar in simple spoken and written texts to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

  • describing people and animals using pronouns, gender and adjectives, for example, dia, Teman saya baik hati; Kucing saya lucu dan kecil
  • describing quantity using cardinal numbers, for example, puluh, ratus and ordinal numbers using ke- prefix
  • making plurals by duplicating, for example,
    buku-buku
  • describing actions using simple base verbs, for example, tinggal, bermain, berjalan, berenang, berselancar
  • recognising imperatives, for example, Angkat tangan!; Buka buku!; Ayo cepat!
  • giving praise, gratitude and encouragement, for example, Coba; Bagus sekali!, Terima kasih banyak
  • recognising that the same rules of punctuation apply as in English, for example, using capital letters and full stops for sentences

Begin to develop a metalanguage in Indonesian for talking about language, using terms similar to those used in English
(ACLINU030)