Communicating

Socialising

Interact and socialise with the teacher and peers, using simple descriptive or expressive modelled language, to exchange information about aspects of their personal worlds, including their daily routines at home and school and their interests, for example, Arrivo a scuola alle otto; Il sabato gioco a pallacanestro; La domenica mio fratello va alla spiaggia; Tu hai la classe di matematica questo pomeriggio?; Giochi domani? Sì/No/Forse; Amo lo sport e le vacanze – ma la mia amica adora la musica!
(ACLITC020)

Contribute collaboratively to class experiences, activities and transactions that involve asking for help, clarification and permission, solving problems and sharing decisions such as creating a display or conducting a role play or scenario, science experiments, cooking or craft activities
(ACLITC021) (ACLITC022)

Informing

Locate and process factual information in written, spoken, digital and multimodal texts related to their personal and social worlds
(ACLITC024)

Gather and convey factual information, simple statements and short descriptions from familiar texts related to their personal and social worlds
(ACLITC025)

Creating

Participate in and respond to a range of imaginative texts, discussing messages and using modelled language to make statements about characters or themes
(ACLITC026)

Create and perform short imaginative texts that allow for exploration and enjoyment of language, cultural expression and performance, using familiar expressions, simple statements and modelled language
(ACLITC027)

Translating

Translate words, phrases and simple texts to compare meanings and share understandings about aspects of Italian language and culture that are different from English, for example, la mensa scolastica; le vacanze estive; la passeggiata

Use visual, print or online dictionaries, word lists and pictures to translate simple familiar texts such as labels or captions
(ACLITC028)

Reflecting

Notice and describe how language reflects cultural practices and norms
(ACLITC030)