Apply basic rules for German pronunciation such as the two different pronunciations of ch

Recognise and apply different intonation for statements, questions, exclamations and instructions

Notice distinctive punctuation features of personal correspondence in German such as Hallo Annette!/Lieber Klaus, followed respectively by upper or lower case for the beginning of the first sentence
(ACLGEU148)

Use context-related vocabulary and develop and apply knowledge of grammatical elements in simple spoken and written texts to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

• referring to a person, place or object using the nominative and accusative definite and indefinite articles, for example, Das Mädchen hat einen Hockeyschläger; Die Stadt hat ein Kino und eine Apotheke
• noticing how articles and pronouns change after certain verbs (Ich danke dir) and after particular prepositions associated with location, for example, Wir sind in der Stadt; Die Party ist bei Stefan im Garten
• understanding the concept of regular and irregular verbs and noticing that this is a feature of both German and English
• understanding and using a range of question words and the intended/related answer, for example, woher, welcher and wie viel
• understanding and locating events in time, including the use of the 24-hour clock
• referring to quantities of people and things using cardinal numbers up to 10 000, including decimals, common fractions and negative numbers, for example, Meter; Kilometer; Quadratmeter; Quadratkilometer; 85,5 Prozent haben ein Handy; Die Tagestemperatur liegt bei minus 8 Grad; Ich habe eine Halbschwester

Begin to build a metalanguage in German to comment on vocabulary and grammar, describe patterns, grammatical rules and variations in language structures
(ACLGEU149)

Recognise that spoken, written and multimodal German texts have certain conventions and can take different forms depending on the context in which they are produced
(ACLGEU150)

Understand that there are variations in German as it is used in different contexts by different people such as formal/informal register and regional variations
(ACLGEU151)

Understand why language is important in social and educational life and recognise that languages and cultures change over time and influence one another
(ACLGEU152)

Reflect on how their own and others’ language use is shaped by and reflects communities’ ways of thinking and behaving and may be interpreted differently by others
(ACLGEU153)