Initiate and participate in spoken and written interactions with peers and known adults, using rehearsed descriptive and expressive language to talk about, give opinions, share thoughts and feelings on people, social events and school experiences, for example, Meine Schwester stört mich, weil ...; Hast du ein Lieblingsfach? Ja, ich mag Deutsch; Wie findest du Mathe? Ich finde Geschichte interessant. Und du?; Ich stimme nicht zu...; Ich hasse, es/ich liebe, es
(ACLGEC154)

Engage in tasks and transactions that involve planning such as an activity for students new to high school, a languages expo at school, an excursion to the market or Flohmarkt, the cinema or a music concert, considering options, negotiating arrangements and participating in transactions
(ACLGEC155)

Access and summarise key information and supporting details from texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds
(ACLGEC157)

Organise and present information and ideas on texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using descriptive and expressive language and modes of presentation to suit different audiences and contexts
(ACLGEC158)

Respond to a range of imaginative texts by expressing opinions about the themes and key ideas, values and techniques used to engage and entertain audiences
(ACLGEC159)

Create and present simple individual and shared imaginative texts such as songs, poems, plays or stories that involve imagined characters, places and experiences, to entertain peers and younger audiences
(ACLGEC160)

Translate texts and compare their own translation to classmates’, noticing when it is difficult to transfer meaning from one language to the other, for example, Ich drücke dir die Daumen
(ACLGEC161)

Interact and engage with members of the
German-speaking community to share and compare aspects of culture that affect communication and notice how their own culture impacts on language use, for example, ways of expressing feelings or politeness protocols associated with social events
(ACLGEC163)

Consider how their own biography, including personal experiences, family origins, traditions and beliefs, interests and experience, influences their identity and communication
(ACLGEC164)