aspirations, values, opinions, ideas, and relationships their connections with friends. with others. They also study topics from the perspectives of other people. The German-speaking communities Traditions and values in a contemporary society Students explore topics from the perspectives of Students explore how the traditions and values of individuals and groups within those communities, or the German-speaking communities are maintained. communities as a whole, and develop an understanding of how culture and identity are expressed through language. The changing world Our changing environment Students explore information and communication Students explore global environmental issues. technologies and the effects of change and current issues in the global community. Refer to Appendix 2 for a list of suggested sub-topics for delivery of the unit topics. Text types and kinds of writing It is necessary for students to engage with a range of text types and kinds of writing. In school-based assessments, students are expected to produce the following kinds of writing: informative, evaluative, persuasive and reflective. They are also expected to respond to, and to produce, a range of text types in German from the list below. account discussion message advertisement email note announcement film or TV program plan (excerpts) article review form blog posting script – speech, interview, image dialogue cartoon interview sign chart journal entry summary conversation description letter table map diary entry Refer to Appendix 3 for details of the features and conventions of the text types and characteristics of the kinds of writing. Linguistic resources Vocabulary Vocabulary, phrases and expressions associated with the unit content. Grammar Students will be expected to recognise and use the following grammatical items: Grammatical items Sub-elements present participle used as adjective† Adjectives Conjunctions coordinating:
aspirations, values, opinions, ideas, and relationships with others. They also study topics from the perspectives of other people. their connections with friends. The German-speaking communities Students explore topics from the perspectives of individuals and groups within those communities, or the communities as a whole, and develop an understanding of how culture and identity are expressed through language. Traditions and values in a contemporary society Students explore how the traditions and values of German-speaking communities are maintained. The changing world Students explore information and communication technologies and the effects of change and current issues in the global community. Our changing environment Students explore global environmental issues. Refer to Appendix 2 for a list of suggested sub-topics for delivery of the unit topics. Text types and kinds of writing It is necessary for students to engage with a range of text types and kinds of writing. In school-based assessments, students are expected to produce the following kinds of writing: informative, evaluative, persuasive and reflective. They are also expected to respond to, and to produce, a range of text types in German from the list below. account advertisement announcement article blog posting cartoon chart conversation description diary entry discussion email film or TV program (excerpts) form image interview journal entry letter map message note plan review script – speech, interview, dialogue sign summary table Refer to Appendix 3 for details of the features and conventions of the text types and characteristics of the kinds of writing. Linguistic resources Vocabulary Vocabulary, phrases and expressions associated with the unit content. Grammar Students will be expected to recognise and use the following grammatical items: Grammatical items Sub-elements Adjectives present participle used as adjective† Conjunctions coordinating:
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