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AC9LS4U03
Understanding systems of language
recognise familiar Spanish language features and compare with those of English, in known contexts
Elaborations
- AC9LS4U03_E1<p>building metalanguage to talk about grammar and vocabulary <em>singular, plural, masculino, femenino, artículo, adjetivo, sinónimo</em> … and comparing with equivalent terms in English</p>
- AC9LS4U03_E2recognising similarities and differences between spoken and written forms of different types of texts in both Spanish and English, for example, comparing a written story with a spoken one or a letter with a phone call
- AC9LS4U03_E3comparing features of similar texts in Spanish and English, for example, greeting cards, interactive games or canteen menus, and discussing the use of words, expressions and word order
- AC9LS4U03_E4recognising language of familiarity and how the language of texts such as invitations, apologies or greeting cards may vary, depending on the relationship between the sender and the receiver
- AC9LS4U03_E5using English punctuation knowledge to apply to Spanish texts, for example, commas, semicolons, capital letters for start of sentence and proper nouns, and to compare the use of exclamation and question marks
- AC9LS4U03_E6<p>beginning to recognise Spanish cognate patterns, for example, the common Spanish and English suffix <em>–ción</em>/ tion used to form noun versions of verbs, <em>acción</em>/action, <em>celebración</em>/celebration, <em>condición</em>/condition, <em>nación</em>/nation, and <em>ficción</em>/fiction</p>
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