AC9LS8EU03

Elaborations

• AC9LS8EU03_E1<p>developing awareness that different verbs are used in Spanish and English for certain expressions, for example, <em>tengo 12 años</em> (I am 12 years old) <em>¿tienes hambre?</em> (Are you hungry?) <em>Hace frío</em> (It is cold)</p>
• AC9LS8EU03_E2<p>identifying do/does as an interrogative/negative auxiliary in English and how it differs in Spanish, for example, “Do you live in Costa Rica?” <em>¿vives en Costa Rica?</em> “I don’t live in Costa Rica” <em>no vivo en Costa Rica</em></p>
• AC9LS8EU03_E3understanding the difference in expressing decimal points in Spanish and English, for example, $2,000 (2.000€) and 1.75m (1,75m) height; observing that in some English-speaking countries the imperial system is an alternative to the decimal system, for example, 3 feet (0,91m)
• AC9LS8EU03_E4<p>recognising that register shifts according to familiarity and social position, for example, using different pronouns and the corresponding verb endings in formal or informal interactions such as <em>¿cómo se llama usted? ¿cómo te llamas?</em></p>
• AC9LS8EU03_E5<p>building metalanguage to understand and discuss grammatical structures and vocabulary in Spanish and English, for example, <em>infinitivo, presente, género, masculino, femenino, número, singular, plural, adjetivo, sustantivo, forma negativa e interrogativa</em>, and comparing with equivalent terms in English</p>
• AC9LS8EU03_E6<p>comparing key structures and features of familiar Spanish and English texts by identifying the intended purpose and audience, such as in recipes, announcements, road signs or instructions, for example, <em>Primero, se pelan las patatas .... Señores pasajeros, el tren con destino ..., SE RUEGA SILENCIO. Escribir la respuesta a las siguientes preguntas ...</em></p>
• AC9LS8EU03_E7<p>discussing Spanish and English word order and syntax, noticing similarities and differences, for example, noun before adjective in Spanish; showing possession, for example, using apostrophe ‘s in English, using preposition ‘<em>de</em>’ in Spanish</p>
• AC9LS8EU03_E8<p>comparing the ways to express ‘you’ in Spanish, for example, <em>tú, usted, ustedes, vosotros, vosotras, vos</em> and ‘you’ in English</p>
• AC9LS8EU03_E9<p>recognising the influence of Spanish language and culture(s) on English and other languages by identifying loan words such as <em>patio, tango, taco, chocolate, tomato, guacamole</em> and <em>siesta</em>, noting how they are pronounced by English speakers</p>