Years 1-10 syllabuses

Years 1–9 Languages: Elementary stage assessments

This page contains past curriculum documents. For current curriculum resources, visit the P–10 Australian Curriculum section.

Years 6-8: School camp
Description:
Students create and present a PowerPoint slide show in Italian about their favourite camp experiences.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 507 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- School camp: Years 6-8 Languages assessment (ZIP, 5844 kB)
Years 6-8: Seasons — Reading

Image source: Bell after 鐘雪後 by kanjiroushi / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students respond to questions and compare seasons in Australia and Japan.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 590 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Akemashite
- Related resource: Kyooto
- Related resource: Oosakajoo
- Related resource: Photographs of seasonal events in Japan
- Related resource: Temperature sign
- Related resource: Undookai
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Seasons: Reading — Years 6-8 Languages assessment (ZIP, 18694 kB)
Year 7: Seasons — Listening

Image source: Gentle spring sunlight. by skyseeker / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students listen to a text in Japanese and respond to questions about seasonal variations in Japan.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 508 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Beach
- Related resource: Kyooto
- Related resource: Oosakajoo
- Related resource: Photographs of seasonal events in Japan
- Related resource: Undookai
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Seasons: Listening — Year 7 Languages assessment (ZIP, 17197 kB)
Year 8: Italian exchange student

Image source: FBL-WC2006-MATCH64-ITA-FRA by NaturalBlu / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students write and present a speech in Italian introducing an Italian exchange student.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 773 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Italian exchange student: Year 8 Languages assessment (ZIP, 5037 kB)
Years 8 & 9: Japanese houses — Listening
Description:
Students listen to a spoken text in Japanese about housing in Japan and answer questions in English.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 954 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Accommodation contrast
- Related resource: Danchi
- Related resource: Is this a house
- Related resource: Japanese house – black and white
- Related resource: Japanese house
- Related resource: Japanese-style toilet
- Related resource: Oshiire
- Related resource: Western style toilet
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Japanese houses: Listening — Years 8 & 9 Languages assessment (ZIP, 20595 kB)
Years 8 & 9: Japanese houses — Reading
Description:
Students read a description of a Japanese house written in Japanese and answer questions in English.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 512 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Accommodation contrast
- Related resource: Danchi
- Related resource: Is this a house
- Related resource: Japanese house – black and white
- Related resource: Japanese house
- Related resource: Japanese-style toilet
- Related resource: Oshiire
- Related resource: Western style toilet
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Japanese houses: Reading — Years 8 & 9 Languages assessment (ZIP, 15363 kB)
Years 8 & 9: Japanese houses — Writing
Description:
Students write a letter in Japanese describing their own house and enquiring about their Japanese penpal’s house.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 452 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Genkoo yooshi
- Related resource: Accommodation contrast
- Related resource: Danchi
- Related resource: Is this a house
- Related resource: Japanese house – black and white
- Related resource: Japanese house
- Related resource: Japanese-style toilet
- Related resource: Oshiire
- Related resource: Western style toilet
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Japanese houses: Writing — Years 8 & 9 Languages assessment (ZIP, 24374 kB)
Year 9: I want a pen-pal — Writing

Image source: Write me a letter by FranUlloa / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students write a letter of self-introduction in Japanese to a pen-pal in Japan and reflect on their learning.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 512 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Genkoo yooshi
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- I want a pen-pal: Writing — Year 9 Languages assessment (ZIP, 6747 kB)
Year 9: Weather in Germany

Image source: Brandenburger Tor by Wolfgang Staudt / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students research, compose and present a German weather report.

Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 932 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: German weather images
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Weather in Germany: Year 9 Languages assessment (ZIP, 7540 kB)