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German / Year 5 and 6 / Communicating / Translating
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Explain aspects of German language and culture for family or peers, noticing that there are not always equivalent expressions in English
[Key concepts: equivalence, meaning; Key processes: interpreting, explaining, predicting]
(ACLGEC144)
Elaborations
- identifying when literal translation is or is not possible, for example, in idiomatic expressions such as Bist du satt? (not voll) or Es geht mir gut. (not Ich bin)
- using German–English cognates to predict meaning, for example, Brot/‘bread’, kalt/‘cold’, Maske/‘mask’, trinken/‘to drink’
- recognising long compound words, collecting and analysing interesting examples (das Schlagzeug, babyleicht, abenteuerlustig), and discussing how best to translate them into English
- explaining in English the use and meaning of German expressions such as Gesundheit, Hals und Beinbruch, Toi, toi, toi!
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Translation (Language), German language