AC9LF6U01 Year 5 Languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 5 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

apply knowledge of combinations of sounds, syllables, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases

Elaborations

• 1

  recognising and using liaisons such as les élèves, les petits enfants or joyeux anniversaire when appropriate

• 2

  understanding that the aigu -é at the end of a word changes the pronunciation of -e without an accent, for example, le passé, je passe; le soufflé, je souffle; and that other accent marks also change the sound of a letter, for example, the cédille ‘ç’ softens the ‘c’ sound to ‘s’ in words such as le garçon, la façon, le français

• 3

  recognising how pitch, stress and rhythm help to convey meaning even if individual words are unfamiliar, for example, J’ai eu très, très peur! D-o-u-c-e-m-e-n-t …

• 4

  applying phonic and grammatical knowledge to spelling and writing unfamiliar words, for example, applying letter combinations such as ‘-eau’, ‘-eur’ or ‘-ette’

• 5

  recognising words involving 2 or more distinct vowel sounds such as la voiture, important, le pompier, l’aspirateur, la ceinture

• 6

  using exclamations to indicate agreement, disagreement, intention or understanding such as D’accord! Mais non! Bien sûr; voilà!

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