AC9LH6U01 Years 5 to 6 Languages

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

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising and pronouncing all the sounds in Hindi Varnmala including aspirated and non-aspirated sounds, for example, च छ, ट ठ
• • Elaboration distinguishing the difference between unaspirated and aspirated sounds and practising aloud, for example, क – करना, ख – खाना
• • Elaboration using digital tools to check the correct pronunciation of Hindi and using voice recording applications to check their own tone and intonation to develop fluency
• • Elaboration understanding that mispronouncing vowel sounds in Hindi can affect meaning, for example, ओर and और, में and मैं
• • Elaboration understanding that Hindi pronunciation of some words varies depending on the region, but the written form remains the same, for example, ‘much or many’ is commonly pronounced as बहौत but has standard spelling of बहुत
• • Elaboration distinguishing between intonation patterns of requests and exclamations, for example, क्या मैं पानी पीने जा सकता हूँ? कृपया मुझे पानी पीने जाने दीजिए। वह पास हो गया! क्या आप वहाँ जाएँगे? तुम अच्छे बच्चे हो।
• • Elaboration using active listening skills to determine intonation for statements and questions when no interrogative is used, for example, भूख लगी है। भूख लगी है? बाहर जा रहे हैं। बाहर जा रहे हैं?

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• • Elaboration understanding how new loan words are formed in Hindi, for example, the way in which English ‘t’ and ‘d’ sounds are represented normally as ट and ड, the replacement of English ‘th’ sounds by थ and ways in which English vowels such as short ‘a’ sounds are replaced by Hindi vowel sounds, as in डॉलर versus डालर
• • Elaboration recognising the Hindi pronunciation and Devanāgarī spelling of loan words from English into Hindi, such as अस्पताल/हस्पताल; अफ़सर; पलस्तर