AC9LH6U01 – Year 5 Languages: Understanding systems of language

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.

Elaborations

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  recognising and pronouncing all the sounds in Hindi Varnmala including aspirated and non-aspirated sounds, for example, च छ, ट ठ

• • distinguishing the difference between unaspirated and aspirated sounds and practising aloud, for example, क – करना, ख – खाना
• • 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
• • understanding that mispronouncing vowel sounds in Hindi can affect meaning, for example, ओर and और, में and मैं
• • 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
• • 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।
• • 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?

Achievement Standard This Supports

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