AC9LIT2U02 Year 1 Languages

AC9LIT2U02 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 1 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.

Content Descriptor

recognise that the Roman alphabet is used to construct meaning in texts in Italian

Elaborations

• copying and tracing the Italian alphabet
• identifying that the letters ‘j’, ‘k’, ‘w’, ‘x’, ‘y’ are not part of the Italian alphabet
• noticing that Italian is a phonetic language and is written as it sounds
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recognising that there are spelling rules in Italian that affect pronunciation, for example, ci, ce, gi, ge/ca, co, cu ga, go, gu
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noticing that most words in Standard Italian end with vowels ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’
• observing that some words which do not end with a vowel are the same in English, for example, computer, robot, yoghurt, sport
• observing that days of the week and months of the year are written with lower case letters

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• recognising singular and plural forms
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noticing that adjectives are used to describe people, objects or places and are usually placed after the noun, for example, la penna rossa
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using pronouns to identify people, for example, io, tu, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro
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recognising formulaic use of the verbs essere and avere when used to give personal information about state or identity, for example, Ho due fratelli, Sono basso, Ho 6 anni, Ho gli occhi verdi, sono alto.
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learning the structure of simple statements and questions based on models, for example, lo sono Anna. Non sto bene. È un gatto? Sì è un gatto.
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learning simple verbs to describe actions and using them in formulaic expressions, for example, Guardo la television, Ascolto la musica, Leggo il libro.
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noticing how likes and dislikes are expressed in Italian, for example, Ti piace fare lo sport? Mi piace cantare/giocare; Non mi piace nuotare.
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expressing negation, for example, Non sono bassa, Non ho un cane.

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANITAF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2, students use Italian language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create texts.Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of Italian and demonstrate understanding that Italian has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Italian and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).