AC9LIT2U03
Years 1 to 2
Languages
AC9LIT2U03 | Years 1 to 2 Italian: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor notice that Italian has features that may be similar to or different from English
Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 1 to 2 Italian · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration noticing that Italian words end mostly with vowels which mark gender and number, for example, o–i (masculine singular and plural); a–e (feminine singular and plural); e–i (masculine/feminine, singular and plural)
- • Elaboration observing gender in patterns of naming, for example, Paolo/Paola, Alessandro/Alessandra
- • Elaboration noticing that Italian has definite and indefinite articles that are gender based, for example, la casa, una casa; il giardino, un giardino; lo zoo, uno zoo
- • Elaboration noticing that Italian forms singular and plural differently from English
- • Elaboration noticing some words for asking questions, for example, Chi? Cosa? Quando? are similar to English and do not change, and some change to denote number and gender, for example, Quanti?
- • Elaboration noticing that rising intonation denotes a question
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Read the full Years 1 to 2 Italian · Foundation to Year 10 sequence achievement standard