AC9LIT4U01 Year 3 Languages

AC9LIT4U01 – Year 3 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 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 and use modelled combinations of sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns of Italian to form words and phrases

Elaborations

• recognising that there is the standard language called ‘Italian’ as well as many dialects spoken throughout Italy and language variations spoken in Italian-speaking communities around the world
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developing pronunciation between sound blends in Italian in comparison with English, for example, ‘sc’ followed by ‘h’ or i/e’ - schiavo, piscine, pesce
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recognising that sound blends can affect meaning, for example, scarpa/sciarpa
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recognising letter combinations such as gn in lavagna and gnocchi, and gl in figlio and famiglia
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recognising the silent ‘h’ as applicable to the conjugation of the verb avere in the present and for borrowed words such as hockey and hotel
• noticing the differences in intonation between statements, questions, exclamations and commands
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understanding that an accent means that you stress that letter and may change the meaning of the word, for example, è and e, il papà, il Papa

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 3 ASLANITAF10Y34

Year 3 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 4, students use Italian language to initiate structured interactions to share information related to the classroom and their personal world. They use modelled language to participate in spoken and written activities that involve planning. They locate and respond to key items of information in texts using strategies to help interpret and convey meaning in familiar contexts. They use modelled language and basic syntax to create texts.Students imitate sound combinations and rhythms of Italian language. They demonstrate understanding that Italian has non-verbal, spoken and written language conventions and rules to create and make meaning. They recognise that some terms have cultural meanings. They identify patterns in Italian and make comparisons between Italian and English. They understand that the Italian language is connected with culture, and identify how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).