AC9LIT6U01 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 learning to pronounce double consonants such as la mattina, il cappello, la piazza, fa freddo
• • Elaboration understanding that not pronouncing double consonants in Italian affects meaning, for example, capello/cappello; pala/palla; casa/cassa; polo/pollo
• • Elaboration learning to pronounce z (z) and ‘zz’ (ts) sounds
• • Elaboration recognising that Italian usually stresses the penultimate syllable, for example, studiare, francese, intelligente; and that there are exceptions to the rule, for example, meccanico, subito, difficile
• • Elaboration understanding that letter combinations affect pronunciation, for example, Sci/e is pronounced ‘sh’; sca, sco,scu; are pronounced ‘sk’; and can also affect meaning, for example, sciarpa/scarpa
• • Elaboration learning to pronounce dipthongs in Italian, for example, buono, chiuso, ieri, ciao, più
• • Elaboration understanding that there are both grave and acute accents in Italian, for example, è, perché, città and accents on the last letter of a word indicate where the stress falls when saying the word; and learning to insert accents into their work electronically