AC9LMG10U01 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor apply features and conventions of spoken Greek to extend fluency in responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising that pronunciation, rhythm, intonation and tempo help in making meaning in interactions and applying this knowledge to own communication
• • Elaboration applying accent rules with appropriate pronunciation to familiar and unfamiliar words, for example, τσάι, παίχτης, οικόπεδο
• • Elaboration applying appropriate pronunciation of ια, ιε, ιο, ιό, ιου with different preceding letters
• • Elaboration recognising that the sound ‘I’ is represented by the following letters, depending on the context: I, ι, H, η, Y, υ, Eι, ει, Οι, οι
• • Elaboration recognising the different pronunciation of the digraphs/diphthongs, for example, αυ – αυτοκίνητο and αυλή, ευ – ευχαριστώ and ευγενικός, μπ, ντ, γκ, γγ, τσ, τζ
• • Elaboration recognising that double letters in Greek, in most cases, have the same sound as single letters, for example, ιππόδρομος, Γιάννηςιππόδρομος, Γιάννης
• • Elaboration extending phonic awareness by using and experimenting with sounds and rhythms, for example, γέρος, γερός

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• • Elaboration reinforcing pronunciation, phrasing and intonation skills by reciting and repeating difficult/unfamiliar words and/or tongue twisters, for example, Ο τζίτζιρας ο μίτζιρας ο τζιτζιμιτζιχότζιρας, ανέβηκε στη τζιτζιριά στη μιτζιριά στη τζιτζιμιτζιχοτζιριά, να κόψει τζίτζιρα μίτζιρα τζιτζιμιτζιχότζιρα
• • Elaboration comparing English and Greek sounds and spelling to support pronunciation of familiar and unfamiliar words and expressions, for example, astronaut/αστροναύτης, school/σχολείο, mathematics/μαθηματικά, history/ιστορία, geography/γεωγραφία trigonometry/τριγωνομετρία