AC9LMG2U02 Years 1 to 2 Languages

Content descriptor recognise that the Modern Greek alphabet and features of language are used to construct meaning in Greek

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising that there are 24 letters in the Modern Greek alphabet, each with individual names, that there are upper-case and lower-case letters, 7 vowels and 17 consonants, and that ς - τελικό σίγμα, only appears on the ends of words, for example, Nίκος, Δημήτρης, Φώτης
• • Elaboration recognising that all nouns, in particular names in Greek, have an article and gender, for example, ο μπαμπάς, η Άννα, το σκυλί
• • Elaboration noticing that adjectives have gender, for example, o κόκκινος, η κόκκινη, το κόκκινο, o μεγάλος, η μεγάλη, το μεγάλο, o καλός, η καλή, το καλό
• • Elaboration using simple adverbs to show location, for example, έξω, μέσα, εδώ, εκεί, πάνω, κάτω, γύρω
• • Elaboration noticing how simple adjectives and adverbs enhance sentences, for example, Κάνει λίγο κρύο, Σ’ αγαπώ πολύ μαμά! Το σπίτι είναι πολύ μεγάλο, η μικρή βάρκα, η μεγάλη βάρκα
• • Elaboration using verbs in the first person to describe aspects of self, for example, Είμαι αγόρι, είμαι έξι, έχω γάτα
• • Elaboration recognising terms for common, everyday nouns, for example, η πόρτα, η καρέκλα, οι καρέκλες, το σπίτι, τα σπίτια, o μπαμπάς

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• • Elaboration responding to and issuing commands, for example, έλα εδώ!, κάτσε κάτω!
• • Elaboration responding to questions that include verbs in the second person, singular or plural, such as Πόσω/ν χρονών είσαι; Τι κάνετε;
• • Elaboration developing number knowledge and using numbers in modelled sentences, for example, Είμαι έξι
• • Elaboration beginning to use conjunctions such as και to link simple ideas
• • Elaboration noticing sentence level punctuation such as capitalisation of names, question marks and the use of the accent mark to indicate emphasis, for example, ο σκύλος, η γάτα, το βιβλίο, Σ'αρέσει να παίζεις ποδόσφαιρο;