AC9LMG2U02 Year 1 Languages

AC9LMG2U02 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language

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Understanding language and culture

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Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 1 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 that the Modern Greek alphabet and features of language are used to construct meaning in Greek

Elaborations

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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
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recognising that all nouns, in particular names in Greek, have an article and gender, for example, ο μπαμπάς, η Άννα, το σκυλί
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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
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using simple adverbs to show location, for example, έξω, μέσα, εδώ, εκεί, πάνω, κάτω, γύρω
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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
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using verbs in the first person to describe aspects of self, for example, Είμαι αγόρι, είμαι έξι, έχω γάτα
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recognising terms for common, everyday nouns, for example, η πόρτα, η καρέκλα, οι καρέκλες, το σπίτι, τα σπίτια, o μπαμπάς

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responding to and issuing commands, for example, έλα εδώ!, κάτσε κάτω!
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responding to questions that include verbs in the second person, singular or plural, such as Πόσω/ν χρονών είσαι; Τι κάνετε;
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developing number knowledge and using numbers in modelled sentences, for example, Είμαι έξι
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beginning to use conjunctions such as και to link simple ideas
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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;

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANMGRF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2, students use Greek language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create texts. Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken Greek. They demonstrate understanding that Greek has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Greek and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).