AC9LMG2U03 Year 1 Languages

AC9LMG2U03 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

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

notice that Greek has features that may be similar to or different from English

Elaborations

• comparing similar texts in Greek and English and noticing how they are the same or different, for example, a counting song, street signs or labels at a market
• understanding that the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet have connections with the Ancient Greek alphabet, and comparing lower-case and upper-case Modern Greek and Roman alphabet letters
• understanding that there are many words and names in English that have Greek origins, for example, Alex, Chloe, Timothy, Theodore, Zoe, alphabet, astronaut, chemist, dentist, echidna, platypus, eucalyptus, hippopotamus, mathematics, school, story, telephone
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using an anchor chart for cognates and words with Greek roots, and adding to it throughout the year, for example, αλφάβητο, βάζο, Σεπτέμβριος, σαλάτα, λεμόνι, μπανάνα
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recognising the order of words in phrases and sentences, for example, η μαμά μου, Δεν κάνει κρύο, Nα η θεία μου, and making comparisons with English sentence structure
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noticing that certain sounds in English do not exist in Greek, for example, noticing sounds when writing their names and other familiar words such as ‘a’-α as in Katerina/Κατερίνα, the hard ‘d’-ντ as in tomato/ντομάτα, ‘b’-μπ as in dad/μπαμπάς, and ‘j’-τζ as in glass/τζάμι

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).