AC9LMG4U01 Years 3 to 4 Languages

Content descriptor recognise and use modelled combinations of sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns of Greek to form words and phrases

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising and pronouncing the sounds of the Modern Greek alphabet as well as the most common digraphs and letter blends, for example, ου, αι, ει, οι, μπ, ντ, γγ, γκ, τσ, τζ, αυ, ευ, and using them to form words such as μου, είναι, όλοι, μπάνιο, ντομάτα, φεγγάρι, γκρι, τσάι, μαϊμού, μελιτζάνα, αύριο, αυτί, Παρασκευή, ευχή
• • Elaboration practising letter clusters, for example, στρ, μπρ, μπλ, γκρ, σπρ in common words or in names, στρώμα, Στράτος, ομπρέλα, μπράβο, μπλε, γκρι, άσπρο
• • Elaboration focusing on letters and sounds that are different and initially difficult, and pronouncing words starting with the sounds Ψψ and Ξξ - ψάρι, ξύλο, recognising that these 2 sounds only appear in the middle or at the end of words in English, as in axe, six, socks, chips, and are formed with 2 phonemes – ps or ks
• • Elaboration identifying sounds within high-frequency words, such as το, και, ναι, μου, έχω, είμαι, είναι, θέλω, να
• • Elaboration using different strategies such as mnemonic devices to remember new sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns
• • Elaboration understanding how gestures and intonation are used to modify intended meaning, for example, Είσαι καλά; Τι κάνεις
• • Elaboration listening to and repeating basic tongue twisters or plays on words, for example, Μια πάπια μα ποια πάπια; Μια πάπια με παπιά, Σου’πα να φας σούπα, Σήκω να φας σύκο

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• • Elaboration recording themselves reading short texts aloud to practise sounds, stress and intonation, and predicting pronunciation by sounding out words based on phonetic knowledge