AC9LMG6U03 Years 5 to 6 Languages

Content descriptor compare some Greek language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage

Elaborations

• • Elaboration comparing familiar texts in Greek and English, and noticing similarities and differences between language structures and features, such as opening sentences, Once upon a time, Μια φορά και έναν καιρό
• • Elaboration recognising Greek morphemes – prefixes, suffixes and base words – in English, to help work out meanings of unknown words, for example, anti-, astro-, deca-, geo-, -graph-, hyper-, -ic, -itis, kilo-, macro-, mega-, -meter, micro-, neo-, octo-, -ology, pent-, photo-, -poly-, -scope, tech-, tele-, tri-
• • Elaboration understanding that some words derived from Ancient Greek are still being used today to create new words (neologisms) such as names of new technological/scientific discoveries, for example, disc, giga-, mega-, metro
• • Elaboration identifying familiar words in Greek and recognising their English equivalents, for example, το τηλέφωνο, η φωτογραφία, ο παιδίατρος, το δράμα, το θέατρο
• • Elaboration recognising that some English words are used in Greek, but that Greek equivalents to these terms often also exist, for example, το κομπιούτερ – ο υπολογιστής, μπλε – γαλάζιο, το μπάσκετ – η καλαθόσφαιρα
• • Elaboration expanding their understanding and use of metalanguage to discuss parts of speech, syntax and punctuation in Greek and/or English, for example, τελεία, ορθογραφία, ρήμα, adverbs, syntax, cognates, subject+verb+object