AC9LMG8EU01 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor recognise and use features of the Greek sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration differentiating between the sounds of the 24 letters in the Modern Greek alphabet, understanding individual letter names and 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
• • Elaboration observing the mouth shape and tongue position to experiment with producing a range of sounds, including sounds that may not be used in English, for example, γ, δ
• • Elaboration recognising and pronouncing alphabet letters with familiar sounds, for example, Οο, Ιι, Εε, Αα, Κκ, Ττ, Λλ, Ππ, Σσς, Μμ, Νν, Ηη, Υυ, Ωω, Ββ, Ζζ, Φφ, and unfamiliar sounds such as Γγ, Ρρ, Δδ, Θθ, Ξξ, Ψψ, Χχ
• • Elaboration recognising and producing syllables from vowel–consonant combinations, for example, μα, με, μη, μι, μο, μυ, μω and understanding that syllables can be joined together to make words such as α-λά-τι and μά-τι
• • Elaboration distinguishing the different use of σ/ς and applying in context, for example, σαλάτα and φίλος
• • Elaboration experimenting with tongue twisters to build vocabulary and improve pronunciation, such as Ο παπάς ο παχύς έφαγε παχιά φακή. Γιατί παπά παχύ έφαγες παχιά φακή;
• • Elaboration recognising and using vowel digraphs δίψηφα φωνήεντα such as αι, ει, οι, αυ, ευ and ου in ουρανός, οικογένεια, πεύκο

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• • Elaboration identifying and using consonant digraphs δίψηφα σύμφωνα such as γγ, γκ, μπ, τσ, τζ, ντ, in φεγγάρι, μπανάνα
• • Elaboration using vowels to create same sounds that can be represented by more than one letter, for example, ι, η, υ, ει, οι as ποίημα
• • Elaboration understanding and applying appropriate intonation for questions, statements, commands and interjections
• • Elaboration learning about the accent on top of vowels within polysyllabic words, for example, ποτήρι, κυρία, μπάλα with the exception of που/πού, πώς/πως, ή/η