AC9LMG8EU03 Years 7 to 8 Languages

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

Elaborations

• • Elaboration discussing the difference between nouns in Greek and English, for example, English nouns are not attached to inherent articles as they are in Greek, such as η μπάλα/ball
• • Elaboration comparing the structure, presentation and features of texts in Greek and English by identifying similarities and differences, for example, in expression and levels of formality, in a wedding invitation or a clothing sale at a store, or message to a friend
• • Elaboration transforming a simple text such as a short song or poem into another text type such as a conversation or cartoon, applying the key features of the second text type and making comparisons with transforming a similar text in English
• • Elaboration exploring the influences of the Greek language in English, identifying examples of Greek words, symbols and morphemes used in other learning areas, such as prefixes, suffixes and root words, using strategies to work out meanings of unknown words, for example, anti-, astro-, auto-, bio-, deca-, mono-, neo-, octo-, -ology, pent-, peri-, -phil-, -phobia, photo-, -poly-, psych-, -scope, tech-, tele-, -therm-, tri-, π, etc., αστροναύτης, αυτοκίνητο, γραφικός
• • Elaboration recognising loan words from English that are used in Greek, such as πάρτι, and other words used in Greek that have been borrowed from other languages, such as μπλε, γκρι, ροζ, παλτό, ραντεβού, κέφι, and discussing why these words have been borrowed
• • Elaboration focusing on those letters 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 such as axe, lapse