AC9LMG8U01 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor apply knowledge of conventions of spoken Greek to enhance fluency, and to respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration αpplying knowledge of digraphs/diphthongs, consonant and vowel combinations, and double consonants, in increasingly challenging words, to enhance fluency and pronunciation, for example, Ευρώπη, ευτυχία, υρδαυλικός, Αυστραλία, ειρήνη, υφαίστειο, εισητήριο, αγκαλιά, στρογγυλό, συγγραφέας
• • Elaboration reinforcing the sounds represented by, for example, δ, θ, β, ξ, ψ, χ, and comparing similarities and differences between the Greek and Roman alphabets
• • Elaboration examining and applying the rules of accentuation when reading and writing Greek, including διαλυτικά, for example, κοροϊδεύω, λαϊκός, Αδελαΐδα, τσάι, νεράιδα, κομπολόι
• • Elaboration identifying differences in intonation and rhythm between statements, questions, exclamations and commands, for example, ορίστε/ορίστε; παρακαλώ/παρακαλώ; Είσαι μια χαρά, Είσαι μια χαρά; Είσαι μια χαρά!, identifying and using irregularities/contractions in the language, such as κι/και, μία/μια, δύο/δυο, πεντ’έξι, πάρ’το, σ’αγαπώ, μ’αρέσει
• • Elaboration applying prior knowledge of Greek pronunciation when reading unfamiliar words in texts
• • Elaboration reciting or making their own Greek tongue twisters and reading them aloud to develop pronunciation, speed and accuracy, for example, Φίλε, φέρε φίλους, φάτε, φύγετε