AC9LS6U01 Years 5 to 6 Languages

Content descriptor apply knowledge of combinations of sounds, syllables, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases

Elaborations

• • Elaboration understanding how pitch, stress, intonation and rhythm assist meaning when individual words are unfamiliar, for example, ¡Qué miedo! ¡Rápido! ¡Vamos! ¡Arriba! ¡Sigue, adelante! ¡Muévete! ¡Tranquilo!
• • Elaboration distinguishing the pronunciation of individual sounds in diphthongs such as miércoles, viernes, bien, veinte, murciélago
• • Elaboration using their knowledge of Spanish pronunciation to identify and enunciate loan words such bistec, menú, básquetbol/baloncesto, chat, champú, bumerán, baipás, gol, hamburguesa
• • Elaboration applying their knowledge of consonant sounds to reproduce the pronunciation of d/t, p/b/ m/n at the beginning of words or consonant vowel combinations such as ce/ci, ga/gi, gue/gui ja/gi, to read words such as todo, garaje, probable, mano, jardín, Cecilia, gigante, gimnasio
• • Elaboration recognising variation in Spanish in particular regions, for example, the pronunciation of s, z in corazón, zapatos, ll in llamarse for Argentina and Uruguay and j in Ecuador and Venezuela
• • Elaboration applying phonic knowledge to spell unknown words, for example, estrella, llamar, tortilla, taxi, México
• • Elaboration understanding the function of accents to indicate where the stress falls on a word and learning to insert these into their own work using secure digital tools

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• • Elaboration reciting Spanish tongue twisters to develop pronunciation, intonation and fluency, for example, Cuando cuentes cuentos, cuenta. De generación en generación. Buscaba el bosque Francisco, un vasco bizco, muy brusco, y al verlo le dijo un chusco, ¿Busca el bosque, vasco bizco?