ACL9LCG8U01 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor understand and begin to apply the phonological and orthographic systems of Classical Greek

Elaborations

• • Elaboration learning the Greek alphabet in lower and upper case, including final sigma, and matching script to sound, for example, δ - d, γ - g, θ - th
• • Elaboration learning the standard system of transliteration of Greek into English letters, for example, δ - d, χ - ch, αι - ae
• • Elaboration recognising the use of the upper case in Classical Greek to distinguish proper nouns
• • Elaboration writing simple sentences in Classical Greek to consolidate knowledge of script
• • Elaboration recognising and representing diphthongs, double consonants and aspirated consonants, for example, αι, γγ, ψ, ξ, θ, χ, φ
• • Elaboration recognising and using diacritical marks to show aspiration and iota subscript, for example, ἡ ὁδός, τῇ ὁδῷ
• • Elaboration recognising that punctuation in Classical Greek can be different from English, for example, the use of the semicolon as the question mark in Classical Greek

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• • Elaboration listening to and reproducing familiar and unfamiliar words and phrases and reciting simple texts in Classical Greek to convey meaning, using restored pronunciation and appropriate phrasing and expression