AC9LIT2U02

Elaborations

• AC9LIT2U02_E1copying and tracing the Italian alphabet
• AC9LIT2U02_E2identifying that the letters ‘j’, ‘k’, ‘w’, ‘x’, ‘y’ are not part of the Italian alphabet
• AC9LIT2U02_E3noticing that Italian is a phonetic language and is written as it sounds
• AC9LIT2U02_E4<p>recognising that there are spelling rules in Italian that affect pronunciation, for example, <em>ci, ce, gi, ge/ca, co, cu ga, go, gu</em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E5<p>noticing that most words in Standard Italian end with vowels ‘<em>a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’</em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E6observing that some words which do not end with a vowel are the same in English, for example, computer, robot, yoghurt, sport
• AC9LIT2U02_E7observing that days of the week and months of the year are written with lower case letters
• AC9LIT2U02_E8recognising singular and plural forms
• AC9LIT2U02_E9<p>noticing that adjectives are used to describe people, objects or places and are usually placed after the noun, for example, <em>la penna rossa </em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E10<p>using pronouns to identify people, for example, <em>io, tu, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro</em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E11<p>recognising formulaic use of the verbs <em>essere</em> and <em>avere</em> when used to give personal information about state or identity, for example, <em>Ho due fratelli, Sono basso, Ho 6 anni, Ho gli occhi verdi, sono alto.</em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E12<p>learning the structure of simple statements and questions based on models, for example,<em> lo sono Anna. Non sto bene. È un gatto? Sì è un gatto.</em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E13<p>learning simple verbs to describe actions and using them in formulaic expressions, for example, <em>Guardo la television, Ascolto la musica, Leggo il libro.</em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E14<p>noticing how likes and dislikes are expressed in Italian, for example, <em>Ti piace fare lo sport? Mi piace</em> <em>cantare/giocare; Non mi piace nuotare.</em></p>
• AC9LIT2U02_E15<p>expressing negation, for example, <em>Non sono bassa, Non ho un cane.</em></p>