AC9LG2U03

Elaborations

• AC9LG2U03_E1<p>distinguishing between German and English in spoken and written form, <em>Ist das Deutsch oder Englisch?</em>, considering factors such as pronunciation, capitalisation of nouns, for example, <em>Baby, singen, braun, Klasse</em></p>
• AC9LG2U03_E2<p>comparing greetings and terms for numbers, family members and familiar objects in German, English and other known or common languages, and noting similarities/differences in use, spelling and pronunciation, for example, formal and familiar language, <em>Guten Morgen</em>/Good morning and <em>Morgen!</em>/Morning!</p>
• AC9LG2U03_E3<p>reading or viewing authentic German storybooks or simple texts and noticing similarities and differences between German and English, for example, naming key features <em>Titel, Seite</em> and <em>Bild</em></p>
• AC9LG2U03_E4<p>singing and comparing familiar songs, such as <em>‘Zum Geburtstag viel Glück!’</em>/‘Happy birthday to you’ and <em>‘O Tannenbaum’</em>/‘Oh Christmas Tree’</p>
• AC9LG2U03_E5<p>recognising that English and other languages have borrowed German words, for example, hamburger, kindergarten and glockenspiel, and that many words are shared across languages, for example, <em>Computer, Bus, Taxi</em> and <em>Auto</em></p>
• AC9LG2U03_E6<p>differentiating between similar sounding German and English words, for example, <em>der Ball/</em>ball, <em>der Freund/</em>friend, <em>die Schule/</em>school</p>
• AC9LG2U03_E7<p>identifying and comparing similarities and differences between some words such as <em>Bruder</em>/brother, where both start with a ‘br’ and end with ‘er’</p>