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AC9LMG6U03
Understanding systems of language
compare some Greek language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
Elaborations
- AC9LMG6U03_E1<p>comparing familiar texts in Greek and English, and noticing similarities and differences between language structures and features, such as opening sentences, Once upon a time, <em>Μια φορά και έναν καιρό</em></p>
- AC9LMG6U03_E2recognising Greek morphemes – prefixes, suffixes and base words – in English, to help work out meanings of unknown words, for example, anti-, astro-, deca-, geo-, -graph-, hyper-, -ic, -itis, kilo-, macro-, mega-, -meter, micro-, neo-, octo-, -ology, pent-, photo-, -poly-, -scope, tech-, tele-, tri-
- AC9LMG6U03_E3understanding that some words derived from Ancient Greek are still being used today to create new words (neologisms) such as names of new technological/scientific discoveries, for example, disc, giga-, mega-, metro
- AC9LMG6U03_E4<p>identifying familiar words in Greek and recognising their English equivalents, for example, <em>το τηλέφωνο, η φωτογραφία, ο παιδίατρος, το δράμα, το θέατρο</em></p>
- AC9LMG6U03_E5<p>recognising that some English words are used in Greek, but that Greek equivalents to these terms often also exist, for example, <em>το κομπιούτερ – ο υπολογιστής, μπλε – γαλάζιο, το μπάσκετ – η καλαθόσφαιρα</em></p>
- AC9LMG6U03_E6<p>expanding their understanding and use of metalanguage to discuss parts of speech, syntax and punctuation in Greek and/or English, for example, <em>τελεία, ορθογραφία, ρήμα</em>, adverbs, syntax, cognates, subject+verb+object</p>
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