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AC9LG8EU01
Understanding systems of language
recognise and use features of the German sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts
Elaborations
- AC9LG8EU01_E1<p>practising pronunciation of particular sounds, rhythms and intonation patterns, for example, saying tongue twisters, rhymes and short poems such as <em>Fischers Fritze fischt frische Fische, Acht alte Ameisen, Klein aber fein! Eins, zwei, Polizei</em></p>
- AC9LG8EU01_E2<p>identifying differences in intonation and rhythm between statements, questions, interjections and commands, for example, <em>Du trinkst Wasser. Du trinkst Wasser? Du trinkst Wasser! Du, trink Wasser! </em></p>
- AC9LG8EU01_E3<p>comparing pronunciation and variation in some letters, for example, singing <em>das Alphabetlied</em>, and using the alphabet to spell German names and other words </p>
- AC9LG8EU01_E4understanding that pronunciation may vary across different German-speaking communities and dialects
- AC9LG8EU01_E5<p>recognising that loan words in German may differ in pronunciation or follow pronunciation patterns for other languages, for example, <em>Handy, orange, Friseur, Restaurant</em></p>
- AC9LG8EU01_E6<p>developing an awareness of letter–sound relationships, including distinctive sounds such as those represented by the letters <em>ch, r, th, u</em> and <em>z</em> and consonant blends and clusters such as <em>sch</em></p>
- AC9LG8EU01_E7<p>comparing and applying German sounds, such as short and long vowel sounds, and diphthongs, such as <em>au, ei, eu</em> and <em>ie</em>, and the impact of the <em>Umlaut</em> on <em>a, o</em> and <em>u</em>, and the double <em>ss</em> sound for <em>ß</em></p>
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