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AC9LA2U03
Understanding systems of language
notice that Arabic has features that may be similar to or different from English
Elaborations
- AC9LA2U03_E1recognising that the Arabic script is written from right to left and that books and papers are written from back to front and comparing these with equivalent texts in English
- AC9LA2U03_E2exploring differences in alphabet and writing through play, digital resources and discussions, for example, the number and shape of letters, the way they are written and direction of writing
- AC9LA2U03_E3understanding that the Arabic alphabet consists of 28 letters that look and sound different from the English (Roman) alphabet which consists of 26 letters
- AC9LA2U03_E4<p>observing some common features of familiar Arabic and English texts such as stories, nursery rhymes and signs, for example, <bdi>في يوم من الأيام ، في أحد الأيام ، حزورة فزورة، جدي عنده مزرعة، لاءلئي لاءلئي يا نجمة</bdi></p>
- AC9LA2U03_E5noticing that Arabic has borrowed words from English, for example, إنترنت، كمبيوتر، كاميرا، تلفزيون and that English has borrowed words from Arabic such as زرافة، جمل، قطن، جني، قهوة، ليمون
- AC9LA2U03_E6observing that some sounds in Arabic do not exist in English, for example, خ ح ع غ ض
- AC9LA2U03_E7<p>learning some basic differences in word order in simple sentences and phrases, for example, object before the adjective <bdi>عيد ميلاد سعيد، قلم أحمر، يوم مُشمس</bdi></p>
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