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AC9LG2U02
Understanding systems of language
recognise that the Roman alphabet and features of language are used to construct meaning in German
Elaborations
- AC9LG2U02_E1<p>developing familiarity with the alphabet in German and sound–letter correspondence through singing <em>das Alphabetlied</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E2<p>understanding that although German and English use the same alphabet, there are additional symbols in German: the <em>Umlaut</em> to alter the pronunciation of particular vowels, such as <em>ä, ö, ü</em> and the <em>Eszett β</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E3<p>identifying and naming letters, tracing words, and playing alphabet and spelling games, such as <em>Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst</em> using initial sounds or <em>Galgenmännchen</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E4noticing that all nouns are capitalised in German
- AC9LG2U02_E5<p>noticing that German has multiple words for ‘the’ and ‘a/an’, such as <em>der Lehrer, eine Freundin</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E6<p>using pronouns, such as <em>ich, du, er, sie, es, wir</em> and noticing that they are similar to English</p>
- AC9LG2U02_E7<p>describing people, animals or objects using <em>bin/bist/ist</em> and an adjective, for example, <em>Ich bin klein, Der Bär ist braun, Das Buch ist neu</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E8<p>gaining awareness of vocabulary referring to time, for example, days, months, time of day, <em>Morgen, Nachmittag, Mittag</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E9exploring cardinal numbers 0–20 and recognising similarities and differences between how numbers are represented in English and German, for example, 1 with the lead in tail and 7 with the line through the stem
- AC9LG2U02_E10<p>understanding and describing actions using verbs such as <em>gehen, kommen, machen, malen, lesen, schreiben, sehen, singen, spielen</em> and <em>wohnen</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E11<p>negating verbs and adjectives using <em>nicht</em>, for example, <em>Der Hund ist nicht braun, Ich schwimme nicht</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E12<p>understanding and using some question words and the intended/related answer in limited contexts, including <em>was, wer, wie, wo</em> and <em>wann</em></p>
- AC9LG2U02_E13<p>understanding the location or origin of a person or object such as <em>hier, links</em> and <em>rechts</em></p>
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