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AC9LIT8EU01
Understanding systems of language
recognise and use features of the Italian sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts
Elaborations
- AC9LIT8EU01_E1recognising that Standard Italian is used in Italy and in diverse communities throughout the world, and that many speakers of Italian may also speak a regional and/or local dialect
- AC9LIT8EU01_E2<p>examining differences in pronunciation of consonant and vowel combinations, double consonants, stress and accents, and applying to their own work, for example,<em> famiglie, gnocchi, chiese, barche, chiavi, buono, cena, azione; sono </em>and<em> sonno, vale </em>and<em> valle; felicità, capacità, papa </em>and<em> pappa, casa </em>and <em>cassa, nono </em>and<em> nonno </em></p>
- AC9LIT8EU01_E3<p>imitating the sound combinations of Italian, for example, consonant combinations <em>‘ce’, ‘ci’, ‘co’, ‘cu’, ‘ca’, ‘chi’, ‘che’, ‘gi’, ‘ge’, ‘go’, ‘gu’, ‘ghi’, ‘ghe’, ‘sci’, ‘sce’, ‘schi’, ‘sche’</em></p>
- AC9LIT8EU01_E4<p>recognising the differences in tone and rhythm between statements, questions, exclamations and commands when speaking, interacting and expressing emotion, for example, <em>Vai a casa? Va’ a casa! Oh! E? Ahimè!</em></p>
- AC9LIT8EU01_E5<p>making connections between spoken and written forms, and understanding the effect of grave and acute accent marks on pronunciation and meaning, for example, <em>papa/papà; città, perché, cioè</em></p>
- AC9LIT8EU01_E6<p>recognising and understanding the role of pause fillers and using them to assist the flow of conversation, for example, beginning to use<em> Insomma; Allora; Dunque; Vediamo</em> ... when appropriate</p>
- AC9LIT8EU01_E7checking pronunciation of words using sound files and text-to-speech software
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