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Modern Greek / Year 3 and 4 / Understanding / Systems of language
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Recognise and use elements of Greek grammar, such as word order, gender and singular/plural forms, to describe people, objects or events
[Key concepts: sentence, grammar, word order; Key processes: recognising, applying, naming]
(ACLMGU132)
Elaborations
- beginning to describe and explain features of Modern Greek using metalanguage, for example, using the terms masculine, feminine, neuter nouns, verbs, tenses, adjectives, conjunctions, in English or Greek
- noticing the use of gender in Greek names, singular/plural, and articles, for example, Η Άννα, η γάτα, οι γάτες, α ψάρια, ο μπαμπάς
- using adjectives to describe characteristics or qualities (such as number, shape and colour) of a person or object (noun), for example, τρία μικρά γουρουνάκια, and understanding that adjectives have gender, for example, καλός, καλή, καλό, ψηλός, ψηλή, ψηλό, κόκκινος, κόκκινη, κόκκινο
- creating simple sentences in the subject–verb–object order, for example, Το βάζο έχει λουλούδια
- experimenting with compound sentences using conjunctions such as και and αλλά
- using adverbs of place, for example, έξω, μέσα, πάνω, κάτω, μπροστά, πίσω, δίπλα
- observing singular noun and plural noun endings, for example, γάτα, γάτες, σπίτι, σπίτια
- understanding that some words can mean different things in different contexts, for example, μπάνιο can mean ‘bathroom’, ‘bathtub’ or ‘swimming at the beach’
- recognising the differences or similarities in word order in simple sentences, for example, μου αρέσει, δε μου αρέσει
- expressing negation in simple sentences, for example, Όχι, δεν το θέλω, δε μ’ αρέσει
- expanding number knowledge up to 100
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Greek language