Modern Greek: F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Recognise and use elements of Greek grammar, such as word order, gender and singular/plural forms, to describe people, objects or events
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
