Italian: F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Recognise that Italian and English borrow words from each other
Elaborations
noticing words in Italian that are the same as in English, for example, computer, sport
noticing Italian words and phrases used in everyday life in Australia, for example, in the world of food (gelato, spaghetti), music (opera, forte, piano) and the arts (fresco)
observing that some of the Italian words which do not end with a vowel are also used in English, for example, robot, yogurt
