VCDEU148
Explain and apply basic rules for German pronunciation, intonation, spelling and punctuation
Elaborations
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applying basic pronunciation rules, such as the two different pronunciations of ch
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applying different intonation for statements, questions, exclamations and instructions
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understanding that β can only be used in lower case, otherwise SS, and that ä, ö and ü can be written as ae, oe and ue respectively, for example, in upper case signs or word puzzles such as crosswords
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applying phonic and grammatical knowledge to spell and write unfamiliar words containing, for example, ch, j, w and z, and diphthongs such as au, ei, eu and ie
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noticing distinctive punctuation features of personal correspondence in German, such as Hallo Annette!/Lieber Klaus, followed respectively by upper or lower case for the beginning of the first sentence
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understanding and applying punctuation rules (full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, quotation marks) in German, including the meaning and use of full stops and commas in ordinal and decimal numbers (die 3. Klasse and 9,50 Euro), and capitalisation rules
VCDEU148 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language