Experiment with pronunciation and notice the difference in intonation between statements, exclamations and commands such as Mia sorella si chiama Anita; Uno, due, tre, guardate a me!

Recognise some of the rules of spelling and punctuation such as capitalisation rules when writing, including Mamma, Papà

Recognise and write high-frequency words and expressions in familiar contexts
(ACLITU032)

Notice and use context-related vocabulary and apply elements of grammar in simple spoken and written texts to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

• identifying gender, singular and plural nouns in the regular form, for example,
  il quaderno/i quaderni; la mela/le mele
• observing gender in patterns of naming, for example, Paolo/Paola, but that Luca, Andrea and Simone are all male names in Italian
• using singular and plural, recognising that some singular nouns do not follow the regular masculine/feminine pattern, for example,
  la mano, il papà
• using the definite and indefinite articles and understanding how to specify a particular person or object, for example, la mamma, una mamma; il quaderno, un quaderno; l’arancia, un’ arancia
• using cardinal numbers for dates and ages
• using adjectives to describe characteristics or qualities of a person or object such as nationality, shape and colour and noticing that they change with gender, for example, Mia nonna è carina; Il mio amico è indonesiano
• using possessive adjectives with io, tu, lui and lei to express ownership, for example, la mia casa; la tua famiglia; il tuo cappello; mia nonna
• recognising suffixes to add nuance, for example, -ino, fratellino, piccolino

Begin to develop a metalanguage in Italian for talking about language, using terms similar to those used in English
(ACLITU033)

Recognise the particular language features and textual conventions in simple, familiar, spoken, written and multimodal Italian texts
(ACLITU034)

Understand that different ways of using Italian language reflect different relationships and different ways of making meaning, for example,
Permesso? — Avanti!; Grazie — Prego; Per favore/Per piacere; Buon appetito!; A domani!
(ACLITU035)

Understand and demonstrate how language use changes over time and that Italian has influenced many languages, including English
(ACLITU036)

Notice differences between Italian, Australian and other cultures’ practices and how these are reflected in language
(ACLITU038)