Reproduce the sounds and intonation patterns of the Italian language, noticing that words with accents stress the final letter such as Papà and città

Notice similarities and differences with English in pronunciation and intonation
(ACLITU013)

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

Notice and use context-related vocabulary and understand some first elements of grammar to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

• noticing and using definite and indefinite articles with nouns
• noticing that adjectives are used to describe people, objects or places and are usually placed after the noun, for example, la giornata lunga; la torta grande/deliziosa
• exploring how to use singular and plural forms
• understanding different words for asking questions, for example, Chi?; Quando?; Quanti?
• identifying people using pronouns, for example, io, tu, lui, lei
• learning simple verbs to describe actions and using them in formulaic expressions, for example, Mi piace ballare; Ti piace andare al parco?
• using simple conjunctions such as e
• responding to imperatives, for example, Silenzio!; Alzate la mano!
• using cardinal numbers for dates and ages
• using vocabulary for months of the year
• developing number knowledge for numbers
  0–50
  (ACLITU014)

Understand that language is organised as ‘text’ that takes different forms and uses different structures and features to achieve its purpose
(ACLITU015)