Develop pronunciation and intonation of
Italian-specific sounds such as learning to pronounce double consonants, for example, in il cappello; la piazza; il freddo and z and t sounds

Apply the rules of spelling to writing in familiar types of texts and contexts
(ACLITU051)

Use context-related vocabulary and develop and apply knowledge of grammatical elements in simple spoken and written texts to generate language for a range of purposes, including:

• using both regular and irregular plural nouns, for example, un negozio, due negozi
• noticing adjective–noun agreement, for example, i giardini pubblici; Il supermercato più vicino è… ; La scuola vicina a casa mia è...
• using suffix - issimo with adjectives instead of molto, for example, Vicino a casa mia c’ è un bellissimo parco giochi
• expressing negation, for example, Non è una casa grande; Non è accanto al mercato
• formulating questions and requests, for example, Dove abiti? Che ora è?; Pronto, chi parla?; Dove andiamo stasera?; Con chi..?; Cosa c’è da fare a Perth?
• using possessive adjectives with noi, voi and loro to express ownership, for example, la nostra casa; la vostra famiglia; il loro vicino si chiama Alberto
• using prepositions with a + definite article, for example, accanto a, davanti a, vicino a
• recognising the position of adverbs in sentences, for example, Non vado mai al cinema; Corro velocemente
• using singular forms of the present tense of regular and some irregular verbs to convey present and immediate future situations and events, for example, using avere, essere, stare, giocare, andare, in sentences such as Andrea va a casa alle sei; La mia casa ha sei camere da letto; Domani vado al cinema con Andrea
• recognising Italian currency
• developing number knowledge 0–100

Build a metalanguage in Italian to comment on vocabulary and grammar, describe patterns, grammatical rules and variations in language structures
(ACLITU052)

Recognise that spoken, written and multimodal Italian texts have certain conventions and can take different forms depending on the context in which they are produced
(ACLITU053)