HSC Modern Greek Beginners study guide
HSC Modern Greek Beginners · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The HSC Modern Greek Beginners course is a NSW Higher School Certificate language subject for students who are new to, or have very limited prior study of, Modern Greek. It is designed for beginners rather than background speakers, so it suits candidates who want to build practical communication skills in Greek and gain credit towards their HSC pattern of study. The HSC Modern Greek Beginners study guide has 5 sections and about 1,915 words.
01The Personal World: Family, Friends, Home, Daily Life, School and Leisure
For this domain you need a reliable core of vocabulary and sentence patterns about yourself and the people around you. Learn family nouns with their articles (ο πατέρας, η μητέρα, ο αδελφός, η αδελφή, ο παππούς, η γιαγιά), and note that many are irregular in the plural (οι γονείς, οι παππούδες).
443 words, about 2 min02The Modern Greek-Speaking Communities: Traditions, Celebrations, Food, Geography and Community Life
This domain asks you to talk about Greek life beyond the individual: festivals and namedays, food, places and community organisations. Build vocabulary for celebrations (η γιορτή, τα Χριστούγεννα, το Πάσχα, η Πρωτοχρονιά, το πανηγύρι, η παρέλαση), food (το ψωμί, το τυρί, οι ελιές, το λάδι, το κρέας, η σαλάτα, το γλυκό, ο καφές), geography (η θάλασσα, το νησί, το βουνό, η πόλη, το χωριό, η Ελλάδα, η Κύπρος, η Αυστραλία) and community life (η κοινότητα, η εκκλησία, ο σύλλογος, η γειτονιά, οι παραδόσεις).
364 words, about 2 min03Listening and Responding Skills
Listening in Modern Greek Beginners rewards preparation, not luck. Before the recording plays, read the question and underline the key words so you know what to listen for: a name, a number, a time, a place or a reason.
378 words, about 2 min04Reading and Responding Skills
Reading tasks in this course use short authentic-style texts: notes, emails, invitations, notices, menus, timetables and simple articles. You need fast recognition of high-frequency words and of the grammar that carries meaning: articles and gender, subject-verb agreement, prepositions with the accusative, and negation with δεν.
357 words, about 2 min05Writing Skills in Modern Greek
Writing tasks ask for short texts: a note, an email, a postcard, a description or a simple opinion. Marks come from three places: completing the task (all bullet points covered), range and accuracy of language, and organisation.
373 words, about 2 min