B1 English Language · Term 1 Week 9: Giving and Responding to Commands/Instructions and Making Requests

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.9.1.1 - Give and respond to commands and instructions

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five common classroom commands and instructions when they hear them spoken.
Respond correctly with physical actions to at least five different commands and instructions given by the teacher or a classmate.
Give clear commands and instructions to a partner using correct words and appropriate voice tone.
Follow a three-step oral instruction sequence correctly (for example, draw a circle, then a triangle inside it, then a square inside the triangle).
Demonstrate respectful behaviour when giving and responding to commands, using words like “please” naturally without yet being formally taught the full polite-request lesson scheduled for Week 10.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Giving and Responding to Commands/Instructions and Making Requests (1.9)
Content standard: B1.1.9.1 - Demonstrate understanding in commands, instructions, directions and requests
Indicator: B1.1.9.1.1 - Give and respond to commands and instructions
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.14
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 14
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Give commands and instructions to learners.
e.g. Command:
- Keep quiet.
- Hands up.
- Sit down.
- Bring your books.
- Start work, etc.
- Pair learners to give/obey commands.
- Have learners listen to simple instructions and act in response.
- Let learners practise by giving commands in pairs, etc.
e. g. Instructions:
- Draw a circle.
- Draw a triangle in the circle.
- Draw a square in the triangle.
Response:

Figure from the b1 english language curriculum, printed page 14

 The exemplar ends "Response:" and the response itself is drawn, not written: a square inside a triangle inside a circle. The figure shows it; the text layer carries nothing.