B6 English Language · Term 1 Week 4: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Customs,

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.6.3.1 - Engage in collaborative conversation with unfamiliar audience. Sample topics: social issues, social values and manners.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what makes a conversation collaborative, including taking turns, maintaining eye contact, and using appropriate facial expressions.
Engage in a conversation with an unfamiliar audience (such as learners from another class or a visiting guest) on a social issue, social value, or manner.
Contribute at least three relevant ideas or opinions to a group conversation while respecting the contributions of others.
Use polite conversational phrases such as “I agree with you, but…” or “In my opinion…” to express thoughts during a conversation.
Apply agreed-upon conversation rules when speaking with people they do not know well.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Customs, (1.6)
Content standard: B6.1.6.3 - Use knowledge of language and communicative skills to participate in conversation
Indicator: B6.1.6.3.1 - Engage in collaborative conversation with unfamiliar audience Sample topics: social issues, social values and manners
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 4 (Week 4 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.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 158
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Show a video of a talk show or introduce a talk show by drawing on learners' background knowledge of such activities on TV.
- Identify an interesting topic e.g. "Children should not do WhatsApp". Initiate a conversation using questions. Learners take turns to contribute to the conversation.
- Put learners in groups and let them choose topics for conversation. Go round to ensure learners take turns, use facial expressions appropriately and maintain eye contact when in conversation.