Conversation - Talking… · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.6.2.2 - Listen and view for the entire duration of a text, a speech, a presentation, a video etc.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen attentively to a recorded speech or presentation from beginning to end without interrupting or getting distracted.
Identify at least three main points from a speech they have listened to in full.
Maintain focus and demonstrate attentive body language (facing the speaker, eyes on the speaker or screen, no fidgeting) throughout the entire duration of a speech or video.
Recall and retell, in their own words, the key message of a speech they have heard from start to finish.
Deliver a short speech to a small group while the rest of the group listens without interruption until the speaker finishes.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Customs, (1.6)
Content standard: B4.1.6.2 - Demonstrate positive listening and viewing attitudes and behaviour by showing attentiveness and understanding
Indicator: B4.1.6.2.2 - Listen and view for the entire duration of a text, a speech, a presentation, a video etc.
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. 7
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Play a recorded speech by an important personality (e.g. the President) on a relevant topic.
- Have learners listen to the speech carefully.
- Each learner prepares a speech in an imagined or assumed position.
- Working in groups, each learner delivers his/her speech to the group. Groups listen carefully during each delivery.