Conversation - Talking… · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.6.1.1 - Describe/talk about objects, events, dates and time

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Describe a familiar classroom object using at least three descriptive details (colour, size, shape, material, use).
Name a festival celebrated in their community or Ghana and state when it is held and one way it is celebrated.
State their own birthday date and write it correctly in both formats (day/month/year and month/day/year).
Tell the time using expressions such as half past, quarter past, quarter to, and minutes past/to the hour.
Identify at least two important places in Ghana on a map and describe each in one sentence.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Customs, (1.6)
Content standard: B4.1.6.1 - Use culturally acceptable language for communication
Indicator: B4.1.6.1.1 - Describe/talk about objects, events, dates and time
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 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. 6
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Demonstrate the activity by describing a classroom object.
- Learners give oral descriptions of classroom and other familiar objects such as a table, a school bag, a chair and others, (Learners may ask questions as the description goes on).
Festivals
- Learners name familiar festivals and talk about them: when they are held, why and how they are celebrated, etc.
Birthdays
- Learners state their birthdays/dates and write them down using the two formats indicated in the content. (Teacher should check accuracy).
Telling the Time
- Using a clock face, assist learners to revise telling the time using expressions such as half past 8, quarter past 8, quarter to 8, etc. Assist learners to tell the time throughout the day: 10 minutes past 8; 25 minutes past 9; 20 to 11 etc.
Important places in the country
- Provide a map of Ghana and assist learners to identify important places and talk about them.
- Have learners locate these places on the map.