Conversation - Talking… · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.6.2.2 - Listen and view for the entire duration of text/speech/presentation/video etc.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen to a short story read aloud without interrupting, from beginning to end.
View a short video or picture presentation attentively and describe what they saw in sequence.
Answer questions about the title, characters, and events after listening to or viewing a text.
Explain why a character in a story said or did something, using evidence from the story.
Demonstrate attentive listening behaviours, such as facing the speaker, keeping eyes on the speaker, and staying quiet until the end.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Customs, (1.6)
Content standard: B6.1.6.2 - Demonstrate positive listening and viewing attitudes and behaviour by showing attentiveness and understanding
Indicator: B6.1.6.2.2 - Listen and view for the entire duration of text/speech/presentation/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. 158
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Together with learners choose a text from their readers which has already been read.
- Discuss the text e.g. title, characters, simple literary terms.
- Guide learners to discuss the character traits of some characters and role-play them.
Pause to ask learners questions in the process, e. g. Why do you think the characters said that?