Conversation - Talking… · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.1.6.1.2 - Talk about events in the community

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least four different events that take place in their community, such as festivals, naming ceremonies, birthdays and durbars.
Describe what happens at a community event using at least three complete sentences with correct sequencing words (first, then, next, after that, finally).
Share a personal experience of a community event with a partner, using the sentence frame “I like… because…” to state their preference.
Role-play a community event in a group, showing appropriate behaviour and language used at that event.
Listen attentively to a partner’s description and ask one relevant question about the event they described.

This lesson builds on the greetings learners practised in Week 3 (B3.1.6.1.1) by extending their talk from simple greetings to describing whole events. The focus stays on events only, not places, customs or turn-taking rules, which come in later weeks.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation - Talking about Oneself, Family, People, Places, Greetings, Customs, Events, Social/ Cultural Values, Manners and other Themes (1.6)
Content standard: B3.1.6.1 - Explore using certain culturally acceptable language for communication
Indicator: B3.1.6.1.2 - Talk about events in the community
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 1-3), 2019, p. 73
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners sing a familiar song about a topic.
- Show pictures of events in the community, e.g. durbar, festival, naming ceremony, birthday.
- Have learners think-pair-share the events with the person sitting next to them.
- Have the pairs share their experiences with the class.
- Have learners talk about which of the events they like most and why they like them.
- Let learners, in groups, role-play the events of their choice.