Conversation - Talking… · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.1.6.2.1 - Demonstrate turn-taking in conversation in different topics

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify familiar topics from their environment that are suitable for discussion, such as sanitation, bush fires, flooding and pollution.
State at least three rules for taking turns in a conversation, including listening before speaking and waiting for a speaker to finish.
Demonstrate turn-taking in a small-group conversation on a given topic, speaking one at a time and responding to what others say.
Use polite expressions such as “Excuse me”, “May I say something?” and “Thank you” when joining or leaving a conversation.
Assess their own and peers’ turn-taking behaviour using a simple checklist, identifying one thing done well and one thing to improve.

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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: B3.1.6.2 - Apply knowledge of language and communicative skills to participate in conversation
Indicator: B3.1.6.2.1 - Demonstrate turn-taking in conversation in different topics
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.74
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 74
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners identify some familiar/interesting topics based on their environment for discussion.eg. Sanitation, Bush fires, Flooding, Pollution.
- Let learners give scenarios from the identified topics.
- Let learners demonstrate taking turns in conversations.
- Guide appropriate language use in conversation. The document prints a further bullet under this indicator with no text beside it; it is dropped here.