Listening Comprehension · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.7.1.2 - Recognise and relate the sequence of events in a narrative text

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen attentively to a narrative text read aloud by the teacher and identify the main events in the story.
Arrange the events of a story in the correct order (first, next, then, finally).
Use simple sequence words (first, next, after that, in the end) to retell the events of a story.
Identify and describe the beginning, middle and ending of a narrative text.
Work in pairs or groups to talk about the order of events in a story and justify their choices.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B1.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B1.1.7.1.2 - Recognise and relate the sequence of events in a narrative text
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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. 12
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Read a narrative text aloud to learners.
- Put learners in pairs/groups to identify and talk about the parts of the story (e.g. beginning, middle and ending).