Listening Comprehension · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.1.7.1.2 - Recognise and relate the sequence of events in stories

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen attentively to a narrative text read aloud by the teacher and recall at least three major events from the story in the correct order.
Identify and name the beginning, middle and end parts of a story they have heard.
Use sequence words such as “first,” “then,” “next” and “finally” to retell events from a story in the correct order.
Work in groups to arrange picture cards or sentence strips from a story into the correct sequence and explain their choices.
Respond to simple questions about what happened before or after a specific event in a story.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B3.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B3.1.7.1.2 - Recognise and relate the sequence of events in stories
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. 76
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 groups to identify and talk about the parts of the story (e.g. beginning, middle and end).