Listening Comprehension · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Indicator: B4.1.7.1.7 - Compare and contrast information (two or more ideas) from texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

identify similarities and differences between two short texts read aloud by the teacher.
use comparison and contrast signal words (both, also, similarly, but, however, while, on the other hand) to express ideas from texts.
complete a simple Venn diagram to organise information from two texts.
answer oral and written questions that require comparing and contrasting two or more ideas from texts.
explain, in their own words, what it means to compare and what it means to contrast.

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Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B4.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B4.1.7.1.7 - Compare and contrast information (two or more ideas) from texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 11
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

- Guide learners to compare and contrast the content of different texts read/discussed (pay attention to the differences and the similarities).