English Unit: Speaking & Listening
This engaging and hands on unit guides and encourages students to use interaction skills such as turn-taking, speaking clearly, using active listening behaviours and asking questions to interact appropriately with others. It provides many visual demonstrations and explanations, as well as many games and activities to practise their interacting with others.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to listen to others when taking part in conversations, contribute ideas, use appropriate language and interaction skills.
- We are learning to interact in pair, group and class discussions, taking turns when responding.
- We are learning to listen to others when taking part in conversations, take turns, contribute ideas, use appropriate language and interaction skills.
- We are learning to recognise the impact that facial expressions and gestures have when asking for and providing information, making offers, exclaiming, requesting and giving commands.
- We are learning to explore language to provide reasons for likes, dislikes and preferences.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E1LY02
9
Use interaction skills including turn-taking, speaking clearly, using active listening behaviours and responding to the contributions of others, and contributing ideas and questions
AC9E1LA01
9
Understand how language, facial expressions and gestures are used to interact with others when asking for and providing information, making offers, exclaiming, requesting and giving commands
AC9E1LA02
9
Explore language to provide reasons for likes, dislikes and preferences
ACELY1656
8.4
Engage in conversations and discussions, using active listening behaviours, showing interest, and contributing ideas, information and questions
ACELY1788
8.4
Use interaction skills including turn-taking, recognising the contributions of others, speaking clearly and using appropriate volume and pace
EN1-1A
old
Communicates with a range of people in informal and guided activities demonstrating interaction skills and considers how own communication is adjusted in different situations
EN1-OLC-01
new
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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