English / Level 1 / Literacy / Interacting with others
Content description
Engage in conversations and discussions, using active listening, showing interest, and contributing ideas, information and questions, taking turns and recognising the contributions of others
Elaborations
listening for details in spoken informative texts
participating in informal and structured class, group and pair discussions about content area topics, ideas and information
speaking clearly and with appropriate volume
interacting confidently and appropriately with peers, teachers, visitors and community members
learning to value listening, questioning and positive body language and understanding that different cultures may approach these differently
formulating different types of questions to ask a speaker, such as open and closed questions and ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions
