Students learn that we change our words, tone and level of formality depending on who we are speaking or writing to.
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Year 4 · Oral language
Speaking and listening
Listen to an adult reader, discuss ideas with a partner and deliver organised spoken texts.
100 questions and practical tasks · 10 practice sets
Work through one set at a time. Check closed answers for explanations; review open responses against a model and success criteria. Oral and handwriting tasks need an adult or learning partner.
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Set 1
Questions 1–10
Listening for practical information · Retelling a heard sequence · Listening to different viewpoints · Listening to sequenced instructions · Inferring feelings from a heard account · Summarising an event notice · Listening for roles and responsibilities · Evaluating a heard recommendation · Finding a main idea in a spoken text · Explaining a heard decision
10 questions & tasks → Set 2Questions 11–20
Extending a heard discussion · Responding to a poem heard aloud · Listening to conditional directions · Listening to an interview · Distinguishing a heard fact from an assumption · Adapting heard information for a younger listener · Joining a discussion of a story · Listening for changes and unresolved decisions · Summarising and questioning an explanation · Discussing a title after listening
10 questions & tasks → Set 3Questions 21–30
Interviewing to gather information · Acknowledging a different preference · Clarifying spoken directions · Responding to a recommendation · Negotiating group roles · Using language to welcome someone · Repairing a misunderstanding · Inviting and extending a partner's idea · Comparing ideas for a shared text · Gathering and reporting practical information
10 questions & tasks → Set 4Questions 31–40
Discussing a character's decision · Building on textual evidence · Discussing more than one interpretation · Entering a discussion appropriately · Negotiating with limited resources · Conducting a purposeful interview · Seeking information from a librarian · Adapting interaction to relationships · Responding to different audiences · Checking and repairing a spoken summary
10 questions & tasks → Set 5Questions 41–50
Discussing feedback constructively · Co-creating a coherent spoken story · Clarifying an information gap · Finding common ground in discussion · Leading and summarising a short discussion · Delivering a friendly introduction · Organising an oral description · Explaining game rules aloud · Telling a learning story · Giving an oral book recommendation
10 questions & tasks → Set 6Questions 51–60
Delivering a grouped information talk · Explaining an investigation plan · Delivering a practical persuasive speech · Delivering a formal welcome · Reporting observations over time · Delivering a useful progress update · Delivering a comparative recommendation · Presenting a response to a poem · Using voice to perform a poem · Performing narrative dialogue
10 questions & tasks → Set 7Questions 61–70
Delivering a concise information bulletin · Giving clearly phrased directions · Delivering a practical demonstration talk · Presenting survey evidence aloud · Presenting an argument with a qualification · Speaking from a brief plan · Delivering a specific thank-you speech · Responding to a proposal with an example · Delivering a structured reflection · Shaping a spoken story with voice
10 questions & tasks → Set 8Questions 71–80
Coordinating a spoken explanation and diagram · Delivering a debate opening · Adapting an announcement for two audiences · Explaining the effect of a question · Delivering and reviewing a complete mini presentation · Understanding and using spoken emphasis · Evaluating and improving spoken clarity · Separating an announcement from a response · Updating understanding after a correction · Comparing incomplete spoken accounts
10 questions & tasks → Set 9Questions 81–90
Joining and extending a group discussion · Recognising and using appropriate formality · Combining two heard information sources · Discussing evidence-based predictions · Using feedback about structure and delivery · Responding to an authentic First Nations creator's spoken text · Discussing the context of an authentic oral text · Appreciating voice in an authentic First Nations oral text · Turning an interview into a spoken account · Coordinating an interview-style spoken text
10 questions & tasks → Set 10Questions 91–100
Adapting spoken information after checking prior knowledge · Leading an evidence-based book discussion · Testing and revising spoken instructions · Revising a spoken proposal after discussion · Rehearsing and improving oral presentation · Adapting spoken text to purpose · Resolving conflicting needs through conversation · Delivering a responsive spoken tutorial · Delivering an extended audience-aware proposal · Reviewing and extending speaking and listening skills
10 questions & tasks →Curriculum links
These activities map to the following Victorian Curriculum English Version 2.0 Level 4 content descriptions.
Students practise listening, responding and extending discussion respectfully.
Students learn to organise a short speech or presentation and use voice features such as volume, pace and expression.
Students create clear written and spoken texts with linked ideas for different audiences and purposes.
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