Year 4 · Oral language

Speaking and listening

Listen to an adult reader, discuss ideas with a partner and deliver organised spoken texts.

69 questions and practical tasks · 7 practice sets · filtered to VC2E4LY01

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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 2

Questions 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 3

Questions 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 4

Questions 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 5

Questions 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 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

10 questions & tasks → Set 6

Questions 51–60

Comparing incomplete spoken accounts · 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

10 questions & tasks → Set 7

Questions 61–69

Coordinating an interview-style spoken text · 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 · Resolving conflicting needs through conversation · Delivering a responsive spoken tutorial · Reviewing and extending speaking and listening skills

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Curriculum links

These activities map to the following Victorian Curriculum English Version 2.0 Level 4 content descriptions.

VC2E4LA01

Students learn that we change our words, tone and level of formality depending on who we are speaking or writing to.

VC2E4LY01

Students practise listening, responding and extending discussion respectfully.

VC2E4LY02

Students learn to organise a short speech or presentation and use voice features such as volume, pace and expression.

VC2E4LY10

Students create clear written and spoken texts with linked ideas for different audiences and purposes.

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