Devise listening and speaking tasks based on selected learning outcomes

By, Afif Theeban Kamil Syam

Definition:

Devise= Plan or Invent lesson,

Procedure : I. II. III. Know what is the skills that are being focussed on. ( Listening and speaking) Refer to a suitable content and learning standard. Prepare a fix objectives

IV. Prepare a suitable activities to develop Listening and speaking skills.

Focussed Skills ( Listening and Speaking)

Knowing the focussed skills of the lesson is very important to help the teacher to plan an activity to enhance the selected focussed skills. Help to keep the teaching to be always on the right track.

Curriculum Standard

Content Standard 1.1 By the end of the 6-year primary

1.2 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to listen and respond appropriately in formal and informal situations for a variety of purposes. 1.3 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to understand and respond to oral texts in a variety of contexts.

schooling, pupils will be able to pronounce words and speak confidently with the correct stress, rhythm and intonation.

Choosing the appropriate materials for the lesson

1. 2. 3.

Has an audio that can be hear clearly. The audio should not be too complicated or fast. Provide chance for the pupils to give feedbacks through speaking.

4.

Has illustration (if necessary)

Example

Objectives
The objectives of the lesson should be measurable in the end of the lesson. The objectives must be based on the listening and speaking skills. Objectives of the lesson are important as a guidance for your activity planning.
EXAMPLE : By the end of the lesson the pupils will be able to

Introduce themselves.
Tell their names when they are asked to.

Activities
Based on the objectives, the teacher should design an activity to achieve the goals of the lesson. Designed depend on the pupils level of knowledge and skills in English.

Provides task for the pupils to do so that the teacher can measure the development of the pupils thus measuring the effectiveness of the lesson.

Example
Learning outcomes: (Year 5,KBSR)
1.1 Listen to and discriminate similar different sounds of the English language. 1.2 Listen to and repeat accurately the correct pronunciation of words and the correct intonation and word stress in phrases, expressions, and sentences. 1.3 Acquire vocabulary and understand meaning of words and phrases in context. 1.4 Listen to and follow simple instructions and directions accurately. 1.5 Obtain information from texts listened to in relation to main ideas, specific details, and sequence. 1.6 Listen to and enjoy, the rhyme and rhythm, and sounds of poetry, jazz chants and songs. 1.7 Listen to and enjoy stories, fables, and other tales of imagination, and fantasy, and predict outcomes, and draw conclusions, at a level suited to the pupils ability.

1. 7 Listen to and enjoy stories, fables, and other tales of imagination, and fantasy, and predict outcomes, and draw conclusions, at a level suited to the pupils ability.
Specifications: 1.7.2 Listen to stories and fables and recall the details. 1.7.3 Listen to stories and fables and recall the sequence of events. 1.7.5 Share feelings about the story.

The crow and the pitcher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1sYLgPdSMM

Activity

What is the name of the animal that involve in the story? What is a pitcher? What did the crow find in the pitcher? How the crow drank the water at last? Is the crow really clever? Why?

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