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SJK

1.1.1 Able to speak with correct pronunciation,

stress, rhythm and intonation.

1.1.1 Able to speak with correct pronunciation, stress,

rhythm and intonation.

1.1.2 Able to listen to and respond confidently to a

given stimulus by using appropriate words, phrases
and expressions with the correct stress and
intonation.

1.1.2 Able to listen to and respond confidently to a

given stimulus by using appropriate words, phrases
and expressions with the correct stress and
intonation.

1.1.3 Able to speak confidently on related topics.

1.1.3 Able to speak confidently on related topics.

1.2.1 Able to participate in conversations to:

(a) express happiness
(b) express concern
(c) express sorrow
(d) give encouragement
(e) express opinions
1.2.2 Able to listen, follow and give instructions.
1.2.3 Able to listen to, follow, and give directions to
places around the state and country.
1.2.4 Able to participate in conversations with
peers.
1.2.5 Able to talk on topics of interest in formal
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1.2.1 Able to participate in conversations to:

(a) express happiness
(b) express concern
(c) express sorrow
(d) give encouragement
(e) express opinions
1.2.2 Able to listen, follow and give instructions.
1.2.3 Able to listen to, follow, and give directions to
places around the state.
1.2.4 Able to participate in guided conversations
with peers.
1.2.5 Able to talk on topics of interest in formal
situations with guidance.

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1.3.1 Able to listen to and demonstrate
understanding of oral texts by:
(a) asking and answering questions
(b) giving main ideas and
supporting details
(c) stating cause and effect
(d) drawing conclusions

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SJK
1.3.1 Able to listen to and demonstrate understanding
of oral texts by:
(a) giving main ideas and
supporting details
(b) drawing conclusions

As far as possible, use authentic texts such as:

News
Announcements
Plays
Dialogues
Interviews
Reports
Songs
Poems
Stories
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Identify main facts and details

Relate cause and effect
Identify sequence and events
Predict outcomes
Inferring messages from contextual clues

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 The ability to listen well for comprehension

and language acquisition requires listening
strategies:
Listening to key words
Non-verbal cues
Predicting speakers purposes
Background information or knowledge
Focus on meaning
Focus on language
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 The listening skill is a receptive skill which is

very important. It should not be neglected or
taken lightly.
Pupils need to be taught to listen attentively
for various purposes in life such as:
- listening for information
- listening for knowledge
- listening to improve ones language proficiency
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 Pre-record your text (AUTHENTIC texts if

possible)
Pre-teach vocabulary
Provide some background/cultural information
Repeat the listening text a few times
Teach pupils to employ listening strategies

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 The following activity helps pupils develop the ability to identify key
words.
Students listen to the teacher:
My hometown is a nice place to visit because it is close to a beach, and
there are lots of interesting activities you can do in the surrounding area.
Students task:
Which of these words do you hear? Number them in the order you hear
them.
Beach shops
walks
hometown countryside
schools
nice

At which level of Blooms taxonomy is this activity at?

What would you be assessing in this activity?
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 The following activity helps pupils develop the ability to identify

main points, supporting details and make predictions.
Students listen to a story.
Students task:
Identify the main ideas and supporting ideas in the story. Predict
the ending of the story.

At which level of Blooms taxonomy is this activity at?

What would you be assessing in this activity?

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 An important productive skill

3 speech activities (Richards, Jack 2008) that
requires different approaches
talk as interaction - small conversations, may be in a
formal or informal setting
talk as transaction focus is on what is said and
done, making oneself understood clearly is the main
focus
talk as performance involves transmitting
information to an audience, eg: public speaking, etc

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 Simple ways to teach pronunciation:

1. Minimal Pairs
eg: pull, bull

sit, pit

like, bike

2. Tongue Twisters
She sells sea shells at the sea shore.

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hit, heat

role plays
drama
interviews
public speaking
group discussions
brain storming activities
show and tell
choral speaking
story telling
poem recitation
Readers theater

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 In order to teach pupils to speak, scaffolding

has to be provided so that pupils progress in
their speaking attempts.
What are some of the scaffolding activities to
help pupils? Provide:
visual aids
guide words
model/sample
prompts
communicative drills
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PUPILA

PUPILB

John: Hello, the weather is really hot

today.

John:____________________

Faiz: ______________________

Faiz: Yes, it is. It was even hotter

last night. I couldnt really
sleep.

John: Oh really, you felt it too? I had

to take a shower at midnight
to cool down.
Faiz: ______________________
John: Yes, I hope so too. Its so
incovenient when that
happens.

John: _____________________
Faiz: I hope it will rain soon.
Otherwise, they will start water
rationing again.

What learning standard is covered in this activity?

What level of Blooms taxonomy is this activity at?
How/What would you be assessing here?
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Susie: Mina, next Sunday is Moms birthday. What should we do for her?
Mina: Oh yes! Why dont we organise a birthday party for her?
Susie: That sounds like a good idea! You should organise the party for her.
You are such a good organiser.
Mina: No! Not me again! I organised her party last year. Its your turn now.
Why dont you organise Moms party? I will help you by getting the
birthday cake and present.
Susie: All right. What present are you buying Mom? Get her a handbag!
Mina: A handbag? She has lots of handbags already. Why dont we get her a
saree?
Susie: A saree..hmmmm.sounds like a good idea.
Pupils task:
(a) Get pupils to come up with their own dialogue based on the sample above
(b) Ask pupils to give their opinion as to which birthday gift is better? The handbag or the saree?

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What learning standard is this activity?

At which level of Blooms Taxonomy is this activity at?
How/What would you assess in this activity?

Pupils task:
Imagine that you were chosen to visit Planet Mars for two weeks.
After the two weeks holidays, you went back to school and was asked
to give a talk during the school assembly about your visit to Mars .
Teachers task:
Provide pictures and guide words to pupils to help them prepare
their speech.

What learning standard is covered in this activity?

At what level of thinking in Blooms Taxonomy is this activity at?
How/What would you assess in this activity?
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Teacher may challenge his/her students to go

into the surrounding community to find out
information that could only be unearthed by
having a conversation in English with a local
expert.

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Choosing Topics
Let the pupils choose from a list of possible topics designed to give them an opportunity to find out more
about some aspect of life in Malaysia that intrigued or puzzled them. For example, they could choose:

to find out how to adopt a pet from a local animal shelter.

how to download free audiobooks to their smartphones from the local public library.
how to shop for bargained designer clothes.
how to find fun free things to do in the pupils hometown.
Let pupils choose a different topic if none on the list appealed to them, provided they used their
speaking skills in order to conduct their research.

Working Together

The pupils worked in pairs, choosing their own partners/group members. Give them some time in class
and guide them on how to develop a work plan and an outline of their presentation. Let them bring their
laptops to class to spend time creating their PowerPoint presentations with their partners/group
members.But the lions share of the work took place outside of class.Pupils exchange contact
information with their friends and arrange to meet after class and on weekends to jointly make field
trips and site visits, to conduct interviews, to work out the details of their presentation and to rehearse
it.

Ask pupils to reflect on what they have learnt from this activity

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What should be assessed?

Intelligibility
Accuracy in pronunciation and speech
Fluency
Meaningful content
Appropriate choice of words according to
purpose and audience

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Simple
Quantity

Complex

Quality
Sentence

Turntaking

Content/
Ideas
clarity

Pronunciation

Language

Organisation

accuracy
format
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syntax

vocabulary

grammar
fluency

confidence

Presentation
Skills

appropriate
eye-contact

style

 faculty.weber.edu/ppitts/ed4320/Handouts/
speakingskills.htm
Richards C, Jack. Teaching listening and
speaking, From theory to practice, Cambridge
University Press 2008.

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