Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name's Mrs. Riley and I'll be teaching you this lesson today.

In our lesson today, we are going to be using our listening ears and our loud speaking voices and we're going to be practising , asking, and answering questions.

Are you ready? Let's get started.

The outcome of today's lesson is to listen and answer questions about myself.

These are the key words in our lesson that means they're really important for our learning today.

I'm going to say each keyword and I'd like you to repeat it back to me.

Are you ready? So the first keyword is speaking.

Speaking.

Well done, thank you for joining in.

Now speaking is using your voice to talk to someone.

Right now, I am speaking to you because I'm using my voice to talk to you.

The next word is listening.

Listening.

Well done.

Listening is paying attention to what someone is saying.

Are you listening to me now? Well done.

That means you are paying attention to what I'm saying.

And finally we have the word, question.

Question.

A question is a type of sentence that asks the listener for an answer.

You are the listener now, because you are listening to me speaking.

I'm going to ask you a question.

How old are you? Thank you for answering my question.

So in our lesson today, we're going to first think about our listening skills, we're gonna need our ears for that and our rules for talking.

And in the second part of our lesson, we'll be answering questions.

But let's start off by practising our listening skills and our speaking skills.

So we are going to do lots of speaking and listening today.

We're going to be learning about each other.

You are going to learn some things about me and I'm going to learn some things about you, which is really nice, I can't wait to learn some things about you.

To learn about each other, we need to listen carefully to what people are saying.

If you told me some things about you and I'm not listening, then I won't be able to learn all those wonderful facts about you.

So to be able to learn about each other, we have to be listening carefully.

So could we discuss, so you could turn and talk to your talk partner, how will I know you are listening to me? If I was talking to you, to your whole class, if I looked at all of you sitting on the carpet, how would I know if you were listening to me? Could you pause the video and talk to your partner now? Wow, well done.

I saw lots of people turning to face their talk partner and coming up with some really good ideas.

I heard someone saying that good listeners look at the person speaking.

So if I'm speaking and I see someone looking at me, then I can take a guess they're probably listening to me.

Good listeners keep their bodies still.

If someone's talking and we're all fidgeting around, then it's hard to concentrate on what that person is saying.

So good listeners keep their body still.

Can you show me how you can keep your body still? Oh wow, you look like statues.

And good listeners pay attention to what the person speaking is saying.

So that means that if someone's speaking, they're not looking out the window or getting distracted, they are paying attention, they're focused on what that person is saying.

So I'm going to count to three and I want you to show me what your body looks like if you are doing good listening, are you ready? 1, 2, 3.

Oh wow, I saw you keeping your body still, you are looking straight at me, and you look like you were really paying attention.

Well done everyone.

If we look at someone when they're speaking, it can help us to understand what they're saying.

For example, if I asked this person, "How are you today?" And they said, "I feel fine," but while they said that I was looking out the window, it might be difficult for me to know, even though I heard them saying, "I feel fine," because I didn't see their face.

I'm not quite sure how they said that sentence.

So seeing facial expressions and body language can help us to understand someone, how someone is feeling about something.

Because actually if I said to somebody, "How are you today?" They could say, "I feel fine." And with that, those facial expressions, I know that they really are feeling fine or very happy because they seemed very happy when they smiled.

But if I ask somebody, "How are you feeling?" They might also say, "I feel fine." And even though the words were the same, I feel fine, could you tell how that was a very different response.

Looking down, shrugging your shoulders, looking a bit unhappy.

So that's why it's really helpful to look at somebody when they are speaking as well as listening.

If we just closed our eyes and listened to the words, that's not going to be as helpful as if we are looking and listening at the same time.

It also helps us to stay focused on what they are saying without getting distracted, if we're looking at them when they're speaking.

Okay, let's check what we've just learned.

Are you ready? True or false? Looking outside the window helps us to concentrate when someone is speaking, is it true or false? Pause the video while you answer.

Well done.

Of course it's false.

Looking out the window doesn't help us to concentrate.

When someone's speaking, we should pay attention and look at them.

So we know that keeping our body still can help us pay close attention.

When your body is calm, your mind can focus as well.

You should not be talking to someone else, when you are trying to listen to somebody.

Your lips should be closed.

When you pay close attention to what someone is saying, you are less likely to miss important information.

If I was asking somebody, perhaps I was asking somebody where the park is, I stopped and said, "Excuse me, where's the park?" If I really want to pay close attention and I don't want to miss any important information, my lips should be closed and then my body should be still so I can really focus when they're giving me their directions to the park.

Okay, another check for understanding.

Which of these show good listening skills? A, body still, b, eyes looking at the person speaking, c, lips moving, d, lips closed.

Which of these show good listening skills? There's more than one answer, can you pause the video now? Well done.

The correct answers are body still, eyes looking at the person speaking, and lips closed.

If our lips are moving, it means we're probably talking and that would not be good listening.

Now let's think about speaking skills.

We've already thought about good listening skills.

If your partner, or your friend, or your teacher was talking to you and you are listening, but now let's think about what's important if we are the person speaking.

When we are speaking, our voice should be loud and clear.

This does not mean shouting, but we need to speak loudly enough so that people listening can hear what we're saying.

If I speak like this, let's think about our speaking skills, when we're speaking, our voice should be loud and clear.

Could you hear and understand what I was saying then? No, because I was speaking too quietly.

You need to speak loud enough and clear enough so that people can hear what you are saying.

We need to speak clearly so they can understand us.

We don't want to mumble.

And let me show you an example, you need to speak clearly so they can understand us.

I wasn't speaking clearly then, was I? I was mumbling.

So we need to be nice and loud, and nice and clear so that the people we are speaking to can understand and listen to us carefully.

So let's check what we've just learned.

How should our voice sound when we are speaking, a, quiet, b, loud, c, quick, d, clear.

There's more than one answer.

Pause the video while you think about your answer now.

Well done.

The correct answers are, when we are speaking our voice should be loud and clear.

If you speak too quickly, people won't understand what you are saying.

I'm gonna say that again quickly and you'll see what I mean.

If you speak too quickly, people won't understand what you're saying.

Did you understand what I just said? No, it was far too quick.

I'm going to now speak about an object that is special to me.

That means it's really important to me and I would be really upset if I lost it.

I'm going to use a loud, clear voice.

You're going to show good listening.

Let's remind ourselves what good listening looks like.

Look at the person speaking, so that's me.

Keep your body still.

Pay attention to what the person speaking is saying.

So I have this special shell, can you see it? Isn't it lovely? This special shell is special to me because I found it on the beach with my grandma.

I found it a really long time ago and I found it with my grandma and she is somebody who I love very much.

And because of that I've kept it for a long, long time because it is special to me.

I have it in a drawer by my bed so I know it's safe.

Now, were you listening carefully? Can you tell me what was the thing that was special to me? That's right, it was my shell.

And can you remember who did I find it with, on the beach? That's right, my grandma.

This is a tricky one.

Where do I keep it, so it's safe? Well done.

I keep it in a special drawer next to my bed.

Wow, I can tell you are doing really good listening.

Well done.

And hopefully you were able to understand what I was saying because I spoke loudly and clearly.

It's now your turn to do some speaking and some listening.

You are going to work with a partner, so you're going to work together.

We'll have partner A and partner B.

Partner A is going to speak about an object that is special to you, a bit like my special object was a shell.

Yours might be a book, or a certain toy, or it could be a something that you found like a leaf.

It could be anything that is special to you.

Partner B is going to listen to your partner.

Remember when you are listening, look at the person speaking, keep your body still, and pay attention to what the person's saying.

When you are speaking, use a loud clear voice and remember, don't speak too quickly.

Once you've done that, you can swap and partner B can tell partner A what is a special thing for them, and partner A can listen.

So partner A will say, this is special to me because, and then partner B is listening, and then partner B will say something special to me is this because, and partner A will be listening.

So you are taking turns talking, and listening, and trying to use all of those skills that we have just thought about.

So here's a sentence scaffold.

I have a special.

It's special to me because.

Can you pause video now while you complete this task? Well done.

I loved seeing you work so well to together and seeing your speaking and listening skills.

When you were speaking, did you remember to use a loud, clear voice? Well done.

And when you were listening, did you look at the person speaking, keep your body still, and pay attention to what they were saying? Well done.

Can you quickly pause the video and see if you can remember what was your partner, not yours, but what was your partner's special object and why it was special to them? Pause the video now.

Wow, I can tell that you were doing really good listening because you all could remember what their special item was.

Okay, we're now gonna focus on our second learning cycle, which is on answering questions.

So questions are sentences which ask something and require an answer.

To be able to answer a question, you need to listen carefully.

If somebody asked me a question and I wasn't listening, I wouldn't know how to answer it 'cause I don't know what the question is.

Questions begin with different question words.

Let's see what they are.

Here are some examples, who, what, when, where.

Shall we practise saying them? My turn, your turn.

Who, what, when, where.

Well done.

So there are lots of many other question words, but today we're going to focus on these four.

Which of these sentences is asking a question? A, I'm five years old.

B, what is your favourite colour? C, I like the colour yellow.

Which of these is asking a question? Remember to look for one of those question words we just looked at.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

The correct answer is, B is a question.

I can tell it's a question because it's got the question word, what, at the beginning.

What is your favourite colour? This is a question because I'm asking something and I need an answer.

When answering a question, it is important to listen well to what you are being asked.

So you need to, when someone's asking you a question, stop talking, look at the person speaking, and pay attention to what they are asking.

To demonstrate good listening, you need to do all three things at the same time and this will help you to answer the question successfully.

So let's see who has answered this question correctly.

The question is, what is your name? The first person says, "I like pasta." Did they answer the question? The second person said, "I'm five years old," and the third person said, "My name is Andeep." Now remember, the question is, what is your name? Who answered the question correctly? Could you point at who answered the question correctly? That's right, it was Andeep because the question is, what is your name? I like pasta, doesn't answer the question.

I'm five years old, doesn't answer the question, but my name is Andeep, answers the question.

Your answer should be about the question.

Speaking in full sentences can show you have understood the quiz question.

For example, what is your name? Rather than just saying, "Andeep," you can say, "My name is Andeep." That's a full sentence.

It also helps the listener understand what is being said.

A full sentence makes complete sense.

So could you now, with your talk partner, discuss where do you live? And I'd like you to answer in a full sentence.

So you're not just going to say one word, for example, London, or on a boat or on the fifth floor, you are going to say, "I live in," and then you can give your answer.

So could you pause the video now and discuss where do you live with your partner? Well done.

Really good speaking.

I heard loud, clear voices and I saw some people turning, and keeping their bodies still, and focusing on when their partner is speaking.

Good job.

So who has answered this question in a full sentence? So the question is, who is your favourite book character? I can see that question word, who, so I know it's a question.

Who is your favourite book character? So not what's your favourite book, but who is your favourite book character? A character in a book, for example, Goldilocks is a character in the story of the three bears.

So the first person says, "My favourite book is "Beegu"." The second person says, "My favourite book character is Anna Hibiscus." And the third person says, "Anna Hibiscus." So who has answered this in a full sentence, and who's answered this question correctly? Can you point your fingers, who do you think it is? That's right.

It's this person because they've said, "My favourite book character is Anna Hibiscus." They've answered the question, but they've also answered it in a full sentence.

So it's, now I'm going to do an activity and then you are going to do exactly the same.

So first it's my turn, you are going to be the teacher and watch carefully to see if I'm doing it correctly.

So I'm gonna listen carefully to a question.

I will stop talking, look at the person speaking, pay attention.

Okay, here's the question.

What is your favourite lesson in school? Now I'm going to answer the question in a full sentence.

History.

Oh, did you notice my mistake? I was listening and I did answer the question, what's my favourite lesson in school? But did I use a full sentence? No.

Gosh, it's lucky you are there to tell me what to do.

Okay, let me try again.

What's your favourite lesson in school? My favourite lesson in school is history.

Phew.

I did a full sentence that time.

Okay, now it's your turn.

You are going to listen carefully to a question, you will stop talking, look at the person speaking, that will be me, and pay attention.

The question is, where do you go to school? You are now going to answer the question in a full sentence.

Off you go.

Well done.

If your answer was, my favourite food is chips, you didn't answer the question.

The question is, where do you go to school? If you just said one word like, or two words like Evan-Moor or Ashburnham School, again, it wasn't a full sentence.

Hopefully you said, "I go to Ashburnham School," or "I go to Evan-Moor School," or whatever school it is that you go to.

That was in answering in a full sentence.

So now it's time for your final task in today's lesson.

Partner A is going to use a loud, clear voice to ask your partner these questions, one at a time.

So you're going to ask the question, and then stop, and listen to their answer.

Partner B is going to listen carefully and answer each question in full sentences and then you are going to swap.

So the questions are, who makes you laugh? So partner A will ask that question, and then stop and listen while partner B answers in a full sentence.

They might say, for example, "My best friend makes me laugh because they always make funny faces at me." Question two, what is your favourite food? Then you're gonna stop and listen to the answer.

Remember, full sentence, my favourite food is.

Question three, where in the world would you most like to visit? For example, the partner might say, "I would most like to visit." So you are going to be asking questions and then listening to the answer.

And when it's your turn to speak, to answer the questions, I want you to use full sentences and speak loudly and clearly.

Don't forget those listening skills.

Still bodies, looking at the person speaking, lips closed when you are listening.

Could you pause the video now while you complete this task? Wow, well done.

I loved hearing all those funny things that make you laugh.

I loved hearing about your favourite foods, and all the amazing places in the world that you would like to visit, but most of all, I was so impressed with your listening skills and your speaking skills.

Well done.

So did you use a loud, clear voice when you asked your partner your questions? Yeah, I think you did.

Did you listen carefully and did you answer in a full sentence? And can you remember what your partner's answers were? If you can, then you were doing good listening.

Let's have a quick think.

Can you remember, for example, what was your partner's favourite food? Can you remember? Well done.

You were obviously listening really carefully.

So let's summarise what we've learned today.

We have learned that successful listening includes looking at the person speaking and paying close attention.

Successful speaking includes speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear.

We've learned that questions are sentences which ask something and require an answer.

When answering questions, the response should be about the question, and speaking in full sentences helps the listener understand what is being said.

So well done for working so hard today.

The skills we've learned today about how to do good listening, and speaking, and answering questions will be helpful, not just in this lesson, but in all your lessons and in all of life when you are talking to people, your friends, or grownups.

So I hope that you can remember the skills you learned today and that they'll be really useful for you.

Thank you so much for all your hard work today, and hopefully I'll see you for some more learning another time.

Bye.