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Conversation building

I can have a conversation with one or more people, taking turns to listen and talk.

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Conversation building

I can have a conversation with one or more people, taking turns to listen and talk.

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Key learning points

  1. A conversation is when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other.
  2. Listening when someone else is speaking is important in a conversation.
  3. Sharing your opinion and explaining why you have that opinion is important in a conversation.
  4. Asking and answering questions are important parts of having a conversation.

Keywords

  • Conversation - when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other

  • Opinion - what a person thinks or believes

  • Interrupt - talking when someone else is talking, making them stop before they have finished

  • Reply - to respond to someone when they say something to you or answer when they ask you a question

Common misconception

Pupils might think that you can only reply or respond when asked a question.

Give examples of how to respond to statements as well as questions. For example, how could you respond if someone said 'I love your coat'?

Use hand gestures to remind children when taking part in discussions. For example, a gesture for keeping eye contact, or speaking loudly.
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6 Questions

Q1.
If you bumped into a friend at a park and you wanted to chat to them, what could you say to them to start your conversation?
Correct answer: hello
goodbye
sorry
Q2.
How can you show someone you are listening to what they are saying?
Correct answer: Give them eye contact.
Look away from them.
Interrupt them.
Correct answer: Pay attention.
Q3.
How can you make sure people can hear what you are saying in a conversation?
Whisper quietly.
Look at the ground as you speak.
Correct answer: Speak loudly and clearly.
Q4.
A conversation is ...
when one person talks to a big group of people.
Correct answer: when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other.
when two people shake hands.
Q5.
Interrupting someone is when ...
Correct answer: you start talking while someone else is still speaking.
someone hides from you.
someone doesn't say anything.
Q6.
What is an 'opinion'?
what a person wants
Correct answer: what a person thinks or believes
what a person is afraid of

6 Questions

Q1.
Match each keyword to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:opinion,what a person thinks or believes
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what a person thinks or believes

Correct Answer:reply,to respond to someone when they say something to you
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to respond to someone when they say something to you

Correct Answer:conversation,when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other
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when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other

Q2.
What can we do to help us take turns in a conversation?
Look away from one another.
Correct answer: Listen to someone when they are speaking and wait for them to finish.
Move around as much as possible.
Correct answer: Do not interrupt when someone else is speaking.
Q3.
What does it mean to interrupt someone when they are speaking?
Correct answer: talking when someone else is talking, making them stop before they have finished
taking turns to speak in a conversation
keeping eye contact when someone is speaking
Q4.
How might you feel if someone kept interrupting you in a conversation?
Correct answer: sad
Correct answer: annoyed
happy
Correct answer: frustrated
hungry
Q5.
What can you do to keep a conversation going?
Correct answer: Reply to what someone says to you.
Correct answer: Ask questions as well as answering them.
Interrupt as much as possible.
Say 'goodbye'.
Q6.
What should you do if you don't understand what someone says to you?
Just walk away.
Pretend you do understand.
Correct answer: Tell them you don't understand and ask them to explain it to you again.