Asking and answering questions
I can listen to and answer questions about myself.
Asking and answering questions
I can listen to and answer questions about myself.
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Key learning points
- Successful listening includes looking at the person speaking and paying close attention.
- Successful speaking includes speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear.
- Questions are sentences which ask something and require an answer.
- When answering questions, the response should be about the question.
- Speaking in full sentences helps the listener understand what is being said.
Keywords
Speaking - using your voice to talk to someone
Listening - paying attention to what someone is saying
Question - a type of sentence that asks the listener for an answer
Common misconception
Pupils will often answer questions with one word answers.
Model to pupils speaking in full sentences and always provide speaking frames (this can be verbally) to support pupils answering in full sentences.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
I am five.
My name is Jun.
I like playing with balls.