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Sharing an opinion by speaking loudly and clearly

I can share an opinion by speaking loudly and clearly.

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Key learning points

  1. Things you think or believe are called your opinions
  2. An audience is a group of people listening to or watching a performance or speaker
  3. Speaking loudly and clearly is important when talking in front of an audience

Keywords

  • Opinion - An opinion is what a person thinks or believes.

  • Audience - An audience is a group of people gathered to watch a performance or event.

Common misconception

Children in KS1 might not project their voices or speak loudly.

Show children a simple volume scale or traffic light system to visually represent the desired volume level.


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You may wish to create a 'speakers corner' in your classroom. This would be a designated place that the children would stand when talking to the class. This helps them to understand that they need to project their voice when speaking in this spot.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is it important to do when speaking out loud?
speak quietly
Correct answer: speak loudly
speak very quickly
Q2.
Why is standing up to speak a good thing to do when speaking to an audience?
it makes you look taller
Correct answer: it is more special and grown up
it means you can jump up and down while speaking
Q3.
Where should a person look when speaking to an audience?
Correct answer: at the audience
at the floor
at the ceiling
Q4.
How should we speak to an audience?
in one word answers
Correct answer: in full sentences
not at all
Q5.
When someone is speaking to you, what should you do?
look at the floor
talk over them
Correct answer: listen to them
Q6.
After someone has finished speaking to an audience, what is a polite thing to do?
Correct answer: give them a clap
shout at them
stay silent

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is an opinion?
Correct answer: what a person thinks or believes
what a person does
what a person says
Q2.
What does it mean to 'share' an opinion?
to let somebody borrow your opinion
Correct answer: to tell somebody what you think
to break your opinion and give half to somebody else
Q3.
An opinion is personal to who?
everyone
Correct answer: the person who has the opinion
the person who is listening to the opinion
Q4.
Can an opinion be wrong?
yes
Correct answer: no
sometimes
Q5.
What is an audience?
Correct answer: a group of people gathered together to watch a performance
a group of children playing in the playground
a group of teachers having lunch
Q6.
Which of these are important things to do when speaking in front of an audience?
Correct answer: keep your feet flat on the floor
look at the floor
speak quietly
Correct answer: speak louder than you normally would