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Task Summary
The students participated in a guided group discussion about communication.
Duration: 4 minutes 27 seconds
Level 1 Sample 1 transcript (docx - 49.28kb)
Level 1 English, Speaking and Listening achievement standard (extract only)
This speaking sample provides evidence of student achievement for:
Video with annotations against achievement standard extracts for Speaking and Listening only
This segment shows students who can:
Speak audibly and clearly to a familiar audience.
Use varying intonation and volume for emphasis.
Regulate the pace with pausing.
Present simple ideas clearly in group situations.
Use some extended sentences.
Use conditional language to expand upon ideas (e.g. 'if there was a person who came from a different country … we wouldn't understand what they were saying because they're talking in a different language.')
Interact to extend and elaborate on ideas in a discussion (e.g. 'if someone from Indonesia, like, came over …').
Provide simple justifications ('because we know … those very well').
This segment shows students who can:
Elaborate on ideas using a short sequence of sentences.
Incorporate learnt content into spoken text (discuss the use of technology).
Use some precise vocabulary from learning areas ('emojis', 'message', 'answer').
Actively encourage or support other speakers.
Show awareness of discussion conventions (use appropriate language to express agreement).
Planning the next stage of student learning
When planning the next stage of the teaching and learning program to progress these students' learning, focus on the following skills and knowledge:
Level 1
- Understand that there are different ways of asking for information, making offers and giving commands (VCELA200)
- Explore different ways of expressing emotions, including verbal, visual, body language and facial expressions (VCELA201)
Level 2
- Understand that spoken, visual and written forms of language are different modes of communication with different features and their use varies according to the audience, purpose, context and cultural background (VCELA234)
- Understand the use of vocabulary about familiar and new topics and experiment with and begin to make conscious choices of vocabulary to suit audience and purpose (VCELA237)
- Listen for specific purposes and information, including instructions, and extend students' own and others' ideas in discussions through initiating topics, making positive statements, and voicing disagreement in an appropriate manner (VCELY244)