Starter quiz
- 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?
- hello ✓
- goodbye
- sorry
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- How can you show someone you are listening to what they are saying?
- Give them eye contact. ✓
- Look away from them.
- Interrupt them.
- Pay attention. ✓
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- How can you make sure people can hear what you are saying in a conversation?
- Whisper quietly.
- Look at the ground as you speak.
- Speak loudly and clearly. ✓
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- A conversation is ...
- when one person talks to a big group of people.
- when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other. ✓
- when two people shake hands.
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- Interrupting someone is when ...
- you start talking while someone else is still speaking. ✓
- someone hides from you.
- someone doesn't say anything.
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- What is an 'opinion'?
- what a person wants
- what a person thinks or believes ✓
- what a person is afraid of
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Exit quiz
- Match each keyword to the correct definition.
- opinion⇔what a person thinks or believes ✓
- reply⇔to respond to someone when they say something to you ✓
- conversation⇔when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other ✓
- What can we do to help us take turns in a conversation?
- Look away from one another.
- Listen to someone when they are speaking and wait for them to finish. ✓
- Move around as much as possible.
- Do not interrupt when someone else is speaking. ✓
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- What does it mean to interrupt someone when they are speaking?
- 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
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- How might you feel if someone kept interrupting you in a conversation?
- sad ✓
- annoyed ✓
- happy
- frustrated ✓
- hungry
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- What can you do to keep a conversation going?
- Reply to what someone says to you. ✓
- Ask questions as well as answering them. ✓
- Interrupt as much as possible.
- Say 'goodbye'.
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- What should you do if you don't understand what someone says to you?
- Just walk away.
- Pretend you do understand.
- Tell them you don't understand and ask them to explain it to you again. ✓
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Key learning points
- A conversation is when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other.
- Listening when someone else is speaking is important in a conversation.
- Sharing your opinion and explaining why you have that opinion is important in a conversation.
- Asking and answering questions are important parts of having a conversation.
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'?
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
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