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Year 2 Oral Language

Imagine you are visiting a marae with your group. Practise speaking clearly, listening carefully, and taking turns. You can say your answers aloud before writing them.

Look, notice and describe

Read the description and use its details to help you answer. The wharenui has carved wooden patterns, and the group speaks quietly.

1.Choose two words from the list that describe the wharenui, then say a sentence using both words.

carved
quiet
wooden
stripy

2.Mere notices the group has arrived at the entrance. Which is a polite way to begin speaking to the welcoming adult?

“Hello, thank you for welcoming us.”
“Move out of the way.”
“I don’t want to be here.”

3.Imagine you can hear a gentle breeze moving through the harakeke. Choose a sound word and say it aloud.

rustle
crash
beep

Listen and take turns

Read each spoken line in the questions aloud with a partner. Take turns being the speaker and the listener.

4.Talia says, “I liked seeing the patterns on the wharenui.” What is a good listening response?

“What patterns did you notice?”
“Stop talking.”
“I’m not listening.”

5.Hana says, “I felt excited when we arrived.” Write or say one kind response that shows you listened.

6.Which action helps everyone hear a speaker during a group kōrero?

Wait for your turn and listen
Talk over the speaker
Turn your back and walk away

Give clear instructions and tell a story

Use order words such as first, next, then and finally to help your listener follow your ideas.

7.Put these steps for sharing a kete with a visitor in the order that makes sense. Write 1, 2 and 3 beside them: - Hold the kete carefully so the visitor can see it. - Ask if the visitor would like to see the kete. - Thank the visitor for listening.

8.Mere is explaining how to greet someone politely. Choose the best first step.

Look towards the person and wait for a pause
Speak while someone else is talking
Walk away without greeting

9.Finish this story aloud or in writing: “As our group left the marae, we noticed something surprising…” Add what happened and how you felt.

10.Plan a short spoken description of one detail from the visit. Include what it looked or sounded like and how it made you feel.

11.Before you speak, choose one helpful speaking habit and one helpful listening habit to practise with your partner.

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