Strictly Speaking

Educational value

• This is an indispensable resource for the speaking mode in the English curriculum and for student development of formal oral literacy in the middle years of schooling. It is particularly useful for content descriptions in years 5 to 8 about the use of oral interaction skills such as vocabulary, voice and body language, and the planning, rehearsal and delivery of presentations. The resource is particularly useful in preparing for public-speaking competitions.

Year level

5; 6; 7; 8

Topics Speaking Creating texts Social relations Word meanings Attitudes Critical thinking Listening comprehension Editing Social settings (Narratives) Conversations Language conventions Text types Imaginative texts Public speaking Debating Text purpose