Primary English: Listening and Speaking — Tutor Lesson Plan (picture talk, short exchanges)

2026-10-28

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Listening marks are lost by waiting for the whole sentence. Pupils should guess what they will hear before the recording starts.

Objectives — the student can predict content from the questions, catch keywords and numbers in short exchanges, and describe a picture in three sentences.

01 Prerequisites (3-minute check)

If any of these fails, fix it before the lesson starts.

Skill	Quick check	Pass mark
Vocabulary	Give five action verbs	run, jump, eat, read, write
Numbers	Hear the difference in thirteen and thirty	Stress and ending
Frames	There is and There are	Singular and plural

02 Lesson flow (45 minutes)

Time	Stage	Tutor does	Student does
0-8 min	Predict	Guess from the questions	Write three guesses
8-18 min	Short exchanges	Keywords and numbers	Two listening tasks
18-28 min	Picture talk	Who, doing what, where	Describe one picture
28-38 min	Speaking	One minute, recorded	Listen back
38-42 min	Correction	One sentence only, no place	Say it again
42-45 min	Exit check	Three questions marked	Finish alone

03 Teaching script (read it out)

Scene 1: Predict first, then listen with a target

If the question asks where the boy is, list place words before playback: park, school, library.
Then you only wait for a place word, not the whole sentence.

Student writes three possible place words.

Scene 2: Short exchanges carry person, action, number

Answers usually sit on those three word types.
Listen for the ending of thirteen and thirty.
After but or however comes the answer.

Student listens to two exchanges and fills a table.

Scene 3: Three sentences describe a picture

There is or There are for what is present.
He or She is plus an -ing verb for the action.
It is in the plus a place.
Three sentences suffice; no script needed.

Note: every sentence needs a verb; a list of nouns is not a sentence.

04 Question types and worked steps

Type	Example	Steps	Answer
Predicting	Where is the boy?	Guess places	park or school
Numbers	thirteen or thirty	Listen for the ending	13 or 30
Picture talk	a park scene	Three frames	There is… He is… It is in…
Answering	Do you like…?	Full answer	Yes, I do. or No, I do not.

Sanity check (teach this): A sentence needs a verb; a string of nouns is not a sentence.

05 Independent practice (3 questions)

Question	Answer	What to watch
First sentence for a picture	There is or There are	Shows existence
Telling thirteen from thirty	Stress and ending	Common confusion
How many sentences in one minute?	Three to five	Use the frame

06 Common mistakes and what to say

Mistake	Student writes	Say this
Waiting for the whole sentence	falls behind	Predict first.
Only one sentence	too little content	Use three frames.
No verb	There a boy	Add is.
Bare yes or no	writes Yes	Yes, I do.

07 Homework (paper, section and question numbers)

Primary English chapter index — Use the three tasks on this page

08 Exit check (last 5 minutes)

Question	Answer	Decision
First sentence frame	There is or There are	All right: move to writing
Thirteen against thirty	Stress and ending	One wrong: re-teach
Must short answers be full?	Yes	Two wrong: repeat scene 2

09 Tutor FAQ

Memorise a script?

No; frames sound natural.

Correct pronunciation?

Only where it blocks understanding, such as th and s.

Are short sentences allowed?

Yes, if complete.

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