AC9EFLY07 • Foundation English

And deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events...: Foundation English topic guide

create and deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events to peers, using features of voice such as appropriate volume

What students learn in AC9EFLY07

This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of And deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.

  • Start with the main idea: create and deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events to peers, using features of voice such as appropriate volume.
  • Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
  • sharing a personal experience, interest or discovery with peers in a semi-formal situation sharing personal responses to ideas and events experienced through texts
  • Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.

Curriculum coverage and elaborations

The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.

  • Content description: create and deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events to peers, using features of voice such as appropriate volume
  • E1: sharing a personal experience, interest or discovery with peers in a semi-formal situation
  • E2: sharing personal responses to ideas and events experienced through texts
  • E3: using visual prompts to practise staying on topic or to sequence ideas

How to use this unit

Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.

Teacher resource

AC9EFLY07 teacher slide

Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.

Open teacher slide (PDF)

Common mistakes to watch for

  • Answering from memory without using clues from the text, sentence or image.
  • Knowing the idea orally but not transferring it into reading, writing or speaking.
  • Missing punctuation, word order or vocabulary clues that change meaning.

International curriculum mapping

This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.

RegionCurriculumClosest mapping
AustraliaAustralian Curriculum v9.0AC9EFLY07 — create and deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events to peers, using features of voice such as appropriate volume
VictoriaVictorian Curriculum F-10Foundation English: closest match in Creating texts. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference.
NSWNSW CurriculumEarly Stage 1 English: closest content focus for And deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events... and related outcomes.
United StatesCommon Core / NGSSKindergarten Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for And deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events....
England / UKNational CurriculumKey Stage 1 / Year 1: closest programme-of-study match for And deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events....
CanadaProvincial and territory curriculaKindergarten closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference.
New ZealandNew Zealand CurriculumLevel 1 English: closest achievement-objective topic for And deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events....
IndiaNCERT / CBSEKindergarten / Foundation closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for And deliver short spoken texts to report ideas and events....

Related Foundation English topics

Official curriculum references