AC9E9LY02 • Year 9 English

Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences...: Year 9 English topic guide

listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences, analysing how language features position listeners to respond in particular ways, and use interacting skills to present and discuss opinions regarding these texts

What students learn in AC9E9LY02

This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences.... 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: listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences, analysing how language features position listeners to respond in particular ways, and use interacting skills to present and discuss opinions regarding these texts.
  • Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
  • discussing how stereotypes are created through language and how they position listeners to respond using effective strategies for dialogue and discussion in a range of formal and informal contexts, including speaking clearly and coherently and for an appropriate length of time, presenting an opinion and listening to the opinions of others
  • 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: listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences, analysing how language features position listeners to respond in particular ways, and use interacting skills to present and discuss opinions regarding these texts
  • E1: discussing how stereotypes are created through language and how they position listeners to respond
  • E2: using effective strategies for dialogue and discussion in a range of formal and informal contexts, including speaking clearly and coherently and for an appropriate length of time, presenting an opinion and listening to the opinions of others

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

AC9E9LY02 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 v9.0AC9E9LY02 — listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences, analysing how language features position listeners to respond in particular ways, and use interacting skills to present and discuss opinions regarding these texts
VictoriaVictorian Curriculum F-10Year 9 English: closest match in Interacting with others. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference.
NSWNSW CurriculumStage 5 English: closest content focus for Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences... and related outcomes.
United StatesCommon Core / NGSSGrade 9 Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences....
England / UKNational CurriculumKey Stage 3 / Year 9: closest programme-of-study match for Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences....
CanadaProvincial and territory curriculaGrade 9 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference.
New ZealandNew Zealand CurriculumLevel 5 English: closest achievement-objective topic for Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences....
IndiaNCERT / CBSEClass 9 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences....

Related Year 9 English topics

Official curriculum references