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B. Foundations of Language · Listening, Speaking and Word Power

Listening, Speaking and Word Power: Unit Review

A1.1 A1.2 A3.1 A3.2 B1.1 B1.2 B1.3 B1.4 B1.5 B2.1 B2.2 B2.3About 40 minutes
Learning goals
  • I can listen, respond and speak effectively in formal and informal situations.
  • I can analyze non-verbal communication and choose precise words, cohesive sentences and the right voice.
  • I can use prefixes, suffixes, bases and roots to read and understand complex words.
  • I can learn and use subject vocabulary and explain word relationships.
  • I can read fluently with phrasing, a suitable pace and expression that fits the purpose.

Words to know

relevant
Connected to the topic being discussed.
register
How formal or informal your language is.
cohesive tie
A word that links sentences, like a pronoun or a transition.
passive voice
A sentence where the subject receives the action.
chameleon prefix
A prefix that changes its last letter to match the base.
analogy
A comparison of two pairs of words with the same relationship.
phrasing
Reading in meaningful word groups.

Let's review!

In this unit you grew as a listener, speaker and word expert. You analyzed what makes listening effective in formal and informal discussions, chose listening strategies before, during and after listening, spoke for different purposes and audiences, analyzed how non-verbal communication varies across cultures, chose precise words and cohesive sentences, and chose between the active and passive voice. Then you read complex words by peeling affixes, learned more chameleon prefixes, Grade 6 prefixes, suffixes and Greek and Latin roots, built subject vocabulary, solved analogies, explored Canadian English, read with phrasing and pace, and read aloud with expression for different purposes.

This review has a few questions from every lesson. Try each one, then press Show answer to check.

Listening, Speaking and Word PowerListeningrelevant questionsbefore, during, afternon-verbal cluesSpeakingpurpose and audienceprecise, cohesive wordsactive or passive?Word Poweraffixes and rootsanalogies, Canadian wordsphrasing and expression
The whole unit at a glance. Each box matches one or two lessons; use it to pick which review sections to start with.
1. Peel prefixesir · re2. Peel suffixesable3. Find the baseplace4. Put it togetherirreplaceableMeaning check: cannot be replaced. Does it make sense in the sentence?The peel strategy
A quick reminder of the peel strategy for long words, using irreplaceable.

Listening in Discussions: Relevant Questions and Thoughtful Responses

1

The discussion is about a new school garden. Write one relevant question.

2

Rewrite respectfully: "No way, that's wrong."

3

What should you do with a question that isn't relevant right now?

Listening Strategies: Before, During and After

1

Name one strategy for before, one for during and one for after listening.

2

What do the signal words most importantly tell you?

3

Turn "I don't get it" into a clarifying question about a talk on wetlands.

Speaking for a Purpose and Audience: Formal and Informal

1

Formal or informal: a speech at an assembly? A chat on the bus?

2

Give two signposts you could use in a talk.

3

Rewrite formally: "Hey guys, this is gonna be about bats."

Expression, Gestures and Body Language Across Cultures

1

Give two possible meanings of a long pause before someone answers.

2

Why is it unfair to say "All people from one culture use the same gestures"?

3

In ASL, what can raised eyebrows show?

Speaking Precisely: Descriptive Words, Varied Sentences and Cohesion

1

Give a precise verb for walked slowly and tiredly.

2

Add a cohesive tie: It snowed all night. School was cancelled.

3

Fix the unclear pronoun: Ana and Bea fed the cat. She gave it tuna.

Active or Passive Voice? Choosing When You Speak

1

Active or passive? The cookies were baked by Grandma.

2

Change to active: The goal was scored by Priya.

3

Give one good reason to use the passive voice.

Reading Complex Words: Peeling Affixes and More Chameleon Prefixes

1

Split into morphemes: misunderstanding.

2

What chameleon prefix is in occur? What is the original prefix?

3

Why does effect have two f's?

4

Build two words from: prefixes af, in | base fect | suffixes ion, ed.

Prefixes for Grade 6: Good, Bad, All, Over, Under and Together

1

What does bene- mean? What does mal- mean?

2

Explain hypothermia using its parts.

3

What's the difference between intramural and interschool?

Suffixes for Grade 6: People, Places, Actions and Shifting Sounds

1

Make a person from science and from music.

2

Write the noun form of pronounce.

3

Where is the stress in photography?

4

Which is correct in Canada: exercise or exercize?

Greek and Latin Roots for Grade 6: Turn, Breathe, Hold, Air and Name

1

What does vert mean? What is a vertebrate?

2

Explain aerodynamic.

3

What does nym mean? Give two words.

Words for Every Subject: Learning and Using Grade 6 Vocabulary

1

Conductor or insulator: a plastic spoon? A copper wire?

2

Write a ratio for 5 dogs and 2 cats.

3

What does perspective mean? Use the word parts.

Word Relationships: Analogies, Formal Words and Canadian English

1

Complete: calf : moose :: cub : ___

2

Complete: freeze : thaw :: arrive : ___

3

Give a formal word for help and for start.

Reading Fluently: Phrasing, Accuracy and Pace in Grade 6 Texts

1

Mark the phrases: The dog that lives next door barks at the mail carrier every morning.

2

How should you read a math word problem?

3

What should you do if you can't retell a paragraph?

Reading Aloud with Expression: Scripts, Speeches, Poems and Reports

1

Should you read (sadly) aloud in a script?

2

Where does your voice often go at the end of Can we go skating?

3

Which tone fits a news report: excited, neutral or angry?

Just for fun

Riddle: What starts with e, ends with e, and usually contains just one letter?

An envelope! (Word experts read riddles very carefully.)

How to use this review

  • Do one or two sections at a time; you don't have to finish in one sitting.
  • Say your answers out loud before checking. Speaking is part of this unit!
  • Put a star beside any question you missed, then go back to that lesson and redo its Your turn questions.
  • Finish with the quiz below. If you get 8 or more right, you're ready to move on.
Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

Which response builds on a classmate's idea?

2.

Which is a during-listening strategy?

3.

Which greeting fits a formal presentation?

4.

A classmate doesn't make eye contact while you talk. What's the best way to think about it?

5.

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

6.

What is the chameleon prefix in suggest?

7.

Omnivore means an animal that eats...

8.

What does spir mean in respiration?

9.

Complete: page : book :: player : ___

10.

Which shows good phrasing?

For parents and teachers

How to use the results: Look at which kind of question your child missed and revisit that lesson.

  • Relevant questions, respectful disagreement, formal vs. informal discussions → Listening in Discussions: Relevant Questions and Thoughtful Responses.
  • Before/during/after strategies, signal words, two-column notes, clarifying questions → Listening Strategies: Before, During and After.
  • Purpose and audience, register, signposts, openings and closings → Speaking for a Purpose and Audience: Formal and Informal.
  • Analyzing gestures and body language, cultural differences, assumptions, ASL → Expression, Gestures and Body Language Across Cultures.
  • Precise words, overloading adjectives, varied sentences, cohesive ties, unclear pronouns → Speaking Precisely: Descriptive Words, Varied Sentences and Cohesion.
  • Active vs. passive voice, choosing a voice for an audience → Active or Passive Voice? Choosing When You Speak.
  • Splitting long words, chameleon prefixes (ex-, sub-, ob-, ad-, dis-), the fect matrix → Reading Complex Words: Peeling Affixes and More Chameleon Prefixes.
  • bene-, mal-, omni-, hyper-/hypo-, intra-/inter-, syn-/sym- → Prefixes for Grade 6: Good, Bad, All, Over, Under and Together.
  • -ist, -ian, -ize, -ary/-ory, -ical, -cy, stress shifts, spelling changes in families → Suffixes for Grade 6: People, Places, Actions and Shifting Sounds.
  • Roots like vert, spir, ced, aero, morph, nym, arch → Greek and Latin Roots for Grade 6: Turn, Breathe, Hold, Air and Name.
  • Academic vs. subject words, science/math/social studies vocabulary, vocabulary journals → Words for Every Subject: Learning and Using Grade 6 Vocabulary.
  • Analogies, formal and informal words, Canadian English → Word Relationships: Analogies, Formal Words and Canadian English.
  • Phrasing long sentences, pacing for math, charts and science texts → Reading Fluently: Phrasing, Accuracy and Pace in Grade 6 Texts.
  • Intonation, stress, marking up scripts and poems, reading for purpose → Reading Aloud with Expression: Scripts, Speeches, Poems and Reports.

Tip: Oral language and vocabulary keep growing through everyday conversation. Keep discussing, asking about word parts, and reading aloud together, even in Grade 6. The companion unit Foundations of Writing covers spelling, handwriting and keyboarding, grammar and punctuation.