Oral Genre Communicating


WALT: Ask and answer riddles using co-operative group roles.


Spoken Text Type: Anecdotes and Co-operative Group Roles


A Riddle me this, riddle me that! In groups, try to work out the answers to the following riddles. Use the co-operative group roles to help you.


1. What has to be broken before you can use it?


2. What goes up but never comes back down?


3. What begins with T, finishes with T and has T in it?


4. What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?


5. What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?


Manager: Keep the group on task  Let’s take it in turns to read a riddle.


 We have __ minutes to figure this out.


 Let’s decide what we think the correct answer is.


 Has anyone got any ideas about this riddle?


Encourager: Encourage speakers  That’s a great idea!/Well done!/ Brilliant!/That’s super!/We are doing really well!/Keep it up!


 It’s important that we all pitch in.


 Let’s try to tease this out/think outside the box.


 Let’s listen to ___’s opinion. Strand: Oral Language Element: Exploring and Using LO 11


6. What travels around the world but stays in one spot?


7. What is full of holes but still holds water?


8. What answer can you never answer yes to?


9. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?


 Are we all happy to go with this answer?


 Is everyone ready to move on?


Record keeper: Take notes, summarise or clarify ideas  Am I right in saying that … ?  Can I clarify ___ with you?  Just to be clear …


Spokesperson: Act as spokesperson when reporting to the class


 Our group worked on the following riddles …


 In doing this, we learned that …  ___ had responsibility for …  Our answers to the riddles are … because …


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