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1. THE 5
MACRO SKILLS

2. CONTENTS
LISTENING
01
03 READING
02 SPEAKING
04 WRITING
05 VIEWING

3. When we learn a language, there are 5 skills that we need to
complete in communication. These skills are listening,
speaking, reading, writing and viewing. These 5 skills of
language (also known as the 5 skills of language learning) allow an
individual to comprehend and produce spoken language for
proper and effective interpersonal communication.

4. When we learn a language, there are 4
skills that we need to complete in
communication. These skills are
listening, speaking, reading, and
writing. These 4 skills of language (also
known as the 4 skills of language learning)
allow an individual to comprehend and
produce spoken language for proper
and effective interpersonal
communication.
The main skills are all basic and very important. They are
called the MACRO SKILLS.
Macro skills refer to the primary, key, main, and largest skill
set relative to a particular context. It is commonly referred to
in English language.
Listening and speaking are the brain input skills but reading
and writing are brain output skills.

5. LISTENING
01
“ H o n o r y o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p s b y d e v e l o p i n g
l i s t e n i n g s k i l l s . ” - A l a n L o k o s

6. LISTENING
Listening is the
most important
skill in
communication.
This is a communication
technique that requires the
listener to understand,
interpret and evaluate what
he or she hears.
Listening effectively
improves personal
relationships through
the reduction of
conflict and
strengthens
cooperation through a
collective
understanding.

7. Listening is the ability to accurately
receive and interpret messages in the
communication process. Listening is key to all
effective communication, without the ability
to listen effectively messages are easily
misunderstood – communication breaks
down and the sender of the message can
easily become frustrated or irritated.

8. Activities for Grades 1-3
Bring Me
5W's and 1H
Simple Retelling
Activities for Grades 4-6
1. Watch films that model
conversation skills.
2. Reinforce active listening.
3. Ask open-ended questions.

9. LISTENING

10. SPEAKING
02
“ E v e r y t h i n g b e c o m e s a l i t t l e d i f f e r e n t a s s o o n
a s i t i s s p o k e n o u t l o u d . ” - H e r m a n n H e s s e

11. Language is a tool for
communication. We
communicate with others,
to express our ideas, and to
know others’ ideas as well.
This assists the learners to
begin to manipulate the
language by presenting them
with a certain amount of
choice, albeit within a fairly
controlled situation.
In primary schools elocution
and recitation are main
sources to master the sounds,
rhythms, and intonation of
the English language through
simple reproduction.
SPEAKING
The manifestations of the
language in games and
pair work activities are
encouraging source to
learn to speak the
language.

12. Activities in
Grades 1 to 3
• Oral with rewards
• Comparing a
• Picture Describing
• Story telling
Activities in
Grades 4 to 6
• Role Play
• Brainstorming
• Interviews
• Story Completion
Reporting

13. READING
03
“ R e a d i n g i s a w a y f o r m e t o e x p a n d m y m i n d ,
o p e n m y e y e s , a n d f i l l u p m y h e a r t . ” -
O p r a h W i n f r e y

14. Reading is a fundamental skill for learners, not
just for learning but for life with reading being
defined as ― the ability to draw meaning from
the printed page and interpret this information
appropriately.
Reading is a learning skill. It helps you
improve all parts of the English
language – vocabulary, spelling,
grammar, and writing.

15. It helps to develop language intuition in the
corrected form. Then the brain imitates
them, producing similar sentences to express
the desired meaning.
Imagine what your life would be like if
you didn‘t know how to read.
Approximately only 80% of the
world‘s population is reported to be
able to read.

16. Using skimming or
scanning technique
to read quickly is
highly effective.
While reading
underlining of key
words is a must.
Reading Skills
help the
students grasp
the content and
draw
conclusions.

17. Reading skill development
includes the ability to
comprehend and use both
listening and speaking skills
because you need to:
 Hear a word before you
can say it
 Say a word before you can
read it
 Read a word before you
can write it
The students should
also make it a point
to familiarize
themselves with the
jargons and new
words by making
reading a habit be it
reading newspapers,
articles, books,
magazines etc.

18. WRITING
04
“ Wr i t i n g i s a n e x p l o r a t i o n . Yo u s t a r t f r o m
n o t h i n g a n d l e a r n a s y o u g o . ” - E . L .
D o c t o r o w

19. Writing provides a learner with
physical evidence of his
achievements and he can measure
his improvement. It helps to
consolidate their grasp of
vocabulary and structure, and
complements the other language
skills. It helps to understand the
text and write compositions.

20. It can foster the learner’s ability to
summarize and to use the language
freely. To write flawless language one
should excel in the Writing Skills.
Importance should be given to
composition and creative writing.

21. These has four main goals for student achievement:
1.To write clearly and creatively to convey a message
2. To communicate ideas, thoughts, feelings, and
experiences
3. To understand that writing is a reflective and
interactive process
4. To understand the different purposes, audiences, and
forms for writing

22. VIEWING
05
“ Wr i t i n g i s a n e x p l o r a t i o n . Yo u s t a r t f r o m
n o t h i n g a n d l e a r n a s y o u g o . ” - E . L .
D o c t o r o w

23. Viewing is a process that supports
oracy and literacy. Understanding visual
images and connecting them to
accompanying spoken or written
words. It involves interpreting the
images for which words stand and
connecting visual images in videos,
computer program and website

24. Viewing enhances listening
skills when students attend to
nonverbal communication and
visual elements of performance,
video, television, film and
multimedia presentations.

25. Grades 1-3
Flashcards
Short Videos
Photographs
Grades 4-6
Movies Multimedia
Webpages
Comics
Newspaper
Charts

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