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Specific language
skills encouraged
Tentative language
is useful in speculating, predicting and hypothesising about places and
processes of change. This may include expressions of uncertainty, hope,
anxiety, delight, anger, relief and persuasive language, eg in relation
to environment issues. Orally through debate, drama and role play are
highlighted here.
Examples of connections
to literacy
- similar skills
to those above but with the emphasis on prediction and hypothesis
- selection of information
to support or justify views and articulate personal responses
- argue a viewpoint
using evidence, combat others? arguments
- use language to
explore, hypothesise, be tentative, eg perhaps, if ... then, it is possible
that, etc.
Examples of connections
to geography programme of study
- ask geographical
questions (1a)
- communicating
and exchanging views in variety of ways (2f)
- decision making
(2g)
- explore the idea
of global citizenship (3e)
- explore the idea
of sustainable development (5b)
- study issues of
topical significance (7d)
- interrelationships
between population and resources (6fii)
- effects of economic
changes (6hiii)
- effects of environmental
planning (6jiii)
- effects on the
environment of use of a resource (6kii)
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