Indonesian
Stage 4
Age
Co-creator: Coreena Allen
School: Merewether High School
Activity context
These digital resources are designed for languages teachers to use with Interactive Whiteboards. This
activity has been designed to consolidate the language in the topic of talking about age.
Syllabus links:
4.UL.2
A student demonstrates understanding of the main ideas and supporting detail in written
texts and responds appropriately
4.UL.3
A student establishes and maintains communication in familiar situations
4.MLC.1
A student demonstrates understanding of the importance of appropriate use of language in
diverse contexts
Notebook page
Activity
Title page
Key word matching
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for
age and numbers.
Students match the Indonesian word with its English translation.
The teacher could add a timer from the Gallery tab to time the
activity.
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Question/answer practice
The teacher and/or students touches 'Select' to randomly choose
a name. Then they touch in the white box of the random number
generator to randomly generate a number. Students then follow
the example given to ask the person's age and provide the
response.
Sentence formation
Students use the words from the word pool in the yellow box to
complete this activity.
Students read the sentences in the blue rectangles one by one.
For each sentence, students drag the corresponding words from
the yellow box into the pink box to form the correct translation.
Once each sentence is complete, students touch each blue
rectangle to reveal the correct answer.
Students can also complete this activity in their books.
Listening activity
Students touch the yellow stars at the bottom of the page to hear
a person introduce themselves, saying their name, age and
hobby. Students then say which person the audio matches. When
complete, students use the pull tabs attached to each person to
see the transcript of their introduction and check their responses.
This could also be used as a reading exercise.
Continuation of previous activity.
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Anagrams
Students look at the English clue on the left and hit the
appropriate letters in the correct order to spell out the Indonesian
translation. Touch 'Next' to move on to the next word.
The activity can be edited to include eight vocabulary items.
Magic wall
Students look at the English clue on the left and say/write (in their
books) the Indonesian translation. By dragging the English
phrase through the magic wall, the Indonesian will be revealed.
Guessing game
Students guess the age of each person, drilling the
question/answer pattern.
Once the response has been given, the teacher and/or student
drags the magnifying glass to the area below each person to
reveal the correct age.
The class could then use the structures to make their own survey
of students in the class.
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Assessment strategies:
The teacher:
 observes students responding to questions, participating in activities and interacting with each other
 provides direct oral feedback to the class to enhance learning
 supports individual students with additional explanations and feedback
 reinforces linguistic links and encourages students to make linguistic connections
 provides opportunities for summative as well as formative assessment.
Assessment criteria:
The student:
 listens actively to aid comprehension
 practises pronunciation to assist in oral skills
 develops skills in the spelling of Indonesian words
 participates in activities to develop vocabulary recognition
 demonstrates comprehension of written Indonesian
 develops and demonstrates oral and writing skills in context.
The Notebook files for each student can form part of your assessment to inform your teaching and capture
"point in time" learning.
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