Communication Skills in Grade 7 focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing to help students share ideas clearly and confidently. Through inquiry learning, learners ask questions, practice different forms of communication, and reflect on how messages are understood. Instead of only memorizing grammar or vocabulary, they explore real-life situations like debates, group projects, and presentations. Activities such as role-play, interviews, and creative writing make communication active and meaningful. By learning to adapt tone, style, and body language, Communication Skills become essential tools for collaboration, leadership, and success in school and beyond.
🟢 Starter
- Introduce yourself in three complete sentences.
- Write a short thank-you note to a teacher.
- Explain what active listening means.
- Practice a one-minute speech on your favorite hobby.
- List three polite expressions used in conversation.
- Write three questions to ask in an interview.
- Role-play greeting a new classmate.
- Identify three examples of body language.
- Practice giving clear directions to a place in school.
- Write a simple email to request information.
- Explain the difference between formal and informal speech.
- Summarize a short story in three sentences.
- Write three ways to show respect in conversation.
- Practice asking for help politely.
- Record yourself reading a paragraph with expression.
- Write three examples of nonverbal communication.
- Practice paraphrasing someone’s idea in your own words.
- Write a reflection on why listening is important.
- Role-play ordering food at a restaurant.
- Explain how tone changes meaning in speech.
🟡 Practice
- Write a short persuasive paragraph about a school issue.
- Debate with a partner: should homework be optional?
- Summarize the main idea of a news article.
- Record a short podcast about your favorite subject.
- Write instructions for a simple classroom task.
- Compare written communication with spoken communication.
- Role-play a job interview.
- Write a dialogue between two characters solving a problem.
- Research how communication has changed with technology.
- Write an email inviting a friend to a school event.
- Practice giving a three-minute presentation on a chosen topic.
- Create a poster with symbols and images that communicate a message.
- Write a short story told entirely through dialogue.
- Practice asking open-ended questions in conversation.
- Summarize a chapter of a book in five sentences.
- Write a reflection on how to handle miscommunication.
- Compare formal speeches with casual conversations.
- Role-play a parent-teacher meeting.
- Write three strategies for overcoming stage fright.
- Reflect: how does communication build friendships?
🔴 Challenge
- Write an essay on why communication is essential in leadership.
- Deliver a persuasive speech on an environmental issue.
- Research how communication styles differ across cultures.
- Write a report on the role of media in modern communication.
- Debate: is social media improving or harming communication?
- Create a podcast episode interviewing classmates.
- Research how communication is used in diplomacy.
- Write a story that shows the effects of miscommunication.
- Analyze a famous speech and explain its effectiveness.
- Write a persuasive letter to the school board.
- Investigate how body language impacts interviews.
- Create a role-play about conflict resolution.
- Research how advertising uses persuasive communication.
- Write a diary entry about improving your communication skills.
- Create a presentation about the importance of active listening.
- Debate: are emojis a real form of communication?
- Research how communication skills affect career success.
- Write about communication barriers in multicultural teams.
- Reflect: how has your communication improved this year?
- Propose three innovative ways schools can teach communication.