English · Stage 6

Respectful Talk

Oracy — talk respectfully across cultures and viewpoints: listen fully, ask before you assume, disagree without disrespect, and describe differences without stereotypes.

✦ English📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start

I can communicate respectfully with people of different cultures and viewpoints.

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Kavi Meets a New Friend

"My new friend does things differently from me," said Kavi. "So I listen to their whole idea, I ask instead of guessing, and I talk about differences the fair way — “In my family we…”, never “All — people…”. I can even disagree without being unkind. Respect means the person always matters, even when our ideas don't match!"

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What your child will learn

1Kavi and Ravi talk about a festivalTap each line to hear it. Notice how Kavi listens fully, asks instead of guessing, disagrees without disrespect, and says “in my family…” instead of labelling a whole group.

2Listen → ask → speak without stereotypesWhen someone is different from you, use three moves. Listen to their whole point. Ask instead of assuming. And describe differences the fair way — say “in my family we…”, never “all — people…”. You can disagree with an idea and still be kind to the person.

3Which moves show respect across differences?

4Stereotype or specific?A stereotype labels a whole group as all the same. A specific sentence describes one real person or your own family. Tap each card — the fair way is on the right.

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A peek inside

Watch me disagree respectfully. A friend says the best season is winter. I think it's summer. Which reply is respectful?
(a) “That's a silly thing to think.”
(b) “I see it differently — I love summer best. Why do you like winter?”

respect means arguing the idea, not attacking the person — and staying curious

Try this at home: What are the three respectful moves when someone is different from you?

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