VC2E6LY01

use interaction skills and awareness of formality when paraphrasing, questioning, clarifying and interrogating ideas; developing and supporting arguments; and sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions

• participating in pair, group, class, school and community speaking and listening situations, including informal conversations, discussions, debates and presentations
• using strategies (for example, pausing, questioning, rephrasing, repeating, summarising, reviewing and asking clarifying questions) when discussing topics
• recognising that closed questions ask for precise responses, while open questions prompt a speaker to provide more information