Initiate and participate in interactions with peers and known adults orally and in writing to exchange information about and share opinions, thoughts and feelings on people, social events and school experiences; for example, என் சகோதரி என்னைக் கோபம் அடையச் செய்தாள் ஏனெனில் …; நேற்று இரவு நான் என் நண்பர்களுடன் திரையரங்கத்திற்குச் சென்றேன்.; எனக்கு இசை/
கணினி/கணிதம் விருப்பம்/விருப்பமில்லை.; நீங்கள்/நீ மீண்டும் இவ்வருடம் படிப்பதென்றால் …

Engage in individual and collaborative tasks that involve planning; for example, hosting a Tamil class or visitor, or organising an excursion to a South Indian restaurant, the cinema, a music concert, or a Tamil Association Open Day Function or Market considering options, negotiating arrangements and participating in transactions

Access and summarise key information and supporting details from texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds

Organise and present information and ideas on texts related to aspects of their personal and social worlds, using language and modes of presentation to suit different audiences and contexts

Respond to imaginative texts, such assongs, poems, plays or stories, by expressing opinions about the themes and key ideas, values and techniques used to engage and entertain audiences

Create and present simple individual and shared imaginative texts that involve imagined characters, places and experiences to entertain peers and younger audiences

Translate texts and compare their own translation to classmates’, noticing when it is difficult to transfer meaning from one language to the other

Interact and engage with members of the Tamil‑speaking community to share and compare aspects of culture that affect communication and notice how own culture impacts on language use; for example, ways of expressing feelings, or politeness protocols associated with social events

Consider how their own biography – including personal experiences, family origins, traditions and beliefs, interests and experience – influences their identity and communication