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Who helps us?
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 10 She’s an engineer
GoalName some jobs and say what the people do.
New words
teacher · helps children learnfirefighter · puts out firespolice officer · helps keep people safedoctor · helps people who are ill
Explanation
People do different jobs. A teacher helps children learn. A firefighter puts out fires. A police officer keeps people safe. A doctor helps people who are ill. We say: a teacher, a firefighter.
Worked examples
Salma
Dad, who is this?
Dad
She is a firefighter.
Salma
What does she do?
Dad
She puts out fires. She helps people.
Tap the cards and say the jobs after the sound.
Now you. Point to a card and say: a teacher. Which job do you like?
Class activity
Job mime. A grown-up mimes a job without a word: points at a board (teacher), holds a hose (firefighter), holds up a hand to stop a car (police officer), listens to a chest (doctor). You say: ‘A firefighter!’ Then you mime and the grown-up guesses.
Practice
1
Listen. Which job do you hear? Say the word.
…
A firefighter.
2
Look at the two pictures. Point to the firefighter.
The second picture.
3
Who helps children learn at school?
A teacher.
4
Which job helps people who are ill? Say it.
A doctor.
5
Draw a police officer. Write the words ‘police officer’ under it.
The child draws and copies the two words.