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She likes this!
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 17 Let’s read a story
GoalSay what I like and what he or she likes, with like and likes.
New words
like · to enjoy somethinglikes · he or she enjoys somethinghungry · wanting foodyummy · it tastes very goodsomebody · a person, but we do not know who
Explanation
We say I like this. For one other person we say likes: She likes this. He likes this. Goldilocks likes the small chair. Baby Bear is hungry. He says: Somebody ate my porridge!
| I, you, we, they | he, she |
|---|---|
| like | likes |
Worked examples
The three bears come home. Baby Bear is hungry. He looks at his bowl. “Somebody ate my porridge!” he says. “Somebody sat on my chair!” Then the bears go to the bedroom. Goldilocks is in Baby Bear’s bed!
Mina
I like this red ball.
Seif
Mina likes the red ball. I like this kite.
Mina
Yes! He likes the kite. She likes the ball.
Now you. Show a thing you like. Say: I like this. Then point to a friend: He likes this. She likes this.
Class activity
Like game. Put four toys or fruit on a table. Each person picks one and says: I like this. Then say about the others: She likes this. He likes this. A grown-up checks that you say likes for one person.
Practice
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Listen. Do you hear like or likes?
…
Likes.
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Say the right word: She (like / likes) this.
likes.
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Say the right word: They (like / likes) this.
like.
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Baby Bear is hungry. What does he find in his bowl? What does he say?
The porridge is gone. He says: Somebody ate my porridge!
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Write: She likes this.
The child copies the sentence.