Egypt Primary 1 English (Connect), Week 8: Please and thank you

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Week 8 · Unit 5 With my family · 3 lessons

Please and thank you

Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 5 With my family

GoalBe polite: say please and thank you, and talk about a family tree.

New words

please · a polite word we use when we askthank you · a polite word for saying thankspolite · kind in the way you talkfamily tree · a drawing of people in a family

Explanation

Polite children say please when they ask and thank you when they get something. Can I have some bread, please? Here you are. Thank you! A family tree shows the people in your family. This is my family tree.

Worked examples

Seif

Can I have some juice, please?

Grandmother

Here you are, Seif.

Seif

Thank you, Grandma!

Listen. Seif is at the table with his grandmother.

Grandparents	Parents	Children
Grandma, Grandpa	Mum, Dad	Me, my sister

A family tree has people in rows. Look at the tree.

Now you. Ask for a drink politely. Say: Can I have some water, please? Then say: Thank you.

Class activity

Polite table. At lunch or snack time, ask for everything with please and say thank you. Then draw a family tree: draw yourself at the bottom and the people in your family above. Show and tell: This is my mother.

Practice

Listen. What does the child say?

…

You want some milk. What do you say?

Someone gives you a gift. What do you say?

Which is polite: ‘Give me!’ or ‘Please’?

Draw your family tree and say: This is my family tree.