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Boy and girl: I'm a …
Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 2
GoalSay I’m a boy / I’m a girl / You’re a …, and play Who am I?
New words
I’m a … · I say who I amYou’re a … · I say who you area / an · we use an before a, e, i, o, u soundsWho am I? · a guessing game
Explanation
A boy says: I’m a boy. A girl says: I’m a girl. To a friend we say: You’re a boy. You’re a girl. We say a before most words: a boy, a girl. We say an before a, e, i, o, u sounds: an elephant, an ant. In a guessing game we ask: Who am I?
| a | an |
|---|---|
| a boy | an elephant |
| a girl | an ant |
Worked examples
Tarek
Hello! I’m a boy. I’m Tarek.
Heba
Hello! I’m a girl. I’m Heba.
Tarek
You’re Heba. You’re a girl!
I am big and grey. I have a long trunk. Who am I?
Now you. Say: I’m a boy. or I’m a girl. Then say to a friend: You’re a …
Class activity
Who am I? The grown-up thinks of an animal and gives three clues: I have wings. I can fly. Who am I? The child guesses: You’re a bird! Then the child gives clues.
Practice
1
Look. The riddle: I am big and grey. I have a long trunk. Who am I?
An elephant.
2
Look at the picture. Choose: I’m a boy. or I’m a girl.?
I’m a girl.
3
Choose a or an: ___ elephant.
an elephant.
4
Choose a or an: ___ girl.
a girl.
5
Writing: complete ‘I’m a ___.’ Write boy or girl.
I’m a boy. / I’m a girl.