NCERT Class 1 English, Week 22: At the market stall

Market and positions

Week 22 · Unit 3: Fun with Pictures · 3 lessons

At the market stall

Mridang: Unit 3, Chapter 1

GoalSay what we do at a market and ask for things politely.

New words

market · a place with many stallsseller · a person who sells thingsbasket · a container for carrying thingsbag · a cloth or paper holder for shoppingcoin · a small round piece of money

Explanation

People go to a market to buy things. The seller has a stall. We carry a bag or a basket. We say please and thank you. We pay with coins or notes.

Worked examples

Seller

Namaste! What would you like?

Ananya

I want six bananas, please.

Seller

Here you are.

Ananya

Thank you!

Listen. Ananya buys bananas.

I want ... , please.
Here you are.
Thank you.

Say the polite words.

A bag is for carrying things home. Say: This is my bag.

Class activity

Market play. Make a stall with a cloth, some real fruits and paper coins. One child is the seller and one is the buyer. Say: ‘I want ... , please.’ ‘Here you are.’ ‘Thank you.’ Then swap.

Practice

Look at the picture. What can you buy at this stall?

Count the coins. How many?

Listen. How many bananas?

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What do we say when someone gives us something? (Thank you / Go away)

Writing: copy ‘Thank you’.