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Lunch box talk
Mridang: Unit 3, Chapter 2
GoalTalk about lunch and offer food politely.
New words
lunch · the meal in the middle of the daytaste · try a little foodsome · a little bitplease · a polite word when we askdelicious · very tasty
Explanation
At school we eat lunch. Friends open their lunch boxes. We can ask: Would you like some? We can say: Yes, please. Or: No, thank you. We say delicious when food tastes good.
Fatima
I have poha today.
Kiran
I have curd rice. Would you like some?
Fatima
Yes, please. Thank you, Kiran.
Kiran
Do you like it?
Fatima
Yes. It is delicious!
Worked examples
Joseph
I have rajma and rice.
Harpreet
Would you like a sweet?
Joseph
No, thank you. I am full.
Before lunch we wash our hands. We sit down. We eat slowly. We say thank you.
In Kerala, Punjab, Gujarat and Assam, children eat different food. All of it is good.
Class activity
Lunch circle. Each child tells one food from home: ‘At home we eat ... .’ Listen to your friends. Which foods are the same? Which are different? Never make fun of anyone’s food.
Practice
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What food is this?
Salad.
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A friend says: Would you like some? You want it. What do you say?
Yes, please.
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Listen. What does the child have for lunch?
…
Bread and butter.
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Look at the picture. Say: I have ___ for lunch.
I have a sandwich for lunch.
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Writing: copy ‘Yes, please’.
Yes, please