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Hello, good morning

Week 4 · Unit 1: Greetings · 3 lessons
1

Namaste and hello

Mridang: Unit 1, Chapter 2
GoalGreet people in different ways.
New words
hello · a word we say when we meet someonenamaste · a greeting with joined handsgoodbye · a word we say when we go awayplease · a kind word when we askthank you · a kind word when someone helps us
Explanation

We say hello to people we meet. In India we use many greeting words. We can say Namaste, Vanakkam, Sat Sri Akal, Salaam or Hello. A smile is a greeting too.

hellothank yousmile
Worked examples
WordLanguage
NamasteHindi
VanakkamTamil
Sat Sri AkalPunjabi
SalaamUrdu
HelloEnglish
Greeting words in some Indian languages and English.
Harpreet

Hello, Fatima!

Fatima

Hello, Harpreet! How are you?

Harpreet

I am fine, thank you.

Listen. Two children meet at school.
Say hello to a friend. Then say hello in your home language.
Class activity

Greeting circle. Stand in a circle. Walk round and meet each friend. Smile and say ‘Hello’ or a greeting from your home. Then say ‘Goodbye’ and move on.

Practice
1
Listen. Which greeting do you hear?

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2
Look at the picture. You go home from school. What do you say to your friend?
3
Say the missing word: ‘Can I have water, ___ ?’ (please / hello)
4
Someone helps you. Say two words to thank them.
5
Writing: copy the word ‘hello’.