Making Polite Requests Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 6 English Studies

MAKING POLITE REQUESTS PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) FIRST TERM WEEK 6 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 6

PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) 

THEME – SPEECH WORK 

TOPIC – MAKING POLITE REQUESTS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Words and Expressions Used in Polite Requests

3. Practice Exercise/Test Questions and Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. explain the meaning of a polite request.

2. identify polite expressions used in making requests.

3. make polite requests in speaking and writing.

4. differentiate between polite and impolite requests.

5. use modal verbs to make requests.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils already know how to form sentences and write letters. This lesson helps them use polite language when making requests in daily communication.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Flashcards with polite expressions

2. Whiteboard and marker/chalkboard and chalk

3. English Language textbook

4. Dialogue charts

5. Pupils’ notebooks

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION

A polite request is when we ask someone for something in a respectful and kind way.

We use polite requests when we want to sound courteous and well-mannered, especially when speaking to elders, teachers, or people in authority.

Words and Expressions Used in Polite Requests:

• please

• may I

• can you

• could you

• would you

Examples:

• Please, may I go out?

• Could you help me with my book?

• May I borrow your pen, please?

• Would you open the window?

• Can you pass the chalk, please?

Pupils should always use polite words when making requests in school and at home.

PRACTICE EXERCISE/ASSIGNMENT/TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Change these into polite requests

1. Give me your ruler.

2. Open the window.

3. Bring the book.

4. Help me carry this bag.

5. Pass the salt.

ANSWERS

1. Please, give me your ruler.

2. Please, open the window.

3. Please, bring the book.

4. Please, help me carry this bag.

5. Please, pas s the salt.

SUMMARY

Pupils learned how to make polite requests using respectful words such as please, could, may, and would in both speaking and writing.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. The teacher introduces the lesson by asking pupils how they ask for things politely in the classroom.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond and share examples of how they make requests.

2. The teacher explains the meaning of a polite request as asking for something in a respectful way.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen attentively and repeat the meaning.

3. The teacher presents polite expressions used in making requests.

Examples:

• please

• could you

• may I

• would you

• can you

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read and repeat the expressions correctly.

4. The teacher gives examples of polite requests in sentences.

Examples:

• Please, may I come in?

• Could you help me, please?

• May I borrow your pencil?

• Would you open the door?

• Can you pass the book, please?

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen and practise repeating the sentences.

5. The teacher contrasts polite and impolite requests.

Examples:

• Polite: Please give me your book.

• Impolite: Give me your book.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils identify which is polite and which is impolite.

6. The teacher guides pupils to make their own polite requests orally.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils form and say polite sentences.

7. The teacher writes pupils’ sentences on the board and corrects errors.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils make corrections and repeat correctly formed sentences.

8. The teacher summarizes the lesson by revising polite expressions and their uses.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond to questions and participate in the summary.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. what is a polite request?

2. mention three polite expressions.

3. change “Give me water” into a polite request.

4. why should we use polite requests?

5. make one polite request using “please.”