1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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| Proper Manners and Social Awareness |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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Practice polite requests "Can you / Could you / Would
you"�"�please?"� and answers. |
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4. Objectives-
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After this lesson students will be able to make polite requests
and answer them.
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5. Materials and Aids-
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"�Polite Requests' worksheet, "�Sentence Order' worksheet, "�Gap
fill' worksheet, "�Polite Requests Flashcards'
A packet of sweets or a bar of chocolate. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
If possible bring a packet of sweets or bar of chocolate to the
class. Tell students you will give a sweet to the first student
who can ask for it in English. Then ask for different ways of
asking for a sweet. Give a sweet to the students who ask in
different ways.
On the board write:
"Give me a sweet."�
"I want a sweet."�
"Want one."�
"Can I have a sweet please?"�
"Could I have a sweet please?"�
"Would you mind giving me a sweet please?"�
(5 mins.) |
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B. Development-
Ask the students which are the good, or polite, phrases.
Show "Can / Could / Would"� phrases as polite and the best
requests.
(50 mins.) |
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C. Practice-
Write on board
Can you _________ please?
Could you _________ please?
Would you mind ____________ please?
Ask students to make questions. Use the sweets as an example.
Can I have a sweet please?
Could I have a sweet please?
Would you mind giving me a sweet please?
Explain that with "Would you mind"� you "+ ing"� to the
verb.
Write on the board
Would you mind give + ing a sweet please?
Would you mind pass + ing me a pen please?
Would you mind close + ing the door please?
(10 mins.) |
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D. Independent Practice-
Now stand by the door and open it. Write the structure on the
board. Tell the students to ask you, politely, to close the door.
Can you _________ please?
Could you_________ please?
Would you mind ____________ please?
Can you close the door please?
Could you close the door please?
Would you mind closing the door please?
When the students ask the questions answer with these three
phrases. These should all be positive.
Write the answers to the requests on the board.
Answers:
Yes of course.
Yes no problem.
Not at all.
(10 mins.) |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
Hand out the "�Sentence Order' worksheet for students to
complete in pairs.
Students then ask each other the questions and answer them.
(10 mins.) |
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F. Checking for understanding-
Hand out the "�Gap fill' worksheet for students to complete in
pairs.
Students then read the conversation together.
(10 minutes) |
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G. Closure-
Divide the class into teams.
Stand at the front of the class and mime a request. Point to a
pen and elicit a request from the teams (for example: "Can you
pass the pen please?"�). Point to a door and elicit "Would you
mind closing the door?"�. Do more examples.
(10 minutes) |
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