B2 English Language · Term 1 Week 10: Giving and Responding to Commands, Instructions, Directions and Making Requests

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.1.9.1.2 - Make and respond to polite requests

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the polite words and phrases used in making requests, such as “please,” “could you,” “do you mind,” and “may I.”
Make a polite request using “please” or “could you” in response to a given situation.
Respond politely to a request using appropriate phrases such as “Yes, of course,” “Sure,” or “I am sorry, I cannot.”
Demonstrate making and responding to polite requests in a pair role-play based on everyday classroom and home situations.
Explain why using “please” and other polite words matters in everyday communication.

Sign in with your phone number to read the full note and download the GES plan - free.

Sign in with phone number

Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Giving and Responding to Commands, Instructions, Directions and Making Requests (1.9)
Content standard: B2.1.9.1 - Demonstrate understanding in commands, instructions, directions and requests
Indicator: B2.1.9.1.2 - Make and respond to polite requests
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 10 (Week 10 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 46
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners demonstrate in pairs how they ask for favours.
- Discuss polite requests using examples.
e. g. Can you hold the bag?
- Discuss words used in polite requests.
e.g. Please, could you…, do you mind….May I…
- Have learners take turns to make and respond to polite requests using the word, "please".
- Discuss the importance of the word, "please", in making requests.