Giving and Following… · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.9.1.2 - Make and respond to polite requests for help from peers

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify polite request phrases such as “Can you please…”, “Would you mind…”, and “Could you…” when they hear or read them.
Make polite requests for help using correct verb forms, for example “Can you please help me carry this table?”
Accept a peer’s request politely using phrases like “Yes, I can help you” or “Sure, no problem.”
Decline a peer’s request politely with a reason, for example “I am sorry, I am not free this afternoon.”
Role-play a short conversation where one learner requests help and another accepts or declines the request politely.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Giving and Following Commands/ Instructions/Directions and (1.9)
Content standard: B4.1.9.1 - Use verbs appropriately in commands, requests and directions in speech
Indicator: B4.1.9.1.2 - Make and respond to polite requests for help from peers
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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 4-6), 2019, p. 13
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Model making a request to learners.
- Have learners work in groups to write three tasks they plan to do and need help with, e.g. do homework, carry the table, etc.
- Learners then go around the class making requests to find classmates who are free to help them with their three tasks,
e.g. "Can you please help me do my homework this afternoon?". If a learner is free, they accept the request. But if s/he is not free, they decline the request.