Giving and Following… · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.9.1.2 - Make and respond to polite requests for help from unfamiliar people

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a polite request and identify polite request forms used when speaking to unfamiliar people.
Use polite request phrases such as “Could you please…”, “Would you mind…”, “I would be grateful if…” and “May I ask…” in spoken sentences.
Respond appropriately and politely to requests for help, using phrases such as “Certainly”, “I’d be happy to”, “Of course” and “I am afraid I cannot, but…”
Role-play a dialogue in which they make a polite request for help from a stranger and respond to one.
Explain why tone of voice, eye contact and word choice matter when making requests of unfamiliar people.

This lesson builds on the previous session (B6.1.9.1.1) where learners created and presented simple instructions on how to play a game. The focus now shifts from giving instructions to requesting help politely from people they do not know.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Giving and Following Commands/ Instructions/Directions (1.9)
Content standard: B6.1.9.1 - Explore the use of verbs in commands, instructions, requests and directions appropriately in speech.
Indicator: B6.1.9.1.2 - Make and respond to polite requests for help from unfamiliar people
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 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. 163
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Discuss requests e.g. as an act of asking politely or formally for something.
- Demonstrate making polite requests with two or three learners.
- Let learners role-play making and responding to polite requests.
- Guide learners with given situations to role-play making and responding to polite requests for help from unfamiliar people.