Curriculum Shule Direct Zanzibar Primary Standard I English

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INSTRUCTING

INSTRUCTING

In this unit, students will learn to follow classroom instructions, respond appropriately, and use polite commands effectively in everyday classroom
Classroom instructions
Classroom instructionmeans the directions or guidance the teacher gives to pupils during the lesson.
Identify expressions for classroom instructions.
Activity 1
Study the following information and identify expressions for classroom instructions
  1. Listen carefully.
  2. Look at the board.
  3. Sit down.
  4. Stand up.
  5. Be quiet.
  6. Raise your hand.
  7. Open your book.
  8. Close your book.
  9. Take your pencil.
  10. Put your book away.
  11. Read the sentence.
  12. Repeat after me.
  13. Write your name.
  14. Draw a picture.
  15. Colour the picture.
  16. Count the numbers.
  17. Match the words.
  18. Circle the answer.
  19. Show your work.
Exercise 1
Look the picture and write the proper expression for each action in the picture
Respond appropriately to the given instructions
Respond appropriately to the given instructions means doing what the teacher asks in the correct way.
Exercise 2
Look at the pictures and write the instruction the teacher is giving to the student.
Activity 2
The following picture how the pupil respond to the given instruction
The following picture how the pupil respond to the given instruction
Use classroom instructions.
Activity 3
Study the following pictures, and do it with your friend
Exercise 3
Practice with your partner, act you as student P and your partner as student Q
Polite commands
A polite command is a kind and respectful way of telling someone to do something.
Identify expressions used in polite commands.
Activity 4
Observe the pictures, and write six expressions of polite command
Exercise 4
Look at the pictures bellow and write the proper polite command for each
Respond appropriately to the given commands.
Respond means answering kindly and doing what someone asks politely.
Activity 5
Look at the pictures and politely tell your friend what to do.
Apply polite commands
Applying polite commands means using kind words to tell someone to do something.
Activity 6
Perform the following activity
Exercise 5
Listening & Responding (Performance Task) : Pupil A activity:Say the commands.Pupil B Task: Perform the correct action.
  1. Please stand up.
  2. Please sit down.
  3. Please raise your hand.
  4. Please open your book.
  5. Please be quiet.
  6. Please close your book
  7. Please read after me
  8. Please look at the blackboard
  9. Please open the door
  10. Please clean your table
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