My Family: relationships, helping and pronouns · Answer guide

Lesson 1 · Use family words with care

Understand selected family relationship words without assuming all families are alike.

1. A parent’s mother is a ___.

   Answer: grandmother. Grandmother names a parent’s mother.

2. In our story, Isha is the child of Neel’s aunt. Isha is Neel’s ___.

   Answer: cousin. In this family description, the aunt’s child is a cousin.

3. Do all families have exactly the same members?

   Answer: No. Family structures can differ.

Discuss: Make cards for a fictional family or trusted caring group. Explain one relationship from your chosen description.

Teaching note: No single list describes every family. A person’s age or appearance alone does not tell us their family relationship. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Lesson 2 · Talk about helping and asking

Describe a shared activity and make a polite request.

1. Which phrase makes a clear polite request?

   Answer: Please pass the book.. It states what is requested and uses please.

2. Which words acknowledge help?

   Answer: Thank you.. Thank you expresses appreciation.

3. Neel brings a cushion. What does Neel do?

   Answer: brings a cushion. The sentence explicitly gives Neel’s action.

Discuss: Use puppets to plan a reading corner. Give each puppet a possible task and practise one request and reply.

Teaching note: A family role does not determine which tasks a person can do. Asking clearly is more useful than expecting someone to guess. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Lesson 3 · Connect ideas with and, they and them

Use and to join and pronouns to refer to a clearly named group.

1. Which word joins Neel ___ Isha?

   Answer: and. And joins the two names.

2. “Neel and Isha draw. They use crayons.” Who are they?

   Answer: Neel and Isha. They refers back to the named children.

3. Choose the standard sentence pattern.

   Answer: Grandmother gives them paper.. Them fits the receiving group after gives.

Discuss: Write or dictate three sentences about two fictional helpers. Join their names with and, then use they and them clearly.

Teaching note: They and them need a clear meaning in the story. They are not interchangeable in every sentence pattern. Open responses need discussion; they are not automatically marked.

Adult observation

Ask the learner to explain and show the goal using a fresh example.

• Uses the target word appropriately
• Explains or demonstrates with support as needed

Adult observation; multiple-choice scores alone do not establish speaking or writing mastery

Final check · Set 1

Try one set after the lessons. Use the other set after reviewing any errors.

1. Meera is Neel’s parent’s sister. Which word fits?

   aunt. A parent’s sister is an aunt in this description.

2. What establishes the family roles in this lesson?

   the given relationship description. The description states the relationships.

3. The listener is unsure which book. Which reply helps?

   Do you mean this blue book?. Clarifying the object prevents a misunderstanding.

4. Can different family members help choose books?

   Yes. The task is not determined by gender or one fixed role.

5. “Asha and Dev make cards.” How many named people are joined?

   two. The names Asha and Dev refer to two people.

6. “An adult helps them.” Which word refers to the people receiving help?

   them. Them names the receiving group in this pattern.

Final check · Set 2

Try one set after the lessons. Use the other set after reviewing any errors.

1. Which is an acceptable way to practise if you do not want to describe your own family?

   Use a fictional family.. A fictional family can practise the same vocabulary.

2. A parent’s father is a ___.

   grandfather. Grandfather names a parent’s father.

3. Which sentence names a person and a helpful action?

   Isha carries the picture cards.. Isha carries the picture cards describes who does what.

4. What should a request help the listener understand?

   what action or object is wanted. A clear request makes the wanted action understandable.

5. If a pronoun is unclear, what can make the meaning clearer?

   Repeat the names.. Using names again clarifies the reference.

6. Complete: “The children sing. ___ smile.”

   They. They is the subject form for the children.