Greetings: kind words and clear sentences · Answer guide

Lesson 1 · Choose a greeting for the situation

Use morning, afternoon and evening greetings and a bedtime farewell.

1. You meet a teacher in the morning. Choose a suitable greeting.

   Answer: Good morning.. Good morning fits the stated meeting time.

2. You are going to sleep. Choose the usual bedtime wish.

   Answer: Good night.. Good night is a common bedtime wish.

3. You first meet a friend in the evening. Choose a suitable greeting.

   Answer: Good evening.. Good evening fits an evening meeting.

Discuss: Role-play meeting a friend at three different parts of the day. Then role-play saying goodbye at bedtime.

Teaching note: Good evening and good night do different jobs in this lesson: an evening greeting and a farewell or bedtime wish. 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 · Make room for both voices

Introduce yourself, listen and respond politely.

1. Dev says “Hello, I am Dev.” Which reply fits?

   Answer: Hello, Dev.. The reply responds to the greeting and name.

2. What helps both people have a turn?

   Answer: Listen while the other speaks.. Listening leaves space for the other speaker.

3. Which sentence introduces a speaker?

   Answer: I am Ali.. I am Ali tells the speaker’s name.

Discuss: Use two paper puppets for a greeting and a reply. An adult records one example of listening and one example of speaking.

Teaching note: A conversation is not only saying your own sentence. Listening gives the other person a turn. 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 · Build a small action sentence

Connect a person with an action using a clear sentence.

1. Which word is the action in “Lina reads”?

   Answer: reads. Reads tells what Lina does.

2. Who acts in “Asha sings”?

   Answer: Asha. Asha is the person doing the singing.

3. Choose the correctly written practice sentence.

   Answer: Lina reads.. The sentence starts with a capital and ends with a full stop.

Discuss: Tell an adult one true sentence about a safe activity. Copy the sentence or use letter cards with support.

Teaching note: A row of unrelated words may not make the intended sentence. Keep the person and action connected. 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. You meet a visitor in the afternoon. What fits?

   Good afternoon.. Good afternoon matches the stated time.

2. Which clue helps choose the greeting?

   the time and situation. The meeting time and situation guide the phrase.

3. Choose a polite acceptance: “Would you like to draw?”

   Yes, please.. Yes, please accepts the invitation politely.

4. Which question fits meeting a new puppet friend?

   What is your name?. A name question fits the introduction.

5. Which detail completes “Tara eats ___”?

   a pear. A pear is something Tara can eat.

6. The scene shows Sam drawing. Which sentence fits?

   Sam draws.. Draws matches the stated action.

Final check · Set 2

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

1. Which pair matches our examples?

   morning — Good morning. The morning phrase matches the time.

2. Good night is usually a ___ in our bedtime role-play.

   farewell wish. It is the wish used when leaving for sleep.

3. A learner uses a communication aid to reply. Is that still participation?

   Yes. A reply can use a communication aid.

4. When a partner is giving a reply, what helps you understand it?

   Pay attention.. Attention supports listening and understanding.

5. What belongs at the end of “Ali waves” in this practice?

   a full stop. The statement ends with a full stop.

6. Which changes the meaning of “Lina reads”?

   Lina sings.. Changing reads to sings changes the action.