Grade 2 Spoken
Grade 2 Spoken
For Grades 1 – 4
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Unit -1
Greetings
When meeting people formally for the first time, we greet by shaking hands and saying
“how do you do?” or “Nice to meet you.”
Generally we do not greet by shaking hands with people we don’t know well. We greet by
just saying “hi or hello.”
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Greetings when meeting people
- Good morning
- Good afternoon + Title +Name
- Good evening
Response
- Good morning
- Good afternoon +Title +Name
- Good evening
Greetings Responses
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- Hi there? Guys Hi/hello – Daniel
- How are you? Mr. Dimitri Fine and you/pretty well/very well and you?
- How are you doing? Sami Very well/ pretty well/ not so well.
Can’t complain
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Meeting conversation/informally
Student 1: Hi. How is everything?
Student 2: Fine, thanks. How about you?
Student 1: Just fine. Anything new?
Student 2: Nothing much.
Student 1: Okay. Goodbye
Student 2: Bye By
A. Meeting conversation/informally
Practice Exercise -1
Level -1 Topic Aim Language skills
focus
Lesson-1 Greeting and To be able Greeting and Speaking
introduction to greet and introduction
introduce
themselves
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A/ Yes, nice to meet you. D/ -------morning
B/ Hello Dave E/ Hello Peter. Nice to meet you.
C/ My name is peter F/ Hi Steve. Fine thanks and you?
Practice Exercise -2
Pair the students and have them practice the following greetings or questions and answers.
Ask them to come up with similar greetings or questions and answers.
Conversation practice
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G. Nice to meet you Hanna. A. Nice to meet you too.
Meeting Greetings
The two strangers first shake hands and greet each other by saying:-
The two persons /Friends / classmates/ co-workers/ relatives etc. since they were very close
friends perhaps they would hug, kiss or shake hands, and greet each other by saying.
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Nice _________ It’s nice to see you again.
Have conversation with you____It’s good to have conversation with you again.
Openers Responses
Person 1: It was nice meeting you Person 2: It was nice meeting you, too
Person 1: It was a pleasure meeting you Person 2: It was a pleasure meeting you, too
Person 1: I’m glad to have met you. Person 2: Glad to have met you, too
Person 1: Pleased to have met you. Person 2: Pleased to have met you, too
Person 1: I’m happy to have met you. Person 2: I’m happy to have met you too.
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Parting/ Conversations
Conversation A
Conversation B
Conversation C
Conversation D
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Practice Exercise 1
Practice Exercise 3
I think I’d better go now
Parting conversation/Exercise -1
Parting Conversation/Exercise -2
Teacher: Hello Stephen. Nice to see you. How are you doing?
Student: Hello: Teacher William. Nice to see you too. I’m fine and you?
Student: Okay. Stephen. It was good having conversation with you. See you.
Parting/Exercise -3
Complete the following statements according to the given example it was good meeting you.
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1/ Longtime no see you, where have you been?
2/ I haven’t seen you for a long time where have you been?
Responses
Meeting conversation -A
Practice/Meeting/ Exercise 1
Where have you been lately?
Recently Where have you been recently?
These days where have you been these days
For the last month Where have you been for the last month?
Since school closed Where have you been since school closed?
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Practice/ Responses/ on meeting/Exercise -2
I have been busy with extra work.
On business I have been on business.
Practice Exercise -3
Complete the following expressions correctly based on the first line.
It’s good to see you again.
Them It’s good to see them again
All of you ______________________________________________
Everyone ______________________________________________
Mohammed and Ali. ______________________________________________
You and your sister______________________________________________
Mary and Helena ______________________________________________
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Responses
1. Thank you. I will do
2. Thanks. I will
3. All right
4. Thank you. I certainly will.
5. Ok
6. I will
7. Thank you.
Model Conversation –A
Model conversation -B
A: How is everything?
B. Just fine, thanks how about you?
A. Fine what’s new?
B. Nothing special
A. How is your sister Hani?
B. Oh, she is fine.
A. Please pass my greetings to her.
B. Alright, I will do.
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Matching Exercise
A B.
1. How are you this morning? A. I’m fine thank you
2. How are you doing with your work? B. Glad to meet you
3. What’s up? C. Nice to meet you
4. How is everything? D. The same old story
5. What is going on? E. Nothing much
6. Anything new? F. Not bad
7. Where have you been? G. Nothing special
8. Nice to see you again H. I have been busy with extra work
I. Nice to see you too
J. I am doing very well
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Practice exercise-1 Complete the following dialogue to make meaningful.
Student 1: ________________I am Johnson.____________?
Student 2: My name is Daniel.
Student 1:______________________to_______________________Daniel.
Student 2: the pleasure is mine.
Student 1: __________________________?
Student 2: I am from Kenya: What about you?
Student 1: I am from Ethiopia.
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Uint-2
Departure Greetings/Ways to Say Good Bye
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Model Dialogues –A
1/ A: Goodbye Mummy
B: Goodbye Helen, have a nice day.
A: Thank you mom the same to you.
“A” “B”
Person-1/Opener Person-2/responses
(A person who is leaving for a long time)
Good bye, and God bless you Thank you, that is very kind of you
Good bye and good luck Thank you very much
Good bye and best of luck Thanks a lot
Good bye and all the best Thank you that is thoughtful of you
Good bye and make the best of it Thanks that’s very kind of you
Bye, take care Thanks and the same to you
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PRACTICE DRILLS
In the class
At 7 o’clock.
At home
Tomorrow
Then
This afternoon
Good-day Then
3) Helen. I will phone you
Tomorrow
Fare well
(I will give you a call, Helen)
Tonight
At 6 O’clock
Around at 6:00
Again
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Parting Exercise /
other ways to say
good-bye
Dark
Much colder
To rain
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5) It was fun to get together again.
Exiting It was exiting to get together again. Good bye
Pleasant It was pleasant to get together again. Good bye
Meet each other It was exiting to meet each other again. Good bye
Talk to each other It was exiting to talk to each other again. Good bye
6)
God bless you
Good- bye and Thank you
Good luck
Thanks
Best of luck
Thank you very much
All the best tttThanks tha
Thank you Take care the same to you
Practice Exercise
Exercise 1.1: Fill in the gap to make the dialogue meaningful.
1/A: good-bye Keenan. Have a nice day.
B: ___________________________________
A: Please, tell your sister I said hi.
B: ___________
A: Okay, David _____________
B: _______________________. Have a nice dream.
A: _____________________
2/ A: So long, Jason. See you tomorrow.
B: Nice meeting you Hanna._________________.
A: Have a nice time my friend. I hope to see you again.
B: The same to you my dear.
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Exercise 1:2 Write a dialogue greeting with your friend whom you haven’t seen for a long
time and part from him.
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Uint-3
It is the way of ordering or commanding others who are lower in age or in rank to do something
for you. For example parents give instructions to their children, teachers give instructions to
their students in the classroom, directors to their teachers and old persons to the young
persons etc.
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The informal ways of giving instruction
• Will you stand up!
• Be silent please!
• Be quiet
• Come over here
• Write it very quickly
• Pass that book for me
• Bring me those books over here, will you?
• Read this, will you?
Response:- No responses are expected, but simply doing the order.
Informally to a friend
- Do you think you could turn the volume of the TV down?
- Do you think you could give me a lift to the bus station?
- Do you think I could borrow your pencil?
Formally to a stranger:
- Could you tell me where the nearest school is, please?
- Would you mind if I sit here?
- Would you mind lending me your book, please?
- Would you like to sit here?
- Would you mind giving me a hand with my bag?
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II: Making request:- is asking people or another person to do things/to help you.
- With pleasure!
- Of course!
- Gladly!
- Certainly
- Sure happily
- No trouble
- Alright
B/ Refusing the request:
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PRACTICE DRILL
Carry
Would you help me this box
Lift
Move
Weight
Measure
Clean
Dialogue one
STUDENT: Sure
Dialogue two
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Practice Exercise
Exercise: 1 complete the following dialogues
I/ Student one: _____________________ please?
Student two: No, I don’t mind.
II/ Judson: ___________________do me a favor, Kevin.
Kevin: What is it?
Judson: ____________your car?
Kevin: well, I guest not. I have to go to the market now.
Judson: Oh, I’m sorry, well I have one last favor to ask you. I’d appreciate it if you could
borrow me some money.
Kevin: That’ alright.
Judson Thank you very much.
Practice Exercise
Making requests
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4. Would you be kind enough to repair my --------------------------?
9. Can you-----------------------------------------------------------------?
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Uint-4
1) When you meet a sick person for the first time the expressions used are:
What is wrong with you?
What happened (to you)
What is the matter (with you)
Then when the patient tells you his problem just like…
Next you try to ask more about his/her illness and then after you try to comfort
finally when departing by saying:-
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The response of a patient:
Thank you (formal)
Thanks (Informal)
- Good job!
- Good luck
- Best of luck
- Take care
Responses
Thank you
Thanks
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4. For someone who has failed in an exam
Never mind
Take it away
Responses
Thank you………………(formal)
Thanks …………………..(informal)
MODEL DIALOGIE -2
Student 1: Really!
Student 2: Yeah.
Practice Exercises
Exercise: Complete the following conversation
B: ----------------------------------------------------
B: Oh!-----------------------------------------
A: ----------------------------------------------
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Excuse me Can I ask you a question?
GIVING PERMISSION:
- Sure -Sure, go ahead -No problem.
- Yes, you can.
- Please feel free.
- I don’t mind
REFUSING PERMISSION:
- I’m afraid not.
- I’m afraid, but you can’t
- I’m sorry, but that’s not possible.
- No, you cannot.
- You couldn’t do that.
- Sorry, you are not permitted.
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Unit -5
Introductions
Part -1
SELF –INTRODUCTION
Introduce yourself when it is the sensible and friendly thing to do. For instance, to
classmates, to partners, to new neighbors etc. and whenever, you find yourself with a
stranger at a social gathering.
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Here are ways of making a self-introduction
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Here are some other ways of greeting and introducing yourself (formally)
Generally, other people will respond and give you their name as well.
If they don’t give their name, then you should ask them.
Here are some different ways of asking others for their name (formally)
Conversation-1
Student -1: I’m pretty well, thank you. I am Alex. What is your name?
Conversation - 2
S1: I’m doing very well. Thank you. My name is Helen. What’s your name?
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S2: My name is Hannah.
Conversation-3
Conversation-4
A: I am from Tanzania.
The way to say their name back to them could be one of the following.
Student- 2: Hi.
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How to introduce yourself in English / self-introduction in an English class.
Practice Exercise
Sports
• Hi, my name is -----------
• I come from----------------(country) - volleyball - cycling
• I live in -------------(city) - basketball - running
• I’m----------------(age) - football - fishing
• I am a student at ------------------(school) - Teacher - swimming
• My favorite subject is -------------------------
• My hobbies are --------------------------------------------
TOPICS DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTIONS
Student “A”
Discuss the questions below with your partner:
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TOPICS DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTIONS
Student “B”
PART -2
INTRODUCING OTHERS
It very important to understand that introduction is the way to familiarize oneself or two
strangers with others, who do not know each other by a middle man / mediator. Basically
there are two types of introduction in English.
Either introducing one or others there are two ways of settings. They are: - formal and
informal settings.
N.B When introducing two strangers or two others in formal way you should have to use their
last name after a title (title +last name)
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Mr. William I would like to introduce you to…… Mr. Smith
Mr. William, this is Mr. Smith. Then the two strangers first they shake hands and
greet each other.
a/It was nice meeting you. It was nice meeting you too
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II/ INFORMAL WAYS OF INTRODUCING OTHERS FOR THE FIRST TIME
This is when introducing the younger ones, close relatives, best friends, peer groups, and
colleagues by the middle man.
N.B, When you introduce two strangers, you should use only (Names + This is + Names) and
the vice versa. Example:
Note: - after this the middle man/ introducer of the two strangers has to raise some points
about the two strangers like in their occupation, in their hobby, in their common interest to
help them start a conversation. This will help the two strangers to go on a discussion and know
each other very well.
Example: Conversation
The introducer/ mediator of the two strangers when introducing others: - Starts by saying:
Then the two strangers shake hands and greet each other by saying:-
Biruk, Samuel is a student at Merion School, and Biruk is a student at Addis Ababa
University.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information questions are the basis for any conversation in English and so are
important when you meet some body for the first time. They are the building blocks from
which the rest of the conversation can develop.
Some common questions and a correct form for the answer are as follows.
Names
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• Do you like your school? – Yes, I do. Or No, I don’t.
Age
How old are you? I am------------years old
When is your birthday? My birthday is on the ----- of ---------
Where were you born? I was born in ------------
When were you born? I was born on-------- day --------&--------
Contact Information
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Other personal information
Is there any food that you don’t like? Yes, I don’t like ------ and I like ------
Are you a good cook/ singer/ driver? Yes, I do/ No, I don’t
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UNIT -6
There are basically, two forms of question (interrogation) statements in English. But, an
idea can be expressed in three different forms.
am, is, are, was, were, do , does, did , have, has, had
Examples:-
Do you have a sister? Yes, I do / No I don’t
Have you eaten your breakfast? Yes, I have / No I haven’t
1:1 Forming Negative statements.
(a) Look at the following sentences: (with be)
Affirmative / positive statements. – Negatives statements (sentences)
He is a teacher - He is not a teacher
I am intelligent - I am not intelligent
You are a doctor - you are not a doctor
She was late - She was not late
They were hungry - They were not hungry
Remember! The sentences on the right are negative sentences. While those on the left are
affirmative sentences. We can also use the contracted form “n’t” for negative sentences.
Examples
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With do, does, did
She danced beautifully ( she did dance beautifully) She did not dance beautifully
D forming negative statements with can, may, must, will, ought to,
Examples-
Affirmative statement Negative sentences
I can swim I cannot swim
You may leave now You may not leave now
We must do it We must not do it
She will pass She will not pass
We ought to tell them We ought not to tell them
I must put on a new dress I must not put on a new dress
Must I put on a new dress? (positive question) Must not I put on a new dress? (negative question)
Formation of positive questions
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Using do, does and did
Here are the WH words- what, who, where, which, whom, whose, why, how much, how many, how
often, how old and how long.
How long? Asking about duration How long have you been living in Addis Ababa
Practice Exercise
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9/ Whose pen is it? It is -------------------------------------------
10/ Where do you come from? I come from ----------------------------------
Practice Exercise
Match the following Statements
Unit-7
Daily Routines in English is one of the most common topics when you are trying to learn English.
These are some examples of sentences that talk about daily routines.
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Lesson-2: Daily Routines Vocabulary
These are some of the most common examples of daily routines.
To wake up To stay up late To hang out with friends
To get up
These are some questions that you can make about daily routines:
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7. What time do you usually have dinner?
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My name is Alex. I always wake up at 12 o’clock in the morning then I take a shower and
put my clothes on. I eat my breakfast and then I take school bus. I usually arrive to school
at half past one. At 9:45 I finish learning and then while waiting for the school bus I talk
with my friends.
At around 10:00 O’clock I get in the bus. When I get home, I usually watch TV and chat with my
family. At 3 O’clock night I read a book and then go to sleep.
Activation
For teacher, please! Help students to make practice one by one or in pairs of groups.
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Task#
1/ Students write their daily routines.
2/ once they are ready, they exchange daily routines with class mates
3/ students report the daily routines of a classmate.
Task #2
1. Students make pairs and write ten things that they do every
day
2. Once they are ready, students talk to each other about the
daily routines and then present it to the class.
Daily activities
Morning Routines
Writing practice
Write a paragraph about your daily routines. Remember to include information such as what time
do you get up, how you feel, what you have for breakfast, and what time you leave for school or
work. Also write about how you get to school or work and if you are usually late or on time.
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Teacher ‘s Comments
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Exercise -1
Exercise -2
• I get up at seven o’clock. What time do you get up?
• I have breakfast at seven. -----------------------------?
• I leave home at nine o’clock -----------------------------?
• I go to bed at eight o’clock -----------------------------?
• I arrive to school at seven. -----------------------------?
Exercise -3
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• Watch TV ------------------------------------------?
• Chat with friends -----------------------------------------?
• Do homework -----------------------------------------?
Conversation-A
Conversation-B
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