Class 1 · English
Speaking simple sentences
📘 Chapter notes
The key ideas of this chapter, answered through the six guiding questions. Read them with your textbook.
1What am I looking at?
Answer: Saying short, complete sentences to share ideas.
2What are its main parts or ideas?
Answer: Greetings, introducing yourself, asking and answering simple questions.
3How does it work?
Answer: Use a naming word and an action word: "I play." "This is my bag."
4Why is it important?
Answer: Speaking clearly helps us make friends and ask for help.
5What happens if something changes?
Answer: Adding describing words makes sentences more interesting: "I have a red ball."
6What should I remember for the exam?
Answer: Greet, introduce yourself and answer simple questions.
📗 Full lesson: Listening and speaking
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🖼️ 2D concept map
Animated classroom scene where children take turns speaking with speech bubbles
ℹ️ Simple illustration.
🎯 Learning outcomes
- Listen carefully and follow simple instructions
- Speak in short sentences to greet, ask and answer
- Take turns and use polite words such as please, thank you and sorry
Before you start: Everyday words in the home language.
📖 Explanation
Listening means paying attention to what someone says: look at the speaker, stay quiet and think about the words. Good listeners can follow instructions like 'Pick up the red pencil and put it in the box.'
Speaking means sharing our ideas clearly. We can greet ('Good morning, Ma'am'), introduce ourselves ('My name is Arjun. I am six years old.') and ask questions ('May I drink water?').
In a conversation we take turns: one person speaks, the other listens, then they change. Polite words make others feel respected.
At morning assembly in a school in Bhopal, children listen to the teacher's instructions, then the class monitor says 'Thank you, Ma'am' on behalf of everyone.
✗ Speaking loudly is the same as speaking well
✓ Speaking well means speaking clearly, at a suitable volume and politely, so others understand.
🧪 Try this activity
Play 'Simon says' with two- and three-step instructions. Then sit in pairs and ask each other three questions about favourite food, colour and game.
✍️ Question bank with answers
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Multiple choice 1 mark · easy
Which is a polite way to ask for a pencil?
Answer
D. May I have a pencil, please?
'May I' and 'please' are polite.
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Multiple choice 1 mark · easy
When your friend is speaking, you should
Answer
C. listen quietly and look at them
Good listeners pay attention.
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Multiple choice 1 mark · easy
What do you say when you bump into someone?
Answer
C. Sorry
We say sorry when we make a mistake.
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Very short answer 1 mark · easy
Complete: 'My name ___ Riya.'
Answer
is
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Very short answer 1 mark · easy
What do you say when someone helps you?
Answer
Thank you
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Short answer 2 marks · medium
Write two sentences to introduce yourself.
Marking points
- My name is ___
- I am ___ years old (or any correct sentence about yourself)
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Long answer 4 marks · hard
Write a short conversation of four lines between you and a new classmate.
Marking points
- Greeting
- Asking the name
- Answering with a name
- A friendly closing such as 'Let us play together'
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Application 2 marks · medium
Your teacher says, 'Open your book to page 10 and read the first line.' What two things will you do?
Answer
- Open the book to page 10
- Read the first line
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Diagram / label 2 marks · medium
Draw two children talking and write one polite sentence in a speech bubble.
Answer
- Two figures
- A speech bubble with a polite sentence
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