English For Today chapter 1: Greetings and Farewells

Unit - 1

Greetings and Farewells

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Lesson 1 Good Morning (1)

A. What do you see in the picture? Who are they?

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Description: A teacher in a sari stands at the left, facing a row of students in red shirts and green bottoms or skirts. Two students stand in the middle, and the students on the right reach towards one another.

B. Listen and repeat in chorus, then in small groups, and individually.

Good morning, good morning.

How are you? How are you?

I am fine. Thank you.

I am fine. Thank you.

C. Look, listen and repeat.

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Labels: Good morning. Good morning.

Description: A teacher stands at the left, smiling with one hand raised. Students sit at desks on the right. Two speech bubbles, one from the teacher and one from the students, each read "Good morning."

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D. Say in pairs.

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Labels: Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.

Description: A teacher stands at the left. Students sit at desks on the right. Four speech bubbles, each reading "Good morning.", show the teacher and students greeting each other.

E. Say in pairs.

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Labels: Good morning. Good morning.

Description: A girl with a red hairband stands at the left and a boy with a yellow bag stands at the right. Each has a speech bubble reading "Good morning."

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Lesson 2 Good Morning (2)

A. Look, listen and say.

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Labels: Good morning, students. Good morning, teacher.

Description: A teacher stands at the left with a bag, facing the students seated at desks on the right. Two speech bubbles: the teacher's reads "Good morning, students." and the students' reads "Good morning, teacher."

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B. Look, listen and say.

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Labels: Good morning, Tuly. Good morning, Rafi. Good morning, teacher. Good morning, teacher.

Description: A teacher stands at the left, facing the students seated at desks on the right. Four speech bubbles: the teacher's bubbles read "Good morning, Tuly." and "Good morning, Rafi."; the students' bubbles read "Good morning, teacher." twice.

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C. Say in pairs.

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Labels: Good morning, Kaiser. Good morning, Monika. Good morning, Mala. Good morning, Arina.

Description: Four children stand in pairs of two, each with a speech bubble greeting a named classmate: a girl says "Good morning, Kaiser."; a boy says "Good morning, Monika."; a girl says "Good morning, Mala."; a girl says "Good morning, Arina."

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Lesson 3 How Are You? (1)

A Listen and say. Work in pairs.

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Labels: Hello, Raju.; Hello, Sheela. Description: A girl with a ponytail waves on the left, saying "Hello, Raju." A boy with a bag waves on the right, saying "Hello, Sheela."

B Listen and say. Work in pairs.

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Labels: How are you, Alam?; Fine, thanks.; I am fine. Thank you. And you? Description: A girl on the left, with a backpack, is saying "Fine, thanks." A boy on the right, with a backpack, is saying "I am fine. Thank you. And you?" The girl's speech bubble is linked to the question "How are you, Alam?"

C Look, listen, repeat and say.

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Labels: Hello, Shihab. How are you?; I am fine. Thanks.; I am fine. Thank you. How are you, teacher? Description: A teacher stands at the front of a classroom, saying "Hello, Shihab. How are you?" A boy at the left says "I am fine. Thanks." Students sit at benches on the right; one of them says "I am fine. Thank you. How are you, teacher?"

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D Listen and say in pairs.

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Labels: Hello, Sakib.; How are you?; Fine, thanks.; Hello, Sara.; I am fine. Thank you. And you? Description: A girl on the left, with a hair band, says "Hello, Sakib." and "How are you?" and then "Fine, thanks." A boy on the right, with a backpack, says "Hello, Sara." and "I am fine. Thank you. And you?"

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Lesson 4 How Are You? (2)

A Look, listen and say.

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Labels: Hello, Rita. How are you?; I am fine. Thank you. And you?; I am fine. too. Thanks. Description: A teacher on the left says "Hello, Rita. How are you?" A girl on the right answers "I am fine. Thank you. And you?" The teacher replies "I am fine too. Thanks."

B Listen and say the missing words.

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Labels: Good morning, teacher. .... are you?; I am fine too .... you.; I am fine. Thank .... And you? Description: A boy on the left, with a crutch, says "Good morning, teacher." and "I am fine too." A teacher on the right replies "I am fine. Thank .... And you?"

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C Say the missing words in the dialogue between Shihab and Rita.

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Labels: Hello, Shihab. How are ..... ?; I am fine..... Thanks.; I am..... Thank you. And ....? Description: A girl on the left says "Hello, Shihab. How are ..... ?" and "I am fine..... Thanks." A boy on the right says "I am..... Thank you. And ....?"

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Lesson 5 Goodbye

A Look, Listen and say.

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Labels: Goodbye, students. It's time to go.; Goodbye, teacher. Description: A teacher in a pink headscarf stands at the front of a classroom saying "Goodbye, students. It's time to go." Students seated at benches on the right say "Goodbye, teacher."

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B Say in pairs.

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Labels: Goodbye, Runa.; Goodbye, Ratan.; Goodbye, teacher.; Goodbye, teacher. Description: A teacher on the left says "Goodbye, Runa." and "Goodbye, Ratan." to two students on the right. A girl and a boy reply "Goodbye, teacher."

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C Say in pairs.

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Labels: Goodbye, teacher.; Goodbye, Toma. Description: A girl on the left says "Goodbye, teacher." A teacher on the right replies "Goodbye, Toma."

D Say in pairs.

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Labels: Bye, Ranu.; Bye bye, Robi. Description: A boy on the left says "Bye, Ranu." A girl on the right, with a backpack, says "Bye bye, Robi."

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Lesson 6 Two Little Blackbirds

A What do you see in the two pictures? Listen and repeat in chorus with appropriate gestures.

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Description: Two small black birds sit on top of a low wall beside a green tree; two more black birds fly away from the wall on the right, against lilac clouds.

Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds Sitting on a wall. One called Peter, One called Paul.

Fly away, Peter. Fly away, Paul. Goodbye, Peter, Goodbye, Paul.

B Repeat after your teacher in pairs.

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Labels: Two little blackbirds; Two little blackbirds; Sitting on a wall.; Sitting on a wall. Description: A teacher stands at the left of a classroom; speech bubbles from the teacher and from the students seated at benches on the right repeat the lines of the poem.

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C Chain drill. Recite in groups.

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Labels: 1^st line; 2^nd line; 3^rd line; 4^th line Description: Four children stand in a row, each with a speech bubble pointing to them: the first line is said by the girl on the far left, the second line by the boy beside her, the third line by the girl with a backpack, and the fourth line by the boy on the far right who holds a crutch.

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D Listen and respond.

Teacher: Good morning, (S1). S1: .....................

S2: How are you? S3: ............Thank ......And you? S2: Fine ............

S4 Lana: Goodbye, Mahi. S5 Mahi: ..................

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Description: A teacher stands at the right, waving; on the left, three children stand together, two boys and a girl, waving goodbye to one another.