Asking for and Giving Things

1. Pre activity
First, make students curious with the materials, for instance we give them an example
of asking and giving things.
A : Can I borrow your pencil?
B : Yes, here it is.
After we give an example, ask the students to guess what the expression in example
is.

2. Main Activity
After the students guess about the materials, tell them about todays topic, i.e. asking
for and giving things. Before giving them the examples of expressions for asking for
and giving things, give them a little explanation about the material.

a. Explanations
In interacting with someone we usually need to ask and give something. For example,
when we buy something at the market. We ask something we need to buy, and the
seller gives us the things. Below are some expressions for asking and giving things.




b
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Example :
We practice the dialogue with the use of real things (realia) as the example to make
students understand about the materials. Examples of the dialogue:

1. A : Can I borrow your pen, please?
B : Sure, here you are.
A : Thank you very much.

2. A : May I borrow your bag , please?
B : Sorry, Im using it right now.
A : Its okay.

3. A : May I use your text book, please?
B : Of course, here it is.
A : Thank you.

Asking for Things Giving Things
- Can I have . . . ?
- Could you give me . . . ?
- I need . . . please.
- Can you give me . . . ?
- Could you take me . . . ?
- Would you . . . ?
- May I . . . ?
- Do you mind giving me your . . . ?
- Can you lend me . . . ?
-
- OK, No problem.
- With my pleasure
- Sure!
- Please have one
- Here you are
- Certainly!
- Never mind
- Of course, you may.
c. Practice
Make a group. After that ask all of the students in the group to practice the
materials. We have two tasks for the students.
Task 1 :
Do some games. The game rule is: we sing together and use a pencil that is rounded
around the students. After that we stop the song, and students that holds the pencil
should practice the expressions. Ask them to work in pairs, then ask them to choose
their partner. Then, take turns with your friend to ask ang give something with these
things :
1. a dictionary
2. a sharpener
3. a ruler
4. a pencil
5. a red pen

And then, continue with Task 2. In this task, we ask the students to work in pairs
again and practice the dialogue about asking and giving a thing based on the
following situation.
a.Your mother is cooking pecel. She asks you to take the vegetables in the
refrigerator.
b.Your sister is sick. She is lying on the bed. She asks you to get a glass of warm
water for her.

3. Closing
Before closing the activity, ask two volunteers to practice what they have just learned
again. Then, sumarize the materials. And finally, close the class.