UNIT 6The Young

Pioneers Club• Speak

• Listen

Speak

Can you help me with my project?

Sure! How may I help you?

- an act of kindness or help asked from someone

What is a favor?

- help given or made available to another

What is an assistance?

Can you help me with my project?

Sure! How may I help you?

Asking for favors

Can / Could you help me, please?

Could you do me a favor?

I need a favor.

Can/Could you . . . ?

Responding to favors

Certainly/ Of course/ Sure. No problem.What can I do for you?How can I help you?I’m sorry. I’m really busy.

• You need help in carrying your things

Asking for favor

Offering assistance

May I help you?

Do you need any help?

Let me help you.

Responding to assistance

Yes/No. Thank you.

Yes. That’s very kind of you.

No. Thank you. I’m fine.

• You offer to help an old woman buy a medicine

Offering assistance

Remember!Talk politely.Say “can you . . . ”, ”could

you. . .”, “please” , “sorry” and “thank you”.

Let’s have some examples.

Mrs. Ngoc: Could you do me a favor, please?

Hoa: Sure. What can I do for you?Mrs. Ngoc: Can you help me carry my

bags? I’ve hurt my arm.Hoa: Certainly. I’ll help you.Mrs. Ngoc: Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.

Asking for favor

Receptionist: May I help you?Tourist: Yes. Can you show me the way to the nearest bank?Receptionist: Sure. Turn right when you get out of the hotel. Turn left at the first corner. It’s on your right.Tourist: Thank you very much!

Offering of assistance

Yes. Can you show me the way to the nearest bank?

May I help you?

Use appropriate phrases in the box to make similar dialogues about some situations with a partner.

WHO WHAT WHYtourist Needs to find a police

stationlost

money

Tourist: Can you help me, please?You: ____. _________________?Tourist: Can you help me find a police station? I have _________. You: No problem.Tourist: _______________.

Thank you very much

lost my money

Yes What can I do for you

WHO WHAT WHYneighbor Needs help tidying yard has a

broken

Neighbor: _______________?You: Sure. _________________?Neigbor: I need some help in ___________. I have a broken leg. You: No problem.Neighbor: ____________.

tidying the yard

What can I do for youCan you help me please

Thank you

Can you help me please?

WHO WHAT WHYfriend needs help fixing her bike has a

flat tire

Friend: Can you help me, please?You: ____. _________________?Friend: Can you _____________? It has a _________. You: Sure, I can.Friend: _______________.

Sure What can I do for youfix my bike

flat tire

Thank you very much

WHO WHAT WHYaunt needs to buy some

vegetablesis busy cooking

mealYou: ____________________?Aunt: Yes, please.You: _________________?Aunt: Can you_______________? I

am busy ____________. You: No problem.Aunt: ____________.

Do you need any help

What can I do for youbuy some vegetables

cooking our meal

Thank you so much

Vocabulary • Unite (v) – to bring

people of the same together for a purpose

• Peace (n) - calm and quiet state, no hatred

Let us listen to a song!

Children of our land unite .Let’s sing for peaceLet’s sing for right.Let’s sing for the love between north and south, Oh, children of our land, unite,

Children of the world hold hands.Let’s show our love from place to place. Let’s shout out loud, Let’s make a standOh, children of the world hold hands.

Adapted from “Children of the World Unite” – Words by Margarette and tune by Robin Cameron

Listen

Fill in the missing words.

Children of our land (1) _________ .

Let’s sing for (2) _________,Let’s sing for (3) _________ .Let’s sing for the (4) _________ between (5) _____ and (6) _____ , Oh, children (7) _________ our land, unite,

unite

peace

rightlove

north southof

Children of the (8) _____ hold hands.

Let’s (9) _____ our love from (10) _____ to place.

Let’s shout (11) _____ loud, Let’s make a (12) _____,Oh, children of the (13) _____,

hold hands.

world

showplace out

stand worl

d

Generalization It’s important that we

should be polite in what we say when somebody is asking for help. Also, when we are the one who needs help.

Listening to the recorded audio attentively will make you know what are the roles of the children for the good of the land. Even though we are still children, we can do something and help our land.