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Manners and being polite

A1 Vocabulary & Pronunciation • 20 Minutes

Teacher's Guide

Guide students through the word table, run the 20-minute practice, and check answers using the key.

Focus on everyday polite behaviors and encourage students to record their voice during shadowing.

Learner's Guide

Read the words and memory tips first to learn polite habits.

Next, complete the practice exercises and record your voice in the shadowing section.

📚 Word table

Study these 10 everyday words divided into 3 polite themes.

Word	Meaning	Common Collocations	Example Sentence	Memory Tip
🍽️ Theme 1: At the table
elbow	joint of arm	keep elbows off	Don't put your elbow on the table.	Elbow sounds like "L-bow" (an L-shaped bend).
sneeze	blow air from nose	cover sneeze	Cover your mouth when you sneeze.	Sound "achoo!" is a sneeze.
mess	dirty or untidy state	make a mess	Clean up your mess after lunch.	Mess rhymes with less (less clean).
trash	waste or rubbish	throw away trash	Put your food trash in the bin.	Trash goes in the ash bin.
🚌 Theme 2: On the bus
push	move someone by force	do not push	Do not push people on the bus.	Push is opposite of pull.
hold	keep in hand	hold the handrail	Hold the door for others.	Hold with your hand (both start with H).
lady	polite word for woman	kind lady	Give your seat to the old lady.	Lady is a polite woman.
🌟 Theme 3: Good habits
answer	say something back	answer politely	Always answer with a smile.	You ask a question, you answer it.
rule	an official instruction	follow the rule	Follow the class rule.	Rule keeps school cool.
respect	show care for others	show respect	Show respect to your teachers.	Re-spect means look again with care.

✏️ Practice

Complete 16 exercises from easy to hard.

Part 1: Collocation Matrix

Choose the word phrase that goes best with each action verb.

1. Which phrase goes with the verb "hold"?

____ a. the rule ____ b. respect ____ c. the door ____ d. a sneeze

2. Which phrase goes with the verb "cover"?

____ a. a sneeze ____ b. the door ____ c. respect ____ d. the rule

3. Which phrase goes with the verb "follow"?

____ a. the door ____ b. respect ____ c. a sneeze ____ d. the rule

4. Which word goes with the verb "show"?

____ a. the rule ____ b. respect ____ c. the door ____ d. a sneeze

Part 2: Gap-fill

Fill in each blank using a word from the Word Bank below.

trash mess answer push

A: "Don't ____ on the stairs!"

B: "Sorry, I am in a hurry."

A: "Please clean this ____."

B: "I will do it now."

A: "Where do I put the ____?"

B: "In the green bin."

A: "Can you ____ my question?"

B: "Yes, of course."

Part 3: Choose the word

Select the word that fits the meaning of the sentence.

9. Please keep your _____ off the table.

____ a. elbow ____ b. lady ____ c. rule

10. The kind _____ helped the lost child.

____ a. trash ____ b. lady ____ c. sneeze

11. We must obey every class _____.

____ a. elbow ____ b. mess ____ c. rule

12. Good children show _____ to old people.

____ a. trash ____ b. respect ____ c. push

Part 4: Sentence-building

Type the full sentence by putting the given words in the correct order.

Words: door her Hold the for

13. Reorder the words into a complete sentence:

____

Words: make Do a mess not

14. Reorder the words into a complete sentence:

____

Words: mouth your when Cover you sneeze

15. Reorder the words into a complete sentence:

____

Words: follow Always rule main the

16. Reorder the words into a complete sentence:

____

🎙️ Shadowing

Listen to the audio and record your voice for all 10 items.

Collocations (Items 1-4)

17 hold the door

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

18 show deep respect

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

19 follow the rule

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

20 clean the mess

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentences (Items 5-8)

21 Put trash in the bin.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

22 Do not push on bus.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

23 The kind lady smiles.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

24 Answer with a polite word.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Hard Words Focus (Items 9-10)

Cover your mouth when you sneeze.

Focus word: sneeze

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

We show respect to old people.

Focus word: respect

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Manners and Being Polite

Manners and being polite

📚 Word table

✏️ Practice

Part 1: Collocation Matrix

Part 2: Gap-fill

Part 3: Choose the word

Part 4: Sentence-building

🎙️ Shadowing

Collocations (Items 1-4)

Sentences (Items 5-8)

Hard Words Focus (Items 9-10)

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