Be Polite It’s nice to be nice! PowerPoint 9.2
Jan 18, 2016
Be Polite
It’s nice to be nice!
PowerPoint 9.2
Thank you / Sorry + for
We use gerunds (-ing words) or nouns after for.
Thank youI want to thank youThanksWe are sorry
for
your kindness.being my good friend.looking after me.all the trouble.not being able to help.
Find the mistakes and correct them.
1 We are sorry on not being nice to you.
2 Thank you for your patient.
3 Amy is sorry for chat in class.
4 Don and Sam were sorry for were rude.
for
patience
chatting
being
Find the mistakes and correct them.
5 We want to thank you for your generous.
6 We are sorry to talking in class.
7 I am writing to thank you for your honest.
8 Thank you for your friends.
generosity
for
honesty
friendship
Instructions
Read the situation. Make a dialogue using:
Student A: Thank you for _____________.
Student B: It is _______ to ____________.
Thank you for _____________.
Student A: It is _______ to ____________.
Example
Place: home Mom and Sandy are cooking dinner together.
Mom: Thank you for helping me to cook dinner. Sandy: It is nice to cook with you, Mom.
Thank you for showing me how to
cook fried rice. Mom: It is good for you to learn how to cook.
Situation 1
Place: restaurant Sandy has invited her friend Bonnie to lunch
at Bonnie’s favourite restaurant.
Bonnie: Thank you for _____________.
Sandy: It is _______ to ____________.
Thank you for _____________.
Bonnie: It is _______ to ____________.
Situation 2
Place: cinema Bonnie has invited Sandy to see a movie.
Bonnie: Thank you for _____________.
Sandy: It is _______ to ____________.
Thank you for _____________.
Bonnie: It is _______ to ____________.
Situation 3
Place: school John and Benny are working on their history
project after school.
John: Thank you for _____________.
Benny: It is _______ to ____________.
Thank you for _____________.
John: It is _______ to ____________.
Situation 4
Place: basketball court John and Benny are playing basketball.
Benny: Thank you for _____________.
John: It is _______ to ____________.
Thank you for _____________.
Benny: It is _______ to ____________.
Here are a couple of variations.
Afterwards, work in groups and
make up 2 examples of your own.
Situation 5
Place: at home, talking on the phone Sandy has called Bonnie to invite her to her
birthday party.
Bonnie: Thank you for _________________.
Sandy: It will be _______ to ____________.
Bonnie: I am looking forward to the party. Thank you again for _________________.
Situation 6
Place: on the way to school John has dropped a big pile books and
Benny helps him pick them up.
John: Thank you for __________________.
Benny: You’re welcome. Do you need help carrying them to school?
John: Thank you. It is nice of you to _____.
The End