Hello! Welcome to Our Class
Primary 1 · English
Hello! Welcome to Our Class
Lesson 4 of 7
12 min
Let's begin
Read this with a big person. Say every English word out loud.
Mutesi stands at the door of her class with two children.
Her teacher points at one of them and asks: Who is this? Mutesi knows the name. She does not know the English words yet.
Today you will tell people about your friend.
Point to somebody near you. Ask: Who is this?
Answer with the name: This is Keza.
Then say one more thing about her: She is my friend.
Now do it with a boy: This is Mugisha. He is my friend.
A boy (umuhungu) goes with he.
A girl (umukobwa) goes with she.
Mugisha is a boy. He is my friend.
Keza is a girl. She is my friend.
Careful! Do not say She is my friend about Mugisha. Mugisha is a boy, so you say he.
Say it out loud many times. Boy - he. Girl - she. Boy - he. Girl - she.
A boy keeps his. A girl keeps her.
His name is Mugisha.
Her name is Keza.
He and his go together. She and her go together. They never change places.
Point at a boy in your class and say all three: This is Gatete. He is my friend. His name is Gatete.
Tip
Boy: he and his. Girl: she and her
Point at a boy in your class and say he. Point at a girl and say she.
Do it twenty times today. Then it stays in your head.
Say each one out loud, then tap Show answer to check.
Keza is a girl. Say two things about her.
Answer: This is Keza. She is my friend.
Byiringiro is a boy. Finish this: ... is my friend.
Answer: He is my friend. Byiringiro is a boy, so you say he.
Finish this about Mutesi: ... name is Mutesi.
Answer: Her name is Mutesi. Mutesi is a girl.
Somebody points at Gatete and asks: Who is this?
Answer: This is Gatete. He is my friend.
Clap one time for one word: She is my friend. How many claps?
Answer: 4. She, is, my, friend.
What you learned today
Quick check
Mugisha is a boy. ___ is my friend.
