Polka Dot Plays 3

3 Complete the conversations.

hat
ould

ike

ike
lease

4 Practise the conversations.
5 Write a shopping list of 3 things you want to buy.

Which shops do you need to go to?
6 Write the conversations in the shops.

Can I help
you?

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Practice 3 Characters and action

1 Complete the story with the words.

shoe hammer polite shop please magic screwdriver sorry
A customer goes into a 1 _s_h_o_p__ . He wants to buy a 2 ____________ .
The shopkeeper thinks the man is rude.
The shop assistant teaches him to say the 3 _________________ word.
The magic word is 4 ___________________ .
The customer learns to be 5 ______________ . He feels happy.
Another customer enters the shop. She wants to buy a 6 ___________ .
She is not polite.
The first customer teaches her the word 'please'!
The shopkeeper and the shop assistants say 7 _____________ because
they do not sell hammers and screwdrivers. It is a 8 _____________
shop!

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2 Work in pairs and have a conversation in each shop.

Student A is the customer. Ask for things politely.
Use these words and expressions to help you.

Could I have game colouring
a/some... book
trainers
I’d like a Please may sweets
/some ... I have a/some ...

Student B is the shop assistant. Help the customer.
Use these expressions to help you.

How can Large What would I’m sorry, we
I help you? or small? you like? don’t have
any ______ .
Certainly.

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Practice 4 Sequence of events

1 Put the pictures in the correct order 1-6.

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1

2 Work in pairs. Describe the pictures.

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Practice 5 My story

1 Complete the picture of the shop.
It can be any shop you like.
Add people and things on sale.

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2 Write a story about going shopping.

It’s a lovely day. goes shopping. He/She wants to buy a .

He/She asks the shopkeeper, 'Get me a '.

The shopkeeper asks, ' magic word?'

says, ' have a , please?'

The shop assistant says, ' '.

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Theme 1 Going shopping

1 Choose the odd one out. banana strawberry

1 potato orange apple

2 hammer screwdriver nail cup screw

3 jumper coat phone hat shirt

4 jigsaw board game doll necklace robot

5 pasta postcard milk sugar biscuits

6 soap toothbrush toothpaste shampoo salt

2 Where can I buy ...? Write the number of the shop.

1 Velo 2 The Farmer’s
bicycles Market 3
Springtown
4 Mar tha’s
Post Office Music Store
Harvey’s 6
Hammers 5

7 8 Garden Centre
5 shampoo for my hair?
tools to fix things?
a stamp for a letter? a guitar for my band?
a birthday card? flowers for Mother’s Day?
fresh fruit and vegetables? a bicycle for my friend?

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3 Write the words under the pictures.

cashier

shopping bag card machine cashier changing room
clothes hanger lift price tag shopping basket
shopping trolley till wallet weighing scale

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Theme 2 Asking and answering politely

1 Complete the requests with the words below.

Good morning. like a you pass the butter,
please?
bottle of lemonade, please.

I borrow your pen, I’d a large fish and some
please? chips. like

I’d Could May

2 Match the answers with requests 1 – 4.

A Yes, you may. C Which one would you like?
B Yes, of course. Large or small?

Here, you are. D No problem. It will be
ready in five minutes.

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3 What do you say?
Write the expressions under the photos.

Excuse me, Sorry. Pardon me.
Miss Smith.
Bless you!

Thank you. Excuse me.
Where is the
station, please?

Bless you!

4 Look at the expressions. When do you use them?

You’re Don’t worry Can I help you?
welcome. about it.

That’s OK. No problem.

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Theme 3 Project

Design costumes for the play.

Shopkeeper
Shop assistant 1

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Customer 1 Shop assistant 2

Customer 2

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Games & Puzzles

1 Find 10 differences between the two pictures.

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2 Help the customer find the screwdriver.

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Room for reflection

Write the words or names.

I can work with my friend I can act the part of

I can make this costume

I enjoy ( )

reading listening writing speaking

making a costume learning lines acting

I don’t enjoy ( )

reading listening writing speaking
acting
designing a costume learning lines

I’m good at ( ) learning lines acting
designing a costume

I can remember

I want to learn more about

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I CAN
Say ...
the names of
different types of
shops.
the names of
household tools.

the names of things
you can buy in
different shops.
more words about
shopping.

Ask ...
for things in shops.

for things I want
politely.

I KNOW ...
how to ask politely.

how to answer
politely.

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Playscript The Perfect Son

Robert I have the perfect son.
Andrew The perfect son? Nobody’s perfect!
Robert My son is.
Andrew Really? Does he never tell a lie?
Robert No, he doesn’t.
Andrew Does he never forget to do his homework?
Robert No, he doesn’t. Never!
Andrew Does he never use bad language?
Robert No, he doesn’t.
Andrew Does he never get bad marks at school?
Robert No, he doesn’t.
Andrew Does he never come home late?
Robert No, he doesn’t.
Andrew Is it true?
Robert Is what true?
Andrew About your son. He doesn’t tell lies, he never forgets to do
his homework, he doesn’t use bad language, he doesn’t get
bad marks at school. And he doesn’t come home late. Is
that all true?
Robert It is, believe me.
Andrew Then you’re right.
Robert Right? With what?
Andrew He’s the perfect son.

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Robert I told you. He’s the perfect son.
Andrew You have the perfect son.
Robert Yeah, that’s right.
Andrew The perfect, perfect son.
Robert The perfect, perfect son!
Andrew Fantastic! What’s his name?
Robert Whose name?
Andrew Your son’s.
Robert Oh, my son’s. Jonathan.
Andrew He’s great!
Robert Who’s great?
Andrew Your son.
Robert My son? Why’s he so great?
Andrew He doesn’t tell lies, he never forgets to do his homework, he
doesn’t use bad language, he doesn’t get bad marks at
school. And he doesn’t come home late.
Robert That’s right.
Andrew How old is he?
Robert How old’s who?
Andrew Your son.
Robert Oh, my son. He’s eight.
Andrew He’s EIGHT?
Robert Yes – eight months!

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Playscript Say Please!

Shopkeeper Good morning, Sir. Shop assistant 2 ... let you have ...
Welcome to our shop. Isn’t it a lovely
day? Shopkeeper and his assistants
anything!
Customer 1 Lovely day? Get me a
hammer. Customer 1 I see. Alright then. Get
me a hammer, p – p – p –
Shopkeeper Sorry?
Shopkeeper Go on, Sir!
Customer 1 Get me a hammer,
quickly! Customer 1 p – p – p –

Shopkeeper Sorry? Shop assistant 1 You can do it!

Customer 1 What’s the matter with Customer 1 p – p – p – please.
you? I said, ‘Get me a hammer!’ (impolitely)
Right now.
Shopkeeper and his assistants Oh
Shopkeeper I heard you Sir, but you dear, Sir.
forgot to say the magic word.
Customer 1 What do you mean? I
Customer 1 Magic word? I don’t said ‘please’, didn’t I?
need a magic word, I need a
hammer. Shop assistant 1 Yes, you did, but
you didn’t say it nicely.
Shop assistant 1 We know you
need a hammer, Sir, but we need to Customer 1 What do you mean?
hear the magic word.
Shop assistant 2 You have to say it
Customer 1 The magic word? Magic with a smile!
word? What is this magic word?
Shopkeeper Watch. We’ll show you.
Shopkeeper The magic word ...
Shopkeeper Good day, Madam.
Shop assistant 1 is ... Can I help you? (to Shop assistant 1
as an example)
Shop assistant 2 ‘please’!
Shop assistant 1 Good day, I’d like a
Customer 1 Do you know who I hammer, please. (smiling)
am? I am a very important person. I
don’t need to say ‘please’. Customer 1 Oh, I see.

Shopkeeper and his assistants Oh, Shop assistant 2 You understand?
Sir. Everyone needs to say ‘please’.
Customer 1 Yes, I understand. Let
Customer 1 And what if I don’t? me try.

Shopkeeper ... If you don’t ... Customer 1 I’d like a hammer,
please.
Shop assistant 1 ... then we won’t ...
Shopkeeper Well done, Sir.

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Customer 1 Thank you. Assistants 1 and 2 That was very
Shopkeeper and his assistants Our nice, wasn’t it?
pleasure.
Customer 1 I must say, it feels good Customer 1 Yes, it was. But …
to be polite.
Shopkeeper Well done, Sir. (he and Customer 2 But what?
assistants applaud)
Customer 1 Thank you, thank you. Customer 1 I think you can be even
Customer 2 Hey, you. Get me a nicer.
screwdriver.
Customer 1 Sorry? Customer 2 What could I say?
Customer 2 I wasn’t talking to you. I
was talking to them. Customer 1 Well, repeat after me:
Customer 1 Sorry? Could you get me a screwdriver,
Customer 2 I was talking to them please?
and not to you!
Customer 1 Say the magic word. Customer 2 Could you get me a
Customer 2 Magic word? You screwdriver, please? (smiling)
(to Customer 1) be quiet, and you
(to shop assistants) get me a Shopkeeper and his assistants
screwdriver. Wonderful.
Customer 1 The magic word.
Customer 2 Magic word? Magic Customer 2 Yeah, I must say, it feels
word? What is this magic word? good to be polite.
Shopkeeper The magic word ...
Assistants 1 and 2 ... is ... Shopkeeper Dear customers ...
Customer 1 and Assistants 1 and 2
... ‘please’! Shop assistant 1 ... we’re awfully
Customer 2 OK. Get me a sorry ...
screwdriver, please.
Customer 1 Now with a smile. Shop assistant 2 ... we have a small
Customer 2 OK. Get me a problem.
screwdriver, please. (smiling)
Customer 1 A problem?

Shop assistant 1 Yes, Sir.

Customer 2 But we were really
polite, weren’t we?

Shop assistant 2 Yes, Madam.

Customer 1 So why can’t we have a
hammer and a screwdriver?

Shopkeeper Because, dear
customers,

Shopkeeper and his assistants
... this is a shoe shop!

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Polka Dot Plays 3

by Herbert Puchta Acknowledgements
Based on original plays by Herbert Puchta, Günter
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