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