Question

Discuss these questions in small groups before you answer them. 

(i) When is a grown-up likely to say this? Don’t talk with your mouth full. 

(ii) When are you likely to be told this? Say thank you. 

(iii) When do you think an adult would say this? No one thinks you are funny.

Answer 1

(i) A grown-up is likely to say so while eating, when a child tries to talk with food stuffed in his/her mouth. 

(ii) We are expected to say thank you when someone helps us or gives us something. 

(iii) When a child acts weird or does something funny to try and seek attention of the people around, then an adult would say - no one thinks you are funny.