Can You Help Me?
ESL Lesson PlansCan You Help Me?

Can You Help Me?

Need a simple way to teach polite requests in English? This A1 lesson plan, “Can You Help Me?”, is perfect for teens and adults learning to ask for help politely. Students practise using “Can I…” and “Can you…” through images, gap-fill exercises, sentence unscrambling, and speaking activities. The lesson helps learners build confidence in everyday situations like borrowing items, asking for directions, or requesting assistance, making English practical, polite, and fun.

Skills

  • Can ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Match each image with a sentence.

Can I use your pen?

Can I pet your dog?

Can you show me the way?

Can I take a photo?

Can you open the door?

Can I go past you?

2

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

3

Unscramble the words to make sentences.

4

Use "can I" or "can you" to complete each sentence.

5

Practice asking questions.