Talk To Me
Lesson Nine
What to Do When You Do
Not Understand
Produced by the Riverina Schools
Project Partnership, 2009
Talk to Me
• Last lesson we talked about using good
manners.
• Who can remember what we talked
about?
• Today we are going to talk about ways to
tell someone that you do not understand
what they are saying.
What to Do When You Do Not
Understand
• When someone is talking to you, it is very
important that you understand what they
are saying.
• When people do not understand what the
other person is trying to tell them, it can
make everyone feel mixed up and
confused.
What to Do When You Do Not
Understand
• There are ways we can tell someone that
we do not understand what they are
saying.
• Write on the smart board some ways to let
others know that you do not understand
them.
What to Do When You Do Not
Understand
• Some things you might say are:
*I’m sorry can you please say that again?
*I’m not sure what you meant when you
said...?
*I’m sorry but I do not understand.
Huh?
And then
the rabbit
tried to...
What is wrong in this picture?
• Circle the RIGHT answer.
• A) The boy does not understand what the
girl is saying.
• B) The girl is wearing a dress.
• C) The boy does understand what the girl
is saying.
I’m sorry I
didn’t
understand
when you
said the
rabbit was
near the
fence
Oh that’s
okay, the
rabbit was
trying to crawl
under the
fence...
What is right with this picture
• Circle the RIGHT answer.
A) The boy is being rude.
B) The girl is not talking at all.
C) The boy has told the girl that he does not
understand what she said.
Activity
• Your teacher will now give you each a
picture of two people talking to colour in.
• You will notice that there are empty
speech bubbles. Please write in the
speech bubbles what one of the people
might say to the other person, when they
do not understand what they are saying.