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Ticket Night at the Movie Theater

Read a short play about a ticket seller who talks one way to customers and another way to his sister, then compare formal and informal English.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.2.3.a

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students tell formal and informal sentences apart in a short play.
  • Students explain that people choose formal or informal words based on who they are talking to.
  • Students choose formal words for talking to customers and adults at work.

How to use

Have two students read Theo's and Ivy's parts aloud while others read the rest. Talk about why Theo sounds different with the customer, then let students answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.2.3.a

Compare formal and informal uses of English.

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Ticket Night at the Movie Theater

Compare formal and informal English in a short play.

Read the play

Informal English is the way we talk with friends and family. Formal English is a careful, polite way to talk, such as with customers or adults you do not know well. The numbers show the lines of the play.

Ticket Night

1Setting: The ticket window at the Oak Street Movie Theater. Theo is in high school, and he sells tickets here. His little sister, Ivy, stops by with Dad.

2IVY: Hey, Theo! What's up? Can I get free popcorn?

3THEO: Nope, sorry, kiddo. I gotta work now. Catch ya later!

4(Ivy and Dad step aside. A woman walks up to the window.)

5THEO: Good evening. Welcome to the Oak Street Movie Theater. How may I help you?

6WOMAN: Two tickets for the seven o'clock show, please.

7THEO: Certainly. Here are your tickets. Thank you, and enjoy the movie.

8IVY (whispering): Dad, why is Theo talking like that?

9DAD: He is at work, so he uses formal English with customers. With you, he talks the way family and friends do.

10IVY (stepping up to the window): Good evening, sir. May I please have one ticket for the funny movie?

11THEO (smiling): Certainly, miss. That was very formal. Nice job, Ivy!

Compare the two ways of talking

Use the play to answer each question.

1.
Read line 5. Why does Theo use formal words here?
  • A. He is talking to his little sister.
  • B. He is greeting a customer at his job.
  • C. He is telling Dad a funny joke.
  • D. He is asking Ivy to buy popcorn.
2.
These sentences are from the play. Underline the two sentences that are formal.

Nope, sorry, kiddo.How may I help you?What's up?I gotta work now.Thank you, and enjoy the movie.Catch ya later!

3.
Read line 9. What does Dad say Theo's way of talking depends on?
  • A. what time it is
  • B. which movie is playing
  • C. who he is talking to
  • D. how hungry he feels
4.
How is the way Ivy talks in line 10 different from the way she talks in line 2?
  • A. In line 10, she uses formal words like a customer.
  • B. In line 10, she uses silly words to make Dad laugh.
  • C. In line 10, she whispers so that Theo cannot hear.
  • D. In line 10, she talks just the same as in line 2.
5.
Sort the words. Are they formal or informal?
YepCertainlyGood eveningGonnaNopeExcuse me
FormalInformal

Choose the right words

Think about who is listening. Then choose the words that fit.

6.
Help Theo greet more customers. Write a formal word from the box in each blank. You will not use two of the words.
Word bank: May · Yeah · Thank · Hey · Good

  afternoon. Welcome to the theater.
  I see your ticket, please?
  you for coming. Enjoy the movie!

7.
Ivy wants popcorn from the snack counter. Which is the most formal way to ask the worker?
  • A. Hey, can ya gimme some popcorn?
  • B. Yo, I really want some popcorn!
  • C. Popcorn for me, okay? Thanks!
  • D. May I please have some popcorn?
8.
Later, Theo is at home with Ivy. Which sentence would he most likely say to her?
  • A. Good evening. How may I help you?
  • B. Hey, wanna watch a movie with me?
  • C. Certainly, miss. Enjoy the show.
  • D. Thank you for visiting our theater.
9.
Write how Theo might say goodbye to a customer. Then write how he might say goodbye to Ivy.

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