Calling to

Step 1: Warm-Up Activity (Engage)

Objective: Help students recognize the meaning of “calling to” in a natural context.

🔹 Ask:

• "Have you ever called someone for help?"
• "When do we use ‘calling to’ instead of just ‘calling’?"
• Example: "I was calling to my friend across the street."

🔹 Mini Activity:

• Show a picture of someone shouting or making a phone call. Ask students to describe what they see using “calling to”.
  (e.g., “The boy is calling to his mother for help.”)

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Step 2: Explanation with Examples (Explain)

Clarify the difference between "calling" and "calling to"
✅ Calling – used for phone calls.
✅ Calling to – used for shouting or attracting attention.

Examples:

• ❌ "I was calling to my mother on the phone." (Incorrect)
• ✅ "I was calling my mother on the phone." (Correct)
• ✅ "I was calling to my mother because she was far away." (Correct)

🗣 Ask students to repeat the sentences after you.

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Step 3: Interactive Practice (Practice)

A. Role-Play Activity:

🔹 Set up a situation:

• One student stands far from another.
• The first student calls to the other loudly:
  “Hey, Rahul! I am calling to you. Can you hear me?”
• The second student responds,
  “Yes, I can hear you!”

B. Sentence Completion Game:

• Give students half-completed sentences to complete using "calling to".
  Example:
  • "She was ______ her dog when it ran away." (calling to)
  • "I was ______ my friend because she didn’t see me." (calling to)

C. Guess the Situation:

• Give students different actions (e.g., calling someone loudly, making a phone call, waving at someone).
• The class guesses whether it’s “calling” or “calling to”.

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Step 4: Real-Life Application (Use)

• Pair students and ask them to create their own dialogues using "calling to".
• Encourage storytelling: Ask students to tell a short story using "calling to."
  (Example: "Yesterday, I was calling to my sister when I saw a puppy on the road.")

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Step 5: Fun Challenge (Wrap-Up)

• Conduct a rapid-fire quiz:
  • Say a situation, and students quickly say if they should use "calling" or "calling to".
• End with a homework task:
  • "Write 3 sentences using ‘calling to’ and share in the next class."