Elementary Lesson 2. GRAMMAR. Singular and plural
1a. Write these words in the correct places.
a bag a door a desk a book a computer a pen |
1b.
Listen, check and repeat.
2. What other things around can you name?
3a.
Listen and repeat the examples.
Singular
a book
a box
a badge
a man
a woman
a person
a child |
Plural
two books
three boxes
three badges
three men
two women
two people
three children |
3b. Study the table.
Plurals |
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Most nouns add -s |
a pen
a bag |
three pens
two bags |
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After -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, add -es |
a watch
a box
a brush
a glass |
two watches
three boxes
three brushes
four glasses |
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Irregular |
a man
a woman
a person
a child |
three men two women two people three children |
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When a plural noun ends in -ches, -shes, -xes, -sses or -ses, we pronounce the ending /iz/.
watch
purse |
watches /iz/
purses /iz/ |
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4a. Drill. Listen. Write and say plural with three.
4b.
Listen again and repeat each word twice.
5a. Study the rule and the examples.
this / that / these / those |
Singular
this book
that book |
Plural
these books
those books |
1. We use this / these for things which are near you.
This pen is new. These pens are new.
2. We use that / those for things which are not near you.
That car is old. Those cars are old. |
A: What's this?
B: It's a notebook. |
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A: What's that?
B: It's an umbrella. |
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A: What are these?
B: They're keys. |
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A: What are those?
B: They're CDs. |
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5b. Ask and answer about things around you.
Example: |
- What's this?
- It's a pen. |
6a.
Read and listen.
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2. |
How do you say 'Bienvenido'
in English? |
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3. |
How do you say this word? |
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4. |
How do you spell 'glasses'? |
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6b.
Listen again and repeat each sentence twice.
EFL_Elementary/Lesson02/mp3/ |