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A writer’s room file 2A Intermediate 1
Objectives for today Today we will … • check and learn vocabulary about things. • learn to use the indefinite articles, plurals, and demonstratives.
What do you remember? LAST CLASS
HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?
Watch this video how many names can you write? Listen to people answer the question, HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?. Write as many names as you can.
What are their names? 1. LINA 2. ERICA 3. LINDA 4. MARTINE 5. PIERRE 6. RAFAEL 7. WILMARIS 8. TIM 9. MAAIKE 10.HENNY 11.THEO 12.TONY 13.NINFA 14.JESUS
• a whole-class activity. • the remember everybody’s name. object of the game is to
grammar: articles a/an
2A a / an, plurals; this / that / these / those a / an, plurals It’s a bag. It’s an umbrella. They’re books. They’re watches. a / an (indefinite article) It’s a bag. pen. It’s an ID card. umbrella. • Use a / an with singular nouns. • Use an with a noun beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). • Use a with words beginning u when u = /yu/, e.g., university.
2A a / an, plurals; this / that / these / those regular plurals Singular a book a key Plural books keys watches boxes countries dictionaries Spelling add -s a watch a box a country a dictionary add -es after ch, sh, s, x consonant + y > ies • Add -s (or -es or -ies) to make plural nouns: It’s a pen. They’re pens. • Don’t use a / an with plural nouns: They’re keys. NOT They’re a keys.
2A a / an, plurals; this / that / these / those irregular plurals Singular a man /mæn/ a woman /ˈwʊmən/ a child /tʃaɪld/ a person /ˈpərsn/ Plural men /mɛn/ women /ˈwɪmən/ children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ people /ˈpipl/
2A a / an, plurals; this / that / these / those this / that / these / those 1 What’s this? It’s a ticket. These watches are Japanese. 2 That car is Italian. What are those? They’re headphones. 1 Use this / these for things near you (here). 2 Use that / those for things which aren’t near you (there). • this / that = singular; these / those = plural. • this, that, these, and those can be adjectives (this watch) or pronouns (What’s this?).
What didyou learn today? 1.How do you say… a) LENTES DE SOL b) MONEDERO c) REVISTA d) PAÑUELO DESECHABLE e) AUDIFONOS f) BILLETERA
What didyou learn today? Correct the mistakes a.What’s this? It’s an wallet. b.They’re a pencils. c. They’re a bus
What didyou learn today? 1.Answer the questions. Use complete answers: a.What’s this? b.What are they? c.What are those?