slide 1 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z vowels a e i u o ue oai 1 umbrella label the things in the picture 2 teacher 3 man 4 woman 5 girl 6 boy 7 pen 9 desk 8 apple 12 bag 11 boo

- A period of time or distance: a sum of money, a period of time, a distance:.. Five years is too long for me to find a job.[r]

a b c d e f g h i j k l m

n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Vowels: a e i u o (ue oai)

1 umbrella

Label the things in the picture

2 teacher

3 man

4 woman

5 girl

6 boy

7 pen

9 desk

8 apple

12 bag

11 book

14 student

13 notebook

10 orange

1 umbrella

8 apple

10 orange

umbrella

teacher

man

woman

girl

boy

pen

desk

apple

bag

book

student

notebook

orange

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

an an an

a/an is the indefinite article

We use a before words which begin with consonants (b, c, d, f, j….) a book, a pen …

We also use a before u when it sounds like the word

‘you’, and before eu: a university, a European city

We use an before words which begin with vowels (a,

e, i, o, u….) an apple, an egg …

We also use an before the words which begin with a silent h: an hour

A What’s this called in English?

B It is an umbrella.

A What s this called in English? ’s this called in English?

A How do you spell that?

B It is U-M-B-R-E-double L-A.

B It is a pen.

A How do you spell that?

B It is P-E-N.

Listen and repeat (1.10)

+ What does “ cöa sæ ” mean in English?

It means “window”.

+ What does “m¸y tÝnh” mean in English?

It means “computer”.

+ How do you spell five ?

It’s F-I-V-E.

+ How do you spell book ?

It’s B-double O-K.

+ How do you pronounce the word “ new ”?

It ‘s nju:/

(Sorry! I don’t know)

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Listen again and check (1.11)

What’s your……….?

What’s …………

address?

How old……….you?

What’s your telephone……

….?

name

are

your

number

How old + tobe + S?

1 Singular Nouns 2 Plural Nouns

a book, an egg

a

an + Singular N

a pen,

book s

an apple

an ordinal some

…

a teacher

a student

15 table s

A few student s

+ Plural N

Rules: Changing singular Ns into plural Ns

A N → N s (a cat→ cat s , a song → two song s ….)

1 Ns ending in s/ ss / sh / ch / z / x → N + es :

a bus → buses ;

a glass → glasses ,

a dress → dresses , a brush → brushes ,

a match → matches,

a fax → faxes,

a book two books

2 Ns ending in a consonant “o” + es :

→ potatoes ; a tomato → tomatoes , a hero → heroes ,

→ radios , a studio → studios , a zoo → zoos,

a kilo → kilos , a photo → photos,

3 Ns ending in a consonant and y : y → i + es:

A family → families , a baby → bab ies , a country → countr ies

But: Ns ending in a vowel before y + s :

A key → keys , a toy → toys , a donkey → donkeys

4 Ns ending in f, fe → ves :

A knife → kni ves, a life → lives, a leaf → lea ves, a thief → thie ves,

But

a potato

a piano → pianos,

B Irregular

A man -

A woman -

A child -

A tooth

-A foot

-A mouse -

A person -

An ax

A goose

men Women children teeth feet mice people

- axis

- geese

singular and plural (same form)

A sheep - sheep

A fish - fish

A deer - deer

C Ns always plural:

Slacks, trousers, shorts, jeans.

Pajamas, binoculars, scissors, glasses.

- A period of time or distance: a sum of money, a period of time, a distance:

Five years is too long for me to find a job.

Six miles is too far to walk.

a man two men

three students

three bags

two watches

seven pens

two boxes

two keys two tapes

four tables