A writer’s room

file 2A Intermediate 1

Objectives for todayToday we will …

• check and learn vocabulary about things.

• learn to use the indefinite articles, plurals, and demonstratives.

LAST CLASS

What do you remember?

HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?

Miami Beach

Watch this videohow 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. LINA2. ERICA 3. LINDA4. MARTINE5. PIERRE 6. RAFAEL 7. WILMARIS 8. TIM9. MAAIKE

10. HENNY11. THEO12. TONY 13. NINFA 14. JESUS

SWEDEN

COLOMBIAPTO. RICO

ENGLANDTHE

NETHERLANDS

CUBA

Possessive adjectives

HOW GOOD IS YOUR MEMORY?

LET’S PLAY!

his-her

• a whole-class activity.• the object of the game is to

remember everybody’s name.

VOCABULARY

things

things

thingsNeat=everything

in its correct place.

neat≠messy

vocabulary

Open your books on page 151

ARTICLES

Grammar

grammar: articlesa/an

grammar: articlesthe

plural

grammar: demonstratives

demonstratives

Questions?

Asking…

2A a / an, plurals; this / that / these / those

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).

a / an, plurals

• Use a with words beginning u when u = /yu/, e.g., university.

2A a / an, plurals; this / that / these / those

regular pluralsSingular Plural Spellinga book books add -sa key keysa watch watches add -es after ch, sh, s, x

a box boxesa country countries consonant + y > iesa dictionary dictionaries

• 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 Plurala man /mæn/ men /mɛn/a woman /ˈwʊmən/ women /ˈwɪmən/a child /tʃaɪld/ children /ˈtʃɪldrən/a person /ˈpərsn/ 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?).

Let’s exercise!

OPEN YOUR BOOKSON PAGE 127

let’s ask

what’s this?it’s a/an …

what are these?they are…

SINGULAR

PLURAL

What did you learn today?

1.How do you say…a) LENTES DE SOLb) MONEDEROc) REVISTAd) PAÑUELO DESECHABLEe) AUDIFONOSf) BILLETERA

What did you learn today?Correct the mistakes

a.What’s this? It’s an wallet.

b.They’re a pencils.

c.They’re a bus

What did you learn today?

1. Answer the questions. Use complete answers:

a. What’s this?

b. What are they?

c. What are those?