Stuff

Lead-in

  • What do you want to buy?
    • I want to buy …

Presentation

Pre

  • What do you like to do on weekends?
    • On weekends, I like to…

Top Down

  • Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
  • What kind of activity does Jordan like to do?
  • How many cameras does Alex have?
  • What instruments does Jordan play?
  • From surfboarding to painting.
  • He has four cameras.
  • He plays the violin and other instruments.

Alex: Hey man, how are you doing?
Jordan: I’m doing fine. Just living one day at a time.
Alex: Great! What kind of activity do you like to do?
Jordan: I like to do many activities from surfboarding to painting.
Alex: Wow! Painting. That’s challenging.
Jordan: It’s not. In painting, you have many brushes and a lot of blank canvas to paint whatever I like. Do you like doing any activity?
Alex: I only take photos with my camera.
Jordan: How many cameras do you have?
Alex: I have four cameras, but I only use two of them.
Jordan: Why is that?
Alex: Because the other two ones are broken.
Jordan: What else do you like to do?
Alex: I like to watch films.
Jordan: What kind of films?
Alex: Drama and Thriller. What about you?
Jordan: I am not a fan of films, but I love to play violin and other instruments.
Alex: Dude, you are awesome! I never played any kind of instrument. I think it is hard to learn it.
Jordan: It is not. You should try someday.

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: Jordan is not doing good. False

  1. Jordan is doing fine.
  2. Jordan likes to paint.
  3. Jordan thinks painting is challenging.
  4. Alex likes to watch films.
  5. Jordan loves films.
  1. Jordan is doing fine. True
  2. Jordan likes to paint. True
  3. Jordan thinks painting is challenging. False
  4. Alex likes to watch films. True
  5. Jordan loves films. False

Post

  • Do you play any kind of instrument?
    • Yes, I do.
    • No, I don’t.
  • Do you like to play sports? Why?
    • Yes, I do.
    • No, I don’t.

Target Language

Plural Nouns

Basic Nouns

Noun + s

  • A camera – Cameras
  • A surfboard – Surfboards
  • A plant – Plants
  • A week – Weeks

Nouns ending in -ch, -s, -sh, -x and -z 

Noun + es

  • A punch – Punches
  • A paintbrush – Paintbrushes
  • A box – Boxes
  • A quiz – Quizzes

Nouns ending in consonant + y 

Noun – y + ies

  • An activity – Activities
  • A bunny – Bunnies 
  • A lady – Ladies
  • A  enemy – Enemies

Irregular Nouns

  • Person – People
  • Child – Children
  • Man – Men
  • Woman – Women

Controlled Practice

  • Write the plural of the words below:

Example: Plant > Plants

  1. Surfboard
  2. Paintbrush
  3. Violine
  4. Camera
  1. Film
  2. Activity
  3. Child
  4. Person
  1. Surfboards
  2. Paintbrushes
  3. Violins
  4. Cameras
  1. Films
  2. Activities
  3. Children
  4. People

Freer Practice

  • Make sentences with the words below in the plural.

Example: Violine > I have two violins

  1. Glass
  2. Person
  3. Bunny
  4. Woman
  5. Box

Production

  • Answer the questions about yourself:

  1. What is there in your bedroom?

  2. What is there in your pencil case?

  3. What is there in your kitchen?

  4. What is there in your rucksack?

  5. What is there in your classroom?

Homework

Match the words with their plural form. Some plural forms are not going to be used.

  1. Cat

  2. Ring

  3. Fly

  4. Tomato

  5. Lady

  6. Church

  7. Party

(   ) Parties

(   ) Tomatos

(   ) Rings

(   ) Flys

(   ) Cats

(   ) Flies

(   ) Ringies

(   ) Churches

(   ) Ladys

(   ) Partys

(   ) Tomatoes

(   ) Churchies

(   ) Ladies

(   ) Catts

 

  1. Cat

  2. Ring

  3. Fly

  4. Tomato

  5. Lady

  6. Church

  7. Party

(7) Parties

(   ) Tomatos

(2) Rings

(   ) Flys

(1) Cats

(3) Flies

(   ) Ringies

(6) Churches

(   ) Ladys

(   ) Partys

(4) Tomatoes

(   ) Churchies

(5) Ladies

(   ) Catts

 

Complete the sentences with the plural form of the word in parentheses.

Example: I want to buy some ____. (Ring) > I want to buy some rings.

  1. My family always throw ____. (Party)
  2. Her kitchen is full of ____ because she collects them. (Plate)
  3. My friend wants to have three ____. (Baby)
  4. I need to buy some ____. (Shoe)
  5. She wants to find some ____ on the sand. (Shell)
  1. My family always throw parties.
  2. Her kitchen is full of plates because she collects them. 
  3. My friend wants to have three babies. 
  4. I need to buy some shoes. 
  5. She wants to find some shells on the sand. 

Puts the words in order to make sentences.

Example: computers / expensive / are > Computers are expensive.

  1. mangoes / I / to / love / eat.
  2. hair / have / brushes. /  three / I
  3. five  / Her / month. / friend /  visited / beaches / one / in 
  4. I’m / two / really / scarves / wearing / because / is / cold. / it 
  5. really / children / loud! / Those / are 
  1. I love to eat mangoes.
  2. I have three hair brushes.
  3. Her friend visited five beaches in one month.
  4. I’m wearing two scarves because it is really cold.
  5. Those children are really loud!

Transform the sentences into plural.

Example: This car is old. > These cars are old.

  1. I have a necklace.
  2. I have a white cat.
  3. She has a cellphone.
  4. Lenna loves my pink pen.
  5. Louis wants a new plant.
  1. I have necklaces.
  2. I have white cats.
  3. She has cellphones.
  4. Lenna loves my pink pens.
  5. Louis wants new plants.

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: Those memory are good. > Those memories are good.

  1. A lot of hat are lost every week.
  2. The lights is turned off.
  3. He needs to sign those document.
  4. Does they want to buy new TV?
  5. Let’s go to the mall to buy a new pair of pant.
  1. A lot of hats are lost every week.
  2. The lights are turned off.
  3. He needs to sign those documents.
  4. Do they want to buy a new TV?
  5. Let’s go to the mall to buy a new pair of pants.

Writing

Write a short text about stuff you have. Remember to use the target language.

Example: I have two books and…