2019-04-17 Level 1: phone conversations, plurals

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Find a photograph with people you don’t know. Choose names and jobs for the people. Write sentences about them. (Where are they? What’s the temperature? Who are they?)
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Homework corrections
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Lisa and Rita are having a party on Saturday. They are having fun at the party and just drinking water. At the party it is not too hot, the temperature is 70 °.
Lisa is a student of gastronomy in France and Rita recently trained in medicine. Now she works at the Albert Einstein Hospital.

Hanna and Anne are in a park on a Sunday afternoon, enjoying the sun.
Hanna is a fashion designer and Anne is an actress.
They have not met since high school.
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Review from yesterday (on the board)
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7 + 8 = 15
“Seven plus eight equals fifteen.” OR “Seven plus eight is fifteen.”
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p. 25 part 9 - Listen to the conversation and choose the correct words.
Then answer the questions in part 8.
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Grammar: yes/no questions with [be], short answers

question form: [be] + subject + ...
short answer form: yes/no, + subject + [be] + (not)
Are you in France?
	Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.	(Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.)
Are they in France?
	Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. / No, they’re not.
Are we in France?
	Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t. / No, we’re not.

Am I late?
	Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t. / No, you’re not.

Is she late?
	Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. / No, she’s not.
Is he late?
	Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. / No, he’s not.
Is it late?
	Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t. / No, it’s not.
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p. 25 part 1 - Write the questions in the correct order. Then choose the answers.
1 Are you OK?
  c - Yes, I am.
2 Is Kara in France?
  e - No, she isn’t.
3 Are you and Paul in Sydney?
  f - Yes, we are.
4 Is Greg in London?
  b - No, he isn’t.
5 Are Kara and Ona in Morocco?
  a - Yes, they are.
6 Is your hotel nice?
  d - Yes, it is.
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Pronunciation of yes/no questions and answers. (on the board)
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Wh- questions = information questions
who, what, why, where, when, (how)

form: wh-word + [be] + subject + …
Where are you from?
What is your job?
Why am I cold?

pronunciation: the last word of a wh-question has falling intonation
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Types of Sentences

affirmative: I am a teacher.
negative: I’m not a student.
y/n questions: Are you from Brazil?
	short answers: No, I’m not.
wh- questions: Where are you from?
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BREAK
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p. 153 or p. 157
Unit 2b, Exercise 13, page 25
First, write 4 sentences about your vacation
	1 I’m OK. / I’m happy
	2 It’s…
	3 The city/beach is…
	4 My hotel is…
Then, write 5 questions about your partner’s vacation.
	1 Where are you?
	2 Are you OK?
	3 Is it cold? (Are you cold?)
	4 Is the beach/city beautiful?
	5 Is the hotel nice? / Is your hotel nice?
Finally, have a “phone” conversation with your partner about your vacations.
A: Hi Greg, where are you?
B: Hi Kevin, I’m in Oman.
A: Are you OK?
B: Yes, I’m very happy.
…
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Questions 4 and 5 can also be wh- questions:
4 How is the beach? / How is the city?
5 How is your hotel? / How is the hotel?

“how + [be]” questions ask if something is good or bad

How are you? How is it going? How are things? How are you doing?
How is the weather? How is the city? How is your hotel?
How is the movie? How is your new job?
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“Are you OK?” = I think there is a problem.
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p. 26 part 1 - Write the name of each color.
1 red
2 blue
3 yellow
4 green
5 black
6 orange
7 brown
8 pink
9 white
10 gray
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Children’s game (popular in the car): “I spy”
“I spy (with my little eye) something black.”
- Ask yes/no questions to find the correct object.
“Is it my bag?”
	No, it isn’t.
“Is it his cap?”
	No, it isn’t.
“Is it your phone?”
	Yes, it is.
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p. 27 - Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1 In Cuba, cars are old.
2 In London, buses are red.
3 In Hawaii, some beaches are black.
4 In Iceland, the lakes are hot.
5 Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing are cities in China.
6 John Lennon, Charles de Gaulle, and John F. Kennedy are airports.
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Grammar/spelling: plural nouns

singular			plural
				+s
a car				cars
an airport		airports
a movie			movies
				+es
a bus			buses
a beach			beaches
	-y			+ies
a country			countries
a city			cities
		(irregular)
a person			people
a man			men
a woman			women
a child			children
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Spelling Rules
- ending = consonant+y  ->  consonant+ies
city/cities, country/countries
	day/days: because ‘a’ is a vowel

- ending = s, sh, ch, z  ->  add es
bus/buses, dish/dishes, beach/beaches, buzz/buzzes
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Pronunciation Rules
- ending sounds like s, sh, ch, z, or j
	-> add the sound of “is”
bus/buses, dish/dishes, beach/beaches, buzz/buzzes, size/sizes, bridge/bridges
- others have the sound of ‘s’ or ‘z’
	/z/: oceans, rivers, seas, islands, days, movies, cars
	/s/: airports, lakes, caps, laughs
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Homework: Write a phone conversation with your friend. Your friend is on vacation somewhere.