A happy family

– Hello, boys and girls! My name is Bobby.

– And my name is Tobby. This is our friend Mobby.

– Welcome to our lesson.

– Guys, today we would like to start our lesson with one interesting story.

– It happened to us yesterday.

– Listen to this story, please!

– This will help you to guess the topic of our lesson today.

Well… It was Saturday and we decided to go for a walk. We wanted to go to the park, because it’s the best place in our town.

So we left the house and went straight there. When we came to the park, we started talking.

– Oh, guys, the weather is so wonderful today!

– Yes, I agree! Boys, I think we should go for a swim.

– Bobby, that’s a great idea!

– Hello!

– Who’s that?

– Bobby, what are you talking about?

– Guys, I’m sure that I’ve just heard someone’s voice?

– Bobby, there is nobody around!

– Oh, guys, you are absolutely right! I probably have some problems with my ears.

– In this case, you should go to the doctor!

– Hello!

– Oh, no! I’ve just heard that voice again. I have to go to the doctor right now!

– Bobby, wait! We’ve heard it too.

– Oh, what a relief! But who is talking?

– It’s me! Look up, please! I’m here!

– Oh, hi! Who are you?

– What are you doing here?

– I’m Felix. And I’m here, because I need your help!

– Oh, okay. And what can we do for you?

– Boys, I attend the animal school. And yesterday in English my classmates and I wrote a dictation.

– Oh, and what mark did you get?

– Boys, I got 2. According to my teacher’s words, I don’t know how to form the plural nouns.

– Oh, that’s not good!

– Yes, I know! The good news is that we will be able to rewrite the dictation tomorrow.

– Oh, that’s wonderful!

– Yes, it is! But the problem is that I still don’t know how to form the plural nouns.

– Oh, Felix, don’t worry!

– We will explain this rule to you.

– And tomorrow you will rewrite the dictation and get a good mark.

– Okay.

– All right! Let’s start.

So today in the lesson we will:

·      learn the definition of the term “noun”;

·      talk about the plural form of nouns;

And

·      put the knowledge into practice.

First, let’s start with the definition of the term “noun”.

Noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, event or idea.

Существительное — это слово, которое относится к человеку, животному, месту, предмету, событию или идее.

Look at the examples:

Jillian is so talented!

This is an elephant.

Paris is so beautiful!

Your house is so huge!

It’s my birthday!

Or

This is happiness!

The nouns in these sentences are:

Jillian (it refers to a person)

Elephant (it refers to an animal)

Paris (it refers to a place)

House (it refers to a thing)

Birthday (it refers to an event)

And

Happiness (it refers to an idea)

– Felix, we’ve told you the definition of the term “noun”.

– Now let’s discuss how to form the plural nouns.

– Oh, okay!

To form the plural nouns, we have to add the ending –s to the singular nouns.

Look at the examples and compare:

The first example is…

This is my toy.

Это моя игрушка.

In this sentence the noun “toy” is singular.

Now if we add the ending –s to the word “toy”, we will get the word “toys”.

For example:

These are my toys.

Это мои игрушки.

In this sentence the noun “toys” is plural.

The second example is…

Megan has one flower.

У Мэган есть один цветок.

In this sentence the noun “flower” is singular.

Now if we add the ending –s to the word “flower”, we will get the word “flowers”.

For example:

Megan has five flowers.

У Мэган есть пять цветов.

In this sentence the noun “flowers” is plural.

The third example is…

My dad has one car.

У моего папы есть одна машина.

In this sentence the noun “car” is singular.

Now if we add the ending –s to the word “car”, we will get the word “cars”.

For example:

My dad has three cars.

У моего папы есть три машины.

In this sentence the noun “cars” is plural.

The fourth example is…

There is one cat in Wendy’s room.

У Вэнди в комнате один кот.

In this sentence the noun “cat” is singular.

Now if we add the ending –s to the word “cat”, we will get the word “cats”.

For example:

There are four cats in Wendy’s room.

У Вэнди в комнате четыре кота.

In this sentence the noun “cats” is plural.

And the last example is…

This hat is brown.

Эта шляпа коричневая.

In this sentence the noun “hat” is singular.

Now if we add the ending –s to the word “hat”, we will get the word “hats”.

For example:

These hats are brown.

Эти шляпы коричневые.

In this sentence the noun “hats” is plural.

– Felix, we’ve told you how to form the plural nouns.

– And now we would like to check your knowledge.

– Oh, sure! No problem!

Your task is to read the story and correct the mistakes.

Pay attention! There are 5 mistakes in the text.

And the story is…

Hi, everyone! My name is Cody. I have one little sisters and two big brother. My sister likes reading books. She usually reads 2 or 3 book a week. And my brothers like collecting different coins. There are 40 coin in their collection at this moment. I also have a mother, a father, a grandfather and two grandmother. My family is the best!

Let’s check the right answers.

The mistakes are in the following words “sisters,

brother,

book,

coin

and grandmother”.

Instead of these words Cody had to write “sister,

brothers,

books,

coins

and grandmothers”.

– Well done, Felix!

– Now you are ready to rewrite the dictation!

– And we are sure that you’ll get a good mark this time.

– Boys, thank you so much for your help!

– You’re welcome!

– That’s all for today, our dear friends.

– See you soon.