Teachers little helper ~ Unit 9
Created by Belinda Baardsen, TEFL Certified ESL InstructorKing
Saud UniversityDecember 15, 2012
Lets turn to Chapter 9
Food you like!
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Grammar Rule Reminder: Verb To Be
I ---------------------------- am
He/She/It -----------------is
We/You/They --------- are
```````````````````````````````Im / I am
Hes = He isShes = She isIts = It is
Were = We areYoure = You areTheyre = They are
New Headway PlusElementary Students BookPage 124
Fussy Eater
What is a fussy eater?
Are you a fussy eater?Vocabulary
Conversation
Can you talk to yourself, and call it a conversation?
What is a conversation?
Sparkling waterStill water
Tap water
order
I would like to order my dinner.
What would you like for dinner, sir?Practice: sentences using
vocabulary
I would like sparkling water, please.
Would you like desert after dinner, sir?
Yes, I would like the chocolate with berries. Would you like
coffee, sir?
Im sorry, but we dont have any chocolate cake.
Would you like something else?
Ok, I would like some pear with syrup.
What is your favorite fruit?
1. Apples
2. Strawberries
3. Bananas
New Headway PlusElementary Students BookPage 66
Look at List A & BWhich list has plural nouns?Plurals vs.
Singular
Count & Uncountable Nouns
Some, Any, A lot of
Revision ~ Can we count rice? Water? Air? Hair?
Some Can I have some apples, please?
Any Do you have any eggs?
A lot of I had a lot of rice.
Countables & UncountablesSome, Any, A lot of, much, many
Much, many, a lot (of), little, few
We use much with singular (uncountable) nouns and many with
plurals.
How much time have we got before the break?
How many tickets do we need?Do you have much trouble with
English?I dont have much trouble with speaking English.Are there
many museums in Milan?Not many, but there are a lot of coffee
shops.I love my father so much.Take as much coffee as you
like.There are too many people here.Amal feels much better
today.Shes got a lot of cousins.
A and AnBut, it depends upon pronunciation of the following
word, not the spelling.We use A before a consonant.
We use An before a vowel.
A dog.
A hat.
A coin.
An orange.How do you use A & An?
A and An
The CA Exam is scheduled for an hour.How many oranges are
there?
(A.) About a hundred. (100)
No, exactly how many oranges are there?
(A.) Exactly one hundred and three. (103)
We use a/an to say what kind of thing somebody or something
is,
1. Hes a Doctor.
what job a person does,
2. He worked as a taxi-driver.
or what something is used as.
3. Dont use that plate as an ashtray.
Hes a doctor.He worked as a taxi-driver.Dont use that plate as
an ashtray.
Hes a doctor.
Hes a teacher.
Hes __ photographer.
Hes __ scientist.Say what these peoples jobs are, using the
words in the box.
Example:
Hes a cook.
We do not use A/An with uncountable nouns.
Example:
(Not) a rain.
We do not use A/An with possessives.
Example:
(Not) a my friend.
Hes got a long nose.Shes got an interesting face.Shes got a red
purse.Shes a student at King Saud University.Shes a mother.Shes a
daughter.Shes got an A on her exam.Shes a friend of mine.There is a
spoon over there.I need a pencil for my exam.Where is a pen when
you need one?
Some nouns can be used both uncountably and countably.
Paper is made from wood.Did you remember to buy coffee?
Im going out to buy a paper.Ill have a cup of coffee,
please.
Could you pass me ___ glass?I need __ piece of wood.It was ___
great grade!Theres ___ chicken in the garden.Do you want ___ egg
with that steak.Complete the sentences with A/An
