I Phonetics

1. Модели интонации.

Model 1. They are ↓students.

Model 2. They are `not ↓students.

Model 3. `Are they ↑students? ~↓Yes, they are. ~↓No, they ↓aren`t.

Phonetic activity 1. Read the sentences correctly.

1. I am an accountant. I am not a manager.

2. His daughter is a good student.

3. We are human beings.

4. They are Swedes. They are not Greeks.

5. Are you an accountant? ~Yes, I am.

6. Is your son a pupil? ~No, he isn`t.

7. Are they managers? ~Yes, they are.

Model 4. `Aren`t they ↑students? ~↓Yes, they are. ~↓No, they ↓aren`t.

Phonetic activity2.

1. Aren`t you a driver? ~Yes, I am.

2. Aren`t you a lecturer? ~No, I am not.

3. Isn`t your wife a lecturer? ~Yes, she is.

4. Aren`t you at home? ~No, I am not.

5. Isn`t Mike present today? ~No, he isn`t.

6. Aren`t I the Professor? ~Yes, you are.

Model 5. ↓Who are you? ~I am an ↓accountant.

Phonetic activity3.

1. Who is your sister? ~She is a manager.

2. Who are they? ~They are managers.

3. What is it? ~It`s a pencil.

Model 6. `Where is ↓Peter? ~He`s at ↓home.

Phonetic activity4.

1. Where is your son? ~He is at university.

2. Where are you? ~(in the office)

3. Where is your teacher? ~(in the Dean office)

4. Where is Mike? ~(in Kiev)

5. Where is your chief? ~(at the meeting)

6. Where are your documents?~(in the hostel)

Model 7. `Is he a ↑teacher or a ↓student? ~He`s a ↓teacher.

Phonetic activity5.

1. Is this a pen or a pencil?

2. Is the pencil green or blue?

3. Is she a manager or an accountant?

4. Are they workers or students?

5. Is he a researcher or a teacher?

6. Is he in London or in Cairo?

7. Is your partner at home or at hospital?

Model 8. `What `kind of ↓man is he? ~He is a ↓good man.

Phonetic activity6.

1. What kind of car is this? ~This is Ferrari.

2. What kind of paper is this? ~This is a letter.

3. What kind of book is this? ~This is an interesting book.

4. What kind of battery is this? ~This is an alkaline battery.

5. What kind of research is this? ~This is psychological research.

6. What kind of teacher is she? ~She is a psychologist.

II Grammar

1. Множественное число исчисляемых существительных.

1. Множественное число большинства существительных образуется путём прибавления суффикса “~s” к исчисляемым существительным в единственном числе. “~s” читается:

[z] – после гласных и звонких согласных: a tie – ties, a bag – bags

[s] – после глухих согласных: a map – maps, a cat - cats

2. Cуществительные, оканчивающиеся на согласные “~s, ss, sh, ch, x”, принимают суффикс “~es” во множественном числе. “~es” читается:

[ız] после существительных, оканчивающихся на согласные “~s, ss, sh, ch, x”: a box – boxes, a match - matches

3. Если существительное оканчивается на “~согласная + y”, то “~согласная + y” меняется на “~согласная + i + es”: a factory – factories. Если существительное оканчивается на “~гласная + y”, то к “~гласная + y” прибавляется “s”: a day – days.

4. Если существительное оканчивается на “~f, fe”, то при образовании множественного числа “~f, fe” меняется на “~v + es”. “~v + es” читается:[vz] a shelf – shelves, a knife – knives

5. Heкоторые существительные сохранили архаическую форму множественного числа:

a man – men

a woman – women [wimin]

a child – children

a tooth – teeth

a foot – feet

a gentleman – gentlemen

a mouse - mice

etc.

Note. Неисчисляемые существительные в форме единственного числа не употребляются с артиклем “a, an”. Они употребляются либо без артикля, либо с артиклем ‘the’.

I take chalk. - Я беру мел.

Can you give me the chalk please?

2. Повторение. Множественное число указательных местоимений: this – these, that – those.

These are books. - Это книги.

Those are maps. - То карты.

Grammar activity 1. Teacher points to objects and Students voice the sentences using the following models:

This is …

That is …

These are …

Those are …