Riff Off

Do you like to sing? What about singing in English class? Did you know that listening to music can help you learn vocabulary?

Some people learn well when they listen to music and some have great musical talent. Are you one of those lucky people?

Activity 1: Vocabulary

Activity 2: Grammar: plural forms

Activity 3: Capsule & comprehension questions

Activity 4: Reading

Activity 5: Pronunciation

Activity 6: Crossword puzzle

 

Vocabulary

Grammar

To make the plural form of most nouns, we add an “s”

                  Book – books

                  Tree – trees

                  Chair – chairs

With a regular or irregular plural noun, you can put a number in front.

  • Ex: I saw a mouse. My brother saw three mice.

But with non-count nouns, we cannot put a number in front.

  • Ex: I have one money. I have two money.

We have to use other quantifiers such as “some, a lot of, a little” or in certain cases, expressions such as “a piece of” or “# pieces of”

  • Ex: Let me give you some advice.                    
  • I would like to share two pieces of information.

Watch the capsule

Answer the comprehension questions that follow.

 

Reading

How many errors did you find?

Re-read the text out loud to practice your pronunciation, but make sure you do not repeat the errors.

Pronunciation

Learn to pronounce the “s”

Listen first and then say the words on your own.

“S” sound
cat – cats
hope
book
laugh

“Z” sound
play
glove
wear
tree

“IZ’ sound
race
watch
kiss
catch

Crossword Puzzle

Review irregular plurals

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