Module 2

1. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES, PLURAL NOUNS,

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Possessive Adjectives
MI/MIS

TU/TUS

SU/SUS

SU/SUS

SU/SUS

NUESTR@

SU/SUS

SUS
NOTICE!
Your = possessive adjective
You’re = You are (contraction)
Its = possessive adjective
It’s = It is (contraction)
EXAMPLES:
• My name is Arturo. I’m 25 years old.
• Hello Mr. Garcia. Your room is 205.
• He is Mario. His house is beautiful.
• She’s a nurse. Her job is hard.
• My dog is cute. Its clothes are new.
• We are bothers. Our mother is Susana.
• I love Peru. Your country is amazing.
• They are my neighbours. Their garden is
big.
 OUR
YOUR

HIS

THEIR
MY

HER
Nouns
• Nouns can be
-> Singular: one
-> Plural: more than one
Nouns
Shoe Book Knife
House Box Baby
Garden Bus Wife
Tomato Wish Potato
Pen Match Man
Pencil Fox Fish
Nouns
You add “s” to make a noun plural:
Shoe -> Shoes
Garden -> Gardens
Pen -> Pens
Pencil -> Pencils
Book -> Books
Nouns
You add “es” to make a noun plural:
Box -> Boxes
Bus -> Buses
Match -> Matches
Wish -> Wishes
Quiz -> Quizzes
Nouns
You add “es” to make a noun plural:
Tomato -> Tomatoes
Potato -> Potatoes
BUT:
Video -> Videos
Zoo -> Zoos
Nouns
You add “ies” to make a noun plural:
Baby -> Babies
City -> Cities
Country -> Countries
Story -> Stories
Nouns
You add “s” to make a noun plural:
Day -> Days
Boy -> Boys
Key -> Keys
Donkey -> Donkeys
Nouns
You add “ves” to make a noun plural:
Knife -> Knives
Wife -> Wives
Life -> Lives
Leaf -> Leaves
BUT
Roof -> Roofs
Irregular Nouns
Man -> Men tooth -> teeth
Woman -> Women
Fish -> Fish
Child -> Children
Mouse -> Mice
Person -> People
Foot -> Feet
DISHES GOATS

PEACHES BOOKS

CHAIRS BOXES

DOORS BUSES

STOVES LUNCHES

BRUSHES LIGHTS

SINKS LAMPS

PORCHES FRAMES
Introduce yourself
Some nouns are always plural
Clothes
Binoculars
Goggles
Pliers
Pants/Trousers
Spectacles (glasses)
Scissors
A pair of = un
par de
Two pairs of
pants
How to tell the
time?
What time is it?
What is the time?
Clock Watch
 3:35
It’s three thirty-five.

8:05
It’s eight o-five.
 1:30
It’s one thirty.

12:00
It’s twelve o’clock.
It’s noon = midday.
It’s midnight.
 1:30
It’s one thirty.

12:00
It’s twelve o’clock.
It’s noon = midday.
It’s midnight.
 Use “sharp” to give
emphasis

4:30
My classes start at four thirty sharp.

8:00
My classes start at eight o’clock sharp.
Tell the time:

A B

A: IT’S TWELVE FIFTEEN.

B: IT’S THREE THIRTY-FIVE.
Tell the time:

A B

A: IT’S ONE TWENTY-FIVE.

B: IT’S NINE TEN.
Tell the time:

A B

A: IT’S EIGHT FIFTY.

B: IT’S SEVEN TWENTY-FIVE.
Tell the time:

A B

A: IT’S FIVE FOURTY-FIVE.

B: IT’S ELEVEN THIRTY.
How do you
spell…?
 How do you spell
you name? It’s N-A-Y-S-H-A
your last name / surname?
IT’S G-U-T-I-E-R-R-E-Z DOUBLE R
your country?
IT’S P-E-R-U
your favourite / favorite subject?
IT’S H-I-S-T-O-R-Y
your favorite dish?
IT’S C-A-U-S-A R-E-L-L-E-N-A
your favorite song?
IT’S M-Y H-E-A-R-T W-I-L-L G-O O-N
 THIS/THAT
This: NEAR (CERCA)
->esto, este, esta
That: FAR (LEJOS)
->eso, esa, ese
This book
That book
This is an apple.
That is an apple.
 THAT BALL

THIS CAR

THIS BOOK

THAT APPLE

THAT COMPUTER
Write sentences using “This
is…” and “That is…”

This is a bed.
Write sentences using “This
is…” and “That is…”

That is an airplane.
Write sentences using “This
is…” and “That is…”

That is a hen.
That is a chicken.
Write sentences using “This
is…” and “That is…”

This is a cat.
Write sentences using “This
is…” and “That is…”

That is a spider.
That is a spider web.
Write sentences using “this” or
“that” plus a possessive
adjective.

That is her cat.

Write sentences using “this” or
“that” plus a possessive adjective.

This is his ball.

Write sentences using “this” or
“that” plus a possessive adjective.

That is their car.

Write sentences using “this” or
“that” plus a possessive adjective.

Old lady: “ This is my cake.”

 Countable and
Uncountable Nouns

• Countable noun: can be counted.

• Uncountable noun: can’t be
counted.
 Countable nouns
 We can say: one, two, three…
 Uncountable nouns
 We can’t say one, two, three…
Jam Ham
Classify the nouns as countable or
uncountable
Sugar Ham C U
Peach Meat
Pepper Coffee
Bread Fish
Oil Honey
Chicken Yoghurt
Watermelon Lentil
Strawberry Tea
Cheese Chocolate two bars of chocolate
 There is / There are = Hay

• There is = used with

singular or uncountable
nouns
• There are = used with plural
nouns
 There is = There’s

• There is an orange.
• There is a cake.
• There’s a car.
• There’s sugar in the bag.
 There are

• There are two oranges.

• There are three cakes.
• There are five cars.
• There are four onions.
 There is or There are?

• ……an apple
• …... two carrots
• …... coffee
• …… salt
• …… lemons
How much / How many

• How much: cuanto/a ->

uncountable nouns
• How many: cuantos/as ->
countable nouns
 REMEMBER!
En las preguntas (questions), el verbo
“to be” va en primer lugar.
Are you a student?
Is she a doctor?
Am I a from Peru?
 Questions:
• How much sugar is there?
=¿Cuánta azúcar hay?
• How much water is there?
=¿Cuánta agua hay?
 Answers:
• How much sugar is there?
There’s a little. = Hay un poco.
There’s a lot. = Hay mucho.
• How much water is there?
There’s a little. / There’s a lot.
 Questions:
• How many apples are there?
=¿Cuántas manzanas hay? How
many cakes are there?
=¿Cuántas tortas hay?
 Answers:
• How many apples are there?
There are two apples.
There’s one apple.
How many cakes are there?
There are three cakes.
At the (super)market
 How
much is
it?
 Conversation:
• Seller: Hello. How can I help you?
• Buyer: Hi. I would like three carrots.
• Seller: OK! Anything else?
• Buyer: No. How much is it?
• Seller: It’s 2 soles.
• Buyer: Here you are. Thank you.
• Seller: You’re welcome.