lesson 3 tAlk ABoUt tHIngs In An oFFIce
TINA ADAMS
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1 VOCABULARY Things in an office I need a lot of office supplies.
01-16 Listen. Then listen and repeat.
a computer a phone a desk a printer
a pen a pencil a chair a notepad a cell phone an eraser
Look at the words. Circle the word that
does not belong.
1. computer cell phone eraser printer a sticky note a cabinet
2. pen chair notepad pencil
3. cell phone cabinet desk chair
4. sticky note phone notepad eraser
PAIRS Look around your classroom. Write a list of all the things in 1A that you see.
Then compare your lists.
COACH
2 GRAMMAR Regular plural nouns; Need and have
Regular plural nouns Need, have
Singular Plural Notes Subject Need, have Noun
a phone phones • Add -s to most regular I
an eraser erasers nouns. You need
a box boxes • Add -es to regular nouns We have a pen.
a class classes that end in s, x, z, ch, or They notepads.
sh. He needs
a dictionary dictionaries • Change the y to i and She has
a company companies add -es to nouns that end Notes
in a consonant + -y.
• Add -s to the base form of the
a shelf shelves • Change f and fe to v and verb for he, she, and it.
a life lives add -es to nouns that end • Have is irregular. For he, she,
in -fe or -f. and it, use has.
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LISTENING SKILL Listen for main ideas
3 LISTENING The first time you listen, don’t try to
understand every detail. Focus on the
Read the Listening Skill. Then listen.
01-18
main idea.
What is the main idea?
E V E RY T H I N G OFFICE E V E RY T H I N G OFFICE E V E RY T H I N G OFFICE
Technology Furniture Office Supplies Technology Furniture Office Supplies Technology Furniture Office Supplies
01-18 Listen again. Check (✓) the items you hear.
GROUPS Close your books. What does Everything Office have? Make a list.
They have computers, printers …
4 TRY IT YOURSELF
TAKE A POLL Talk to three classmates. What do they have?
What do they need?
Need Have
a pencil ✓ ✓ ✓
a cell phone
a pen
a notepad
an eraser
a computer
a dictionary
CLASS Report to the class.
Three people have pencils …
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