Unit 2. Part 1. THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE A / An. THERE IS / THERE ARE.

PLURALS
A / AN
Desen scaun
It’s a chair. Desen guma It’s an eraser.
de sters

Desen masa
It’s a table. Desen It’s an umbrella.
umbrela

Desen sarpe Desen

It’s a snake. It’s an elephant.
elefant

 We use a / an before countable nouns in the singular.

Example: There’s a chair in the room.
There’s an apple in the basket.
 We use a before words that begin with consonant sounds (b, c, d, f, g, etc.).
Example: a pencil, a boy, a dog, a frog
 We use an before words that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
Example: an apple, an egg, an orange, an umbrella
 We don’t use a / an before an adjective when there isn’t a noun after it.
Example: It’s a doll. It’s pink. It’s a pink doll.

1. Complete the sentences with A or An.

Desen pian
1. a blackboard Desen tabla 6. ................ piano
Desen piano
2. ......... paintbrush Desen pensula 7. ............... egg Desen ou

3. ......... envelope 8. ............... pen

Desen plic Desen stilou
4. ......... horse 9. .............. eraser
Desen cal Desen guma de sters
5. ......... owl 10. ................ watermelon
Desen bufnita
Desen pepene verde

2. Write the words in the correct box.

basket, apple, scarf, ruler, eye, girl, onion, eraser, bike, aeroplane, chair, artist, tiger, banana, actor, film, orange,
family, aunt, car, armchair

A AN
 3. Complete the dialogues with A / AN.

1. Look! What’s that? 6. What would you like to eat?

It’s an ostrich. I’d like ................... hamburger.
2. What have you got in your bag? 7. I need ............. envelope to send this letter.
I’ve got ................. apple and ................... candy. Here you are!
3. Is Corfu ................. island? 8. Is it raining outside?
Yes, it is. Yes, it is. Take ............. umbrella with you!
4. What’s on the table? 9. Is it ......... Japanese watch?
..................... watermelon and ................. plate. Yes, it is.
5. Is your father .................... doctor? 10. Is the book on ............. shelf?
Hes, he is. No, it isn’t. It’s on ............ armchair.

PLAY TIME! – Guess the object!

One of the students chooses a school object in the classroom to describe. The others have to ask and
answer questions to guess what it is. Clues: Is it big? Is it small? Is it red? Is it next to the door?

Example: A: Is it big? A: Yes it is. / No, it isn’t.

A: Is it red? B: Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
A: It’s an eraser! B: Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

THERE IS / THERE ARE

 There is an apple on the table  There are many apples in the basket.
 There is a doll on the bed.  There are two dolls in the box.

 We use there is in the singular and there are in the plural.

PLURALS la fiecare cuvant o sa fie alternanta de desene 1-2 (1 creion – 2 creioane etc)

*Most nouns take -s to form their plural: *Nouns ending in -s, -ss or -x take -es to form their plurals:

1 pen – 2 pens 1 hen - 2 hens 1 bus – 2 buses

1 pencil – 2 pencils 1 cat – 2 cats 1 glass - 2 glasses
1 ruler - 2 rulers 1 dog – 2 1 box - 2 boxes
dogs
*Nouns ending in consonant + y drop the y and take -ies: *Nouns ending in a vowel + y take -s in the plural:

1 city - 2 cities 1 toy - 2 toys

1 cherry - 2 cherries 1 boy - 2 boys

* There is also a special category called irregular plurals:

1 man – 2 men 1 policeman – 2 policemen 1 mouse – 2 mice

1 woman – 2 women 1 tooth – 2 teeth 1 sheep – 2 sheep
1 child – 2 children 1 foot – 2 feet 1 fish – 2 fish
1. a) Look at the picture and say what there is / there are in the classroom.

Imagine sala de clasa cu 1 tabla, 4 banci cu 4 scaune, 2 tablouri, 1

biblioteca, 1 catedra, 1 profesoara, 4 elevi, 1 harta, 1 computer
pe catedra, 2 carti pe banca,

Example: There is a teacher in the classroom. There are four desks in the classroom.

b) Now, in pairs, say what there is / there are in your classroom.

2. Look at the picture. Use prompts to ask and answer questions, following the example:

A: Is there a vase on the coffee table? A: Are there pillows on the sofa?
B: No there isn’t. B: Yes, there are.

Imagine sufragerie unde sunt: 1. vase / coffee table?

2. window / living room?
O canapea cu 3 perne, o biblioteca, o masuta de cafea, 1 covor, o 3. carpet / floor?
fereastra cu draperii, 2 fotolii, 1 semineu, 2 lampi de o parte si de 4. pillows / sofa?
alta a canapelei, 2 tablouri pe perete 5. bookcase / living room?
6. armchairs / living room?
7. curtains / window
8. lamps / near the sofa?
9. fireplace / living room?
10. pictures / wall?

PLAY TIME! – Guess the object!

The teacher puts different objects in a bag. The students take turns in going to the teacher’s desk and pick
things from the bag. They have to say what there is / there are in it.

3. Fill in the singular or plural form.

SINGULAR PLURAL
pencil
boys
man
women
sheep
fish
children
cherry
buses
box
mice
glass
feet
2. Look at the pictures and spot 9 differences. Follow the example.

Foto A: in parc Foto B: in parc

1 baiat, 1 fata, 1 femeie, 1 caine, 2 3 baieti, 2 fete, 2 femei, 3 caini, 4

copaci, 1 pasare, 1 banca, 1 minge, 1 copaci, 2 pasari, 2 banci, 2 mingi, 2
sorices soareci

Example: In picture A, I can see a boy. In picture B, I can see three boys.

3. Rewrite the sentences in the plural, following the example:

Example: He is a student.
........................They are students. .........................

1. I am a doctor. 4. There is a cherry on a table.

......................................................
2. She is a teacher.
......................................................
3. He is a boy.
......................................................
...............................................................
5. There is a woman at the door.
...............................................................
6. There is a mouse on the floor.
...............................................................

4. Write the words in the plural and spot them in the right column, as in the example:

sun, bus, mouse, foot, feet, ostrich, fish, man, deer, woman, tooth, cherry, sheep, child,
strawberry, policeman, house, box, sister, glass, city, toy, fox, cat, lady, boy, dish

-s - es - ies irregular
suns
Part II. THIS / THAT / THESE / THOSE. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

THIS / THESE

This is a chair. (desen 1 scaun+mana aproape) These are chairs. (desen 3 scaune + mana aproape)

This is a ball. (desen 1 minge+mana aproape) These are balls. (desen 4 mingi+mana aproape)

 We use this / these to talk about people, things, animals which are near us.

THAT / THOSE

That is a cat. (desen 1 pisica+mana departe) Those are cats. (desen 2 pisici+mana departe)

That is a bike. (desen 1 bicicleta+mana departe) Those are bikes. (desen 2 biciclete+mana departe)

 We use that / those to talk about people, things, animals which are far away from us.

1. Complete the sentences, following the example.

1. scaun + mana aproape masa + mana departe This is a chair and that is a table.

2 biblioteci+mana aproape 2 canapele+mana departe

2. These are bookcases and those are sofas.
3. pat + mana aproape sifonier + mana departe ____________________________________.

4. 2fotolii + mana aproape 2 noptiere + mana departe ____________________________________.

covor+ mana aproape lampa + mana departe

5. ____________________________________.
6. 2 seminee + mana aproape 2 tablouri + mana departe ____________________________________.

2. Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions, as in the example:

Student 1: What’s that? Student 2: It’s a lamp.

oglinda+ma lampa+man
Student 3: What’s this? Student 4: It’s a mirror. na aproape a departe
Student 4: What are these / those? Student 5: They’re chair.

birou+mana scaune+man covor+mana draperii+ma Dulap aragaz+man

aproape a departe aproape na departe bucatarie+m a departe
ana aproape

telefon+man carti+mana tablouri+ma semineu+ma perne+mana fotoliu+man

a aproape departe na aproape na departe aproape a departe
3. Write the following sentences in the plural, as in the example.

1. This is a bed. 6. That is a carpet.

..........These are beds...............
2. That is a lamp.
.........................................................
3. This is a dishwasher.
..........................................................
4. That is a sofa.
..........................................................
5. This is a picture.
...........................................................
........................................................
7. This is a wardrobe.
........................................................
8. That is a fireplace.
........................................................
9. This is an armchair.
........................................................
10. That is a mirror.
........................................................

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

 We use prepositions of place to say where somebody or something is.

IN + desen stilou in cutie ABOVE + desen stilou deasupra cutiei

NEXT TO + desen stilou langa cutie OPPOSITE + desen stilou vis-a-vis de cutie

ON + desen stilou pe cutie IN FRONT OF + desen stilou in fata cutiei

UNDER + desen sub cutie BETWEEN+ desen stilou intre 2 cutii

1. Look at the picture below, then ask and answer, as in the example:

Dormitor cu 1 pat langa sifonier, langa sifonier o biblioteca, langa biblioteca

usa. Se mai vad un birou cu o lampa si un computer pe el, un scaun in fata
biroului, un poster pe perete, o lada de jucarii pe podea, o fereastra cu
draperii, un ghiozdan pe pat, o minge sub scaunul de la birou, un covoras in
fata patului

Student 1: Where’s the bookcase? Student 3: Where’s the bed?

Student 2: It’s between the door and the wardrobe. Student 4: It’s next to the wardrobe.
2. Look at the pictures and spot 7 differences.

Example: In the first picture, the sofa is next to the fireplace. In the second picture, the sofa is in
front of the window.

Desen living room, cu 1 canapea langa semineu, in
fata canapelei o masuta de cafea, langa usa o
planta in ghiveci, pe perete 2 tablouri, intre ele o
lampa, langa fereastra un semineu
Desen living room, cu fotolii de o parte si de alta a
unui semineu, in fata semineului e o masuta de
cafea, langa usa e 1 lampa, langa fereastra o planta
in ghiveci, la fereastra o canapé, doua tablouri
deasupra semineului.

PLAY TIME! – Guess the object!

Look again at the pictures above, then write where the objects in the room are. Work in teams. Each team
chooses a picture to describe. The team that finishes first is the winner! Use as many prepositions of place
as you can.

Example: There is a sofa next to the fireplace. There is a coffee table in front of the sofa.