Day 3 Communication Lesson (Reading and Grammar)

Empowering the Learner 2 Lesson 9 (p. 36 - 41)



Reading for Discussion



Students will read Page 36 to themselves for ten minutes. The instructor will then read the article to the students asking for definitions of routine, ordinary, point of view, culture and perspective.

The instructor will then share a personal life teaching explaining how he learned something through life experiences. Students will be encouraged to share stories of their own.

The intructor will review the concept of a noun differentiating between count nouns and non-count nouns (fire, air, water, rice).

The instructor will then go over the rules for plural nouns.

1. Most nouns, just add 's'. 1 chair, 2 chairs
2. Nouns that end with s, ss, sh, ch, x or z, add 'es'. 1 brush, 5 brushes.
3. Nouns that end in a consonant + 'y', drop the 'y', add 'ies'. 1 city, 2cities.
4. Nouns that end with a consonant + 'o' can be 's' or 'es' or either. silos, mangoes, volcanos (volcanoes)
5. Nouns that end in 'f' or 'fe', drop the "f(e)" and add 'ves'. 1 calf, 2 calves.
6. Some plural nouns are special (irregular). 1 mouse, 2 mice.

Students will use this information to complete pgs. 37 - 41 of the text, plus the crossward on page 40.