Starter • Unit 2: People & Things

Where Are My Keys?

Name everyday objects, use a/an correctly, form plurals with -s and -es, and describe what's in your bag.

50 min
singular/plural nouns + a / an
14 words
1

Reading

10 minutes

Reading

Where Are My Keys?

Read the text aloud. Then discuss the questions below.

Top 8 things people lose

Every day, people say 'Oh no! Where's my...?' The top 8 things people lose: 1. keys 2. phone 3. glasses 4. wallet 5. pen 6. umbrella 7. charger 8. bag

Key Words from the Text

keys — Where are my keys?
phone — My phone is in my bag.
wallet — Where's my wallet?
glasses — My glasses are on the table.
umbrella — I have an umbrella in my bag.
pen — I need a pen.
bag — What's in your bag?
charger — My charger is in my bag.

1. What's number 1?

2. Do YOU lose your keys?

3. What do you lose most often?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar Discovery: a/an + singular and plural nouns

Look at these phrases. When do we use A and when AN?

a pen, a book, a bag, a phone

an umbrella, an email, an address

A + consonant sound. AN + vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

How do we make plurals?

Try it!

1. ___ phone (a / an)
2. ___ umbrella (a / an)
3. one glass → two ___ (glasss / glasses)

Common Errors

a umbrella → an umbrella
two glass → two glasses
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Practice

15 minutes

Everyday Objects

Match the object to the word.

Column A

🔑
📱
👓
👛
✏️
☂️
🔌
👜

Column B

pen
glasses
keys
wallet
bag
umbrella
charger
phone

A or AN? + Plurals

Complete with a or an. Then write the plural.

1. phone
2. umbrella
3. key → two
4. email
5. bag → three
6. address
7. one glass → two
8. one bus → three

It's a ___ / They're ___

Complete with words from the box.

aankeysphoneglassesThey're
1. It's phone.
2. It's umbrella.
3. What is it? It's pen.
4. What are they? keys.
5. Are they ? No, they're sunglasses.
6. Where's my ? It's in your bag!

What's in Your Bag?

Take things out of your bag and name them in English.

Scenario:

Your teacher asks about items in your bag. Take things out one by one.

Useful Expressions

What is it? → It's a/an ___.What are they? → They're ___.How many? → One, two, three...

Round 1 — You show, teacher asks

YOU: (take out an item)
TEACHER: What is it? / What are they?
YOU: It's a phone. / They're keys.
TEACHER: How many keys?
YOU: Three keys!

Round 2 — Teacher describes, you guess

TEACHER: I have something. It's small. I use it to open my house.
YOU: Keys!
TEACHER: Yes! They're keys.
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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Talking about things you carry.

1. What's in your bag right now?

Follow-up: How many keys do you have?

2. Do you lose things? What do you lose?

Follow-up: Where do you find them?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

  • ✓
    I can say what's in my bag: a phone, keys, an umbrella.
  • ✓
    I can use a/an correctly: a phone / an umbrella.
  • ✓
    I can form plurals: key → keys / glass → glasses.

Great work today!

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