Where Are My Keys? — Student

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Reading

10 minutes

Reading

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: a/an + singular and plural nouns

Form	Structure
Affirmative	It's ___ + singular noun. They're + plural noun. Use A antes de consoante (a phone, a book) e AN antes de vogal (an umbrella, an email).
Negative	It's not ___ + singular. They aren't + plural. (Ex: It's not a pen. They aren't keys.)
Interrogative	What is it? → It's a/an ___. What are they? → They're ___.

Examples:

It's a phone. It's an umbrella.

They're keys. They're glasses.

What is it? It's a charger.

What are they? They're sunglasses.

Try it!

1. It's pen.

2. It's email.

3. What they? They're keys.

4. one bus → two

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

phone

charger

umbrella

glasses

wallet

keys

A or AN? + Plurals

Complete with a or an. Then write the plural.

1. phone

2. umbrella

3. key → two

4. email

5. one glass → two

6. one bus → three

True or False — Things People Lose

Based on the text, is each statement True (A) or False (B)?

Replay text

1. Keys are number 1 on the list.

True

False

2. Glasses are number 2.

False

True

3. A wallet is on the list.

False

True

4. A laptop is on the list.

False

True

5. A charger is number 7.

False

True

What's in Your Bag? — Practice

Read each prompt out loud. Pick up real items from your bag (or imagine).

1. Open your bag. Say: This is my bag. Inside: a phone, keys, a wallet.

2. Take out your wallet. Say: It's a wallet. My wallet is small.

3. Hold a pencil and a pen. Say: It's a pencil. It's a pen. They're pencils.

4. Show your charger. Say: It's a charger. The charger is in my bag.

5. Put on sunglasses. Say: They're sunglasses. My sunglasses are cool.

6. List 5 things in your bag: my phone, my keys, my wallet, my book, my umbrella.

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 objects in your life — beyond the bag.

1. What's in your bedroom? Tell me 5 things.

Follow-up: An umbrella in your bedroom?! Why?

2. Do you ever lose things? What do you lose, and where do you find it?

Follow-up: Same place every time?! Maybe THAT's the place!

3. Look around the room right now. Name 4 things you can see — use a, an, or a plural.

Follow-up: Cool — and what's your favorite thing in this room?

4. What do you take to work or school every day? Tell me 3 things you carry.

Follow-up: Three things only?! What about your wallet?

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!

Next class: shopping! How much is this T-shirt?