Things & the café
Learn everyday classroom objects, a and an, plural nouns, and how to order in a café. First, a quick recall of Part A. Click any ▶ to listen.
In this lesson, you will learn...
Classroom objects. a book, a pen, a phone, an apple…
a / an and plurals. one book, two books.
At the café. Order food and drink: "Can I have…, please?"
Do you remember?
A quick review of the verb be (negatives and questions).
Alphabet listening game
Remember the alphabet from Unit 1? Tap Listen and choose the letter you hear. New letters every round.
What's this in English?
Classroom objects. Tap to listen. We use a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound.
a or an?
It's about the sound, not the letter. Tap ▶ to listen.
- a book
- a pen
- a chair
- a university (sounds like "you")
- a utopia (sounds like "you")
- a European (sounds like "you")
- an apple
- an egg
- an umbrella
- an hour (silent h)
- an honest man (silent h)
- an MBA (ém bi ei)
Plurals: the rules
How to make nouns plural.
pen → pens
day → days
boy → boys
watch → watches
bus → buses
potato → potatoes
baby → babies
party → parties
country → countries
life → lives
leaf → leaves
wolf → wolves
One and more: plurals
Most words add -s. Some change. Tap a line to hear it. The plural is in gold.
Choose the plural
One word, one plural. Pick the correct form.
Choose the question
Read the answer, then choose the question that goes with it.
At the café
Ordering food and drink. Play the whole dialogue, then tap any line again. Notice "Can I have…, please?".
Shadowing practice
Shadowing means you listen and repeat right away, copying the rhythm and the sound. Play a line, then say it out loud immediately after. Repeat 2 or 3 times.
Quick check
A few questions from Part B.
Today's Challenge
Listen and write. Play each sentence and type exactly what you hear.
a, an & plurals
Everything from this lesson, in one table. It all depends on the sound, not the letter.
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| a + consonant sound | a book, a pen, a uniform |
| an + vowel sound | an apple, an orange, an hour |
| plural: + s | book → books |
| plural: + es (s, x, ch, sh) | box → boxes |
| plural: y → ies | family → families |
É pelo som: dizemos an hour (h mudo) mas a university (soa como “iu”).
Fantastic!
You can now talk about where people are from, use be in negatives and questions, and count to 20.