Unit 4C

Lesson 11:    Combination Nouns I

                     Sustantivos combinados I

It is often possible to make one word from two. Look at
the examples.

Frecuentemente es posible hacer una palabra de dos. Mira estos ejemplos.

armchair    nightclub    football

Exercise 18    Match the nouns together and write a single word.
Place your mouse over the italicized words on the far left to find the answer.  Relaciona los sustantivos entre si y escribe una sola palabra.  Ubica tu raton sobre las palabras italizadas en el extremo izquierdo para encontrar la respuesta.

Lesson 12:    Problem Plurals

                             Plurales problematicos.

The people are downstairs.

Remember that English plurals are usually formed with the -s or -es endings. Nouns which end with a -y take the -ies ending.

Recuerda que los plurales en Ingles usualmente se forman con finales -s o -es. Los sustantivos que terminan en una -y toman el final -ies.

secretary - secretaries    library - libraries

There are three basic sounds for plurals- [S], [Z], and [IZ]. 
Practice saying the words below.

Existen 3 sonidos basicos para los plurales -(S).(Z). y (IZ). Practica diciendo las palabras de abajo.

	[S]  books  students  cats  cups
	[Z]  girls  schools  stores  shoes
	[IZ]  offices  classes  buses  glasses

Nouns which end with a -ce or -s almost always have the [Iz] sound. Some nouns are irregular. However, there are not many. Look at a few of them.

Los sustantivos que terminan en -ce o en -s casi siempre tienen un sonido (Iz).

 Algunos sustantivos son irregulares. Sin embargo, no son muchos. Mira algunos de ellos.

man - men  woman - women  child - children  person - people

Remember NOT to say mans, childrens or peoples. 
THIS IS WRONG!

Recuerda NO decir mans,childrens o peoples.  ¡ESTO ESTA MAL!

Lesson 13:    The Weather   El Clima

It's sunny today.

It's sunny.	It's cloudy.	It's raining.	It's snowing.

Practice the phrases below and memorize them.

Practica las frases de abajo y memorizalas.

It's sunny today.    It's cloudy today.

It's raining today.    It's snowing today.

 

Lesson 14:    Practice Dialogs  Dialogos de practica.

A:    Is this your notebook?
B:    No, it isn't.
A:    Is that your notebook?
B:    Yes, it is.

A:    Is that your umbrella?
B:    No, it isn't. That umbrella is green, and mine is red.

A:    Whose shoes are these?
B:    They're Arnold's.
A:    Are you sure they're his?
B:    Yes, I am.

A:    Are those your shoes?
B:    No, they aren't. But they might be Jane's.

A:    Excuse me. How much are these socks?
B:    They're five dollars and ninety cents.

A:    How is the weather today?
B:    It's cloudy.

 

Lesson 15:    Vocabulary Review

                     Revision de Vocabulario

glove	car	table	hamburger	dictionary
sandwich	scarf	slippers	document	key
fries	bicycle	toy	gold	silver
sure	might	appointment	drawer	closet
Really?	parents	cafeteria	guy	fork
bowl	towel	toothpaste	razor	shampoo
cup	toilet paper	desk	sidewalk	stomachache
computer	newspaper	mailbox	outside	weekend
men	women	children	neighbor	downstairs