Step 1 Lead-in1. Odd One Out.Play a game called “Odd One Out”. Let Students choose one picture which isdifferent from the other three. They should tell the reasons.(1) apple pear lemon breadReason 1: Apple, pear and lemon are fruits. Bread is not fruit.Reason 2: Apple, pear and lemon are countable nouns. A countable nounrefers to something that we can count. For example, an apple,two pears and ten lemons. But bread is an uncountable noun. Anuncountable noun refers to something we cannot count. Forexample, we cannot say a bread. Explain Reason 2 slowly to make students understand what a countablenoun and an uncountable noun are.(2) milk juice cola carrotReason 1: Milk, juice and cola are drinks. Carrot is a kind of vegetable.Reason 2: Milk, juice and cola are uncountable nouns. Carrot is acountable noun.(3) photo potato tomato mangoReason 1: Potato, tomato and mango are something that we can eat. Butwe can’t eat photo.Reason 2: We should add “es” to potato, tomato and mango to form theirplural forms. But we just add “s” to photo to form its plural form.(4) man policewoman child toyReason 1: Man, policewoman and child refer to people. Reason 2: The plural forms of man, policewoman and child are irregular.
Unit 6 Food and lifestyleGrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. tell the difference between countable and uncountable nouns;2. know how to form the plural of countable nouns, including regular andirregular forms;3. use nouns before uncountable nouns to show their amounts.II. Teaching contents1. New words and expressions: piece, glass, salt, cup, kilo, bottle, plate,carton, a piece of, a glass of, a packet of, two bags of, three cups of, fourkilos of, six bottles of2. New structures: What do we need to buy?III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Know how to form the plural of countable nouns;2. Use nouns before uncountable nouns to show their amounts.IV. Teaching procedures


Step 2 Presentation1. “A” or “an”.T: Do you know when to use “a” and when to use “an”?If the countable noun begins with a vowel sound, we use “an”. If thecountable noun begins with a consonant sound, we use “a”.2. The plural of countable nouns.T: Do you know how to form the plural of countable nouns? (1) an orange → two oranges; a cake → two cakes Rule 1: We add “s” to most nouns. (2) a story → some stories Rule 2: If the noun ends in a consonant + y, we should change “y” into“ies”. (3) a bus → two buses; a brush → three brushes; a match → some matches; abox → four boxes Rule 3: We should add “es” after the nouns ending in “s”, “sh”, “ch” or “x”. (4) a photo → two photos; a potato → three potatoes; a tomato → sometomatoes Rule 4: We should add “s” or “es” after the nouns ending in “o”. (5) a knife → two knives; a scarf → three scarves Rule 5: We should change “f”/“fe” into “ves” if the noun ends in “f” or “fe”. (6) some other nouns a man → two men; a policewoman → three policewomen; a sheep → somesheep a child → some children; 3. Have a try! Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words. (1) My grandfather likes to tell _______ (story).(2) Let’s go and buy some ______ (carrot) and ________ (potato).(3) All the ______ (child) enjoy talking to him.(4) We must brush our _____ (tooth) twice a day.(5) Here are two _____ (photo) of my family.(6) People usually cut ________ (tomato) with _______ (knife).(7) How many ______ (people) are there in the hall? (8) In the last two ________ (month), he scored five goals in six ________(match).4. A shopping list.T: My birthday is coming. So my mother is going to do some shopping. Hereis her shopping list. Look at the screen and tell me if there are anymistakes in it.T: We can see some uncountable nouns. We can’t count their amounts, butwe can use nouns before uncountable nouns to show their amounts.5. Complete the conversation on Page 74.6. Your shopping list. T: Suppose you will invite some friends to your birthday party. Now you are
The plural form of toy is regular, just plus “s”.


making a shopping list. Work in pairs and write down the things you need.V. HomeworkReview how to form the plural of countable nouns.