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I drink a lot of water!
lesson description
You will be able to differentiate countable from non-countable nouns, identify items at the park, and use the present tense form of the verbs “give” and “come.”

objectives
• Discuss activities at the park • Use countable and non-countable nouns • Practice present tense verbs

Lesson ID: #0382

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vocabulary

1 9 10 5 8 12 15 14 7

613 3 2 11 4

1 2 3

wide/narrow big/small car

fence bicycle 6 children
4 5

tree bench 9 water fountain
7 8

road sidewalk 12 trash can
10 11

ball grass 15 park
13 14

verbs
to give I give you give she/he/it gives they/we give to come I come you come she/he/it comes they/we come

your turn
Fill in the blank with the correct “to give” or “to come” verb. For example: Theycome to the bakery every morning. 1. I _____ to the park at 10 A.M. every day. 2. She_____ her mom some flowers. 3. Sara _____ to the park to do yoga. 4. Peter _____ his friend a kiss on the cheek. 5. The man _____ me the newspaper. 6. I _____ Sara a water bottle. 7. We _____ to the bakery for cookies. 8. They _____ to the park to play with the ball.

key phrases
Thank you. You’re welcome. Comeagain? Come and get it. Give me a second. See you later. How many are there? I see it! I don’t see it.

Lesson ID: #0382

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conversation
Read the following conversation out loud five times. Peter: Sara, I am in the park. Where are you? Sara: I’m here in the park, too. I don’t see you. Peter: I am by the benches. Sara: I see a bench, but I don’t see you. Peter: How many benches arethere? Sara: There is a bench and a trash can. Peter: No, there are three big benches and two small benches. Sara: By the narrow sidewalk? Peter: No, I am by the wide road. There are some trees.

Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0322)

your turn
In complete sentences, answer the questions about the paragraph below. “The park opens at 8:00 A.M. andcloses at 5:00 P.M. There are some big, green trees. The park has a white fence. Kim takes pictures here often. There are trash cans on the sidewalk. There are many girls with pink ribbons in their hair and boys with soccer balls by the water fountain. A lot of people do yoga on the grass and a tree gives them shade.” 1. What opens at 8:00 A.M.?

2. Who has pink ribbons in their hair?

3. Whatdoes Kim take?

For example: When does the park close? The park closes at 5 P.M.

4. What color is the fence?

5. Where do people do yoga?

6. What is on the sidewalk?

Lesson ID: #0382

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countable and non-countable nouns
Countable nouns refer to those things we can count. Car is a countable noun (one car, two cars, three cars). Non-countable nouns are things we cannot count.You cannot count the air or the water or the lettuce in your salad.

your turn
Fill in the blank with How much or How many for each question. 1. Q: __________ trees are in the park? A: There are nine trees in the park. Q: __________ cookies do you have? A: I have four cookies. Q: __________ coffee do you have? A: I have half a cup of coffee. Q: __________ dollars do you have? A: I have tendollars. Q: __________ grass does the park have? A: The park has lots of grass. Q: __________ people have bicycles? A: There are three people with bicycles. Q: __________ water do you have left? A: I have only a little water left. Q: __________ water fountains does the park have? A: The park has two water fountains. Q: __________ money does Sara take to the park? A: She takes plenty of money to thepark.

2. How many? and How much? are used to ask the amount or number of things. 3. Use How many? when you are referring to countable nouns. Pencils is a countable noun. 4. Q: How many pencils do you see? A: I see four pencils. 5. Use How much? when you are referring to non-countable nouns. Water is a non-countable noun. 6. Q: How much water does he drink? A: He drinks a lot of water. 7. NOTE:...