Show the two room pictures (tidy or untidy p.14) Ask students: -What can you see? -Can you remember five things from the last lesson?

•Match the pictures with the sentences. Divide students into 2 groups Prepare pictures of the objects (e.g., an umbrella, a watch, keys, books, glasses) and separate sentence strips such as: -It’s a watch. -It’s an umbrella. -They’re books. -They’re keys. -They’re glasses. Give each group (the group of pictures and the sentences). Ask students to work with their group. Look at the pictures and the sentence strips. Match each picture with the correct sentence. Ask ICQs. Monitor, and then Whole class feedback.

Exercise 2a Ask students work in pairs to complete the grammar table/rules. Ask ICQs. -Whole-class feedback. -Elicit the rules instead of telling them: •When do we use a? •When do we use an? •How do we make most nouns plural? -Write the rules on the board. -Check understanding with CCQs. -Briefly drill a few examples (e.g., a chair, an umbrella, books).

Ask students to complete Activity 1 p. 127 individually by choosing a or an and writing the plural form of each noun. Ask ICQs -Monitor and provide help if needed. -Pair check -Whole-class feedback.

-Put students in pairs. -Give students each pair a set of pictures. -Students take turns choosing an object from the pictures and describing it using It’s a/an… or They’re…. -Their partner guesses the object. -Ask ICQs. -Monitor and provide feedback as needed.

-Ask students to stand up and move around the classroom. -Students ask three classmates about the things they have in their bags or on their desks and note down the answers. -Ask ICQs -Conduct whole-class feedback by asking students to report one or two things they learned about their classmates (e.g., “Ahmed has an umbrella.” / “Mona has keys.”).