ЗУСТРІЧ 2.3

Про себе

In this meeting, you will learn:

a Look at the pictures. What objects can you see in them?

b Listen to Ryta describing her room. Which room is hers? [S2-3]

c Listen again and follow along with the text. Check whether you were correct. [S2-3]

Це моя кімната. Вона велика і світла, тут є два вікна. А ось моє ліжко.  Поряд є два стільці. А тут є телевізор. Моя кімната гарна.

Read the text from Вправа 1 (c) again. Are the following nouns singular or plural?

Noun Is it Singular? Is it Plural?
кімната
вікна
ліжко
стільці
телевізор

Let’s answer the following questions together.

Photo of a brown wardrobe with open doors

Це шафа? Це шафи?

Photo of a bed

Це ліжко? Це ліжка?

Photo of a book shelf with two small plants on it

Це полиця? Це полиці?

Photo of a turned-off computer monitor

Це телевізор_? Це телевізори?

Photo of a brown egg

Це яйце? Це яйця?

Two office chairs with Ukrainian embroidery.

Це стілець_? Це стільці?

Grammar in Focus:

Plural Nouns

Form Ending
singular ⟶ plural
Examples
singular ⟶ plural
Feminine nouns, ending in –a: аи кімната ⟶ кімнати
шафа ⟶ шафи
Feminine nouns, ending in –я: яі полиця ⟶ полиці
Masculine nouns, ending in a consonant/zero ending: Øи вазон ⟶ вазони
Masculine nouns, ending in a soft sign/zero soft ending: Øі стілець ⟶ стільці
Neuter nouns, ending in –о: оа вікно ⟶ вікна
ліжко ⟶ ліжка
Neuter nouns, ending in –е: ея яйце ⟶ яйця
сонце ⟶ сонця
Study the table Grammar in Focus: Plural Nouns and spell out the missing forms in the following table.
Noun Is it Singular? Is it Plural? Spell out the missing form
кімната
вікна
ліжко
стільці
телевізор

a Work collaboratively. Pick one of the 4 pictures and prepare a description.

Pattern:
Це наша кімната.
Тут є ліжко, лампа, ______, ______, ______ i стілець.

b Present your descriptions. Let your classmates guess which picture you described.

a Look at the picture. Listen and follow along with the words. [S2-5]

Family if four (father, mother, daughter and son) in a lush green park setting

b Listen and repeat. [S2-5]

 
c Make a list of words (try cursive handwriting) to describe your family members or your imaginary family.
d Share your results. Read this list to your classmates.