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Grammar: NOUNS

Grammar: NOUNS

Hello!
Our grammar lesson today is devoted to nouns.

What are nouns? These are  the words which we use to name all the things and living creatures around us.

Nouns can be divided into some groups:

• common - name everything we can see or touch ( dog, fish,balloon, book, wall, etc.)
• propper  - the names of somebody or something (Ann, America, Sun, etc.)
• abstract- name the things which we can't see or touch ( independence, ignorance, friendship, etc.)
• group  - name the group of people or other things (crowd, family, etc.)

All the nouns can be also divided into countable and uncountable.

Сountable nouns are the  nouns which we can count. They have singular and plural forms. We usually make the plurals by adding -s.
a book - books, a cat - cats, a girl - girls

but there are some irregular Plurals in English
 a man - men, a woman - women, a child - children, a person - people, a goose - geese, an ox- oxen, a tooth - teeth, a foot - feet, a louse - lice, a mouse - mice.

Uncountable nouns are  the  nouns which name the things that we can not count. They don't have the plural forms. They  include 

• many types of food : rice, salt, bread;
• liquids : water, juice, oil;
• materials : metall, glass, plastic;
• abstract nouns : love, beauty, education, etc.
• others : news, advice, rubbish

Grammar  rules :

Countable nouns

• can take singular or plural verbs( The girl is very smart /The girls are very smart.)
• always go with a/an/the/ my etc. (This is a  book./ Give me the book ,please!)
•  can be used alone or with some/ any/ many/few in the plural.(Books teach people./ How many books have you read?)

Uncountable nouns

•  always take singular verbs ( Good education is very important nowadays.)
•  do not go with a/an/ one/ two etc.( They eat soup for dinner.)
•  can be used alone or with  some/any/much/ little/the/my etc. (How much time do you need to finish the project?)

Now, let's read the text below and find different nouns:

a) common
b) proper
c) irregualr plural
d) regular plural
e) uncoutable

 

 Despite appalling weather across much of the east coast yesterday, a double rainbow was pictured in the sky above Marine One as it sat on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

The helicopter was waiting for the arrival of President Donald Trump, who was flying in on Air Force One on his was to give a speech at Laborfest in Milwaukee.

For much of the east coast Labor Day was marred by heavy thunderstorms as three men were hit by lightning on New York beach and play was stopped at the US Open.

Check yourself!

a)  coast,rainbow, helicopter,speech,thunderstorms, lightning,beach,play

b) Marine One , Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland,Donald Trump, Air Force One , Laborfest , Milwaukee, Labor Day , New York ,
US Open.
c)  men 
d)thunderstorms
e) weather, sky (can be countable)

Nouns ( part#2)

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To show the quantity of uncountable nouns you should use the following nouns:

a piece of cake/ news/ advice/information/furniture/paper
a glass/ bottle of water/juice
a jar of jam/ honey
a packet of tea/ flour
a loaf/slice of bread
a pot of yogurt/ honey


a pot/cup of tea
a kilo of sausage
a tube of toothpaste
a bar of chocolate/soap
a can of fish
a carton of juice/milk
a bowl of soup
a rasher of bacon.

Everyone should remember that the words 

• a couple of, several, (a) few, many, a (good, large,great) number of ,both  are used with countable nouns.

How many eggs have we got? - We have few of them.

How much milk have we got? - A little.

• a great/good deal of, a small/large amount/quantity of, much, (a) little      are used with uncountable nouns.

• a lot of, lots of, hardly any, some, no, plenty of        are used with countable and uncountable nouns.

Nick is lucky :he's got a lot of friends  and also a lot of money!

Compound nouns

Compound nouns are made of two or more parts. To make their plurals you should follow these rules:

noun + noun: add  -s  after the second noun
a  school teacher- school teachers

-ing form/adjective +noun add  -s to the noun
skipping rope -skipping ropes 

noun+ in-law Add -s to the noun
 sister-in-law - sisters-in-law

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

When is Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday of November. This year Thanksgiving  is on Thursday, November 23. In the US, offices, businesses and schools remain closed on Thanksgiving Day  with many extending holiday on the Friday after, too, making it a four-day weekend.

What to make for a classic Thanksgiving Dinner?

The traditional Thanksgiving meal revolves around turkey, to the point where Thanksgiving is sometimes colloquially called Turkey Day. Most Thanksgiving turkeys are stuffed with a mix of bread cubes, chopped celery, carrots, onions and sage for roasting. Chestnuts, chopped bacon or sausage, and raisins or apples are also sometimes included in the stuffing (also known as dressing).
The turkey is usually served with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy. Yams or sweet potatoes are another important part of Thanksgiving dinner and is often served as a side-dish. Pumpkin pie is the most popular dessert of Thanksgiving.

How is the day celebrated?

Many big cities hold a Thanksgiving Day parade, the most famous of which is the Macy's parade in New York City – an annual pageant of floats, cheerleaders, marching bands and gigantic helium balloons in the shape of cartoon characters including Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat.
Football (the American version) plays a major role in Thanksgiving. Playing and watching American football is a long held Thanksgiving tradition. The National Football League has played over the Thanksgiving weekend practically since the game's invention, and it's one of the biggest days in the football calendar.
Family members usually come together, give thanks and participate in the Thanksgiving dinner. Many also schedule a weekend vacation to get away from the chaos in the cities and enjoy a nice break.

What Can Destroy the True Love

Reading :What Can Destroy the True Love (a funny poem)

Hello!

Let's learn and enjoy the funny poem The One by Vernon Waring.

 The poem  is built with two contrasting  parts, so we'll find new adjectives which have positive and negative meanings, and they're  used  as antonyms in it. 

The One

by Vernon Waring

 

I held her in my arms

And kissed her tenderly

I knew our love would last

Throughout eternity

She was the sweetest girl

So lovely, fair and fun

I blessed the day we met

I knew she was the one

And then she fell asleep

This angel I adored

A smile graced her face

As she began to snore

The sound would wake a dead man

So eerie was her roar

I could only ponder

Where is the exit door?

I thought she was so special

This girl was mine for keeps

But that could only happen

If she never fell asleep

It was our final date that night

I said "farewell" with poise

I'll never forget my one true love

...Or that unbelievable noise

The vocabulary to describe the true love:

to adore - to love someone very much 

to grace - to make something more attractive, pleasing, or interesting

(to kiss)  tenderly

tenderly - gentle in a way that shows that you care about someone or something

love which can last throughout eternity

eternity - the whole of time, with no beginning and no end 

the beloved girl can be : the sweetest, the one, the angel,lovely,fair, fun, special,for keeps

for keeps (informal) - for ever, or for always 

The vocabulary to describe the thing which can destroy the true love:

to snore - to breathe with a  grunting sound while asleep 

eerie - strange and frightening  

roar - a full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal

to ponder - to think carefully about something

unbelievable (informal) -  used for emphasizing how good, bad, impressive etc something is

November

November         

November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.

With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.

The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring."

By  Elizabeth Coatsworth

History of Azerbaijani Flag Day

History of Azerbaijani Flag Day

The Azerbaijani Democratic Republic adopted the Azerbaijani tricolor as the national flag of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on 9 November 1918.
The flag was flown until 1920, when Azerbaijan became part of the Soviet Union. It wasn't until 1991, and the break up of the Soviet Union, that the Azerbaijani flag flew once again when the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic announced a tricolor flag with a star and a crescent as the national flag of Azerbaijan on 5 February 1991.
The state flag is a symbol of Azerbaijan's national sovereignty and to highlight its importance to Azerbaijan, on 17 November 2009, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order to declare 9 November as National Flag Day and a legal holiday.
To honour the flag, the National Flag Square in Baku was officially opened by President Ilham Aliyev on 1 September 2010.
Each year on 9 November, hundreds of people gather in the National Flag Square to watch a ceremony to raise Azerbaijan`s tricolor as the country marks National Flag Day. Confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records, the tricolor flies on the tallest flagpole in the world. The flag itself measures 70 meters high by 35 meters wide and weights 350 kg.

Flag of Azerbaijan

The flag of Azerbaijan consists of three equal horizontal bands of blue, red, and green. In the center red band, there is a white crescent and an eight-pointed star. Blue represents Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red symbolises progress, and green represents Islam. The flag was first used during the period of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic and was re-adopted on February 5, 1991.
The design and dimensions of the flag are actually included in the constitution of Azerbaijan.

State flag of the Azerbaijan Republic consists of three horizontal stripes of same width. Upper stripe is blue, middle stripe is red, and the lower one is green; in the middle of red stripe on both sides of the flag white crescent with eight-pointed star are depicted. Width of the flag constitutes half of its length.
Article 23.II of the Constitution

Teachers and Teaching

Teachers and Teaching

Tolerant

Educated

Active
Careful
Helpful
Enthusiastic
Reliable


Hello,dear learners!

Today I'd like to share my thoughts about teaching and teachers.I have been a teacher for 42 years and can state, that it is is not a profession, it's a way of life.Only those who love teaching are able to feel how excited this profession is.

No doubt, only well-educated person are to be a TEACHER. If you want to become a teacher,you should do your best to get more knowledge to share them with your future students. And what is more, never stop learning new things. Remember, our students represent a new generation and they love teachers with wide outlook. So,it will be better for you if you   are curious and hard-working.

The real teacher is a tolerant person. There are a lot of  different people around him/ her :students, their parents, colleagues- and it's not always easy to cooperate and communicate with them. However,  if you are patient and tolerant, be sure, you'll soon be among your  friends. You  should only be attentive to  each student you are teaching, take care of him/her and try to help him/ her.


So, a TEACHER is a caring and helpful person. We shouldn't forget,that each of our students needs our attention and respect. You know how cruel life is, and a Teacher have to make it a bit easier for those who suffer at home or at school. Teachers and their students are like a family with strong ties which connect them through years.

What is more, a TEACHER is an interesting personality, active and enthusiastic. He/she can organize parties, excursions, contests, his/her students are always involved in creative activities, they study new things together, they try to make world better, they don't only study a subject, they study the world around. If a teacher is a Teacher his /her students begin to think the way he/ she thinks , because they trust him/ her greatly. This is the most important part of our profession:teachers form the future generation.


As for me, I'm a happy person. I have met a lot of TEACHERS . Some of them were my teachers and helped me to choose the profession , some of them are my colleagues. Each of them taught me their lessons of selfless devotion to this profession.

Autumn Songs for Kids

Autumn Songs for Kids

Hello! 

   This post is for those who want to organize an Autumn party for kids. This season is colourful and amazing.
Our children enjoy autumn  and they also love parties. So, why not to do something interesting for them.We can encourage our little students to make something unusual with leaves,autumn flowers,fruit and vegetables and decorate a hall with their masterpieces. Usually, a good concert or a show with reciting poems, singing songs, demonstrating autumn costumes,playing games is an essential part of any kids' activity. Let them demonstrate their creative nature!

 As usual, I'd like to advise you some lovely videos to create a spesial autumn atmosphere.

                                                                                    

My November Guest

Robert Frost    "My November Guest"

Painter James Tissot Hello! Let's welcome November!  The third autumn month comes with sharp winds, grey clouds,drizzling rains,bare trees. This month is colourless,chill and dull. What can change it into the most beautiful season? Love, and only love. To my mind ,this marvelous poem wonderfully explains the feelings of lovers                                        "My November Guest" (by Robert Frost) My sorrow, when she’s here with me,    Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree;    She walks the sodden pasture lane. Her pleasure will not let me stay.    She talks and I am fain to list: She’s glad the birds are gone away, She’s glad her simple worsted gray    Is silver now with clinging mist. The desolate, deserted trees,    The faded earth, the heavy sky, The beauties she so truly sees, She thinks I have no eye for these,    And vexes me for reason why. Not yesterday I learned to know    The love of bare November days Before the coming of the snow, But it were vain to tell her so,    And they are better for her praise Vocabulary
a withered (plant)  has become dry and is dying sodden - completely wet fain - this old word describes the feeling of gladly or willingly doing something worsted - a type of woolen cloth: gray- a grey  suit  clinging - hold on tightly to
vex -make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried
And now let's enjoy this video and try to recite the poem ! .