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Pets: pets and people, “It’s …” and “Is it …?”

Lessons 13–15 · 3 lessons · Susannah Reed with Kay Bentley. Guess What! Student’s Book 2 (Grade 2), Uzbekistan edition. Cambridge University Press; Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan, USAID
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Pets and people

Student’s Book pp. 26–27
GoalLearn 10 words: pets and people.
New words
cat · mushukdog · itfrog · baqamouse · sichqon
Explanation

Animals: cat, dog, fish, frog, mouse. People: baby, boy, girl, man, woman. Plurals: boys, girls, babies, mice, men, women. “Men”, “women” and “mice” are special plurals with no -s. (“Children” is the plural of child.)

Worked examples
A cat, a dog, a frog and a fish — my pets!
One man, two men. One woman, two women.
Class activity

“Animal sounds”: a child secretly takes an animal picture and makes its sound. The class guesses: “It’s a dog!”

Practice
1
How do you say baqa in English?
2
What is the plural of “man”?
3
What is the plural of “baby”?
4
Name 3 pets in English.