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2. •Articles: a, an, the
•This is/That is, These are/
Those are
•Singular and Plural Nouns
•There is/There are
•How many …?
How Many Items
Are There?

3. Articles: a, an, the
Read and study the following monologs.
Pay attention to the words in bold.

4. Do the activities in your Buku Interaktif Bahasa Inggris on pages 60–63.
The words in bold (a, an, the) in the above sentences
are called articles or kata sandang in Indonesian.
We use articles before nouns.
1.We use a/an for indefinite singular nouns.
• Put a before nouns which begin with consonant sounds,
such as a bottle,
a window, a door, a butterfly,
a buffalo, a supermarket, a ukulele,
a uniform.
• Put an before nouns which begin with vocal sounds (a, i, u, e, o), such as an
apple, an island, an umbrella, an egg, an owl.
2.We use the for definite nouns (something that has already been mentioned).
Example: I have a smartphone. The smartphone is sophisticated.

5. This is/That is, These are/Those are
Dialog 2
Danang : What are these?
Irfan : These are my vinyl figures. What do
you think?
Danang : They look like a miniature of you in
different poses. They are adorable.
Irfan : I think so too.
Dialog 1
Milla : Wow, you have an aquarium!
Dinda : Yes. I bought it last week.
Milla : What is this in your aquarium?
Dinda : This is a crocodile skink.
Milla : May I touch it?
Dinda : Sure.
Practice the following dialogs.

6. We use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to
something that is/are here/nearby.
Demonstrative
Pronoun
Example
• This (singular)
• These (plural)
• This is my vinyl figure.
• These are crocodile skinks.

7. Dialog 1
Shinta : Look at the creature in the tank! Is that a fish?
Mr. Bram : That is not a fish, dear.
Shinta : What is that, Dad?
Mr. Bram : That is a salamander.
Dialog 2
Ary : Sonny, what are those on the rack?
Putra : Those are samples of my handicrafts.
Ary : Oh, right. You sell handicrafts.
Putra : Exactly!
Practice the following dialogs.

8. Demonstrative Pronoun Example
• That (singular)
• Those (plural)
• That is a salamander.
• Those are samples of my
handicrafts.
We use that (singular) and those (plural) to refer to something
that is/are there/far.
Do the activities in your Buku Interaktif
Bahasa Inggris on pages 63–66.

9. Singular and Plural Nouns
Pay attention to the following sentences.
1. This is a crocodile skink.
2. These are my vinyl figures.
3. That is a salamander.
4. Those are samples of my handicrafts.
Pay attention to the words in bold. They are nouns.
The nouns following ‘This is/That is’ are singular nouns and the nouns following
‘These are/Those are’ are plural nouns. Singular means one, while plural means
more than one.
Singular Plural
• a crocodile skink
• a vinyl figure
• a salamander
• handicraft
• crocodile skinks
• vinyl figures
• salamanders
• handicrafts
Do the activities in your Buku Interaktif Bahasa Inggris on pages 66–67.
In singular forms, nouns don’t end in -s or -es and are usually preceded by an article
a or an. In plural forms, nouns end in -s or -es.

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11. There is/There are
Look at the following picture.
Then, read the sentences.
• There is a table in the room.
• There are three magazines on the table.
• There is a gramophone on the storage cabinet.
• There are cushions on the sofas.

12. Do the activities in your Buku Interaktif Bahasa Inggris on pages 68–71.
We use ‘There is’ and ‘There are’ to say that a person or an object exists. See the
pronouns in the following table.
Pattern Example
There is + singular noun
There are + plural noun
(+) There is a table in the room.
(–) There is not (isn’t) a table in the room.
(?) Is there a table in the room? (Yes, there is./
No, there isn't.)
(+) There are three magazines on the table.
(–) There are not (aren’t) three magazines on the
table.
(?) Are there three magazines on the table?
(Yes, there are./No, there aren't.)

13. Possessive Adjectives
Practice the following dialog with your friend.
Novi : Hi, Agus. May I ask you about personal information?
Agus : Hi, Novi. Sure. What is it?
Novi : What is your father’s name?
Agus : His name is Wijayanto.
Novi : Who is your mother’s name?
Agus : Her name is Vera.
Novi : Do you have siblings?
Agus : Yes. I have a sister named Ambar.
Novi : Tell me more about her, please.
Agus : Well, my sister is a senior high student. She is four
years older than me.
Novi : I see. Thanks.
Agus : You are welcome.

14. The words in bold are possessive adjectives. A possessive adjective shows
one’s possession or ownership. It always refers to the owners of items.
See the following information in the table.
Subjective
Pronoun
Possessive
Adjective
Example
• I
• You
• He
• She
• It
• We
• They
• my ...
• your ...
• his ...
• her ...
• its ...
• our ...
• their ...
Please meet my sister Bella.
I like your video channel.
His father is an architect.
Lisa wears her black jacket today.
The cat takes care of its kittens very well.
We usually make our videos in the new park.
The girls bought their clothes online.
Do the activities in your Buku Interaktif Bahasa Inggris on page 28.

15. How many …?
Practice the following dialogs.
See the words in bold.
Dialog 1
Tania : How many candies do you have?
Edo : I have seven candies. Here you are.
Tania : Thanks.
We use “How many ... ?” to ask the number of people, animals, countable
objects, etc.
Do the activities in your Buku Interaktif Bahasa Inggris on pages 71–74.
Remember:
The words ‘how many’ are always followed by nouns in plural forms.
Dialog 2
Cindy : How many camels do you see in the zoo?
Ryan : There are eight camels.
Dialog 3
Andy: How many hats are there in your wardrobe?
Lika : There is no hat in my wardrobe.