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Lesson 4 · One or Many?

A progressive speaking adventure with singular and plural nouns and the demonstratives this, that, these, those.

🔑 See the difference · build the sentence · say it aloud
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Story
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One / Many
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These / Those
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Transform
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Look & Say
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School Bag
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Speak!
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🔑 Step 1/7
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Misu says: “Oops! I found one pencil… and then MANY pencils. Can you help Keyla and Leo put everything in order?”

1. Misu and the school things

Keyla is getting ready for class. She holds one pencil and says, “This is a pencil.” Misu touches a box and many pencils roll out. Leo laughs and says, “These are pencils.” Across the room, Keyla sees one book. “That is a book,” she says. Leo points to a shelf with many books: “Those are books.” Together, they put the school things back in their place.
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Value corner · Responsibility
We can take care of the things God gives us and keep our learning space in order.

Story check

Choose the correct answer.

1. Keyla holds ONE…
2. Many pencils are NEAR them. We say…
3. One book is FAR. We say…
4. Many books are FAR. We say…
🔒 Listen and answer all 4 questions.
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Keyla says: “One thing has a singular name. More than one usually adds -s. Listen and say both forms.”

2. One or many?

Listen and repeat the singular and plural form.

✏️ → ✏️✏️
pencil → pencils
📘 → 📘📘
book → books
🖊️ → 🖊️🖊️
pen → pens
🎒 → 🎒🎒
backpack → backpacks
🪑 → 🪑🪑
chair → chairs
🗃️ → 🗃️🗃️
desk → desks
ONEbook
pencil
chair
+ s →
MANYbooks
pencils
chairs
🔒 Say all 6 singular/plural pairs.
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Leo says: “Now combine NUMBER and DISTANCE: one or many, near or far.”

3. This, That, These or Those?

Choose the correct demonstrative, then say the whole sentence.

ONE + NEAR
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Choose first.
MANY + NEAR
🤲✏️✏️
Choose first.
ONE + FAR
👉📘
Choose first.
MANY + FAR
👉📘📘
Choose first.
🔒 Complete and say all 4 sentences.
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Keyla says: “Watch how a sentence changes from ONE to MANY. Then say the new sentence.”

4. Change ONE into MANY

Choose the correct plural sentence. Then listen and say it aloud.

This is a book.
ONE → MANY
That is a pencil.
ONE → MANY
This is my pen.
ONE → MANY
That is my backpack.
ONE → MANY
This is a chair.
ONE → MANY
That is a desk.
ONE → MANY
🔒 Transform and say all 6 sentences.
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Misu says: “No transformation clues now! Look at NUMBER + DISTANCE and build the sentence yourself.”

5. Look, choose and speak

Choose the best full sentence for each scene, then say it aloud.

🤲 ✏️✏️ · MANY + NEAR
👉 📘📘 · MANY + FAR
🤲 🎒 · ONE + NEAR
👉 🪑 · ONE + FAR
🔒 Complete and say all 4 descriptions.
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Leo says: “This time it is simple: complete THREE speaking missions. When the three are done, Step 7 opens automatically.”

6. Our School Bag · 3 Speaking Missions

Complete the three cards below. Each card creates one sentence. You do not need to repeat cards or create extra sentences.

Mission 1 · ONE school thing

Choose one object and decide if it is near or far.

Example: This is my pencil.

Mission 2 · MANY school things NEAR you

Choose an object. Your sentence will use These are my…

Example: These are my pencils.

Mission 3 · MANY school things FAR from you

Choose an object. Your sentence will use Those are my…

Example: Those are my books.
🎒 Speaking missions completed: 0/3

🎭 Bonus mini dialogue

This dialogue is extra practice. It does not block Step 7.

Keyla
What are these?
You
These are my pencils.
Keyla
What are those?
You
Those are my books.
🔒 Complete Mission 1, Mission 2 and Mission 3.
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Misu says: “Final mission! Look around your real space. Use English to talk about ONE and MANY things.”

7. One or Many? · Final Speaking Mission

Complete the five missions. Use real objects around you if possible.

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Point to ONE thing near you and say: “This is…”
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Point to MANY things near you and say: “These are…”
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Point to ONE thing far from you and say: “That is…”
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Point to MANY things far from you and say: “Those are…”
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Say two plural school words and use them in sentences.
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Bonus: say “These are my…” AND “Those are my…”

🎙️ Record your school-things report

Speak for about 20–45 seconds. Try to use this, that, these and those.

The recording stays in this browser; this activity does not upload it.

💜 I check my speaking

🔒 Complete the 5 missions and your self-check.
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You found the ONE & MANY Key!

You listened, changed singular sentences into plural sentences, used these / those and described school things with your own voice.

Cuentos ke Cuentan · One & Many Explorer

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