Lesson 23
Today’s lesson is 185 words.
Greetings
Hello everyone! Good afternoon! What’s new with you guys? (Comment below)
News
Denmark and Norway have temporarily suspended AstraZeneca’s vaccine, even though Europe’s health agency said it was safe and had no side-effects. Extra reading.
Cancer patients in the United States are struggling to get access to the vaccine. Extra reading.
Science
Listening Activity:
Listen to the audio first. Then, click “Reveal Text” to read the sentence.
Grammar Tips
In English, when talking about jobs and professions, you have to include the indefinite articles “a” and “an” for singular nouns. For plural nouns, you don’t need to include the articles.
I am a doctor. —> It’s different than other languages. For example, in Spanish you’d say “Soy doctor”.
She is a journalist.
He is a director.
When the nouns are plural, you don't include an article.
They are doctors.
They are journalists.
We are directors.
In English, doctors are also called “physicians”.
Quiz
Writing Prompt
Prompts:
How was your day? Do you have any weekend plans?
When the vaccine is available, will you get it? Why or why not?
Class Discussion
What did you think of today’s lesson? Did you learn any new vocabulary? Do you have grammar questions? Let us know below!