Get ready
① Match the words and expression with the things in the picture.
textbook
ruler
pencil case
pencil
pen
eraser
schoolbag
paper
② Read and complete. Then listen and check.
textbooks
pencil case
pens
schoolbag
ruler
Mum: Tomorrow is your first day of junior high school. Are you ready?
Li Ming: Yes, Mum!
Mum: Where is your schoolbag?
Li Ming: Here it is. And look at my pencil case. I have two pencils, three pens, an eraser and a ruler in it.
Mum: And your textbooks? Put them in your schoolbag.
Li Ming: OK.
Know more about nouns → p130
③ Listen and complete the conversation with a / an or a number.
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
eleven
twelve
Mum: How about you, Li Meng?
Li Meng: I am ready, too. Look. I have pencils and pens. I also have eraser and ruler. They are all in my pencil case.
Know more about numbers and articles → p131
④ Talk about your school things.
I have a schoolbag, a pencil case, three pencils, an eraser and a ruler.