The last week of August. That means that not only is it the end of the summer and the autumn will begin shortly, but also that most of the school children are racing to finish their summer homework.
In Canada, we do not have summer homework. It is SUMMER and that means it is a HOLIDAY. Holidays are for relaxing, enjoying and doing things with friends and family. As my father was a high school teacher, when I was growing up the last day of school meant that we had to pack for the summer. We headed off to the cottage for 4 weeks of swimming, fishing, napping and general relaxation. That is a summer holiday!
Last time I asked you about COLLOCATIONS. Here are the answers:
accept responsibility
achieve a goal & achieve a target
have a question , have a baby , have a goal & have an idea
meet a goal & meet a target
make a business trip , make a decision & make money
score a goal
miss an opportunity & miss a target
answer a question
save money
How did you do??
For today, I have something IRREGULAR!!!
Do you know what the singular or plural forms of these irregular nouns are? Most of you should remember the usual ones: woman/women, child/children, etc.
SINGULAR PLURAL
antenna ?????
????? algae
????? bacteria
cactus ?????
echo ?????
foot ?????
????? lice
????? men
knife ?????
????? lives
crisis ?????
appendix ?????
matrix ?????
????? barracks
deer ?????
offspring ?????
sheep ?????
Good luck – these are not easy!!!