Contents
=> “Plural Quiz”
=> “Word Couples”
=> Thank Yous
=> Links: New Issue of Hello-online
=> Upcoming Events in Vladivostok
=> Answers to “Plural Quiz” and “Word Couples”
=> In the Next Issue

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Plural Quiz
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What we have this issue is so practical and fun, I don’t know what to say, except, Hurray!. English learners and fans can test themselves with these two little quizes. Teachers can write them on the board and use them in
class (as long as the class is intermediate or above).

What are the plurals to the following words?

1. mouse
2. ox
3. deer
4. leaf
5. roof
6. thesis
7. mosquito
8. it
9. B (as in the letter)
10. Jerry (as in the name).
12. chateau
13. myself
14. species
15. mouse (the computer kind)

For an interesting article on the mice/mouses plural debate and a cool site (yourdictionary.com) go here.

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Word Couples
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There’s nothing wrong with a guy named Romeo falling in love with a girl named Jane. But Romeo and Jane just doesn’t sound right. It is, of course, Tarzan and Jane. Oh, or Romeo and Juliet.

Words, like certain couples, sometimes go together. Let’s look at some “word couples” in English and their meanings (if they aren’t clear).

You (or your students) supply the second partner in the CAPITALIZED expression. Answers are near the bottom of the page.

1. “Take it NICE AND _________.” (Meaning, not to fast, be careful).

2. “Those two guys are as different as NIGHT AND _______.”

3. “I’m SICK AND ___________of it!”

4. “In Vladivostok we sometimes have water and sometimes don’t. It’s HIT AND __________.”

5. “You can’t compare those things. It’s APPLES AND _________.

6. “I can’t sleep. I just TOSS AND __________ all night.”

7. Oh, well. LIVE AND ____________!” (Said when after you’ve made some mistake).

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Thank Yous
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Thanks to all those people who made the events on Kevin’s recent tour run smoothly:

In Chelyabinsk: Svetlana Sannikova
In Yekaterinburg: the amazing Alla Onischenko; and Maria Taffat at the American Corner
In Rostov-Na-Donu: Olga Safronenko, Viktoriya Tuzlukova, and Alla Shirikova
In Samara: Irina Kuznetsova at the American Corner
In Syzran: Alla and Maria
in Toliatti: Irina, Lyubov, and Tatiana.
In the Volga Region: Ludmilla Kozhevnikova, for the great travel companionship
SPECIAL THANKS goes to Yulia Markushina of the English Language Center in Samara for arranging such a tour, and for making me feel so welcome!

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Links: New Issue of Hello-online
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See the latest issue of Hello-online, with articles on the U.S. election and the Olympics. There’s also a contest where you can write what American means to you.

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Upcoming Events: Vladivostok
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Kevin will conduct these short 8-hour minicourses in
association with FEELTA:

1. EFL Update for Secondary School Teachers (8 hours)
November 12-13, at DVGU

2. Developing Up-to-Date ESP Lessons (8 hours)
November 19-20

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Answers: “Plural Quiz” and “Word Couples”
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1. mice
2. oxen
3. deer
4. leaves
5. roofs
6. theses
7. mosquitoes
8. they or them
9. K’s (as in the letter)
10. Jerrys (as in the name).
12. chateaux
13. ourselves
14. species
15. mouses or mice (the computer kind)

Word Couples

1. “Take it NICE AND EASY (or SLOW).”

2. “Those two guys are as different as NIGHT AND DAY.”

3. “I’m SICK AND TIRED of it.” (When you are fed up with something)

4. “In Vladivostok we sometimes have water. It’s HIT AND MISS.” (An expression to describe things that are sometimes successful and sometimes not; things that happen sometimes and sometimes don’t).

5. “You can’t compare those things. It’s APPLES AND ORANGES. (To describe things that can’t or shouldn’t be compared).

6. “I can’t sleep. I just TOSS AND TURN all night.” (Always used to describe a restless night of sleep)

7. Oh, well. LIVE AND LEARN!”

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In the Next Issue
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#70, on or about November 25:
A List of Language Learning Strategies

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Copyright 2004 Kevin McCaughey & I.M. Poosheesty
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