Не все существительные в английском образуются при помощи окончания S. Существует ряд исключений.
- person - people
- man-men
- woman-women
- child-children
- mouse-mice
- goose-geese
- foot-feet
- tooth-teeth
И, казалось, ничего сложного - взял да запомнил. Но... всё оказывается труднее, когда в непринуждённой беседе нужно быстро сориентироваться и постороить предложение верно. Тогда нет-нет, да споткнёшься. Что же делать? Больше практики и уроков в Интенсиве! А чтобы ещё скорее довести до автоматизма употребление единственного и множественного чисел вышупомянутых (и не только) слов, а также поработать над произношением и развить свои слуховые навыки с помощью аудирования, предлагается эта песня от образовательного центра Интенсив.
EVERY LITTLE MOUSE
(Alexander Nevzorov / Alexandra Rudakova)
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little-mouse-plus.mp3А теперь - сами! Караоке!
little-mouse-minus.mp3Every little sheep wants to be with sheep,
Every little mouse wants to be with mice
Every little fish wants to be with fish,
And every little louse wants to be with lice.
When you're all alone singing a lonely song,
Looking for just somebody to come and sing along,
When you're all alone, all you have to do
Is just to find somebody just like you
Another lonely creature just like you
Every little deer wants to be with deer,
Every little goose wants to be with geese,
I don't have one foot but I have two feet,
I don't have one tooth, but 32 teeth.
When you're all alone singing a lonely song,
Looking for just somebody to come and sing along,
When you're all alone, all you have to do
Is just to find somebody just like you
Another lonely creature just like you
Every little ox wants to be with oxen,
Every little swine wants to be with swine,
Every little bison wants to be with bison,
And only among moose a moose can feel just fine
When you're all alone singing a lonely song,
Looking for just somebody to come and sing along,
When you're all alone, all you have to do
Is just to find somebody just like you
Another lonely creature just like you
But not every man wants to be with men,
And not every woman wants to be with women,
If you find your person among all the people,
You might have a child and possibly some children.
When you're all alone singing a lonely song,
Looking for just somebody to come and sing along,
When you're all alone, all you have to do
Is just to find somebody just like you
Another lonely creature just like you
Another lonely creature to like you.
