Church teaches English, welcomes Asian students

This article by Gary McLendon is from Democrat and Chronicle:

Casually gathered at rectangular tables in one of Ridgeland Community Church's recreation rooms, Chinese student Yang Yu summed up his and his colleagues' English language abilities.

"We don't speak good English," said Yu, holding back a laugh. "That is the best I can do."


But Yu, 27, who is pursuing a doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of Rochester, is a success story — his language skills belie his modest assessment.

Since shortly after his 2007 arrival in the U.S., he has been attending weekly English as Second Language workshops founded by church members Joe and Maree Klingensmith in 1998.

Joe Klingensmith, a retired biology professor from Rochester Institute of Technology, also taught biology and English in China in the late 1980s and mid-1990s. Maree also taught English for several semesters in China.

"The church was looking for a way to provide services to the people in the community," said Joe Klingensmith.

ESL in Pictures: Singular and Plural Nouns

Here are some pictures that illustrate the concepts of singular and plural nouns.

Since there is just one tree and one house in the following picture, the nouns are singular.

The tree is in front of the house.


Since there are many trees here, the noun is plural. The plural form of the word tree is trees.

The trees in the park are changing colors during autumn.


The following picture features one apple, because there is only one apple, apple is in the singular form.

The apple is on the table.


The following picture features more than one apple, so the noun apple is in the plural form.

There are two apples on the table.


Try practicing yourself with the images below and other persons, places, things, animals, ideas and events you see today!


Can you write sentences describing the following pictures with proper singular or plural forms of the nouns?

What are some nouns that you see in these pictures? Are they in plural or singular form? Do you have difficulty with plural and singular forms or do you understand it? Share your thoughts, comments and questions with us. 


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