A1 Week 2 Articles 12M!.

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THE ARTICLES

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDkx4J__-QY
A chair

An apple

Yesterday I bought
an apple pie. The Singular SINGULAR OR PLURAL
apple pie was General SPECIFIC
delicious.
The book
CONSONANT VOWEL
The orange
A History

A Helicopter

A happy girl

A hamburger
THE
o Specific things

o WE ARE NOT GONNA USE IT FOR:


o Proper names (people’s names, rivers, lakes, countries, cities, airports, stations)
o The United States, The United Kingdom, The Everest, The Alps, The Nile, etc.
o Sports = basketball, football, volleyball
o Languages = Italian is difficult for me
o I’m going to bed
o I’m at school, I’m at home, I’m at work (I’m in the house)
o Uncountable nouns (milk, coffee, etc.)
THE ARTICLES

• FIRST MENTION: I saw an old woman and a dog.


A/AN • JOBS: Paula is a teacher.
• DESCRIPTIONS: Paris is an interesting city
• SECOND MENTION: I saw a man. The man was old.
• SPECIFIC THINGS: The children are in the garden.
• ONLY ONE THING: The moon looks beautiful today.
THE
• COMMON PLACES: We are going to the park.
• SUPERLATIVE: He is the best student in the class.
• MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: My daughter plays the violin.
• GENERAL MEANING: I don’t like children.
• MEALS: What time do you have breakfast?
• YEARS, MONTHS, DAYS: 2005 was a great year.
----- • TV: There’s a good film on TV.
• LANGUAGES, SCHOOLS, SUBJECTS: He doesn’t speak English. I study
biology.
• NEXT, LAST: We went to the teacher last week.
Take it in turns to read a sentence below to your partner using the word 'blank' for the words in bold. If your partner replies with the
correct article and word, score one point in the box.

a sandwich.
1. I was hungry, so I made ____________________.
a motorcycle
2. I learned to ride _____________________when I was 20 years old.
an elephant
3. I went to the zoo and saw_______________________.
the kitchen
4. I went into ___________________and made a cup of tea.
an island
5. Sicily is __________________in the Mediterranean Sea.
the menu
6. I asked the waiter for_______________.
The first
7. _______________time I went to Spain, I stayed in Barcelona.
an English teacher.
8. My mother is ______________
the students lot of homework.
9. The teacher gave _________________a
the beach
10. This is a photo of me and my friends at _______________ in Mazatlan.

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RULES

• https://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/
articles.html#:~:text=In%20English%20there%20are%20three,is%20known
%20to%20the%20reader
1. He’s _____ English teacher at ______ best school in London. an, a, the
the, a , -
2. She doesn’t like _______ people who live in ______ next to the door.

3. Madras is in _______ south of India, on _______ east coast. the, a , an

4. She used to have _____ blonde hair, when she was______ singer. the, a , -

5. When I was ______ child, I really liked going to ______ park . the, a , an
the, an , -
6. She is one of ____ most beautiful women in _____ world.

7. I’ve never been ______ China, but I’ve been to ______ United States. the, an , -

8. I bought _____ shirt and two T-shirts. ______ shirt was very expensive. the, an , a

9. My mother went to _______ dentist, because she had ______ toothache. the, an , a

10. She used to be ______ actress, but now she works for _____ airline. - , an , a
KAHOOT
Sunny days are beautiful The sunny days are beautiful

It was a peaceful and clean night It was the peaceful and clean night

Chocolates are a best Chocolates are the best

The elephant can share qualities An elephant can share qualities


QUIZ
https://wordwall.net/resource/7467758/articles

https://wordwall.net/resource/8773129/articles
 Complete the sentences with the article “the” or not
article.
ARTICLE ”THE”
Complete with “the” or no article

o 1I'm going to cinema day after tomorrow.

o 2 strawberries are my favorite fruit.

o 3 Sarah can play piano.

o 4 journey to Paris takes two days by train.

o 5 I like flowers very much.

o 6 New York is in the East of America.

o 7John doesn't like basketball.

o 8 My brother doesn't eat fish.

o 9 The Eiffel Tower is most famous structure in France.

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