1. PRACTICE:
Give THE information question with ¡what, where, or how, and answer it according to the
picture.
- Is Mr. Collins a doctor? …………………………………….No, he’s not.
What is he? …………………………………………………..He’s a lawyer.
- Are they sick? ……………………………………………….No, they’re not.
How are they? ………………………………………………...They’re fine.
- Are you in California? ……………………………………….No, we’re not.
Where are you? ………………………………………………We’re in Washington.
- Is Donald home? …………………………………………….No, he’s not.
Where is Donald? …………………………………………….He’s in class.
- Is Boston a country? ………………………………………...No, It’s not.
What is it? ……………………………………………………...It’s a city.
- Are you sick? ………………………………………………...No, I’m not.
How are you? ………………………………………………….I’m fantastic.
- Is Lisbon in Spain? …………………………………………..No, it’s not.
Where is Lisbon? ……………………………………………...It’s in Portugal.
- Is Miss Jackson well? ……………………………………….No, she’s not.
How is Miss Jackson? ………………………………………...She’s sick.
- Are Japan and India cities? …………………………………No, they’re not.
What are they? …………………………………………………They’re countries.
- Is London in France? ……………………………………..….No, it’s not.
Where is London? ……………………………………………..It’s in England.
Study 02:
The articles a and the: The man is tall.
Notice the use of a and the:
This is a book. …………………………………. (The object is classified: it’s a book, not a boy.)
The book is small. ……………………………... (The book is identified.)
- The moon is in the sky. ………………………. (Unique: one moon, one sky.)
Use “a” to indicate classified, categorized.
Use “the” to indicate identified, specified, unique.
Practice:
1. Answer the question according to the pictures.
- What is she? ………………………………………………………………..She’s a doctor.
- What is this? ………………………………………………………………..It’s a hospital.
- What is this? ………………………………………………………………..It’s a bed.
- What is he? …………………………………………………………………He’s a mechanic.
- What is she? ………………………………………………………………..She’s a scientist.
- What is this? ………………………………………………………………..This is a ewe.
- What is she? ………………………………………………………………..She’s a photographer.
- What is he? …………………………………………………………………He’s a student.
2. Make sentences about each picture using the article “the”.
- A woman and a boy are in class.
The boy is a student.
The woman is a teacher.

2. - A pilot and travel agent are in Europe.
The pilot is handsome.
The travel agent is beautiful.
- A brother and sister are in Europe.
The brother is in Germany.
The sister is in France.
- A man and a woman are in the room.
The man is short.
The woman is tall.
- A man and a woman are in the office.
The man is happy.
The woman is sad.
- We are in a city and in a country.
The city is Caracas.
The country is Venezuela.
Study 3:
The articles “a” and “an”: It’s a book. It’s an apple.
Notice the sound after “a” and “an”:
- It’s a banana. – It’s a cat.
- It’s an eye. _ It’s an apple.
Use “a” before consonants.
Use “an” before vowels.
Modifiers of noun: He’s a good doctor.
Notice the position of the modifiers “good, young, art, and night”:
The doctor is good. ……………………………………………………He’s a good doctor.
The dresses are short. ………………………………………………..They’re short dresses.
The book is on art. …………………………………………………….It’s an art book.
The classes are at night. ……………………………………………..They’re night classes.
Modifiers precede the nouns they modify.
Speak
Frank and Carlos are playing a guessing game.
1. Frank: What is it? 2. Carlos: What is it?
Carlos: It’s a city. Frank: It’s a man.
Frank: Where is it? Carlos: Where is he?
Carlos: It’s in Europe. Frank: He’s in the hospital.
Frank: Is it big? Carlos: Is he sick?
Carlos: Yes, it is. Frank: No, he’s not.
Frank: Is it a capital? Carlos: Is he fine?
Carlos: Yes, it is. Frank: Yes, he is.
Frank: Is it ugly? Carlos: Is he a doctor?
Carlos: No, it’s not. Frank: Yes, he is.
Frank: Is it in France? Carlos: Is he Dr. Graham?

3. Carlos: Yes, it is. Frank: Yes, he is.
Frank: Is it Paris?
Carlos: Yes, it is.
READ:
Edward: Hi, Susan. Hi, Martha. How are you?
Susan: We’re fine, thanks. How are you?
Edward: Fine, thank you.
Martha: Where is Henry? He’s not in the office.
Edward: He’s in Boston.
Martha: Oh! Is he from Boston?
Edward: No, he’s not. He’s from Washington. He’s a tourist in Boston.
Are you and Jack Newman friends?
Susan: Yes, we are.
Edward: How is Jack?
Susan: He’s fine.
Martha: Is he an engineer?
Susan: No, he’s not.
Martha: What is he?
Susan: He’s a computer programmer.
Answer the question.
1. How are Susan and Martha? …………………………..They’re friends.
2. Where is Henry? …………………………………………He’s in Boston.
3. Is Henry from Boston? …………………………………..No, he’s not.
4. Are Susan and Jack friends? …………………………..Yes, they are.
5. What is Jack? …………………………………………….He’s a computer programmer.
- Is James in Brazil? ……………………………………………… No. He’s in Lisbon.
- Please tell Elizabeth:
Rose is busy.
- Are Charles and Rose doctors? ………………………………. No. They’re nurses.