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What is important for you to remember?
More specific use of the indefinite article
a/an
• w. Singular countable nouns: something mentioned for the first time (I
saw a man last night. One man, unknown up to that point in time, to me.)
• A job or a profession (She is a surgeon.)
• Expressions related to time, frequency, speed and price per amount
(We have classes five times a week.// He was driving 60 miles an hour.//
Apples are 90 dinars a kilo.)
• Expressions with have (Let’s have a look around, shall we?)
More specific use of the definite article the
• Reference to something that has been mentioned before (The man looked confused.)
• Reference to something that both the speaker and the listeners know (The classroom
is big and spacious.)
• Something that is unique or one of a kind (The Sun sets in the west.)
• W. Nouns theatre, cinema and radio
• W. Morning, afternoon and evening (but not with noon, midnight, dawn and dusk)
• W. Musical instruments when we want to say that someone is playing them (She plays
the piano well.)
More specific use of the definite article the
• W. The superlative form of adjectives (She is the most beautiful girl in our
school.)
• W. Ordinal numbers (My brother scored the second goal for his team.)
• W. Some countries (if there is a common noun in the name or the name itself is in plural
form: the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom)
• W. Mountain ranges (the Alps// the Himalayas), rivers (the Nisava, the Danube),
seas (the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea), oceans (the Pacific Ocean), islands in
archipelago (the Bahamas), deserts (the Sahara)
• W. The names of cinemas, theatres, museums, galleries, hotels
Zero article
• General things (Children are inexperienced. // I love music. )
• W. Buildings and places if you work or live there (We have a lot to study at
school. // He was sent to prison for killing 2 people. // They graduated from
university in 2002.)
• W. Expressions for/ at/ to breakfast, lunch, dinner (but We had a delicious lunch at the
weekend); by car/ bus/ plane/ train; on foot; hand in hand, face to face, side by side
• W. The names of continents, countries (there are some exceptions to this rule),
cities (the Hague is the exception to this rule), lakes, single islands and mountains
(Corfu, Kopaonik...)
Zero article
• W. Holidays (at Christmas, Easter...)
• W. Months and seasons (May is the most beautiful month of the year.)
Let’s practice:
• We were going to start climbing ____ steep mountain when we saw
____park ranger on ____ horse.
• In ____ twentieth century, a lot of people moved to ____ cities.
• ____S/scientists expect ____ major earthquake to hit ____ Los Angeles
soon.
• Call me when you get _____home!
• Do you have _____ big breakfast in ____ morning?
Let’s practice:
• _____ Europe isn’t _____largest continent in _____ world.
• _____P/ poverty doesn’t exist in _____ big countries.
• Are you ______ oldest student in _____class?
• I would love to visit _____Netherlands one day and explore _____whole
country on _____ foot.
• Have you ever been in _____UK? Well, I visited _____Scotland but I’ve
never been in ____ England.

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Articles.pptx

  • 2. What is important for you to remember?
  • 3. More specific use of the indefinite article a/an • w. Singular countable nouns: something mentioned for the first time (I saw a man last night. One man, unknown up to that point in time, to me.) • A job or a profession (She is a surgeon.) • Expressions related to time, frequency, speed and price per amount (We have classes five times a week.// He was driving 60 miles an hour.// Apples are 90 dinars a kilo.) • Expressions with have (Let’s have a look around, shall we?)
  • 4. More specific use of the definite article the • Reference to something that has been mentioned before (The man looked confused.) • Reference to something that both the speaker and the listeners know (The classroom is big and spacious.) • Something that is unique or one of a kind (The Sun sets in the west.) • W. Nouns theatre, cinema and radio • W. Morning, afternoon and evening (but not with noon, midnight, dawn and dusk) • W. Musical instruments when we want to say that someone is playing them (She plays the piano well.)
  • 5. More specific use of the definite article the • W. The superlative form of adjectives (She is the most beautiful girl in our school.) • W. Ordinal numbers (My brother scored the second goal for his team.) • W. Some countries (if there is a common noun in the name or the name itself is in plural form: the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom) • W. Mountain ranges (the Alps// the Himalayas), rivers (the Nisava, the Danube), seas (the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea), oceans (the Pacific Ocean), islands in archipelago (the Bahamas), deserts (the Sahara) • W. The names of cinemas, theatres, museums, galleries, hotels
  • 6. Zero article • General things (Children are inexperienced. // I love music. ) • W. Buildings and places if you work or live there (We have a lot to study at school. // He was sent to prison for killing 2 people. // They graduated from university in 2002.) • W. Expressions for/ at/ to breakfast, lunch, dinner (but We had a delicious lunch at the weekend); by car/ bus/ plane/ train; on foot; hand in hand, face to face, side by side • W. The names of continents, countries (there are some exceptions to this rule), cities (the Hague is the exception to this rule), lakes, single islands and mountains (Corfu, Kopaonik...)
  • 7. Zero article • W. Holidays (at Christmas, Easter...) • W. Months and seasons (May is the most beautiful month of the year.)
  • 8. Let’s practice: • We were going to start climbing ____ steep mountain when we saw ____park ranger on ____ horse. • In ____ twentieth century, a lot of people moved to ____ cities. • ____S/scientists expect ____ major earthquake to hit ____ Los Angeles soon. • Call me when you get _____home! • Do you have _____ big breakfast in ____ morning?
  • 9. Let’s practice: • _____ Europe isn’t _____largest continent in _____ world. • _____P/ poverty doesn’t exist in _____ big countries. • Are you ______ oldest student in _____class? • I would love to visit _____Netherlands one day and explore _____whole country on _____ foot. • Have you ever been in _____UK? Well, I visited _____Scotland but I’ve never been in ____ England.