3. 1. Type of
nouns
- People, things and place
Examples: dog, bicycle, park,
the British Museum,...
- Activities, ideas and
feelings
Examples: running, beauty,
anger,....
4. 2. Singular and plural nouns
- Add -s and -es
-s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -o, -x and -z
- Exception:
● -y -> -ies
● -f or -fe -> -ves
child -> children
man -> men; woman -> women
5. 3. Noun + verb
- Nouns ending in -s but
are singular -> use a
singular verb
- Nouns describe more
than 2 things -> plural -
> use plural verb
Example: jeans, news,
trousers, pants,
6. 4. Countable and uncountable
Countable nouns
are things can
count
Example: bicycle,
pen, table, watch
Uncountable nouns
are things can not
count
Example: food and
drink: rice, milk;
materials: water, air
7. 5. Nouns that can
be countable or
uncountable
“tea”
- A coffee and a two teas.
(cup of tea)
- Sam prefers lemon tea.
(drink)
8. 6. Ways of counting
uncountable nouns
“Rice”
- A cup of rice
- A kilogram of rice
9. Practice
A jar of jam
A bottle of water
A slice of meat
A bar of soap
10. There is an umbrella on the stall
Articles a/an, the,
no article
18. The
That is a stall.
There is an umbrella on
the stall.
19. No article
Uncountable Nouns:
Milk is good for you.
Country, name, titles, street, language…
China is a large country.
My house is in Tan Huong street.
20. Practice
Complete the sentences with a, an, the or – (no article).
0. Please do not smoke in the room.
1. We do not accept …. credit cards for items under £10.
2. If you have ….. complaint, please contact reception.
3. We regret that ….. office is closed until 2.00 P.M.
4. There is ….. life-jacket under the seat in front of you.
No article
a
No article
a
22. Use a/an with the names of jobs
An astronaut
Ex: He is an astronaut
A student
Ex: She is a student
23. Use a/an to describe a person or thing
A beautiful
painting
A nice person
A delicious
cookie
24. Institutions: purpose or building?
Purpose Building
Ann is a student at law school The law school is near her house
She’s in hospital because of her
sick
They suddenly met outside the
hospital
I usually go to school by bus The 150 bus has a lot of
passengers during rush hours
Some people go to church on
Sundays
The church near my house is very
famous
25. Use the with the names of most newspaper
The Daily News
The New York
Times
26. Don’t use THE with television or TV when you’re
talking about the programs. We use A or THE
if we are talking about the machine.
Ex: I usually watch TV shows in the living
room obviously because that’s where my family
keeps the TV.
27. The + adjectives for groups and nationalities
the rich the poor the young
the old
the injured
the blind
the Japanese
the French
28. The name of a national language is commonly the
same as the national adjective. In this case, the
words are nouns and may be modified by
adjectives. We don’t use THE or the word
LANGUAGE:
Ex: Do you speak Chinese?
Not: Do you speak the Chinese? or Do you
speak Chinese language?
29. Exercise
B 1.My brother is in hospital A.Is he visiting a prisoner?
C 2.James isn’t at school today B.Is he a doctor?
A 3.Karl’s going to the prison today C.Is he on holiday ?
39. TIME is important
This pizza is delicious. (during the meal)
That pizza was delicious last night. (the next day)
This pizza was delicious last night. (the next day)
If an action is in the present or near future, then we use ‘this’ or ‘these’.
If an action is in the past, then we use ‘that’ or ‘those’.
41. 1. Look at ... birds up there in the tree.
a) this
b) these
c) those
2. Are ... your books over there on the table?
a) these
b) those
c) this
42. 3. My umbrella is right here. ... is my umbrella.
a) That
b) This
c) These
4. Those apples are red, but ... apples over here are green.
a) that
b) this
c) these
5. Maybe we can ask ... policeman for directions.
a) that
b) these
c) those
Editor's Notes
Meet the three article : “a”, “an”, and “the”
All three articles like to point out nouns
The twin articles “a” and “an” like to point out singular nouns. “The” likes to point out both singular and plural nouns.
“a” and “an” are usually seen with one person, one place, one animal and one thing.
Though they are twins, both have different hobbies. The article “a” is seen with nouns that begin with consonants
For example : a bus , a cow
The article “an” likes to listen to nouns beginning with vowel sounds.
For example: an umbrella, an octopus
Article “the” is used when we talk about the introduced noun the second time. For example: That is a stall. There is an umbrella on the stall
Use a/an to describe a person or thing, usually with an adjective
But most magazines have no article, Example: Vogue, Newsweek, Time, Hello
