This presentation is about teaching definite article through context. It contains 24 questions which present the quiz that students do after they watch a video.

1. The solar system
Definite article

2. 1. We called it because
everything in it is centred around the sun.
the solar system

3. 2. is a star.The sun
3. The sun is almost 93.000.000. away
from the earth
4. The sun is object in the solar
system.
a) The smallest
b) The largest
c) The biggestc.) The biggest
5.The sun holds together.the solar system
6. Without there would be no heat,
light or life.
the sun

4. 7. The first planet after the sun is Mercury.
8. Mercury is planet in the solar
system.
a.) the biggest
b.) the smallest
c.) the largest
b.) the smallest
9. Mercury is planet to go
around the sun; it takes it only 88 days.
a.) the slowest
b.) faster
c.) the fastestc.) the fastest

5. 10. is the hottest planet in the solar
system.
Venus
11. Venus is bright object in
the sky.
a.) the first
b.) the second
C.) the third
b.) the second

6. 12. is the only planet to have living
things, as far as we know.
The Earth

7. 13. Mars is known as a.) the white planet
b.) the blue planet
c.) the red planetc.) the red planet
14. Right now there are two special robots
exploring of Mars and sending
information to the earth.
the surface

8. 15. is the fifth planet after the sun.Jupiter
16. Jupiter is sometimes called a.) the dust giant
b.) the gas giantb.) the gas giant
17. Jupiter is brightest
planet.
a.) the first
b.) the second
c.) the thirdc.) the third

9. 18. The sixth planet from the sun is Saturn
19. Saturn is famous for its a.) beautiful colour
b.) size
c.) beautiful ringsc.) beautiful rings
20. If you can find a bath tub large enough to put
Saturn in it, Saturn would a.) sink
b.) fly
c.) floatc.) float

10. 21. Uranus is planet from the
sun.
the seventh
22. Uranus is covered in
which give it a beautiful
a.) red clouds
b.) blue clouds
c.) yellow clouds
b.) blue clouds
a.) red colour
b.) blue colour
c.) yellow colour
b.) blue colour

11. 23. Neptune takes to finish it
orbit around the sun.
1064 years
24. Neptune has
in the solar system.
a.) the biggest ring
b.) the longest orbit
c.) beautiful colour
b.) the longest orbit

12. PLUTO
- Was discovered in 1930
- Is the smallest planet in the solar
system
- It is reclassified as a dwarf planet
in 2006.

14. Definite article THE
2. We use the definite article in front of a noun
when we believe that the hearer/reader
knows exactly what we are referring to because:
- there is only one:
The moon is very bright tonight.
3. We use the definite article with superlative:
Neptune has the longest orbit in the solar
system.
4. We use the definite article with ordinal numbers:
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.

17. 1. My grandmother likes very
much.
a.) the flowers
b.) flowersb.) flowers
2.) I like in your garden.a.) the flowers
b.) flowers
a.) the flowers
3. See you on a.) Wednesday
b.) the Wednesday
a.) Wednesday

18. 4. I always listen to in the morning.a.) radio
b.) the radiob.) the radio
5. Alex goes to work by a.) the bus
b.) busb.) bus
6. Don’t be late for a.) school
b.) the school
a.) school

19. 7. Listen! Denis is playing a.) trumpet
b.) the trumpetb.) the trumpet
8. We often see our cousins over a.) Easter
b.) the Easter
a.) Easter
9. She has never been to beforea.) Alps
b.) the Alpsb.) the Alps
10. What about going to Australia in a.) February
b.) The February
a.) February