Mission 2 Lesson 1 Vocab and Grammar definite article

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome!

Road map

• What's going on in this picture?
• Evaluate Mission 1
• Mission 2

What is going on in this picture?

• Watch the photo
• Ask pertinent questions (so: who, what, when, where, why)
• Use your deduction skills and make an educated guess as to what is going on!

The Reveal

This week’s image comes from the article “Home Is Where the Horses Are for a Threatened Culture,” published on July 15, 2023. 

The article explains that the Appleby Horse Fair draws tens of thousands of Gypsies and Irish Travellers each year to a rural patch of England to celebrate their culture. 

Vocabulary

Check ex. 1, 2 and 3. 

Grammar -  Definite article

Similar to Dutch!

no article -  general

article - specific

My friend Sue climbed .... Ben Nevis last week

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
I am .... only qualified teacher in this school.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
In ... summer we always go to the beach.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
Harry fixed .... bluest car of the village yesterday.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

All .... emails that I have read.
Fill in the correct article.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
My brother was in ... hospital last week.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

in hospital =  my brother was there as a patient, refers to the use/function of the building

in the hospital =  AE and in BE refers to the actual building itself 

'I left my coat in the hospital yesterday'. 

Fill in the correct article:
Jamie likes .... music. She plays .... violin.

1. the, a
2. no article, no article
3. no article, a
4. no article, the

the before musical instrument when referring to playing the instrument. 

Fill in the correct article:
What do you usually have for ... breakfast?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
Jocelyn arrived in ... USA last week.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

The USA = countries with state, republic, union, kingdom and such are the exception. They get 'the', otherwise countries do not get an article!

Fill in the correct article:
..... King Charles had dinner with .... President.

1. no article, the
2. no article, no article
3. The , no article
4. The, the

Homework

• Do ex. 4 and 5 on p. 33.
• Study the theory on p. 275, 276