Tuesday January 9

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Welcome to class.

Homework for Today:

Bring Voc in Use

Study units 1 + 2 + do exercises

(Date test Voc in Use 

units 1 - 7)

Gold unit 2  Do Use of English 2 on page 28 ex 1 -4

Today: 1st lesson:

Voc in Use unit 3 (check 1 + 2)

Check Gold unit 2   Use of English 2 on page 28 ex 1 -4;

Use of English 1: on page 27 articles; do ex 1, 2, 3, 4

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At the end of this lesson you should be able to know 

when to use : A - AN - THE - Ø 

There are three articles.

First the indefinite article

Indefinite Article:

- A 

- An

When to use it:

-use when the noun or adjective that comes next begins with a consonant sound. (A blue book, a union)

-use when the noun or adjective that comes next begins with a vowel sound. (An old bike, an onion) 

A/An are used to describe one of many. 

Indefinite Article:

 A / AN is in English also used before:

- occupations:

Neil Amstrong was an astronaut.

Sofia is a director.

Judi Dench is an actor.

John is a Principal.

Bruls is a mayor.

-  beliefs:

She is a Catholic.

He is a communist.

Now the definite article

Indefinite Article:

John is a Principal.

Bruls is a mayor.

She is a Catholic.

He is a communist.

Definite Article: the

John is the Principal of Junior High.

Bruls is the mayor of Nijmegen. 

(specifies)

 

The communists who destroyed Russia. (specifies one particular group)

Definite Article:  THE

When to use it:

-use to refer to specific or particular nouns (when it's the only one)

(the book over there)

(John is the Principal of Junior High.)

(Bruls is the mayor of Nijmegen.)

- musical instruments:

He plays the guitar.

They play the piano.

-use when you refer to something that's previously mentioned

(There are a lot of people in this restaurant, the people that come here...)

- use when you refer to a historical period, a specific group, an ordinal number or a superlative adjective. 

(The Renaissance/ the Russian communists/ the 10th/ the best teacher in the world)

Zero Article:

When:

- talking about things in general (Homework gives me stress.)

BUT: The homework for English for tomorrow is easy.

- you refer to countries, continents or cities (France, Europe, New York)

Note: Except for The Netherlands, The U.S. and The U.K.

zero +          definite article the  

Je gebruikt GEEN 'the' bij een algemene verwijzing naar:	Je gebruik WEL 'the' als je specifiek verwijst naar:
publiek gebouw - He was brought to hospital by an ambulance.	publiek gebouw - He was brought to the hospital in Roosendaal.
jaargetijde - I love autumn,	jaargetijde - I was born in the autumn of 1959.
maaltijd - She never skips breakfast.	maaltijd - She loved the breakfast her mum made her.

We are going to practise now:

Correct the sentence

Has Emily visited the Netherlands and the Germany?

In January 2013, only around 39% of people in the United States owned the passports.

The pollution is generally a problem in big cities, but the pollution in this city is worse than in most others.

There is a/an green English book on the desk.

My father is a/an
honest person.

... university (een universiteit)

My brother does not eat ... chicken.

I live in a/an apartment.

Sara can play ... guitar.

I do not like ... basketball.

... night is quiet. Let's take a walk!

An

An

An

A

A

the

x

He was taken to ... hospital.

They built ... hospital in 2019.

I love ... summer.

Back in ... summer of '69.

They sometimes skip ... breakfast :O!

... breakfast you had this morning looked good.

To be in ......... hurry

Without ........... trace

She wants to be ............. president of the USA next year.

..........sooner, ........... better

She is ........Muslim.

He is .......... actor.

Questions?