A/an (+the)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor

Lesson plan

1. Grammar time!
2. Practise
3. DIY 

Goals

By the end of the lesson you can use articles correctly in your sentences

Have a close look

Today is a very important day; it's my birthday! I have sent the invitations, the birthday cake is on the table and I am getting ready. I choose a dress to wear and then put on my shoes. The party is in less than an hour when my parents give me a present with an orange bow

What where the bolded words called in Dutch?

Articles 

• = lidwoorden
• A
• An
• The
  
  
• In Dutch:
• De, het, een

• Examples:
  
  
• I have a brother
• My mother gave me an apple
  
  
• I remember the day we first met
• Try to make a rule with this

What is your rule?

But what about:
My brother goes to ___ university in England?

1. a
2. an
3. the

Exceptions

• You have to use your ears very carefully
  
  
• A juniversity
• A junicorn
  
  
• An hourglass
• An honour

• Rule: 
  
  
• We use "an" for nouns that start with a vowel sound
  
  
• We use "a" for nouns that start with a consonant sound

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl_exercises/grammar_exercises/articles/articles_exercise_1_answers.html

ostrich (struisvogel)

1. a
2. an

European country

1. a
2. an

helicopter

1. a
2. an

uncle

1. a
2. an

M&M

1. a
2. an

book

1. a
2. an

I want ____ kiwi from that basket

1. a
2. an
3. the

____ church on the corner is catholic

1. a
2. an
3. the

I borrowed ____ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens

1. a
2. an
3. the

I bought ____ umbrella to go out in the rain.

1. a
2. an
3. the

DIY 1V

Do exercises 2+2B

Online

Individually

DIY 1G

Do exercise 10

Online

Individually

DIY 1Q

Do exercise 5 

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Individually